Beckett is in his third season with the Terriers but it seems likely to be his last – the striker is currently down the Huddersfield pecking order and has recently contemplated moves away.

Twice Beckett looked on his way this summer but switches to local rivals Bradford City and York both collapsed leaving the striker at the Galpharm.

Beckett is in the last year of his contract but still has plenty to offer. He has been the club's top goalscorer for the last two seasons and has much football left in the tank at 31 years of age.

However, right now, he remains a Terrier and the striker will continue to give his all and the club's other strikers a run for their money.
"I've got this year left but, to be honest, I thought I was going to be leaving in the summer," said Beckett.

"I thought I'd be leaving and there were a few clubs interested but nothing was just right and the manager has been straight down the line with me since and has been great.

"He's told me his plans and said that if I can get myself a club which is good for everyone concerned then fine and that's something I will look at.

"but it's not come about yet and while I'm at Huddersfield I'm just going to be in there trying my best.

"At the moment I'm not in the starting XI but we'll see how it goes as every week is different.

"Whatever happens has got to be best for both clubs and for me, but at the moment I'm a Huddersfield player until the manager comes to me and until he says the offer is there and go and speak to them.

"Until that comes I will be here fighting for my place."

Even Beckett will have a job on and so far this term he has been third in the pecking order behind Andy Booth and a back-in-shape Danny Cadamarteri up front.

New signing Keigan Parker is also desperately awaiting his chance, as is Phil Jevons, while Ternent brought in a two more strikers this week in Tom Denton and loanee Liam Dickinson.

Beckett will fight for his place but admits even getting a seat on Ternent's subs bench will be something of an achievement right now.

"We've got a big squad and it's going to be difficult to hold down a regular place in the side," he conceded.

"since last year there has been such a turnaround of players and the team is now unrecognisable from the one at the end of last season, but that happens when you get a new manager.

"He's come in and he's had a look at things and now he's brought in Liam and Tom so it's going to be even harder to hold down even a place on the bench.

"All you can do is keep trying your best."

Beckett's best may yet still be good enough, but the Sheffield-born forward knows his best chance of regular first team football probably lies elsewhere.

Interest from potential suitors before the transfer deadline would be no surprise and Beckett's pre-season talks with York prove that he is prepared to give any interested team the time of day.

"A lot has been said about dropping that low and into the Conference but I'll speak to anyone who gives me the time and who wants me," said Beckett. "I won't say never. You never say never in football and you never know when you are going to need people.

"Bradford came in for me so the manager said if you want to go and speak to them go, so I spoke to Bradford but it didn't work out.
"I think Michael Bould
ing was always their top target and the move never materialised.
"York were that bit lower, but from a financial side it was quite hard to work out an agreement."

For now Beckett remains a Terrier, but 2008-09 seems likely to be his last year at the Galpharm – three seasons on from his arrival from Sheffield United for £85,000 in July 2006.

Ironically, it is Town's next fixture in the Carling Cup against Sheffield United on Wednesday that probably offers Beckett's next best chance of a starting place.

Beckett describes his overall experience of the Galpharm as mixed but with or without him he is sure that the club under Ternent and chairman-elect Dean Hoyle is in excellent hands.

"It's been up and down for me, I've not had the best of times and I've been in and out under Peter Jackson and Andy Ritchie," he said.

"But I've still been top scorer for the last couple of seasons though last season I didn't get as many as I'd like.

"This is a good club, a big club and especially now the new chairman has come in and we've sold all the new season tickets."