Morecambe players wait to hear their fate

The Morecambe midfielder is one of 16 senior players out of contract at the end of this month.

In normal circumstances, the club would have published their retained list by now, outlining who would be offered new deals and who is able to move on.

However, the coronavirus pandemic which ended the League Two season means clubs are now having to cut their cloth accordingly given the absence of matches in the last three months and the lack of knowledge as to when next season starts.

“The club had their date extended until June 23 to let everyone know,” Kenyon said.

“Hopefully then, in the next week or so, I think we’ll find out more and we’ll see what the future holds.

“There are a lot of clubs I’ve seen who are releasing players – and some big players as well – so I don’t know if that’s a money situation because they don’t know when the league is going to start or they can’t afford to keep them.

“It’s not an ideal situation and everyone out of contract should be worried if the season hasn’t started and they aren’t being offered a contract – then where’s the money coming from?

“It’s a frustrating time, a worrying time, but hopefully we can all get through it.”

Last week saw the League Two clubs vote to end the season with the points-per-game model seeing the Shrimps retain their 22nd place in the table.

The decision to end the season early has had its share of detractors, especially from those clubs in League One who were adversely affected.

However, given the six-figure cost of testing kits as well as the lack of money through the gates and hospitality, Kenyon understood the eventual outcome.

“I think it was the right thing to do for us,” he said.

“With the money that’s needed to get everyone tested, whatever it is would have been too much for clubs at our level.

“There’s no income from playing games without fans so it would have been tough for clubs in our league.

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s frustrating because we wanted to conclude the season because there were nine games left to play but there are bigger issues going on in the world.”