Paul Hurst county pre-match interview

there was some mention of players with contracts that trigger an extension clause if they play any more games. Could be that.

Quoted from pen penfras

Twice last season when Holloway dropped him and then Hurst did for Eastwood.

The request was to do with the Bignot reign being chaos, not being dropped.

And Hurst told him to find a new club, so what else was he supposed to do? Even if it was after the point he was told "actually, you can stay since we have principles etc", then it's hardly like he'd want to stay around a circus that treats you like that.

I was speaking to someone who works at the club and I was told that McKewan has been told he can leave and that possibly another keeper may be brought in to be above him in the pecking order so he probably may have played his last game for Town.

If he’s been given the heads up that he won’t be playing much or at all  , and club going in different direction GK wise … what’s wrong with asking to see if anybody wants him … the club know what he can do after 10 years , he’s fought for and won the number one shirt for a decade .. certainly don’t see it as throwing any toys anywhere .

I think he could well end up at a league 2 club if he goes.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

I think he could well end up at a league 2 club if he goes.

Not this season he won't unless it's as an emergency loan to cover an extreme keeper shortage.

Without moving away his realistic options at this level are Chesterfield, Halifax and Notts County. Would it be wise to send him to a promotion rival?

There are a few options a level lower with York being the only realistic full-time team. Boston have an excellent keeper on loan from Sheffield United in Marcus Dewhurst that Sheffield United will probably want playing higher next season so I doubt they would be interested in him. He's not going to go play for Bignot at Guiseley, Farsley have no ambition whatsoever. There is also Bradford PA or teaming up with Luke Spokes at Spennymoor or Danny Rose at Darlington. I suppose the most realistic destination until the summer is Alfreton or York though.

Yes, I understand the reasons that he may or may not leave, but its a pretty shittty thing for Town to do to a player in what should be a very memorable Testamonial year for him.

What are they trying to say? "Youve had everything we promised you for your Testamonial year, so now you can go!"

Or is it him saying "If I cant get in the matchday XVI, I want to go somewhere that I can", and who can blame him?

Possibly being the highest paid player on our books and not even getting to warm the bench on matchday cant be good for his confidence.

The last match he, McKeowen played was Away at Solihull 23/11/21  losing 2-0.
Strangely we had lost the previous 4 matches, then actually won, then lost at Solihull and PH drops him. Maybe it's a PH's "stand in the corner" job. The truth is I didn't think he was the weakest player, the team didn't just do enough. The old 2+2=5 team effort was 2+2=3 1/2  Perhaps he made his thoughts audible about the 180 deg change in fortune and PH reacted.  

(P.S. Eleven in Roman is XI, not XVI, I mean no disrespect)

Quoted from GrimPol

The last match he, McKeowen played was Away at Solihull 23/11/21  losing 2-0.
Strangely we had lost the previous 4 matches, then actually won, then lost at Solihull and PH drops him. Maybe it's a PH's "stand in the corner" job. The truth is I didn't think he was the weakest player, the team didn't just do enough. The old 2+2=5 team effort was 2+2=3 1/2  Perhaps he made his thoughts audible about the 180 deg change in fortune and PH reacted.  

(P.S. Eleven in Roman is XI, not XVI, I mean no disrespect)

11 + 5 subs

Quoted from GrimPol

The last match he, McKeowen played was Away at Solihull 23/11/21  losing 2-0.
Strangely we had lost the previous 4 matches, then actually won, then lost at Solihull and PH drops him. Maybe it's a PH's "stand in the corner" job. The truth is I didn't think he was the weakest player, the team didn't just do enough. The old 2+2=5 team effort was 2+2=3 1/2  Perhaps he made his thoughts audible about the 180 deg change in fortune and PH reacted.  

(P.S. Eleven in Roman is XI, not XVI, I mean no disrespect)

The second goal we conceded at Solihull probably sealed his fate in Hurst's eyes, it was really really poor from him (5m55s here):

https://youtu.be/nRCiSzEXPE0

He has been a good servant for GTFC but like all sportsmen they reach a point when their performances start to decline. Time for a replacement but never forget what he had done for the club.