Barnsley FC can announce their retained list for the 2025/26 campaign.

[Shadrack the Red]

No need to try and out bid any club for a player, just scout the leagues and go for the players who you think can do a decent job at the level we are playing, watch them , talk to them , do research and due diligence and continue to develop our own , use the loan system to bring in better quality players we could not afford to buy but would improve us , for example Harvey Barnes ( and there are many more ) etc. Regarding retained list , I got as far as you saying that Earl is one of the best defenders in the league and realised it was pointless debating , Earl is to defending what Putin is to world peace , my wife is quicker then him and she is 71 and had a knee replacement plus she is likely to make less mistakes , also there is no need for any of the wing backs , we need full backs who can defend and I expect to see Bland develop into a very useful midfield player.