Jerry Yates makes admission over Sheffield Wednesday future as he explains Luton Town situation
Jerry Yates has admitted it would be “sensational” to continue playing in front of fans like the ones who follow Sheffield Wednesday.
The 29-year-old was among the winter window loan additions brought in to compensate for the losses of key figures at Hillsborough.
He arrived with a respectable goal record at Championship level, although his move to League One outfit Luton Town in the previous window had not worked out.
Yates has since endeared himself to the Hillsborough faithful, earning plaudits for his work ethic.
He scored his second goal in Owls colours at the weekend, heading home in a 2-1 defeat to his former club Derby County.
Jerry Yates on his future
When quizzed about his future by BBC Radio Sheffield, he said: ”Listen, it’s a tough situation. I have got two years left on my contract at Luton. I will go back to them in the summer, re-evaluate, sit down and speak. Whether it be with them or whether it be elsewhere, I don’t know yet.
“But listen, to be playing in front of fans like that every week would be sensational. I have never seen fans like that.
“There is only a certain amount of clubs in England that can get a following like that, especially in this position, and be bouncing for the full 90 minutes. It is what the lads need. It’s massive. I am very appreciative of it.”
From Rotherham United to Sheffield Wednesday
Doncaster-born Yates cut his teeth in Rotherham United’s academy, therefore is not far from familiar surroundings in South Yorkshire.
He left the Millers in 2020 and it was after he joined Blackpool that his career exploded into life.
Swansea City lured him from Bloomfield Road, although the second of his two years in Wales was spent on loan at Derby.
Luton tied him to a permanent deal last summer before sanctioning a loan switch to Wednesday in January.
Wednesday will be playing in League One next season but the prospect of being a key figure in the rebuild of such a historic club could prove tempting.