Retained List Now On O/S

[Elite_Pie]

They probably offered him a new contract and he said get stuffed.. And Quite rightly so..

In your world, I suppose our loss will be Barcelona's gain.

[jackal2]

In your world, I suppose our loss will be Barcelona's gain.

Swap deal? Marc-Andre Ter Stegen spotted in the Meadow Lane car park?

[tarquinbeech]

They probably offered him a new contract and he said get stuffed.. And Quite rightly so..

I assume you mean Forte was offered a contract?.....and said "sod off, I'm not sitting on the bench again all season"

I would be extremely surprised if they offered Collin a new contract....I've seen tortoises catch and distribute the ball faster.....Collin is the only guy that can turn a 90 minute game into 60 minutes of action...single-handedly.....I once fell asleep just before he caught the ball, woke up, and he was still thinking about what to do with it......even the ref had time to race to the changing-rooms and book an 18-30 holiday....seriously

[durhampie]

In your world, I suppose our loss will be Barcelona's gain.

Tw*t

[Elite_Pie]

Tw*t

Come on durham, I know you have the brain of a slug, but surely you can do better than that if you really put your mind to it. Try and compose a two word insult next time, even if the second word is 'off'. Once you've mastered that we'll try and progress to a full sentence.

[Woodsetts_Pie]

The retained list - and potential changes therefore for next season bode well, and are in my opinion well thought out. KN has taken bold steps here in saying Alan Smith has no part to play beyond this last year (fans have been saying that week in week out), that Adam Collin is too slow - irrespective of whether he was coached to play that way it p*ssed people off big style, so good decision there.

More pace is definitely needed up front next season. Most other teams seem to produce an unknown from within, whether we eventually do that is a different question, so it looks like another season of buying out way out (or attempting to).

With the 11 full timers listed below going, I thought I'd try to arrange them into a 4-4-2. Then I asked myself the question, would I be enthused about this 11 taking the field on a Saturday afternoon. The answer is no I wouldn't, (with the possible exception of Shola on a good day). The decision to release this particular group is therefore justified imo.

Adam Collin
Nicky Hunt Mike Edwards Rob Milsom Carl Dickinson
Elliot Hodge Alan Smith Curtis Thompson Callum Saunders
Shola Ameobi Jonathan Forte

[DelroyFacey22]

I assume you mean Forte was offered a contract?.....and said "sod off, I'm not sitting on the bench again all season"

I would be extremely surprised if they offered Collin a new contract....I've seen tortoises catch and distribute the ball faster.....Collin is the only guy that can turn a 90 minute game into 60 minutes of action...single-handedly.....I once fell asleep just before he caught the ball, woke up, and he was still thinking about what to do with it......even the ref had time to race to the changing-rooms and book an 18-30 holiday....seriously

Fitzsimons was exactly the same... They slow the game down BECAUSE THEY ARE TOLD TO... Genuinely amazed people still don't seem to understand that.

[Pies4u]

No real complaints about the released list - pity about Forte but he only shone due to the dearth of agile, mobile alternatives really,

The tragedy is having to suffer the likes of Hawkridge and Noble, who are both glorifued pub players, again. Hopefully, they will never get close to a first team shirt again.

If we are relying on Stead then we need some pace and genuine aerial/physical presence to compensate for him having neither. Someone who can stand up more often than he falls over & actually gets into the opposition box more than twice a game (set pieces apart) might help too. (how a bloke of his height can be so cr@p in aerial challenges is mystifying. If he won 10 all season it would be a miracle).

[LaughingMagpie]

If we are relying on Stead

Please God no!

He should be encouraged to explore opportunities in the USA. We need younger players up front

[Airborn Pie]

I don't know why we'd keep him tbh, good honest pro but he's had his day.