"If your boss,in any business,comes to you and says you can leave ... I don't understand now,because I've left,I'm the bad guy? It does not make sense. They said that to me and ultimately,if a club is saying that to you,there's no future for you."
Until that point,Troisi said he never had any intention of leaving Adelaide,his hometown club,having not lived in the city since he left as a 15-year-old to join the academy of English Premier League side Newcastle United.
It's not about the money. I wouldn't be playing in the A-League if I wanted the money,because to be honest,there's nothing here.
James Troisi
The lure of joining the Reds in the first instance,he said,was because of his desire to be around family after the birth of his first son last year – while he also has close personal ties with Djite,a former Socceroos teammate.
"That's probably why it hurts a little bit,"Troisi said.
"Don't be childish,don't make it what you're making it into now. The door was shown,I left,'thank you for your service'and we go on our merry way.
"Ultimately,it's not real rocket science:if you have a contract,you can't leave. Unless anything was retracted or in an email or even verbally,you can't go. That never happened,which is why I'm a Western Sydney player,which is why Western Sydney didn't do the wrong thing either.
"It's a big shame. I'm getting a lot of stick now from Adelaide supporters but they don't know the truth. How are they meant to know? No one knows anything,really,of what happens behind closed doors."
The Wanderers have tried and failed to sign Troisi numerous times in the past –as did his new coach Robinson,who also attempted to bring the attacking midfielder to Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps five years ago.
Troisi said he and Robinson had forged a close bond over the years,which in tandem with the club's longstanding interest was a"massive factor"in his decision to move to Sydney's west.
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"Players want clubs that want them,players want coaches that want them,"he said."And it's not about the money,I'll tell you that right now. I wouldn't be playing in the A-League if I wanted the money,because to be honest,there's nothing here.
"I took a massive sacrifice coming to Adelaide which is completely fine – completely my decision – and I'm actually taking less money than I was at Adelaide at Western Sydney. You need to be shown your worth,and Western Sydney have shown me that they've obviously wanted me for quite some time.
"Now I'm at one of the biggest clubs in the league. I believe they've got one of the best coaches in the league. He's shown with a small amount of time he had with Newcastle,he had them playing some fantastic football ... it's exciting."
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