Speaking to the Bournemouth Evening Echo, Karl is quoted as saying: "Most people know I haven't played much football in the past year so it doesn't give me much scope to bargain too much. But it's just a fact of life and I'm going to have to put up with it. I'll see what the club might offer me and if it's not what I want then I might have to look elsewhere, but I'm hoping I'll get something here because I want to stay. I've been here since I was a kid, I know the ins and outs of the club, I like the area and I want to stay so I hope we can sort something out. I would gladly take a contract because I don't think anyone else is going to want me!"