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You don't watch enough City if you would keep all three of Gibson, Andersin and Devine Simon.

 

Bit surprised at you there Broncs. Always had you down as one City fan who could think beyond the end of Midland Road when it comes to signing players. There are too many on here who constantly hark back to old players who have moved on and usually for good reason, no longer thought to be able to be what we wanted as a club, right or wrong.
Taking the ones you mention, Doyle failed to hold down a spot with a relegated SPL Club in a league of average if you take the top two out. Billy is a great guy who I personally like but he clearly failed to convince at Plymouth in his short time there and if we are to get promotion we need better in my view. Fordy says he has been offered a new contract at Grimsby, I haven't seen that but they are very much mid to lower table and as I say we need better.
T MC failed to hold a spot at Oxford and Scunny and the last I heard he was helping coaching at Boro so hasn't played for over a year probably. His time at our level is up in my view.
We need to aim higher and as Holloway says he is being bombarded with players on offer, the same will apply to most clubs including us and the market dictates we can get better for less, it has to, the industry is on its' backside.

 

You would have kept Gibson, Anderson and Devine, have you been on the lash all day mate?

 

I seen Anderson at Oxford away.

Changed is boots twice and was still bab. He should have changed is feet and legs

 

His assessment of the squad might be right, no need for the other comments. T#sser

 

You’ve never seen City if you think Devine, Anderson and Gibson were worth keeping. You’ll be telling me Guthrie looks interested and like a goal machine and Akpan and Riley have been good value for money next.

 

Why you shocked about Reeves he was injured for 2 years!

McCartan was a waste of money for 250k

Look, I would say it's the right call for all of them. We don't know when or if next season will happen. This is cost cutting.

 

The club pissed money away again this season, but it was a lopsided squad with some Rahic shite lingering like bad smells. I would imagine Riley, Reeves, Akpan, AOC, McCartan, Donaldson and Vaughan took somewhere close to a million of that £2.8m. Chuck in Anderson, Devine, Patrick, Tyrell, Taylor and the injured Cooke and Devitt and you’ve half your wage bill doing the square root of nothing

 

Non will be missed, but best of luck to them all.

 

No surprises. O'Donnell probably the only one I would have been tempted to offer a new contract to too.

Main concern now is McCall has no room for manouvre to bring in a couple of his own choice of strikers.

At least he has been able to rip up the shambolic midfield and start again.

 

Don’t really get the dislike for Vaughan from some
On here! He somehow managed 11 goals in team that didn’t attack! The only reason he left at the time was because of bowyer! You ll do well to find a better out of contract striker at this level. Mccall will get him firing am sure!

 

bet he gets some abuse for that especially as his club are almost bust and he doesn’t even know if he owns it

 

@Park bantam would've kept them all. In his eyes we were great last season and all the players did well.

He has just text me to say he's driving around Barnard Castle.

 

What ever the reason I am glad he is staying the season started going down hill after his injury and whilst he missed a few his presence and experience made space for other

 

Spot on this.

Too many people just not thinking about the market and having McCall as this weak manager who will just pick players he knows.

TMC is just not the player you would want now. You need you full backs to be like Wood, quick and can cross a ball. TMC isn't quick and is finished in professional football as a player.

Clarke is in discussions with Grimsby as they have an option with them.
https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/grimsby-town-retained-list-released-4153841
However, again I feel they're better players in the market then Clarke.

Plenty of players getting released and the loan market will be different next season. No need for anyone to look back.

 

They all did good jobs for us in their time but they are all well past their prime now and there will be lots of really good footballers looking for clubs let’s just hope we pick the right ones. And I think the early birds will get the juicier worms

 

Lee Catermole been released.He could do a job in midfield.We havent had an aggresive midfielder for years