Retained list

[mikey]

Angus is worth risking a years contract. He is hardly going to be a big earner.

[valiant_593]

David Worrall

Emmanuel Oyeleke

Tom Conlon

Sam Hornby

Mitchell Clark Meh - worth a contract offer but not worth breaking any banks.

 

Let the rest go

 

Dior Angus - release but offer to train with the squad preseason

 

Why would Angus accept that? And what would we gain out of it?

[PV1993]

My thoughts...

 

Contracted:

 

- Scott Brown (GK - 2021)

- James Gibbons (RWB - 2020)

- Nathan Smith (CB - 2020)

- Ryan Campbell-Gordan (LWB - 2021)

- Luke Joyce (CM - 2020)

- Ben Whitfield (RW/CAM - 2020)

- Ricky Miller (ST - 2020) I would release if he hasn't been already, if what is rumoured is in fact true.

- Tom Pope (ST - 2021)

 

Potentially Contracted (one year extensions):

 

Leon Legge (CB - Has formed a good partnership with Smith and is exactly what Smith needs beside him. KEEP)

 

Connell Rawlinson (CB - doesn't seem in Askey's plans. RELEASE)

 

David Worrall (RM - been a revelation at the end of the season. KEEP)

 

Manny Oyeleke (CM - if he can keep fit he's a game changer. Better pre-season should favour him. KEEP)

 

Out of Contract:

 

Sam Hornby (GK - I would definitely keep as back-up, but would he be happy with this? Especially with Brown signing an extension. KEEP)

 

Theo Vassell (RCB - Played so far out of position this season on the left that I feel sorry for him. I think as a back up at both right and centre back he is a good squad option, plus he's still young and can improve. KEEP)

 

Antony Kay (CDM - does he have another year in him? He's certainly capable enough cover for Joyce. NOT SURE)

 

Danny Pugh (CM - continue as a coach. RELEASE AS PLAYER)

 

Michael Tonge (CM - Not featured this season. RELEASE)

 

Tom Conlon (CM - Massive fan of his, young and can get better. Plus has a goal in him. KEEP)

 

Luke Hannant (CM - Played out wide virtually all season, but I think he would make a good box-to-box midfielder. Worth keeping as a good squad player. KEEP)

 

Mike Calveley (CM - had a good season in a poor Nuneaton side. Worth seeing how he'll do at a higher level on loan to continue his development. KEEP)

 

Harry Benns (RW - Same as Calveley. KEEP).

 

Dan Turner (ST - Should have been his year to do the above, but hasn't managed to. Tough one, but he hasn't forced his way onto the pitch under Askey. RELEASE)

 

Danny Elliott (ST - has looked decent in flashes,but also completely lost. I think he could make a good winger, but age is against him. RELEASE).

 

Dior Angus (ST - Think he deserves a year to try to force his way in after his successful loan spells. KEEP)

[llcoolj]

I'm assuming Dan Turner has gone according to his mum on FB anyway

[1]

BROWN

 

?

SMITH

?

?

 

?

MANNY

?

WORRALL

 

?

?

 

BENCH / SQUAD:

MILLER (would release and replace, but under contract)

POPE

 

?

LEGGE

GIBBONS

 

HANNANT

JOYCE

CONLON

WHITFIELD

MONTY

 

7 new players better than what we have now.

20/21 in the squad

ANGUS and other young talents on full year loans elsewhere

The current starters under Askey will be very solid L2 players I'm sure, but if we start next season with 7+ of them still considered our best options then we can't expect to move much beyond mid-table.

[wwindsor]

I'm assuming Dan Turner has gone according to his mum on FB anyway

 

My daughters favourite player, do you have a link

[Mario]

I wonder how much of the playing budget will have to be used to pay up contracts ?

[Rampant Zebra]

All my optimism about the new era has been crushed by the news that Turner has been released.

[JohnJames]

All my optimism about the new era has been crushed by the news that Turner has been released.

 

I was the same when David Cassidy left the Partridge Family:wacko:

[leedsvaliant]

All my optimism about the new era has been crushed by the news that Turner has been released.

We can get far far better players than Dan Turner. I'll guarantee now that he will not get another league team. He's not good enough, as identified by 3 different managers!

[Rampant Zebra]

We don't seem to treat our youth players very well, I still don't know why we released Ryan Lloyd when we were short of players under Brown. He seems to have done OK at Macclesfield since he left us.

[Wrex]

We don't seem to treat our youth players very well, I still don't know why we released Ryan Lloyd when we were short of players under Brown.

 

Because Brown didn't have a clue?

[TheSage]

Lloyd hasn't played for Macc lately. Is he injured?

 

I'm sorry but these type of lads are not good enough to get us promoted. Yes, the likes of Whitfield, Rawlinson, Forrester, etc are "ok" but ok won't get us to Division One. Too many mediocre players who perform in 1 game in every 4 and it's not good enough. Miller is another.

 

Sorry but we need better.

[Rampant Zebra]

We can get far far better players than Dan Turner. I'll guarantee now that he will not get another league team. He's not good enough, as identified by 3 different managers!

We will see, I expect he will have to drop down to non league but he is young enough to develop. He scored 3 goals in four starts in 2017/18, Quigley, Elliot and Harris scored none between them while playing for us.

[JRC]

We don't seem to treat our youth players very well, I still don't know why we released Ryan Lloyd when we were short of players under Brown. He seems to have done OK at Macclesfield since he left us.

 

Not that well they've released him.