Contract expiry

[BWFC_Insane]

All of them are dependent on promotion. Sheehan looking for his last decent contract and he's the one most likely to get a decent wedge at this moment.

Could see him moving closer to home and any one of Bristol City, Cardiff, or Swansea could double his current wage and probably would

I really don’t see it. Championship is a physical step up and Sheehan struggles down here. You’d need to accommodate him in the same way Wednesday used to accommodate Bannan but Sheehan isn’t nearly as good especially in key attacking areas.

I could see a manager the level up think (misguidedly) they could fix the parts of Santos’ game that mean he’s not played higher than this before. They probably could have 5 years ago if the right one got a hold of him. Cos that’s all mentality and attitude. Physically he’s more than there.

[officer_dibble]

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/2 ... -new-deal/

Two years for Josh, how wrong I was!

[Harry Genshaw]

Good move by the club. His international career is picking up now, if, as expected, we stay down this season, then we've a saleable asset in the summer.

[dave the minion]

Aye - does it also go a little way to dispel the rumours that the players are not playing for or supportive of the manager?

[boltonboris]

Great news on Sheehan!! great boost for tomorrow

[boltonboris]

Aye - does it also go a little way to dispel the rumours that the players are not playing for or supportive of the manager?

The fact that he still has the support of the players, is probably the reason he still has a job. Whenever a manager has a bad spell you get fans making up "lost the dressing room" bollocks

[officer_dibble]

I’m genuinely surprised he’s signed. So that bodes well for what’s going on behind the scenes. On the face of it we are not going up and he may well have a new manager within the next 6 months, so he’s obviously happy at the club.

[knobpolisher]

I’m genuinely surprised he’s signed. So that bodes well for what’s going on behind the scenes. On the face of it we are not going up and he may well have a new manager within the next 6 months, so he’s obviously happy at the club.

Let's hope the players have more faith than some so called supporters

[officer_dibble]

I’m genuinely surprised he’s signed. So that bodes well for what’s going on behind the scenes. On the face of it we are not going up and he may well have a new manager within the next 6 months, so he’s obviously happy at the club.

Let's hope the players have more faith than some so called supporters

Meh
Maybe they should play better then

[Worthy4England]

Great news on Sheehan!! great boost for tomorrow

Why have we signed a different one?

[Worthy4England]

I’m genuinely surprised he’s signed. So that bodes well for what’s going on behind the scenes. On the face of it we are not going up and he may well have a new manager within the next 6 months, so he’s obviously happy at the club.

Let's hope the players have more faith than some so called supporters

I'm a supporter. I don't think Evatt takes us up this year and should be gone. That doesn't mean I'm not a supporter and of course I'd be very happy to say my view was wrong, should he take us up. Manager's should not just blindly get unequivocal support, they're probably easier to change, than the team you support.

Assuming Sheehan has got maybe improved terms or even the same for longer, that isn't indicative of "support" necessarily, it just changes his current job security. Someone could still come in, in Jan/Summer, offer him double one div up and meet the transfer fee, and he could be off. That's not a show of faith, it's just looking after yourself.

[TANGODANCER]

Let's hope the players have more faith than some so called supporters
[/quote]

Meh
Maybe they should play better then
[/quote]

There's something to be said for both sides: frustration from the fans and a lack of concentration and effort from the players. It isn't bad luck or even skill from the opposition when we let in five soft goals from a team no better than us, just carelessness and mistakes. Being fair, none of it was really the managers fault; he doesn't play, nor the system. We had a sloppy bad day and got our asses kicked for it.

We've had to come from behind a few times and that hardly ever helps. Shut the door on it and make sure it doesn't happen again.

[Mar]

There's something to be said for both sides: frustration from the fans and a lack of concentration and effort from the players. It isn't bad luck or even skill from the opposition when we let in five soft goals from a team no better than us, just carelessness and mistakes. Being fair, none of it was really the managers fault; he doesn't play, nor the system. We had a sloppy bad day and got our asses kicked for it.

I've seen enough of Evatt's football and enough comical goals to know that Evatt is at least partially to blame for the goals we conceded against Stockport. Sure the players can rock up and be crap on the odd occasion, that's football, but despite that we're still seeing the same comical goals we conceded under the likes of Crellin and Dixon. Matete's slip up was a prime example against Stockport of a goal we've seen previously.

Passes from Baxter to their player from a yard out mirrors Dixon vs Hartlepool, dalliances on the ball from Matete is similar to Santos a few seasons back, Santos passing to their player for a long shot to nestle in the top of the net is another one springing to mind.

It's the type of football we play. When the pressures on, we need to find an outlet to ease it but yet we don't. We've had way too many of these 5-0, 4-1, 4-0, etc. for it not to be a coincidence.

I'm not saying throw out Evatt ball, but we need to cut out the stupidity that leads to these goals by blindly following a pattern which we know leads to silly goals being conceded.

Just wish he'd make us hard to beat when things are tough and easy on the eye when we do have time on the ball.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Time is nigh. Here's where we are:

JUNE 2025
Nathan Baxter (8/11/98)
Joel Coleman (26/9/95)
Gethin Jones (13/10/95)
Ricardo Santos (18/6/95)
Josh Dacres-Cogley (12/3/96)
Jay Matete (11/2/01) – loan until June from Sunderland, where he is contracted to 2026
Scott Arfield (1/11/88)
Randell Williams (30/12/96)

JUNE 2026
Luke Southwood (6/12/97) - club has +1yr option
Will Forrester (29/06/01)
George Johnston (1/9/98)
Jordi Oseu-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) - loaned to tier-3 Cambridge
Dion Charles (7/10/95)

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)

---------------------------------
B-team & young pros, in descending age order:
Conor Carty (25/5/02) contracted to 2025
Luke Hutchinson (1/9/02) contracted to 2025 - loaned to tier-6 Marine till June but recalled in October
Luke Matheson (3/10/02) contracted to 2025
Nelson Khumbeni (14/10/02) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-4 Accrington until Jan
*Max Conway (5/9/03) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-4 Crewe until June
**Elis Litherland (5/5/04) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-8 Atherton Colls until Oct
**Ben Andreucci (5/10/04) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-6 Buxton from Sep-Jan
**Charlie Hayes-Green (30/12/04) contracted to 2025 - loaned to tier-8 Clitheroe from Aug-Nov then tier-7 FC United of Manchester from Nov-Jun
***Noah Halford (1/1/05, allegedly) contracted to 2024 +1 - this was extended summer 2024, length unknown - loaned to tier-6 Warrington from Oct-Nov then tier-7 FC United of Manchester from Nov-Feb
***Trevon Bryan (8/3/05) - loaned to tier-7 Ashton United, Sep-Feb, but recalled mid-Jan
***Dubem Eze (8/3/05) contracted to 2026+1 - loaned to tier-6 Chorley from Sep-Jun
***Sonny Sharples-Ahmed (23/3/05) contracted to 2024 +1 - this was extended summer 2024, length unknown
***Ajay Weston (20/6/05) contracted to 2026
***Sam Inwood (17/9/05) contracted to 2026

First-year pros: (presumably, but not definitely, born 2006)
Jack Dallimore turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Sean Hogan turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Joe Toole turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
James Westwood turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Harrison Fleury turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year

*Stars indicate underage players; number of stars indicates number of seasons they will remain underage, assuming EFL age rules don't change. For season 2024/25 an Under 21 Player is someone born on or after 1 January 2003 – so Carty, Hutchinson, Matheson and Khumbeni are all overage, Conway is in his last underage season, but Trevon Bryan has two more after the 2024/25 season.


EDIT 1: 28/12 - Forgot to remove Jack Iredale
EDIT 2: 7/1 Ended Morley's loan and extended Halford/Hayes-Green at FCUM
EDIT 3: 8/1 Extended Eze loan at Chorley
EDIT 4: 13/1 Trevon Bryan recalled

[GhostoftheBok]

Is Jack still our player? I thought his move was permanent.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Is Jack still our player? I thought his move was permanent.

Yoops - will correct

[GhostoftheBok]

It's a funny position to be in that 5 of the lads not contracted beyond this season started the last game and two of the others have both started double figures this term - 10 for Jay and 18 for Cogley.

Doesn't give us the usual freedom to get rid and make space.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Time for an update.

JUNE 2025
Nathan Baxter (8/11/98)
Joel Coleman (26/9/95)
Gethin Jones (13/10/95)
Ricardo Santos (18/6/95)
Josh Dacres-Cogley (12/3/96)
Jay Matete (11/2/01) – loan until June from Sunderland, where he is contracted to 2026
Scott Arfield (1/11/88)
Randell Williams (30/12/96)

JUNE 2026
Luke Southwood (6/12/97) - club has +1yr option
Will Forrester (29/06/01)
George Johnston (1/9/98)
Jordi Oseu-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) - loaned to tier-3 Cambridge

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)


---------------------------------
B-team & young pros, in descending age order:
Luke Hutchinson (1/9/02) contracted to 2025 - loaned to tier-6 Marine till June but recalled in October
Luke Matheson (3/10/02) contracted to 2025
*Max Conway (5/9/03) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-4 Crewe until June
**Elis Litherland (5/5/04) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-8 Atherton Colls until Oct
**Ben Andreucci (5/10/04) contracted to 2025 +1 - loaned to tier-6 Buxton from Sep-Jan
**Charlie Hayes-Green (30/12/04) contracted to 2025 - loaned to tier-8 Clitheroe from Aug-Nov then tier-7 FC United of Manchester from Nov-Jun
***Noah Halford (1/1/05, allegedly) contracted to 2024 +1 - this was extended summer 2024, length unknown - loaned to tier-6 Warrington from Oct-Nov then tier-7 FC United of Manchester from Nov-Feb
***Trevon Bryan (8/3/05) - loaned to tier-7 Ashton United, Sep-Feb, but recalled mid-Jan
***Dubem Eze (8/3/05) contracted to 2026+1 - loaned to tier-6 Chorley from Sep-Jun
***Sonny Sharples-Ahmed (23/3/05) contracted to 2024 +1 - this was extended summer 2024, length unknown
***Ajay Weston (20/6/05) contracted to 2026
***Sam Inwood (17/9/05) contracted to 2026

First-year pros: (presumably, but not definitely, born 2006)
Jack Dallimore turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Sean Hogan turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Joe Toole turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
James Westwood turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year
Harrison Fleury turned pro 2024, contract length unknown, probably one year

*Stars indicate underage players; number of stars indicates number of seasons (including this one) they will remain underage, assuming EFL age rules don't change. For season 2024/25 an Under 21 Player is someone born on or after 1 January 2003 – so Hutchinson and Matheson are all overage, Conway is in his last underage season, but Trevon Bryan has two more after the 2024/25 season.

[GhostoftheBok]

Nobody contracted to 2034, DSB?

[sonicthewhite]

I can't really see many of those expiring this year as staying here. Santos could, but I think he'll want to test himself higher up IF a champo club took a punt on him. Baxter also will be eyeing up a move up the divisions.