GrotierBranfootLeigh
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So, Who Will Stay & Who Will Go?
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GrotierBranfootLeigh
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The players still under contract may now get a new lease of life, regardless of how MA viewed them
hulloutpost
Vital Champions League
Thinking about the new manager having space and budget to forge his own side in light of MA departing, I'm pretty sure most if not all of the following players will now leave the club during the Summer:
BNC, Cullen, Whittaker, Griffiths, Fiorini, McGrandles, Jackson, Melbourne, Marquis, Bridcutt, Maguire. That's 11 straight away.
Questions marks remain over whether Sorensen, Sanders, Adelakun and Archibald will have been told to look for other clubs or have the chance to prove themselves; another 4 there.
The situation with Walsh is anybody's guess.
Additionally with Poole and Scully in the final year of their contracts there is the potential that one or both could attract a fee.
Straight away there is massive leeway and flexibility within those groups to recoup some budget and create room within the squad for incoming players.
That would still leave us with the following senior players and ex scholars with a realistic chance of being involved:
Wright, Long, Bramall, Robson, Eyoma, Montsma, Roughan, Bishop, House, Kendall, Hopper.
You can argue there will be 5 or 6 of those vying for a starting berth. Taken in the round I would say the incoming manager will have ample wriggle room to put his own mark on proceedings from the get go.
BNC, Cullen, Whittaker, Griffiths, Fiorini, McGrandles, Jackson, Melbourne, Marquis, Bridcutt, Maguire. That's 11 straight away.
Questions marks remain over whether Sorensen, Sanders, Adelakun and Archibald will have been told to look for other clubs or have the chance to prove themselves; another 4 there.
The situation with Walsh is anybody's guess.
Additionally with Poole and Scully in the final year of their contracts there is the potential that one or both could attract a fee.
Straight away there is massive leeway and flexibility within those groups to recoup some budget and create room within the squad for incoming players.
That would still leave us with the following senior players and ex scholars with a realistic chance of being involved:
Wright, Long, Bramall, Robson, Eyoma, Montsma, Roughan, Bishop, House, Kendall, Hopper.
You can argue there will be 5 or 6 of those vying for a starting berth. Taken in the round I would say the incoming manager will have ample wriggle room to put his own mark on proceedings from the get go.
WellingtonImp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Shouldn’t that be Broom! Broom!
WellingtonImp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Wright is an acceptable understudy. We’ve probably seen the best and the worst from him, but his balance is still in credit. Would do with a season loan in L2 maybe? Certainly worth keeping on board I would have thought.
Ruskingtony
Vital Squad Member
It will be interesting to see if we do release the retained list before a new manager is in place.
Surely any new manager would want to be involved in that. I suppose it is all down to timelines. The sooner we get the names out there whom we want to release the more chance of getting them out the door. But would that undermine any new manager before he started?
Surely any new manager would want to be involved in that. I suppose it is all down to timelines. The sooner we get the names out there whom we want to release the more chance of getting them out the door. But would that undermine any new manager before he started?
German Imp
Vital Football Hero
Perhaps with three of them experiencing little game time they might not want to stay irrespective of who the new manager is. The fourth may have enjoyed his football and may not want to come back.
hulloutpost
Vital Champions League
Indeed, they will need to be considered on an individual basis but it wouldn't surprise me if some of them moved on and others wanted to see what a regime change brings for them before going or staying.
Rasenimp
Vital Football Legend
Post from Morgan Whittaker on Instagram:
I thought if MA is still here and Swansea were looking to cut their losses on him we might be in for him this summer permanently, especially with his links round here, but I suspect this is less likely now.
I thought if MA is still here and Swansea were looking to cut their losses on him we might be in for him this summer permanently, especially with his links round here, but I suspect this is less likely now.
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
I would point out that the first three cannot claim they never got a game: Sorensen 34 appearances, Adelakun 29, Sanders 24. They had the opportunities, they never took them.
Red Wimp
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You would have thought with footballers money his girlfriend wouldn’t have had to patch together bits of cloth to make trousers
bristolimp
Vital Champions League
there is a crime being committed in that photo - flip flop and socks. Perhaps he is joining a German team?
Cricklewoodimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
They are Sliders. It has been fashionable for years to wear them with socks.
bristolimp
Vital Champions League
I will take your word for it - still looks like a German on their holidays I am glad I am unfashionable in that case!
WorcesterImp
Vital Youth Team
I don’t know but, I sense that a lot of these appearances must have been from the bench!
Red Wimp
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Pretty much standard wear for footballers post match
German Imp
Vital Football Hero
Conversely, perhaps the parameters set by the coaching staff were not to their strengths or indeed liking. Hopefully, we will see the same players flourish under new management.
That is usually the case but not always. When we got relegated to the GMVC in 1987, the Board drew up the retained list,prior to the appointment of Colin Murphy. They got rid of Kevin Kilmour,Ian Mcinnes,Bobby Mitchell,Richard Cooper and Simeon Hodson. I would say things worked out quite well subsequently.
