Quote: bewaresheep "How was he going on the U20's? I know questions are being asked as to why he hasn't had a chance under Potter but it could simply be that he wasn't ready after his injury and lack of pre-season. Last thing we would have wanted was for him to come in when he wasn't ready and to end up getting injured again. I think he has a future in the game and this move will let him get his fitness back in a competetive environment before looking for a club next season.'"
I'm sure all that is true, but it seems that the coaching team must have felt that he was never going to reach the required standard.
Otherwise they could have shipped him off on a loan or dual-reg deal for him to play some games and regain his fitness. Releasing him from his contract says that they didn't rate him.