Alternatively, one of the clues might be in a word you've capitalised. As someone that will be 23 this year, frankly this is starting to be a stretch. The "pathway" should be about players improving year on year up the grades, getting to the first team, and proving yourself there. I'm afraid Kennedy has been along that pathway, during which despite the enthusiasm and potential his body can't take it. Showed he was good at League 1 level, but struggled to finish 90 mins and couldn't do two games in a week without being injured afterwards. He was then given an opportunity to prove his fitness at League 2 Cambridge, as I hoped he would because funnily enough I'd have liked him to be a success – they couldn't get rid of him fast enough.
He made his debut for us in the Championship – that really does hit home how long he has been a pro, and how the fact that we're even debating this is mind boggling. I don't doubt his effort to make it in the game, but at a time when we need reliable players in the squad for next season any contract offer to him would be utter madness. If for some reason Adkins signs a player that in five years as a pro footballer has started about 15 games of league footballer, I'll be first to label him a madman. We've got bugger all chance of getting Baptiste next season, but that's still a better chance than Kennedy getting any sort of deal from us.
The fact that you criticise Edgar for being away on international duty is comical. Is it three or four games he was missing for? That's unfortunately more than Kennedy averages per year sadly. If we're going to experiment with any of the young players in the middle of defence before the season finishes, there are several at U21 level we should be thinking about.
