Courtney played in the Championship with Burnley

York City defender Duane Courtney has been made available to go out on loan from the club.

The 25-year-old joined York from Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Kidderminster Harriers in the summer and has made seven appearances.

City manager Gary Mills told BBC Radio York: "Football's tough and I have to make some big decisions. You can't afford to be sentimental.

"It's about me getting the right squad of players to take this club forward."

Mills has been at the club for two weeks since taking over from Martin Foyle. On arriving, he said the squad was too big and he started to trim it.

Last week he released former youth team players Dean Lisles and Jamie Hopcutt along with striker David Dowson.

Mills said: "I've had to learn very very quickly about my players, make some decisions, some big.

"The period of me learning had to be shorter than what I wanted."

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