Contracts + Deadwood

[Zatara]

We have 11 players who are far behind the rest of the squad in quality. This is perhaps unfair on Oviedo who will likely be given another season while Garbutt is on loan and Robles who will be kept as backup keeper.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Pienaar and Kone will be out of contract in 12 months time.

Howard/Barry/McGeady/Naismith are each on 2year+ contracts.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Barry would not need replacing as we have plenty of centre mids and several right backs coming through in the next 12 months.

Pienaar/McGeady would need to be replaced by at least 1 left midfielder/winger (Henen?) Kone/Naismith would need to be replaced by a forward and Howard by a keeper.

Is it fair to say we could 'get by' with 3 players in and 9 players out?

Is Martinez planning to keep them all until their contracts expire and gradually replace them over the next 3 seasons or will we see one or two out this summer so the outgoings are not all going to happen in 1 and 2 seasons time?

Its usually not a good move to move out a lot of players in one go and can cost a lot of money as any quality replacements are not cheap but surely Martinez must make this a priority?

 

[sageyefc]

None of us are the manager so how should we know. Just wait and see stop stressing

 

[leevansleep]

Warning you will get bored in this thread
Warning you will get bored in this thread

 

[Boss_Blue]

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Warning you will get bored in this thread

Correct.

I now have dead wood.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

We have 11 players who are far behind the rest of the squad in quality. This is perhaps unfair on Oviedo who will likely be given another season while Garbutt is on loan and Robles who will be kept as backup keeper.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Pienaar and Kone will be out of contract in 12 months time.

Howard/Barry/McGeady/Naismith are each on 2year+ contracts.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Barry would not need replacing as we have plenty of centre mids and several right backs coming through in the next 12 months.

Pienaar/McGeady would need to be replaced by at least 1 left midfielder/winger (Henen?) Kone/Naismith would need to be replaced by a forward and Howard by a keeper.

Is it fair to say we could 'get by' with 3 players in and 9 players out?

Is Martinez planning to keep them all until their contracts expire and gradually replace them over the next 3 seasons or will we see one or two out this summer so the outgoings are not all going to happen in 1 and 2 seasons time?

Its usually not a good move to move out a lot of players in one go and can cost a lot of money as any quality replacements are not cheap but surely Martinez must make this a priority?

If only there were another 100 threads where this has been talked to death and agreed upon.​

 

[when i score we riot]

Hey, we still have Francisco junior.

 

[Ihaters]

Naismith is a good player

 

[Dithering Dougie]

This thread will end up a clusterfeck of awful quoting but ultimately offer nothing productive.

 

[madkiwi]

I agree

This thread will end up a clusterfeck of awful quoting but ultimately offer nothing productive.

 

[sageyefc]

Naismith is a good player

No

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

source some jarg shirts or somethin rather than go over this again and again, the summer is as repetitive as the schedule on Dave.

 

[Eggs]

...much will depend on their performance and fitness this season but Pienaar and Osman might well be offered another 12 months. I'd be surprised if contracts are not extended for the likes of Gibson and Naismith.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

@Zatara - i reckon the young lads offer more, what about you?

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

......

 

[Ihaters]

No

Yep