After Charlie Austin’s complimentary comments to STFC Player on Friday following his move to Burnley, he spoke to Mark Chapman and Mark Clemmit live on BBC Radio 5Live Football League last night and revealed more out his transfer request and reasons for joining Burnley.

Clemmit – Can you quite believe all that has happened to you in the last year and bit?

CA – No..not really, it’s obviously been a whirlwind to be honest. I could’ve never dream to the start I had, but long may it continue.

Clemmit – Can I ask you, hopw significant was you having to put your transfer requiest in last week Charlie. I know there has been a lot of speculation about you, you know it’s seems to be the sort of thing that’s flowting around particualrly today with a couple of very big names having to put transfer requests in, was that a very significant part of the process?

CA – Um…you could say so, yea… to push things along, but I was determined of what I wanted.. wanting Championship football at this time and I felt it was the right time for me to move on,

Chappers – Did you worry about putting your transfer request in with what Swindon fans might think of you or does that not cross your mind?

CA – Um… not that doesn’t cross my mind to be honest because from a career perspective it was the right thing to do, you know, but when I did it… even when I still was a Swindon player I still gave 100% in the games I played after I put in the transfer request.

Chappers – Why Burnley then, because there were other clubs who’ve taken a look at you…so why Burnley?

CA – Um… they were in the Premiership last year you know and they are a massive club. When I heard about Burnley coming in it just seemed like the right place where I wanted to go.

Clemmit – Little bit of unfinished business so well as you have joined up with Eddie Howe, after potentially doing so back in August 2009, but for Bournemouth’s tranafer embargo?

CA – Yea, you know..the gaffer was keen on signing me then and like you say it could be a bit of unfinished business. But seriously… I took the job here thinking it would be a good choice, but when I come up to see everything at the club I just thought that is somewhere I wanted to be.

Chappers – Do you look at the other strikers that they have got or the midfielders they have got and think to yourself how you could play off Chris Iwelumo or the service Chris Eagles might provide for you, those things get taken into consideration before agreeing to a move?

CA – Yea of course, people who I had spoken to and stuff had things to say about the players…..(end of interview as line cut out)

Given what I said back on 18th January I’m not surprised Austin has confirmed he had no desire to continue to play for Town, it was all about him and he’s only in it for his career. We needed to offload him sooner rather than later.

With alleged rumours of dressing room unrest caused by Charlie’s behaviour and ego, coupled with no loyalty to the club, we’re definitely better off without him for our fight to avoid relegation.

That fight would’ve been all more the difficult with just Pericard, Dossevi, Bodin and Ritchie as attacking options, so thankfully we’ve finally signed a new striker…a warm welcome to Eliot Benyon who joins from Torquay United.