13 May 2019 15:08:15
These are the players on the Retained List:
Karim Ansarifard, Arvin Appiah, Gboly Ariyibi, Yohan Benalouane, Liam Bridcutt, Joao Carvalho, Matty Cash, Zach Clough, Jason Cummings, Tendayi Darikwa, Michael Dawson, Tobias Figueiredo, Lewis Grabban, Jorge Grant, Adlene Guedioura, Michael Hefele, Joe Lolley, Alex Milosevic, Daryl Murphy, Ben Osborn, Costel Pantilimon, Jack Robinson, Jordan Smith, Hillal Soudani, Luke Steele, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Apostolos Vellios, Tyler Walker, Ben Watson, Joe Worrall, Claudio Yacob, Ryan Yates.

So who will be sold, loaned or contract bought out?

1.) 13 May 2019
13 May 2019 16:26:20
If only it was easy to get rid of some of this lot!!

I reckon at least 12 surplus to requirements. All purchased by the previous two regimes and most have had zero impact on our squad or performance levels.

In respect of Dawson Murphy and Watson. Past their best, settle the remaining contracts.

Then try and sell loan or terminate:

Ariyibi,Bridcutt,Clough,Cummings,Grant,Hefele,Soudani,Tachtsidis,Vellios.

I reckon this is a generous assessment and shows the massive task MON has to contend with in order to trim back before he can add some quality.

2.) 13 May 2019
13 May 2019 21:12:40
Very big ask think the majority should have their contracts paid up seems to be the only way to get rid
. By keeping them and sending them on loan only keeps a lot of deadwood at the club which feels like a constant drain. It would be nice to feel the squad has been trimmed and everything can feel fresh again, for too many years we have had the added weight of overpaid either journey men or just no good players and it seems to drag us down.

3.) 13 May 2019
13 May 2019 23:38:01
Squads the size of ours with journeymen and poor quality are a symptom of constantly changing managers I am afraid!!!

4.) 13 May 2019
13 May 2019 23:49:05
Sell or terminate contract:

Steele, Dawson, Hefele, Watson, Bridcutt, Tachtidis, Clough, Murphy, Cummings, Vellios

Bring in:

GK, RB, CB, DM, W (x2), ST