The Sykes situation is literally a carbon copy of the Rothwell one a few years back, naturally talented with good feet/dribbling ability. Has good enough pace to play in the middle but not enough to play out wide. Has a good engine on him and can support in defence as well as join the attack.
The problem is he doesn't stand out as a winger and the strong competition in central midfield pushes him to the wing (screams rothwell playing on the left when Sercombe, Ledson and Lundstrum were in the team).
With the loan of McGuane, the emergence of Forde and the ability of Henry and Kelly to play alongside Brannagan in the Midfield it doesn't look like there is room for him, although i'd like to see him partnered with some of the above because although his attributes compare to Rothwell i'd like to see him fit into a Sercombe mould of a box to box midfielder arriving late into the box and becoming a regular goalscorer.
So reflecting on people's comments i think KR needs to decide if he can play as a winger in this system or give him a fair crack in middle. If not, send him out on loan but i don't know how much that helps OUFC.