DEAN Holdsworth will join a queue of big name players whose Reebok futures will be decided in a series of summer summits with Sam Allardyce.

Internationals Youri Djorkaeff and Fredi Bobic will need to face some harsh financial facts if they are to hitch up on a permanent basis; Paul Warhurst and Rod Wallace have contracts up for renewal and, while veteran Kevin Poole may get a chance to stay, he knows he will only be employed as goalkeeping cover.

Then there is the perennial question of whether Gudni Bergsson will retire to take that lawyer's job that is waiting for him in Iceland.

Even top scorer Michael Ricketts will be looking for assurances after seeing his name continually touted in the tabloid transfer gossip - a £10 million move to Atletico Madrid being the latest fairy tale doing the rounds.

Holdsworth at least has the insurance of another year on his contract but he must decide whether he will be happy with a squad role rather than a place in the first 11.

But Allardyce illustrated the value of trusted reserves after the double substitution of Holdsworth and Ricketts for Bobic and Wallace helped Wanderers salvage a point after playing second fiddle to Spurs at the Reebok on Saturday.

"We were a little flat in the forward line and, if you haven't got that change around on the bench to up the tempo, you will struggle to change the game in your favour," the manager explained.

"We had those two - one who's scored a lot of goals and one who is always desperate to get on and has lots of experience. They got us back in the game and nearly won it for us.

"Deano got us a very valuable goal and Michael looked like he'd got us the winner until the flag went up."

On the continuing speculation over Holdsworth's Reebok future, Allardyce said: "I don't know. I haven't had any offers or any bids ... and now the deadline has passed I won't be getting any until the end of the season.

"But there won't be anything done with anybody until the end of the season."

Holdsworth, a big favourite with the fans, wants to stay in the Premiership and believes he can still make a telling contribution to the Wanderers' cause.

"I still think I can compete at the highest level and I think I have proved in my last few appearances that I am contributing," he says.

"It's been frustrating but earlier in the season Michael was on fire and deserved his place in the system we played. But I have matured and accepted the fact that I have to play a squad role. I'm just pleased I've been involved in almost every game so far."

Commenting on the repeated speculation linking him with a move to Luton, where his former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear has guided the Hatters to promotion to Division Two, he joked: "It's usually this time of the season when I get linked with a few people, so I'll take that as a compliment.

"But I'm under contract here and I'll assess it at the end of the season with the gaffer."