Ten to Twelve Players

[Armchair Wanderer]

So, who are these 10 or twelve out of contact at the end of the season? Is this right...?

1. Jussi
2. Cahill
3. Ricketts
4. Steinsson
5. Sean Davis
6. Petrov
7. Klasnic
8. Blake
9. Gardner
10. Kevin Davies - I think he signed a one year extension in the summer, or was it two?
11. Alonso - he had a 2 year contract I think
12. LCY - unless he signed an extension
13. Knight
14. Robbo

Cahill's moving in Jan and Blake won't be here next season, so that's 12.

Senior players who aren't out of contract in the Summer...

Bogdan
Riley (presumably)
Wheater
Mears
Muamba
Reo Coker
Mark Davies
Holden
Pratley
Eagles
Ngog

At least that's 11 players we'll have next season, plenty of centre mids. Of those 11, only Eagles and NRC is fairly certain to start for us at the moment if fit. You could say there are more players we need to perform week-in week-out in the first list. The second list isn't that scary really if we get another CB in January.

[Tals-biggest-fan]

Heres how I reacon it'll be with the signing/unsigning

1. Jussi - Will Want to sign but we'll end up as the #2
2. Cahill - Gone in the coming window
3. Ricketts - Will Sign
4. Steinsson - will sign
5. Sean Davis - we'll let go if he doesn't impress if he returns this season
6. Petrov - will sign because nobody else wants him
7. Klasnic - hopefully will sign
8. Blake - he'll be gone
9. Gardner - he'll sign
10. Kevin Davies - Retire and become manager?
11. Alonso - will sign
12. LCY - will hopefully sign
13. Knight - Will sign, hopefully won't become the #1 choice centre back
14. Robbo - will sign and hopefully become a cover left back!

[BWFC_Insane]

God its a sorry group out of contract.

Out of those lot, Jussi, LCY and Klasnic and possibly Ricketts are the only ones I'd bother with. (Apart from Cahill obviously but he's gone anyways)

The rest, can do one....

Also I suspect very few of them will be actually offered contracts....

[boltonboris]

So, IF we don't go down this season (which we probably will), we'll DEFINITELY go down next season.

[BWFC_Insane]

So, IF we don't go down this season (which we probably will), we'll DEFINITELY go down next season.

Nope, Coyle will "be able to do a lot with the money saved" just like he did with Elmander's wages we saved......

[CrazyHorse]

So, IF we don't go down this season (which we probably will), we'll DEFINITELY go down next season.

Or secret option three....
We definitely go down this season and probably go down next season too.

[thebish]

So, IF we don't go down this season (which we probably will), we'll DEFINITELY go down next season.

Or secret option three....
We definitely go down this season and probably go down next season too.

ooh! good call!

[officer_dibble]

Chungys got another year after this I think though you can bet your life he'll be sold for peanuts next summer.

[Lord Kangana]

So, IF we don't go down this season (which we probably will), we'll DEFINITELY go down next season.

Nope, Coyle will "be able to do a lot with the money saved" just like he did with Elmander's wages we saved......

I don't know whether you're familiar with the concept of saving money, but it generally implies that its money you aren't spending. Generally. In the main. On this planet. Most of the time.

[officer_dibble]

The ones that will be interesting will be jussi and kev Davies...we surely won't be offering them deals on the wedge they are on now? Both would be ok in the championship I'd hope, though not sure about Davies given his rapid decline.

[Lord Kangana]

Theres plenty on that list who wouldn't have been offered a new contract if we were in the European places anyway.

Interestingly enough, the former list is full of older players, who will be on larger wage packets. The second list seems to be comprised mostly of younger players. There are obviously some exceptions that prove the rul, but whats the average age of the two lists? My gut instinct is that the second is lower than the first.

[officer_dibble]

Do the math!

[Lord Kangana]

No.

[Peter Thompson]

The ones that will be interesting will be jussi and kev Davies...we surely won't be offering them deals on the wedge they are on now? Both would be ok in the championship I'd hope, though not sure about Davies given his rapid decline.

No - fcuk them both off, they've had their day - both nowhere near as good as they were, bring in a new decent No1 keeper in the summer

[Worthy4England]

Do the math!

Maths

[officer_dibble]

someone do it then?

[The Axman]

someone do it then?

I've missed something here. What maths we talking about - I'll do it if you tell me what I'm doing.

[Armchair Wanderer]

At least we're not being pessimistic when we're figuring out who should do a math.

[Verbal]

do a math?!?

get out.

[Armchair Wanderer]

do a math?!?

get out.

OD is right, LCY has an extra year according to wiki.
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That makes it that the first lot are all 30 or over apart from Alonso. Second lot are all under 30!