Well said, Timmy.

I would add that he is closer to the club and other players than any of the fans. Therefore he will know whether his immediate prospects for retaining his first team place are threatened by other youngsters such as Finney, Lundsteam, Ainley, Robbins, Griffiths et al or anyone brought in during the summer. If he is lacking the confidence to believe he is better than them then I guess he (and we) will be better off elsewhere. Whether he has signed a contract extension in that event is neither here nor there as his fee wouldn’t change, neither would the compo if his contract expired - can’t see the latter happening as, no matter your opinion of him, he enjoys a good reputation and there would be a decent queue of clubs offering him untold riches, well a half decent deal anyway.

Just to be clear, I would rather he stayed, played and signed a new deal, but if he doesn’t I would wave him goodbye and wish him all the best, other than twice a season obvs!