Spurs u23's have 4 matches left to play this season and Spur u18's have 5 matches left this season, so if they resumed playing by 31 May, both u23's and u18's could finish off their seasons before 30 June when most of the development squad's contracts come to an end and most of the Academy Year 2 scholarship contracts come to an end - with a handful who already have longer term contracts.
In practise I really cant see them finishing the season by 30 June, so their future will be determined by the matches they've played so far.
Nothing really hangs on completing their seasons, but it might determine a few of the lads future as to who will be awarded a contract and play for Spurs u23's or loaned out.....and those who are released.
At the moment many of the players futures are sorted out - and I'd guess this is the results :
Retained :
Goalkeepers (5)
Austin (to be loaned out), De Bie, Oluwayemi, Kurylowicz, (Edit - Whiteman (to be loaned out) )
Defenders (7)
Eyoma CB/RB (to be loaned out), Cirkin (LB/CB), Walcott (CB), Lyons-Foster (CB/FB), Hinds (RB/LB), Okedina (CB/RB), Skinner (CB/DM)
Midfield (7)
White (DM), Bowden (DM), Bennett (AM), Cooper (AM), Roles AM (to be loaned out), J. Clarke AM (to be loaned out) Markanday (CAM),
Forwards (5)
Parrott (first team/loan), Etete, , Mukendi (one year out injured, repeat year), Richards (winger/FWD), (Edit Sterling (to loan out)
Total - 24 (including 6 to be loaned out or in first team)
Maybe Released, a few retained (Total 10)
Dinzeyi (CB), Statham (CB), Tainio (RB), Pedder (CM/AM), Patterson (AM), Clark (AM), Pochettino (AM), Thorpe (AM), A Shashoua, (CM/AM), Asante (Fwd),
Sold (total 5)
Carter-Vickers (CB), Amos (CM), Marsh (DM), Georgiou (Winger), Tracey (utiity),
There's maybe space for 3 out of the 10 players provisionally put into the 'Released' category to be retained as part of the u23 squad to play next season (eg Patterson, Tainio - injured) - perhaps more if additional players are loaned out. The objective is to keep the number of development squad players at 20-25 to ensure they get playing time - the above gives 18 players in u23's and 6 loanees, allowing some younger players space to get u23 experience.
Only 2 of the released list are from this years Academy Year 2, the others have had one or more years experience of u23's
Only a couple of this seasons Academy Year 1 (next seasons Academy Year 2) have played u23 football, so for at least the first few months of next season its unlikely many will play for u23's.