Winger Kyle Edwards has left the club following the mutual termination of his contract, which was due to run until the summer.

The news comes as little surprise after Oxford, where he had been on loan, revealed on Monday that he would be spending the second half of the season recuperating from his hamstring injury with them, despite his spell having been cut short.

Edwards, who seems likely to join the U’s as soon as he is over the injury which is set to keep him out until April, joined Town on a free transfer after leaving West Brom in the summer of 2021.

The former England U16, U17 and U20 international went on to make 23 starts and 40 sub appearances, scoring three goals, and was a member of the squad which won promotion from League One last season.

Meanwhile, academy midfielder or right-back Ben Haddoch has joined Ipswich Wanderers on loan having recently ended a spell with Stowmarket Town. Fellow youngster Paul Moodie has ended his spell at Humber Doucy Lane.

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Help added 13:38 - Jan 11 Farewell Kyle, good luck and best wishes for the future
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Kentish_Tractor added 13:42 - Jan 11 Probably the best move for both parties. With his injury it saves us the wages and even when fit he's unlikely to get game time here. One of the best dribblers we've had in recent times and capable of magic moments, but unfortunately a real lack of end product which unfortunately is what wins matches. I think League One is about right for him. Best of luck to him wherever he ends up (presumably Oxford in the summer). Always did his best and cost nothing so was worth signing at the time. Thank you Kyle for your efforts in the promotion season - certainly played a part.

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dangerous30 added 13:44 - Jan 11 I thought he served us well and wish him all the best for the future.
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exeterblue10 added 13:44 - Jan 11 All the best to him - some real moments of magic as a player and an infectious smile. Top fella.
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Europablue added 13:46 - Jan 11 I don't know how mutual consent works. Presumably, we haven't paid off his whole contract, so I expect we saved some money. On the other hand we have lost a potential fee. It does feel like a lot of the players we buy leave on a free, and that reflects badly on the club except we brought him in on a free, so I imagine that it was a calculated risk.
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Monkey_Blue added 13:48 - Jan 11 Disappointed it’s not worked for him here. Personally felt he was a difference maker from the bench and would have been a worthwhile part of the squad. Wish him all the best.
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tempzzzz added 13:49 - Jan 11 Seemed like a really lovely bloke to have around the team. Hope it works out for him, just gutted we never got "promotion ting part 2" lol
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Pencilpete added 13:54 - Jan 11 Its a real shame cos there is a player in there somewhere he just wasn't consistent enough. Other than his 2 goals against Cambidge i think my favorite Kyle Edwards moment was him skinning his man and putting the cross in for Burns to head in the winner against Portsmouth after they thought their 2nd dodgy penalty of the day had nicked them a point wish him well
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Theipswich added 13:54 - Jan 11 I rated him highly and hoped he would remain....
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Suffolkboy added 13:55 - Jan 11 No real sirorise that a termination has been agreed ; he’s shown considerable talent but sadly hasn’t believed enough in determined education , and to progressively improve his all round contribution . In life, and in sport, you meet ‘gifted’ individuals who are simply unable to take on board the additional responsibilities of squad and team ethics and physical contribution . KE ‘s history points to a ‘ lazy ‘ or ‘unfocused’ approach , where he is not self driven to improvement but appears content with getting whatever is available professionally without showing determination. Quite a character who , in school report terms ,‘could do better ‘ ! Shame,but best of luck ., COYB

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BlueySwede added 13:57 - Jan 11 In his best moments an edge of your seat type of player, pacy and could make things happen. Really liked him here, just wished there was more of an end product sometimes. Best of luck!
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blues1 added 14:03 - Jan 11 Europablue. We havent missed out on a potential fee tho. As he'd have been out of contract at the end of the season anyway.
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:06 - Jan 11 good luck to him, hope he gets fit again soon and finds a regular place where ever resumes his career .
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PortmanTerrorist added 14:15 - Jan 11 Sad to see Kyle leave but good on the Club settling up and giving him the freedom to ply his trade where he wants and is wanted going forward. Am certain he would have added something to our squad this season, but respect his decision to get more minutes, but would having him in our squad (versus e.g. Scarlett) helped us to more points? Probably. Even as an impact sub he had magic, something we have very much missed at times despite our amazing start. No coincidence that Sarmiento was the first person in this January to fulfil that skillset we lost with Kyle. All the best, get well soon, and will always follow Kyle's career from now on. Top person as well as footballer.

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Gforce added 14:49 - Jan 11 A real shame it didn't work out for Kyle. In my opinion one of the most skilful players at the club,but as others have said,did unfortunately lack an end product,if he had that he would probably be Premier league stand
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Gforce added 14:53 - Jan 11 One thing he did have though, was the best smile at the club !! Good luck Kyle,hope you tear up League one,next season.
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Europablue added 14:59 - Jan 11 blues1 I was under the impression that we had an option for an extra year, that is why I thought we might get a fee.
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blues1 added 15:07 - Jan 11 Europablue. Not sure. We may have. I'm just working on the basis thst as he'd asked to leave at the start of the season, he wouldnt be likely to stay even if we did have an option
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Europablue added 15:15 - Jan 11 blues1 The option wouldn't be to keep him for another season, it would be to get a small fee for him.
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Jugsy added 15:19 - Jan 11 @Europablue - I guess some solace is that he came in on free so it was only wages spent but I hear you that we seem to let a lot of players walk away without a fee. He was definitely worth the gamble originally and a shame it didn't work out. Good luck to him.
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Saxonblue74 added 15:23 - Jan 11 Good luck to him, see.s a nice guy and great to watch at times but to reference Paul Jewell and his Jay Emanuell Thomas quote: "one minute he looks like a world beater, the next he looks like a panel beater"!! Probably doesn't quite cut the mustard as we try and progress as a club.
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bluesnightorg added 15:42 - Jan 11 My mum died on October 4th 2022. It's a long journey from where I live back home to Suffolk and I didn't get there in time. Obviously there's nothing I could have done, of course, but then once I was there I had my dad to think about. It was a difficult day, but then in the evening I knew that he would be happy to watch the football on iFollow, which worked perfectly for once. I always liked Kyle Edwards and his goals in that game made an enormous difference to both of us that day. I will always love him for that.

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BotesdaleBlue added 15:57 - Jan 11 Interesting Stat: We are now down to nine players, from the 19 joining in Cook's "Demolition Man" 2021 summer transfer window.
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TimmyH added 16:04 - Jan 11 All the best Kyle...enjoyed your style of football.
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essexccc added 16:23 - Jan 11 A sad, though completely understandable decision. Was one of my favourite players though I wasn't blind to his inconsistency or lack of end product. I suspect we'd have kept him this season if he had been prepared to be an impact sub when required but no-one would want a career on that basis. Speedy recovery and all the best Kyle, I'll always be grateful for the 2 goals you scored in our first ever home league win against Cambridge, my local team. They enabled me to go out!

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