Good performance and result for us to end a horrible season.

Work already well underway for next season so I guess that is a (rare) positive for us. I would expect a retained list out in the not too distant future and the only out of contract player I would keep is Humphrys, providing his wage is within our means.

I?ve said it for months but it will be a huge summer for us and I?d expect plenty of change throughout the squad. For a start, it is clear Hourihane will be playing a back 4 next season (finally we get rid of wing backs!) so that will definitely require a fair bit in change of personnel. Then there?s the players who will have other clubs sniffing around. I would expect plenty of attention for DKD, Phillips, Connell and Russell. I think the first 2 will end up leaving for a championship side but hopefully the latter 2 stay.

I don?t trust the owners and Mladen to bring in any of the players that we need (only need to look at previous transfer windows for evidence) but hopefully Hourihane will have a lot of say and use his connections in the game. I wonder if Villa have got any good full backs or strikers they can let us have?.