Contract expiry

[The_Gun]

It would’ve been a bizarre decision not to renew Conway’s contract, but good to have it confirmed.

Looks like SS is rightly trying to temper expectations with regards to Max next season. If he shows himself good enough to even be a back-up that should be viewed as a massive win. To be honest, given the decimation of our academy in recent years, to produce a decent L2 player is already a big success.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Released/retained day. Always a busy time for your faithful scribe.

FIRST TEAM
Released: Ricardo Almeida Santos, Nathan Baxter, Joel Coleman, Gethin Jones
Returned: Kion Etete, Jay Matete, Alex Murphy
Contract extended: Max Conway, Sonny Sharples-Ahmed
Contract extension offered: Luke Hutchinson

B TEAM
Released: Ben Andreucci, Trevon Bryan, Harrison Fleury, Noah Halford, Ellis Litherland-Riding, Luke Matheson, Joseph Toole, Yestin Shakespear, James Westwood
Extension exercised: Jack Dallimore, Sean Hogan

SCHOLARS
Released: George Barlow
Offered professional contract: Jamie Grayson, Harley Irwin, Daeshon Lawrence, Harry Leigh, Conor Lewis, Emile Oliver, Harrison Rice

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JUNE 2026
Luke Southwood (6/12/97) - club has +1yr option
Will Forrester (29/06/01)
George Johnston (1/9/98)
Josh Dacres-Cogley (12/3/96)
Jordi Osei-Tutu (2/10/98)
Kyle Dempsey (17/9/95)
Carlos Mendes Gomes (14/11/98)
Victor Adeboyejo (12/1/98)
Dan Nlundulu (5/2/99)

JUNE 2027
Eoin Toal (15/2/99)
Chris Forino (26/04/00)
Josh Sheehan (30/3/95)
George Thomason (12/1/01)
Aaron Morley (27/2/00)
Szabolcs Schön (27/9/00) - club has +1yr option
Aaron Collins (27/5/97)
Klaidi Lolos (6/10/00)
John McAtee (23/7/99)

JUNE 2028
Joel Randall (29/10/99)


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B-team & young pros, in descending age order:
Luke Hutchinson (1/9/02) - offered new contract summer 2025
Max Conway (5/9/03) contracted to 2026 presumably
**Dubem Eze (8/3/05) contracted to 2026+1
**Sonny Sharples-Ahmed (23/3/05) contracted to 2026 presumably
**Ajay Weston (20/6/05) contracted to 2026
**Sam Inwood (17/9/05) contracted to 2026
***Mark Isong (26/1/06) contracted to 2026
***Jack Dallimore (3/1/06) - turned pro 2024, contract extended 2025, probably 2026
***Sean Hogan (1/2/06) - turned pro 2024, contract extended 2025, probably 2026
***David Abimbola (17/2/06) – signed first-year pro contract by summer 2025
***Harry Leigh (19/9/06) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
***Emile Oliver (1/11/06) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
****Conor Lewis (10/1/07) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
****Daeshon Lawrence (31/1/07) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
****Jamie Grayson (13/2/07) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
****Harley Irwin (9/4/07) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025
****Oliver Smith (21/4/07) – signed first-year pro contract by summer 2025
****Harrison Rice (18/4/07) – offered first-year pro contract summer 2025

*Stars indicate underage players; number of stars indicates number of seasons (including 2025/26) they will remain underage, assuming EFL age rules don't change. So for season 2025/26 an Under 21 Player is someone born on or after 1 January 2004 – so Hutchinson and Conway are overage, but Sonny Sharples-Ahmed and his yeargroup have two more including the 2025/26 season.

[The_Gun]

Thanks as ever, DSB. It’s quite surprising that one of these big football data sites doesn’t allow you to view all squads in this format.

Anyway, I wonder if it’s a certainty that all scholars we’ve offered contracts to end up signing them? They’re clearly a relatively talented bunch, so I wouldn’t be surprised if other clubs are sniffing around.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Thanks as ever, DSB. It’s quite surprising that one of these big football data sites doesn’t allow you to view all squads in this format.

Anyway, I wonder if it’s a certainty that all scholars we’ve offered contracts to end up signing them? They’re clearly a relatively talented bunch, so I wouldn’t be surprised if other clubs are sniffing around.

You're welcome - I do it to keep my head clear, but may as well share the spoils.

As for the kids they've clearly enjoyed themselves and can see a first-team pathway, but yeah - they may be spirited away. We lost a Frimpong earlier this season.

[Harry Genshaw]

Speaking of kids; I see Regan Riley was released by Radcliffe Borough yesterday. There's such a fine line, and a lot of luck, between those that carve a career in football for themselves and those who fall by the wayside.