Most liked posts in thread: Players out of contract in June 2023 including Retained List

I didnt realise Shaun Harvey was at Wrexham. I would have had him back here.

Anyone know when we might expect the Retained list?

 

Wednesday apparently.

 

That's not the same at all. Weak attempt to try and create an equivalence, and strengthen a weak argument.

 

I think the fact that a B team has never made it to the final answers that.

 

Precisely!

 

I had a look at the Crystal Palace blog,Banks scored a beauty it seems.

 

I couldn’t find anything either. Palace TV weren’t showing it!

 

Think it may be tomorrow Keefly. Hearing some or all already know.

 

Ridehalgh been offered a new contract. Very surprised at that one.

Thought we might have gone for something different to Gilliead too.

The only presumption then is that MH feels we are very close and not many changes required.

RETAINED LIST: 2022/23 | News | Bradford City (bradfordcityafc.com)

 

RETAINED LIST: 2022/23 | News | Bradford City (bradfordcityafc.com)

The following players have been offered new terms with the club:


- Alex Gilliead

- Andy Cook

- Bobby Pointon

- Dylan Youmbi

- Harvey Rowe

- Heath Richardson

- Liam Ridehalgh

The following players have not been offered new contracts ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, and will be released:

- Abo Eisa

- Adam Clayton

- Charlie Wood

- Cole Roberts

- Jack Wilson

- Kian Scales

- Oscar Threlkeld

- Yann Songo’o

 

Ridehalgh was the only surprise for me. Fairly obvious Gilly was going to be offered something, he's been a key man under Sparky. I think if Ridehalgh signs on, that's the end of Foulds but either way, one of them will be back up at a better LB we will bring in over the summer.

 

Maybe MH is thinking Ridehalgh & Foulds are good value for money. Can't imagine either are on big wages.
It would allow remaining funds to go into more attacking players.

 

Nobody has made him the scapegoat. I just thought at 32, we might have moved on to a younger player.

 

So the retained list is out. We have 18 players under contract:

Brad Halliday
Ciarán Kelly
Colin Doyle
Emmanuel Osadebe
Finn Cousin-Dawson
Harry Chapman
Harry Lewis
Jake Young
Jamie Walker
Luke Hendrie
Matt Derbyshire
Matty Foulds
Matty Platt
Richie Smallwood
Ryan East
Sam Stubbs
Timi Odusina
Vadaine Oliver

Offers have been made to Cook, Gillead and Ridehalgh.

I don't think Cook will sign but I reckon the other 2 will - personally I wouldn't have made offers to either.

So we already have a pretty full squad. It needs lots of work and looking at the list above, there are already several on the list who Hughes clearly doesn't rate. Throw into the mix some big spenders coming into the league next season and I think we're in for a very tough season tbh.

 

Spot on.

 

Possibly, I just never got the feeling either were what he was looking for in a LB. Especially with MH's comments after Foulds left about wanting a left back with a bit more going forward, neither really are that great at the attacking side of the role, I assumed he'd want a more mobile LB in the summer.

Of course, assuming Ridehalgh actually signs the new deal and isn't looking for a new challenge.

 

A good way to save a few quid and put the money to use elsewhere.

 

He's from the area. You'd be surprised if he wanted a new challenge at this stage of his career. Unless someone offered him a 2 year deal and we were only offering 1 year.