Schu me the way to Amarillo - Summer 2025 Transfer Thread

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Out of contract, offered new contract: Jordan Houghton, Mustapha Bundu, Jack Matthews.

Which reminds me: I need to order some cakes for a party

very good

Workmate's birthday today, he left the cake adjoining my desk, might have had three slices

[TonyDomingos]

Out of contract, offered new contract: Jordan Houghton, Mustapha Bundu, Jack Matthews.

Which reminds me: I need to order some cakes for a party

very good

Workmate's birthday today, he left the cake adjoining my desk, might have had three slices

Small slices, I'm sure.

[Worthy4England]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

Arfield - 1.75
Lolos - 3.28
Joel Randall - 3.34
Santos - 3.37
Vic - 3.43
Gethin - 3.65
Randall Williams - 3.84
CMG - 3.85
Murphy - 3.87
Baxter - 4.62
McAtee - 4.64
Dion - 4.67
Matete - 4.69
Demps - 5.24
George Johnston - 5.29
Thommo - 5.29
Toal - 5.59
Osei-Tutu - 5.61
Southwood - 5.70
Sheehan - 5.71
Schon - 5.79
JDC - 5.83
Player of the Year - Aaron Collins - 6.14
Forino - 6.33
Players Player of the Year - Morley - 6.69
Forrester - 6.73

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

The fact the players voted for one of their number who wasn't with them for half the season suggests they sorta know...

[BWFC_Insane]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

Arfield - 1.75
Lolos - 3.28
Joel Randall - 3.34
Santos - 3.37
Vic - 3.43
Gethin - 3.65
Randall Williams - 3.84
CMG - 3.85
Murphy - 3.87
Baxter - 4.62
McAtee - 4.64
Dion - 4.67
Matete - 4.69
Demps - 5.24
George Johnston - 5.29
Thommo - 5.29
Toal - 5.59
Osei-Tutu - 5.61
Southwood - 5.70
Sheehan - 5.71
Schon - 5.79
JDC - 5.83
Player of the Year - Aaron Collins - 6.14
Forino - 6.33
Players Player of the Year - Morley - 6.69
Forrester - 6.73

Good lord. I think the scores are entirely fair and in some cases very generous. But if you can’t score a 7 you probably as you say need to reflect very hard. If you are below a 5 and have played more than 10 league games you should be looking immediately for alternative employment.

[Worthy4England]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

The fact the players voted for one of their number who wasn't with them for half the season suggests they sorta know...

They've looked in it enough times this season - what were they doing fixing their hair gel?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

The fact the players voted for one of their number who wasn't with them for half the season suggests they sorta know...

They've looked in it enough times this season - what were they doing fixing their hair gel?

Aye, I suspect some footballers should spend *less* time looking in a mirror...

Good lord. I think the scores are entirely fair and in some cases very generous. But if you can’t score a 7 you probably as you say need to reflect very hard. If you are below a 5 and have played more than 10 league games you should be looking immediately for alternative employment.

7 out of 10 over a full season would be a very good score. 7 out of 10 over a full season over a full support base would be a miracle... but let's see this time next year, if we've had a better time of it. But yeah, if you've got below 5, you need to wonder why.

[BWFC_Insane]

Might be worth recanting the BEN scores out of 10 for our luvvies, this season - as voted by the fans. Shocking 2nd top, Players player of the season and he only played half of it for us! When the rest are "reflecting and looking in the mirror," they might want to use one with these scored stuck to it...

The fact the players voted for one of their number who wasn't with them for half the season suggests they sorta know...

They've looked in it enough times this season - what were they doing fixing their hair gel?

Aye, I suspect some footballers should spend *less* time looking in a mirror...

Good lord. I think the scores are entirely fair and in some cases very generous. But if you can’t score a 7 you probably as you say need to reflect very hard. If you are below a 5 and have played more than 10 league games you should be looking immediately for alternative employment.

7 out of 10 over a full season would be a very good score. 7 out of 10 over a full season over a full support base would be a miracle... but let's see this time next year, if we've had a better time of it. But yeah, if you've got below 5, you need to wonder why.

7 out of 10 as an average across support shouldn’t be hard - it really should not. Not for everyone but I mean nobody managed it. It’s pretty damning of how the support base view these players. It’s more than just a disappointing season I suspect that people generally have had enough of most of these. They have a big repair job on. No good turning up and offering more of the same. We need to see them come back and show fight. Not just sometimes - but every game.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Have you *met* our fanbase? Some of them are pathologically complainy… not like our little ray of sunshine!

[BWFC_Insane]

Have you *met* our fanbase? Some of them are pathologically complainy… not like our little ray of sunshine!

Just honest!

[Prufrock]

If Morley isn't making a 7 after a good year including part of it away so people can complain, I'm not sure anyone is in a season like this.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

CAMBRIDGE
Players released: Jack Stevens, Louis Chadwick, Danny Andrew, Paul Digby, George Thomas, Jubril Okedina, Jordan Cousins, Ben Stevenson, Dan Barton, Brandon Njoku, Amaru Kaunda, Marko Marosi, Scott Malone, Gary Gardner
Loan players returning to parent club:Nathan Bishop, Dan Nlundulu, Taylor Richards, Esapa Osong, Josh Stokes, Dom Ballard, Manny Longelo
Offered contracts: Liam Bennett, Michael Morrison, Sullay Kaikai

[TonyDomingos]

CAMBRIDGE
Players released: Jack Stevens, Louis Chadwick, Danny Andrew, Paul Digby, George Thomas, Jubril Okedina, Jordan Cousins, Ben Stevenson, Dan Barton, Brandon Njoku, Amaru Kaunda, Marko Marosi, Scott Malone, Gary Gardner
Loan players returning to parent club:Nathan Bishop, Dan Nlundulu, Taylor Richards, Esapa Osong, Josh Stokes, Dom Ballard, Manny Longelo
Offered contracts: Liam Bennett, Michael Morrison, Sullay Kaikai

Cambridge can't have a massive squad, so that list must include a couple of ball boys and the fella in the tea hut?

[irie Cee Bee]

CAMBRIDGE
Players released: Jack Stevens, Louis Chadwick, Danny Andrew, Paul Digby, George Thomas, Jubril Okedina, Jordan Cousins, Ben Stevenson, Dan Barton, Brandon Njoku, Amaru Kaunda, Marko Marosi, Scott Malone, Gary Gardner
Loan players returning to parent club:Nathan Bishop, Dan Nlundulu, Taylor Richards, Esapa Osong, Josh Stokes, Dom Ballard, Manny Longelo
Offered contracts: Liam Bennett, Michael Morrison, Sullay Kaikai

This looks like the entire squad released... except Kachunga. Wonder who will be willing to take Dan next.

[Prufrock]

Gary Gardner is only 32?! Wtf is time?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Cambridge can't have a massive squad, so that list must include a couple of ball boys and the fella in the tea hut?

This looks like the entire squad released... except Kachunga. Wonder who will be willing to take Dan next.

Sometimes the lists include kids, and sometimes I can’t be arsed to filter them out. But as you ask:

11 players are under contract for 2025/26, including Elias Kachunga, who triggered an additional year on his deal last season, via an appearance-related clause.

The other remaining under-contract players are as follows: Kell Watts, James Brophy, Korey Smith, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Ryan Loft, Shayne Lavery, Mamadou Jobe, James Gibbons, Glenn McConnell and George Hoddle.

George Hoddle is a second cousin of Glenn.

[The_Gun]

PLYMOUTH, then.
Released: Ben Waine, Saxon Earley, Will Jenkins Davies, Josh Bernard.
Loan expired: Michael Obafemi, Darko Gyabi, Nikola Katic, Muhamed Tijani, Tymoteusz Puchacz.
Out of contract, offered new contract: Jordan Houghton, Mustapha Bundu, Jack Matthews.

Shame about Houghton. Of course we could counter-offer, but he seems settled. We move on...

Reading through the Plymouth forum, I'm not sure Houghton is the profile of player we need in the centre of the park. The consenus from their fans seems to be that he's not good enough for the Championship, and most don't think he'd even start for them at L1 level. They're also describing him as not being athletic or dynamic, so if accurate, it'd be a pass from me.

[Worthy4England]

PLYMOUTH, then.
Released: Ben Waine, Saxon Earley, Will Jenkins Davies, Josh Bernard.
Loan expired: Michael Obafemi, Darko Gyabi, Nikola Katic, Muhamed Tijani, Tymoteusz Puchacz.
Out of contract, offered new contract: Jordan Houghton, Mustapha Bundu, Jack Matthews.

Shame about Houghton. Of course we could counter-offer, but he seems settled. We move on...

Reading through the Plymouth forum, I'm not sure Houghton is the profile of player we need in the centre of the park. The consenus from their fans seems to be that he's not good enough for the Championship, and most don't think he'd even start for them at L1 level. They're also describing him as not being athletic or dynamic, so if accurate, it'd be a pass from me.

Same sort of thing we heard about Randall on the Posh forums. They had it pretty accurate, paraphrasing "wouldn't want him in a scrap." Yet here he is.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I've read much more positive reports on Houghton, but it matters little if he's staying there. We move on.

[The_Gun]

I've read much more positive reports on Houghton, but it matters little if he's staying there. We move on.

Well yon Pilgrims don’t think it’s guaranteed he actually signs the contract, so he may still be in play.