Huddersfield Town made me an offer I can't turn down: Peter Clarke to sign

Jun 12 2009 By Andrew Jackson

PETER Clarke will be joining Huddersfield Town from Southend United.

In an interview with the Press in Southend, Clarke revealed he would soon be signing a three year contract with Huddersfield Town.

And it was Clarke's decision to want to move back north which helped seal the deal for Town.

“It’s been a very hard decision for me but I’ve been made an offer which I don’t think I can turn down,” said the 27-year-old who is from Southport.

“My wife’s dad isn’t too well at the moment. He’s having treatment and moving back to nearer where we’re from will enable her to see him a lot more.

“The length of the contract at Huddersfield also gives us some security which is important as I have my little girl to think about now but I’m leaving with a heavy heart.”

Clarke’s free transfer switch to the Terriers will be sealed in the next few weeks. 

But the defender, who made 150 appearances for Southend after signing from Blackpool for £300,000 in the summer of 2006,said the move was not down to his wages.

He said: “The management and chairman at Huddersfield are very ambitious and I was impressed by them.

"Hopefully we can achieve success together but who knows what will happen? The only things in life you can guarantee are that you pay your taxes and that one day you will die.

“Only time will tell if I’ve made the right decision but I am sad to be leaving Southend.”