He said: "Right now it's gone a little bit stale. I had a good chance to go to Leeds and play some football, but I'm not 19 so I can't just jump in a car with four young kids, which I explained to Gary, as much as I would like to play football.
"But I enjoy playing here, I enjoy coming to Selhurst Park. I think I've still got something in me so I'm hanging on with my fingernails and I think that that's the right decision for the time being."