Which first team players' will be gone at season end?

[blueheeler1]

Here is my possible list which includes player choices as well as management choices:-
Nkoudou
Ward
Marney
Arfield
Mee
Heaton
Defour??

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Nkoudou does not count because he is only in on loan.

Deano sadly, because his time is up.

Arfield definitely.

Ward has signed a new contract.

Heaton, Mee and Defour are all under contract and only Mee is inspiring rumours that he is "unsettled".

Heaton will have to reconsider his position, because the way Pope is shaping at present, Tom is number two.

Defour has an agent who constantly agitates for an improved situation for his player, but Defour seems to have settled in under Dyche.

The Clarets are on the very cusp of European football, so I think players will be clamouring to arrive at Turf Moor, not leave!

[oldcolner]

Ones we are ptobably happy to lose
Legdzins
Walters
Wells
Tom Anderson
Arfield
Marney

I agree players may be happy to stay at a club near the top 6 and possibly in Europe but there are a few that out success has brought into the spotlight for other clubs paying twice our salary and Market Forces might dictate we sell - for loads of Wonga.
Mee
Tarks
Tom or Nick
Defour
Berg
Wood

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Bloody hell OC, that's pessimistic!

[oldcolner]

Bloody hell OC, that's pessimistic!

No just realistic. If someone offers a player 4 years on double their wages, they may well be interested whether they are Top 6 or not. I’m not expecting many such offers, but most of those named have had something recently on the jungle drums. Of course they would also have to tempt us to part as well.

There is also the chance someone takes a fancy to Sean. To a great extent we are at the mercy of market forces.

[afloatinclaret]

No just realistic. If someone offers a player 4 years on double their wages, they may well be interested whether they are Top 6 or not. I’m not expecting many such offers, but most of those named have had something recently on the jungle drums. Of course they would also have to tempt us to part as well.

There is also the chance someone takes a fancy to Sean. To a great extent we are at the mercy of market forces.

My understanding was that our salary scale's not as far out of line as it perhaps was last season, the difference being that we don't have any big-name/high-salaried 'stars' in the squad? I know the 'Big-6' - which I suppose must still include Arsenal even when we finish above them - have big enough cheque books to secure whomever they want, but as for the rest, can/will they be prepared to significantly increase their current salaries? There's some very promising players in the Burnley squad, but hardly big-name superstars for whom the other clubs'll pull out the stops to get, in addition to theire current base salaries, I'd presume that the Burnley squad will all be pocketing some substantial and well earned performance/results based bonuses come the season's end too, so their overall earnings might not be looking too shabby as it is.

Similarly, my understanding is that now SD's finally on a long-term contract, he's (excluding the big-6) probably one of the better paid Managers already, almost certainly enjoys more freedom/decision-making power than most of the others and without doubt has the safest manager's job in the EPL; even if we were to get relegated next season, I couldn't see the club sacking him, how many EPL managers enjoy that sort of job security? My only concern with regard to SD is whether Arsenal might be interested, particularly if we push them down to 7th

[sinkov]

I really can't see many, if any, of our established first team players wanting to leave at the end of the season. Tom might not be happy with the situation, Defour's agent might feel he's due some commission and try to engineer a move, and a top six club might move for Tarkovsky. As for the rest of them, where are they going to move to, we'll finish at least 7th and most likely be in Europe, no top six club will be coming in for them, so the only way for them if they want to leave is down, and why would they want to do that ?

Of course there may be one or two that Sean wants to ship out, that he thinks he can improve on, but there's no way of knowing who they might be.

[oldcolner]

Rangers want Scotty
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...t-Arfield.html

[lancaster100]

Here is my possible list which includes player choices as well as management choices:-
Nkoudou
Ward
Marney
Arfield
Mee
Heaton
Defour??

For what it is worth my opinion of leavers is

Nkoudou - not good enough, just looks out of class
Hendrick - seems to have lost all confidence (if he can get back to early in season then would keep)
Bardsley - oldish and down the pecking order (did fairly well when he came in but age is against him)
Walters - also oldish and down the pecking order (not playing enough)
Wells - down pecking order and does not make an impact when coming on pitch (keep as bench man)
Marney - oldish and down pecking order (like this man gives 100 but age against him)
Arfield - looks like he is off to Rangers (works really hard gives 100 every time)
Legzdins - not in the frame at all (strange signing in first place)
O'Neill - not good enough (young enough and gives his all but not quite good enough)
Lennon - bit of an enigma, not enough impact in a game
Lindersgaard (never featured)
Heaton looks like being a no.2 he may have to go but hope not he is class.

The loss of such players need to be replaced by better to put pressure on the remainers