Well done Jason. Good sign of commitment

Exactly what town want. A good player on affordable wages. Very commendable and hopefully a good season ahead. i look forward to buying him a pint of guiness in the Spread Eagle next season.

Good man! Sign him up

we now have players here who want to play for the club rather than fill their pockets with money!!!!!

Yes, this is the sort of commitment we want. Well done Jason. COYB

Well done Jason true clubman.

Nice one.

Good man. Will be good competition for Chops. Still has a vital role to play.

Not wanting to be Mr Pessimist but how is this a sure sign of commitment? Is this not "if i can't start games and get myself in the shop window then no club are going to come in for me and i am stuck in?"!

Hope JS stays and think he will but i have seen more commitment from my 1st wife;-)

Well done Jason, a decent dedicated professional. Leadboots take note!

cooper4england - it shows commitment in that he's not willing to hold the club to ransom over his contract. Circumstances (e.g. an injury to Chopra) could force Jewell to play him anyway, thus earning Scotland a lucrative contract extension (probably better than he could get elsewhere) next season. He's given up that chance of a big payday.

Also, if he is doing it just to be in the shop window, that only means he'll be wanting to perform at his very best during the remainder of the season to show himself off (that's not to say I think he's holding back now), which is to our advantage.

To be honest here, I dont think he would get more or the same wages at any other club, so his option is really not that huge as we think, but the fact that he agrees on it is terrific and he shows he cares about the club. Very good!
Coyb

The commitment that Jason has made before the season even started with his massive effort in getting fit and his ability to score important goals when under pressure, puts him in the category for player of the year in my book. Sorry cooper4england, you're way off the mark.

Excellent news. Would think he will start at least 1 of the 2 easter matches as Chopra is somewhat out-of-sorts at the moment.

Time will tell.

COYB

Handy player from the bench for next season, the team ethics sounds far more promising without so many loan players around, hope Daryl Murphy stays next season too.

Edwards has signed a new contract on reduced terms and now Scotland has waived his contractual entitlement ahead of hopefully agreeing reduced terms also - this is good news and good business by the club. We aspire to be a Premiership club, but a solvent one, these are the type of whole hearted players with upper-Championship/lower-Premiership quality that we need in the squad to achieve that. The third part of the equation, but the less likely part, is Leadbitter.
While the earning potential for Scotland and Edwards has lowered due to their age, a 26 year old playing as he has been of late has every right to demand and expect a lucrative contract. He is a good player who would not be out of his depth in any of the squads in the bottom half of the Premiership; where he could expect £15k a week. Hopefully he sees the potential and building momentum here and accepts less than that for the next year to give promotion another go, when he can look for a pay rise & bonuses.

Great news and fantastic news for my son, Michael, who's a big fan of Jason and wanted him to stay at the club. Committed and decent fella as well. Good for Jason and good for Mikey !

Really good news, still think he has enough to offer.

Well done Jason! Great news. Still wouldn't blame him getting a better deal elsewhere! Scotland has been a good signing for this club - a 100% man.

However fans need to realise that both Edwards and Scotland are coming to the end of their careers, and have had some very decent contracts in their time. This does NOT mean that Leadbitter should follow suit and people should get off his back. At 26 he has an obligation to his family. I wouldn't expect him to take a 2/3 pay reduction.

A couple of seasons ago no players would have accepted pay cuts or contract waivers. How football at championship level is changing and the players and their agents will have to be realistic. Lets be honest their not actually going to be on the bread line are they. Taking a 30% pay cut on £12-£15k is still good money for a championship player.

Indeed good news as he is without doubt a good squad player. Leadbitter will more than likely go Middelsborough as they have already had an offer accepted, this is of course only romours.

Good! Don't expect him to start every week, but he can still do a job for us. Glad to have him on board (or almost on board - I assume the new deal isn't finalised yet).

on a turnover of around £16m i would expect to see around £12m on wages next year...... with a squad of 30 that makes average maximum wage about £8k per week, or £400k per year..... thats not a bad wage really is it?

Leadbitter take note!