Retained list to be released on Thursday
OVF has been informed by Port Vale FC that the club’s retained list for the new season will be released on Thursday morning.
Manager Micky Adams is set to meet his out-of-contract players on Wednesday to discuss their futures with the Valiants but the list of retained players will not be released until early on Thursday morning.
Players set to be out of contract:
* Lee Hughes and Darren Purse are widely understood to have clauses which have extended their deals for a further year after the Vale won promotion.
** Louis Dodds’ contract expiry was never officially disclosed but it is believed to expire this summer
Players currently in contract:
Note: Doug Price, Ryan Boot and Tom Morris are youth team graduates who were given professional contracts earlier this season