▁move ▁to ▁With de an ▁on ▁loan ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁rejected ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁sign ▁perman ently ▁at ▁Bright on , ▁stating ▁that ▁chairman ▁Dick ▁Knight ▁was ▁being ▁un real istic ▁with ▁the ▁w ages ▁he ▁was ▁offering ▁both ▁himself ▁and ▁fellow ▁stri ker ▁Bas ▁Sav age . ▁Both ▁players ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁terminate ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁I ps wich , ▁having ▁played ▁sevent een ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁manager ▁Jim ▁Mag il ton ▁explained : ▁" Ge orge ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁lad ▁but ▁he ' s ▁ 2 8 ▁now ▁and ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁playing ▁regular ▁first - team ▁football . ▁We ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁that ▁here ▁and ▁we ▁won ' t ▁stand ▁in ▁his ▁way ▁of ▁moving ▁on ▁now ." ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁O ' Call ag han ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁C ork ▁City , ▁signing ▁a ▁three - year ▁deal ▁under ▁new ▁manager ▁Alan ▁Mat he ws . ▁O ' Call ag han ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Sh el bourne ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February . ▁He ▁then ▁made ▁his ▁compet itive ▁debut ▁against ▁D ung annon ▁Sw ifts ▁in ▁the ▁Set anta ▁Cup ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February , ▁scoring ▁two ▁goals . ▁ ▁After ▁numerous ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁displays ▁at ▁C