Retained lists and released players

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Walsall

The following players remain in contract for the 23/24 season:
Jamille Matt
Ronan Maher
Joe Riley
Isaac Hutchinson
Tom Knowles
Liam Got don
Brandon Comley
Oisin McEntee
Donervon Daniels
Owen Evans
Rollin Menayese

The following players will not be offered a new contract when their current deal expires. The club wishes to thank those players and wish them all the best for the future.
Liam Kinsella
Conor Wilkinson
Andy Williams
Jacob Maddox
Peter Clarke
Timmy Abraham
Joss Labadie
Manny Months
Hayden White
Sam Perry
Jonas Mukuna

In particular we would like to place on record a special thanks to Liam Kinsella, who has been at the club since he was eight years old and progressed through our Academy before going on to play 253 times in the first team. Liam will remain one of our favourite sons and will always be welcome at Walsall Football Club.

The club have offered a new contract to Joe Foulkes, who has completed a successful season-long loan at Kidderminster Harriers which culminated in their promotion to the National League. Jack Earing has also been offered a new short-term deal as he continues his rehabilitation from injury.

Talks are ongoing with Taylor Allen whilst second year Scholar, Marvellous Onabirekhanlen, has been offered a first professional contract.

Douglas James-Taylor, Mat Stevens, Robbie Willmott, Yann Songo’o, Joe Low and Jackson Smith have all now formally returned to their parent clubs after loan spells at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.

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Bristol Rovers

The following loans have now concluded and these players will return to their parent clubs:
Ellery Balcombe, Lamare Bogarde, Josh Coburn, Lewis Gibson, Jarell Quansah.

The following players are still under contract for next season:
James Belshaw, Trevor Clarke, Aaron Collins, James Connolly, Antony Evans, Sam Finley, Lewis Gordon, James Gibbons, Luca Hoole, Jerry Lawrence, Ryan Loft, John Marquis, Luke McCormick, Jordan Rossiter, Scott Sinclair, Jed Ward.

The following players have been made new contract offers:
Josh Grant, Harvey Greenslade, Ryan Jones, Grant Ward.

Anssi Jaakkola has been offered the position of permanent goalkeeping coach.

Following his retirement, Glenn Whelan will transition into full-time first-team coach after a season as player-coach.

The following players have not been given new contract offers and will be free to seek new opportunities over the summer:
Harry Anderson, Paul Coutts, Calum Macdonald.

The following players will sadly be retiring from playing professional football upon the conclusion of their contracts:
Nick Anderton, Alex Rodman.