Who cares if we don't get anything for him ?? Seriously ??
He's 32yo, we've seen his best (and worst) already so there is nothing major to gain from keeping, especially as we won't be near premiership contention for at least another two-years. Why keep him now when we know that we already have McLean, Simpson, Judd, Jamison & Carrazzo about to pull the pin over the next 2-3 years ?? Nothing worse than a mass exodus don't you think ??
If we were to give him a two-year contract, he takes the place of a younger player who in two-years time, will be infinitely better for being in the system and on the cusp of our premiership assaults. Keep Waite and that progress & development is stifled for a further two-years.
Stop playing catch-up and lay a strong foundation for the future. Everyone is buzzing about how good Buckley, Menzel & Cripps will be plus the impact Everitt & Docherty have had. Imagine the excitement levels amongst the supporter base when we add another 6-8 players of that age group and talent-level to the existing one.
You might tell me where that tall is. Unlikely to be in this years draft because any that we may pick up will take more than 2 years to do what Waite can do now. As I stated earlier, even if we were to get Boyd it is my view that he will take a couple of years before he gets anywhere near this (I may be wrong but that's my view).
Even if we were able to get someone who could do his job in two years it isn't stupid to have Waite as back up for that player. It's not as if we have much in the way of potential among talls in the Northern Blues. Perhaps Watson is that player but he is living proof to back up my argument. We've waited 4 years for him, what makes you think that any we pick now will blossom any quicker?
If we had some hidden gems among our younger players I would agree with you or if we were able to trade in a "ready to go" tall. Even then we need backup in case of injury and I don't see why Waite isn't more than, at least, adequate backup for 2 years.
if we were to give him 2 years I'd love him to not be able to get a game on form in the second (or even the first) year but I reckon we are still short of talls and letting him go is a luxury that I don't think we can afford.
We have had a dearth of KP's for years now, why would we let one go that we know can play until we've righted our current imbalance?