Six released, four to be offered deals (Merged)

[Curious Orange]

Stephen Ward earned a new contract and he will be missed. Keith Andrews might be hard to replace?

Stephen Ward is under contract to Wolves, not us. I don't know about Keith Andrews situation at Bolton... but I'd be quite happy to see him stay there.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

That's a lot of wages freed up. Chuffed that Kaz will be with us for another season at least.

Yes me too. He is one of very few players, who can, on his day, change a game for us. I wold have liked to have seen Stephen Ward offered some sort of deal, but he was, one imagines, too expensive.l

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Stephen Ward earned a new contract and he will be missed. Keith Andrews might be hard to replace?

Ward and Andrews still have a year left at their respective clubs. At the end of the day it is up to Wolves and Bolton to decide what their future is.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Pleased for Ankergen, often unfairly maligned, he had a good game when stepping in for kooshack recently, particularly highlighting how poor Kooshack was with the ball. Delighted
Brez gone though. Disappointed we've kept
Bruno. Agree with the rest.

 

[countryman]

Not sure he set the world alight when loaned to Sheff Utd

He did have a hernia at the time.

In the few games he played he looked very good. I would have liked to have seen him with us for another season now he is fit again.

 

[backson]

They obviously see enough in Dickensen to take the option on his contract, maybe next season we'll see him a little more

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Stephen Ward earned a new contract and he will be missed. Keith Andrews might be hard to replace?

I think Ward will stay but we need to negotiate a transfer fee with Wolves first

 

[Seagull1989]

Agree with these. Think are all the right decisions. Shame PIGs last few games he wasnt up to scratch.

Gutted we cant sign ward permanently, he was mr conisistent for us and will be hard to replace. But we thought that after bridge didnt we.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Remaining squad, needs serious investment.

Goalkeepers

Casper Ankergren
Christian Walton

Full Backs

Inigo Calderon
Bruno
Adam Chicksen

Central Defenders

Gordon Greer
Lewis Dunk
Matthew Upson

Central Midfielders

Rohan Ince
Jake Forster-Caskey
Dale Stephens
Andrew Crofts

Wingers

Will Buckley
Kazenga LuaLua
Solly March

Strikers

Leonardo Ulloa
Craig Mackail-Smith

That list assumes Calderon, Bruno, Upson and Ankergren sign their new deals.

I hope we haven't offered peanuts.

 

[Curious Orange]

I think Ward will stay but we need to negotiate a transfer fee with Wolves first

I think Kenny Jackett has already said that he isn't interested in using the players that went out on loan in his Wolves squad for next season, so clearly there is a deal to be done there.

 

[solly]

Hoskins will be a miss and hopefully he wont come back to haunt us, but happy with the others

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Agree with these. Think are all the right decisions. Shame PIGs last few games he wasnt up to scratch.

Gutted we cant sign ward permanently, he was mr conisistent for us and will be hard to replace. But we thought that after bridge didnt we.

We can still sign Ward....

 

[Brian Fantana]

I know he must be on fairly high wages at Wolves, but I was under the distinct impression that there had been a bad falling out between Ward and the club? If that's correct, I can't see him slotting back into their squad.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Orlandi on his day was our most creative player. He just didn't have his day enough. Not surprised PIG has gone. He's had an iffy season on the one hand yet probably thinks he can have one more tilt at the Premier League on the other. As a few have said we can always go back for these players later as free agent if they have not been snapped up. This is what happened with Spanish Dave last season.

Re Ward he might go but not back to Wolves. Kenny Jackett isn't interested in the players offloaded. He's the player I'd be very carefully cultivating right now.

 

[Lawro's Lip]

I think many of those released would have been on higher wages than we want to pay in the future so it is pretty academic whether or not the new manager wanted to keep them

Or he could keep them, if they really want to stay, but on lower wages.

 

[marshy68]

So we are left with just flapagren in goal. Eeek

13 weeks till we play again......

 

[Clive Walker]

Stephen Ward is under contract to Wolves, not us. I don't know about Keith Andrews situation at Bolton... but I'd be quite happy to see him stay there.

Ward is on 20k+ a week with wolves paying 50% of that. I really cant see us being able to keep him.

 

[albionalex]

Pleased for Ankergen, often unfairly maligned, he had a good game when stepping in for kooshack recently, particularly highlighting how poor Kooshack was with the ball. Delighted
Brez gone though. Disappointed we've kept
Bruno. Agree with the rest.

This.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Thank goodness that kept the best guy with a 'Z' in his name.

 

[scooter1]

Disappointed for Hoskins but not really surprised. It may be that the club invites him back for pre-season, but as he's still living in a hotel with his young family in the midlands, I expect he'll find a L1 club closer to home.
KJ at Wolves has already said that Ward doesn't have a future under him, none of the players loaned out this season do apparently. Hopefully they'll release him and we can pick him up, but i'd expect they'll be looking for a fee as he's probably on a good wage..
As I mentioned on another thread, it looks like we're clearing the decks of some of GP's big earners. And if we can get a new manager in soon, who can then start doing business. We might be in decent shape in time for pre-season. And please, find out what the ****s wrong with Buckleys hamstrings, and resolve it!!