Lewis Alessandra and Luke Summerfield likely to be offered deals for next season by York City

Captain Russell Penn is also expected to make Jackie McNamara’ retained list and goalkeeper Michael Ingham’s recall during a 1-1 final-day draw at Morecambe might not have been his last appearance for the club.

McNamara will mull over whether or not to offer new terms to Kenny McEvoy, meanwhile, after he impressed for a second successive match at the Globe Arena.

The fates of Femi Ilesanmi, Josh Carson, Derek Riordan, George Swan, Dave Winfield, Danny Galbraith, Callum Rzonca, Ben Hirst and Taron Hare, whose current Bootham Crescent deals have expired too, are also to be decided in the next 48 hours.

On-loan striker Alessandra still has a year of his contract left to run at Sky Bet League One outfit Rochdale but McNamara is ready to bid for his services if he is surplus to requirements at Spotland, saying: “There are one or two loan players I’d like to stay here, but that will depend on the situation at their clubs.

“Lewis has another year at Rochdale, so it might be about whether he’s wanted or not by them, but it’s fair to say I’d like to talk to him about coming back, because I’ve liked a lot of things he’s done for us.”

Midfielder Summerfield scored for the eighth time this season at the Globe Arena and, with nine assists, was also the club’s leading provider of goals by a wide margin.

On the former Shrewsbury playmaker’s contribution over the campaign, McNamara added: “He took a bit of time to get his match fitness back after injury but Luke, like a few others, can hold his head up.

“He’s not shied away from things. Even when times have got tough, he’s taken responsibility by demanding the ball and I look at that to see who’s got that mentality to try and make things happen even when you’re not winning.

“He’s got that in his locker and he’s also a good footballer.”

Ingham was preferred to Scott Flinders on the Lancashire coast and turned in a man-of-the-match performance, as McNamara gave his first suggestion that the latter is not guaranteed to be at the club next season.

“Playing Michael wasn’t about giving him a final appearance and there are a lot of things to be decided on the goalkeeping front,” the City chief revealed. “It’s not just about what we want to do – sometimes it’s about what the players want as well.

“Michael’s out of contract - the same as he was last season. Scott had a bit of a sore groin, but we just felt we should give Michael a game to see what happened.

“I thought he made a few good saves and did well. We also made him do a lot of kicking.”

McNamara went on to give few clues about ex-Tottenham winger McEvoy’s future, saying: “I’ve no doubt about his ability.

“His weakness has been, when games have been a scrap, he’s not always shown that fighting spirit you need at any level, but I thought he caused Morecambe problems. He’s got a long way to go with his game, but he has a bright future if he applies himself properly and handles things mentally as well.”

McNamara confirmed too that he will hold talks in coming days with former striker Richard Brodie about a possible return to Bootham Crescent.

The 28-year-old striker watched the Morecambe match with City fans, who sang “We’ve Got Our Best Player in the Stand”, with McNamara reasoning: “Signing ex-players doesn’t always work, but I will be meeting him and seeing if I feel he will represent the club in the best way.”

Regardless of a move for Brodie or not, the Minstermen chief is planning to revamp the club’s forward line despite Vadaine Oliver, Jake Hyde and Reece Thompson still under contract for 2016/17.

“The forwards have been a weakness since I came in with their lack of goals,” he complained. “We’ve had to rely on young (Bradley) Fewster for the majority of our league goals to try and keep us up.

“We’ve had two strikers who haven’t been featuring for a number of months. Likewise, Emile (Sinclair) was injured a lot before he went out on loan and there’s been a lot of pressure on Vadaine at times to hold the line.”

Oliver was introduced for Fewster to a chorus of City boos midway through the second half at Morecambe and, outlining the reasons for that change, McNamara said: “It was because I felt they were winning every header and dominating us in the air.

“The ball was not staying up there and that’s been the case in a lot of away games. Fewster looked off it and I didn’t think he was giving everything.

“He could have caused them problems in behind with a bit more energy, so we tried Vadaine, but he was struggling with his thigh soon after he came on.”

The City boss admitted that the Morecambe performance summed up the club’s campaign.

“It was the story of our season,” he bemoaned. “Some things were pleasing and some were not.

“We should have scored another three or four goals and we also gave them opportunities by making mistakes.”

McNamara also confessed that he might have been sacked by another owner following relegation from the Football League and is determined to repay Jason McGill’s loyalty next term “I could have been gone and I owe it to the chairman to get things right, change things and stamp my philosophy on the whole club, not just the first team,” he said.