Most teams benched striker isn’t really as good as the starter, doesn’t match their goal threat, and is seen as a last resort, but not with JD on the bench. He carries a threat all the time when he is on the field, he scored some lovely goals, and turned defenders in to fallen mannequins. That will cost a lot of money to replace!
Add to that, the influence he has on the first team, never mind the youth, players like Aribo call him Uncle, something we Scots do with our closest friends and our kids to indicate these folk can be trusted. My best mates are called uncle in my house to my daughter, and I am Uncle TQ3 to their kids. That is how much he means to the first team, he has become their family. I say give him a 2 yr deal, with coaching as the next step in his Ibrox career.