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Re: Michael Symes
Here it is
ACCRINGTON Stanley top scorer Michael Symes has admitted that tomorrow’s fixture at Cheltenham Town could be his last game for the club if he receives an offer from a League One club this summer.
Symes is out of contract and is biding his time over the new deal offered to him in January, increasing the possibility that he could leave on a Bosman free transfer.
The 26-year-old is aiming to make it to 20 goals for the first time in his career with a strike at Whaddon Road, but says he does not want to does not want to stay in League Two for too much longer.
“We’ll just let the season finish and go from there,” said Symes, who is known to be admired by Keith Hill – manager of promoted Rochdale – among others.
“We’re still talking and I’m just waiting for them to get back to me.
“I don’t think I would leave here to go to a club in the same league. It would have to be a division above.
“I don’t think anyone would mind if I went to a higher division.
“Everyone who starts off, you don’t play football to stay in League Two all your career.
“You want to play as high as you can and I’m no different than anyone else.
“We’ll see what happens.”
Stanley – currently 13th – go into their final game, kick-off 3pm, targeting a top half finish. That can be achieved if they win and Shrewsbury lose at Port Vale.
Cheltenham need a point to ensure their Football League survival, although they will only be relegated if Grimsby overhaul a deficit of three points and six goals, with Barnet also winning.
“We’ll try our best to finish in the top half,” said Symes.
“If I can get 20 goals I’ll be happy. The last couple of seasons I haven’t played much football, so to have a good run of games under my belt with no injuries has been brilliant. It couldn’t have gone any better really.
“It is my highest career total for a season and that’s pleasing, but whenever I’ve played games I’ve always scored goals so it was just a matter of getting a good run of games. Then I’m confident I’ll always score goals
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