Speaking to the CT, the defender who has been on an annual contract for a number of seasons said: "All good things come to an end and I knew this day would come some time.
"Obviously, I'm gutted and really felt that I could do a job for another season. There have been mitigating circumstances with the way things have gone for me this year, which has been the worse season of my career and I was hoping that would be taken into consideration.
"But the manager has been brilliant with me and really helped me a lot when I lost my dad, giving me all the time off I needed. That knocked me for six and then I had a couple of niggling injuries because I had lost a bit of weight at that time but I am fit again now and confident I can still do a job at this level.
"I understand the manager has got Chris Hussey coming through but this is my club and it is still hard to take. But I have got nothing against the manager who I am sure will help me out if another manager rings up asking about me.
"I don't know what the situation is regarding the last six games and I am hoping I will still be involved in the squad. It would be nice to play a part on the last day, just to finish off on a high in front of the home fans. But whatever happens, I will be there to say goodbye to them after the match.
"Being a home town boy meant there was always a bit of pressure on me because I always came back to the city and saw fans out and about as I still do now.
"Whenever we lose, I always get asked questions about what went wrong but on the other hand it is always nice when we have won. I won't miss the times when we lost and you feel you can't show your face for a few days but I will miss the club and the fans who have always been good to me.
"I would have loved to have had another year but as I said before I knew it would come to an end one day."