Burnley striker Robbie Blake admits the chances of him still being at the club next season look "bleak".
Following the Clarets' return to the top flight last summer after a 33-year absence, Blake started the campaign with a bang, netting a spectacular winner against Manchester United in August in the first Barclays Premier League match to be held at Turf Moor.
However, much has changed since then for both the player and his team, with Blake losing his place in the starting XI after Brian Laws' appointment as manager in January and Burnley slipping down the table before finally being relegated at the weekend.
Blake has started just four matches under Laws, and with his contract coming to an end this summer, the former Bradford frontman feels it may be time to move on.
"I need to play games and where I'm at, I'm not playing games at the moment," Blake, 34, said.
"It's deeply frustrating for me as a person, knowing that I want to play more games and feeling I'm good enough to play more games and be in the side.
"You ask any player and they will say they want to be in the side, and it has been sheer frustration for me.
"Based on that, it's probably looking bleak for me to be at the football club next season."
He added: "The club has been talking with me, but it's not an easy decision to make. I love Burnley football club - the fans are great, the team spirit is fantastic and so is the club as a unit.
"It will purely be a footballing decision that I leave the football club."
