AIRDRIE yesterday released Chris Honor after a two year dispute between the defender and the club, and that means Honor can now sign for another senior club.
But the player may yet go to court, with the backing of the Scottish Players Union, asking for loss of earnings.
Although Airdrie stopped paying Honor more than a year ago, they held on to his registration. While that is within Scottish League rules, it made it impossible for Honor to sign for another senior club.
When the Bristol-born defender's contract finished at the end of season 1993-94, he rejected a new offer and played the whole of the following season on month to month contracts.
At the end of season 1994-95, Honor advised a number of clubs in England that he was available, but that Airdrie`s valuation of him was #50,000.
Although he went to Endsleigh League Third Division side Cardiff City on loan, he has been playing in both the GM Vauxhall Conference and Beazer Homes Leagues as an amateur this season.
Airdrie chairman George Peat said last night: ``The directors decided that as another transfer deadline has passed without an offer, or even an inquiry, we will release his registration.''
q TOP referees Alistair Huett and Louis Thow will get an Old Firm send-off when they retire at the end of the season.
Huett takes charge of the premier division match between Celtic and Raith Rovers and Thow the Kilmarnock-Rangers clash on the final league day on May 4.
In addition, the SFA have appointed Thow as fourth official at the Scottish Cup Final, an honour given to Huett last season.
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