Slim pickings for next season

[Chris Black come back]

Breakdown of our current (massive) squad and implications for next season. Most interesting will be future of those established first team players who are on very good contracts - can we afford to keep them?


Still contracted for at least next season (*=high earners?)
Habib Beye
Neil Sullivan
Gary Woods
James O'Connor*
George Friend
James Husband
Shelton Martis
Martin Woods*
Brian Stock*
Chris Brown*
Tommy Spurr*
Kyle Bennett
James Coppinger*


Contract up at end of this season
Sam Hird
John Oster
James Chambers
Simon Gillett
James Hayter
Herita Ilunga
Adam Lockwood
Rachid Bouhenna
Pascal Chimbonda
James Baxendale
Giles Barnes
Mustapha Dumbuya
El-Hadji Diouf
Paul Keegan
Habib Bamogo
Mamadou Bagayoko
Oscar Radford


Loan up at end of this season
Carl Ikeme
Fabien Robert
Damien Plessis

[eastender]

Out of that list of 31 I'd only keep one player and that's  # 29 Rachid Bouhenna .

[pubteam]

Isn't Habib Beye's deal up at the end of this season? Thought he signed on similar terms to Diouf - 6 month deal with the option of a further year, presumably depending on the division we find ourselves in next season?

As for the high earners on our books, will anybody even want to take most of them?
Martin Woods - has only played a handful of games in the past year, can't see a Championship team wanting him.
Brian Stock - doesn't play enough games to command a fee.
Chris Brown - same as Stock.
James Coppinger - seems to have lost form, somewhat. Again, can't see a Championship team paying for him. Not at age 30/31 anyway.

Tommy Spurr is probably the only one who is looking like he might command a decent fee if he's to move, and even then there are question marks over the number of games he's played.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Habib Beye signed a straight 18 month deal in January so he'll be staying unless we sell him.

There's not many of our current bunch I'd actually want to keep.  Of those out of contract I'd only want to keep Dumbuya, Baxendale Gillett and Bagayoko.  Can't really see DUmbuya staying given his lack of game time.  Though those we do have contracted are good players, but I think it'd be beneficial to release most of the squad and start afresh.

[Wade Falana]

I'd offer something to the following but I can see Hirdy, Gillet and Barnes all going.

Sam Hird
Simon Gillett
James Baxendale
Giles Barnes
Mustapha Dumbuya
Oscar Radford

[donnyplant]

think you've missed Jimmy O'Connor

[DonSkippy]

Have a big clear out, start fresh with a young squad, bring in a few from lower leagues and youth. I'd like to keep:

Gary Woods
George Friend
James Husband
Tommy Spurr
Kyle Bennett

Sam Hird
Simon Gillett
Adam Lockwood
James Baxendale
Mustapha Dumbuya (pretty sure he won't sign a new deal though after the way he's been treated)
Paul Keegan (if hes cheap?)
Oscar Radford

[NorthNorfolkRover]

I thought shelton martis signed a good 4 year contract ?

[danrover82]

I thought shelton martis signed a good 4 year contract ?

It was far from a good contract

[pubteam]

I thought shelton martis signed a good 4 year contract ?

3 and a half years when he signed I think.

So I make that another season left on his contract.

[donnyroversfc]

Keep These:
Gary Woods
James O'Connor
George Friend
James Husband
Shelton Martis
Martin Woods
Brian Stock
Chris Brown
Tommy Spurr
Kyle Bennett
James Coppinger
Sam Hird
Simon Gillett
James Hayter
James Baxendale
Mustapha Dumbuya
Oscar Radford

Get rid of the rest. Although i can see Stock and Spurr leaving and Dumbuya wont be here next season either.

[sedwardsdrfc]

most of those are utter sh*t or crocked. i would say in a perfect world only around 5 of the current squad will stay just becuase the regular players are so used to losing even droping down a leauge wont help em