Contract expiry

[Lord Kangana]

He's from Glasgow isn't he? (for the record I'm making the drinky-drinky sign here)*










*All racial stereotypes are purely coincidental.

[TKIZ!]

Maybe DF is clearing decks before imminent arrivals?

[boltonboris]

Pity about Wylde, and McKee, and Fraser. I'd rather their signings had worked out for us.

You boring bastard!

[CAPSLOCK]

Pity about Wylde, and McKee, and Fraser. I'd rather their signings had worked out for us.

I can't work out the Wylde one though.

He was playing regularly (38 games), aged about 19 or 20, at Rangers. Joke as we may about "pub league" etc. that's not a poor level. He joined us & that stupid UEFA delay but then nothing. Absolutely nothing with us, 4 games on loan at Bury and then got a 3 year deal at Aberdeen which they've pulled after 6 months and only 8 games.

What's gone wrong with him ?

15000 reasons a week for you enough?

[jonnybwfc]

Moritz out of contract end of season, too, no ?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Contracts until June unless otherwise stated. Corrections and clarifications (with citations) always welcome.

2014
Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz
Neil Danns (loan; Leicester contract to 2014)
Liam Trotter (loan; Millwall contract to 2014)
Lukas Jutkiewicz (loan; Boro contract to 2016)

2015
Adam Bogdan
Andy Lonergan
Joe Riley
Matt Mills
Tim Ream
Keith Andrews (loan to Brighton until June)
Josh Vela
Darren Pratley
Yannick Bastos
Chung-Yong Lee
Chris Lester
Luke Woodland
Tom Youngs
Jermaine Beckford
Marvin Sordell (loan to Charlton until June)
Craig Davies (loan to Preston until June)
Zach Clough

2016
Cian Bolger
Alex Baptiste
Hayden White
David Wheater
Marc Tierney
Medo Kamara
Rob Hall
Tom Eaves (loan to Shrewsbury until June)
Sanmi Odelusi
Conor Wilkinson (loan to Torquay until March 14th)

2017
Mark Davies
Jay Spearing

[Lord Kangana]

So we'll still probably be hearing the same excuse next season then, given that the majority of our squad's contracts don't run out this summer?

[Relentless09]

Knight, Mears and probably Chris Eagles will leave on frees.

I can see us trying to get rid off Andrews and Sordell as well.

[Lord Kangana]

If we wanted rid of them, why don't we do it now then?

[Relentless09]

If we wanted rid of them, why don't we do it now then?

No one else seems to want them ? Looks like Sordell doesn't have a future here and Dougie doesn't seem to rate Andrews.

[Lord Kangana]

Indeed. So why would that change in, say, September this year?

[bobo the clown]

2014
Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz
Neil Danns (loan; Leicester contract to 2014)
Liam Trotter (loan; Millwall contract to 2014)
Lukas Jutkiewicz (loan; Boro contract to 2016)

Of that lot I'd quite like to see Danns sign ... but would he ?
Lukas is doing OK, but let's not get over-excited.
Eagles, well yes ... but his salary will plummet and I don't see it.
Holden, discussed elsewhere. We simply have to on some form of pay-by-play basis.
Moritz. Yes ... yes I would, but is he ever fit and would he for what we can offer by next year. Plus, is he not a Dougie man and would he stay if DF is binned (same for Danns I guess).

Mears, I remain of the view he could offer something but it's not going to happen, is it ?

[Bruce Rioja]

Indeed. So why would that change in, say, September this year?

We'd still have to pay up their wages for the entire period for which they're contracted. Shifting folk out on loan means that we get to share the cost.

[Lord Kangana]

Indeed. so still the same excuses then? As from that list, all I can discern is Zat Knight (made club captain by dougie) Chris Eagles (more smoke blown up arseisms than you could shake a stick at) and Tyrone "where the f*ck is he?" Mears. Its hardly going to alleviate the massive problems that supposedly lie at the heart of our demise, is it?

[Bruce Rioja]

Indeed. so still the same excuses then? As from that list, all I can discern is Zat Knight (made club captain by dougie) Chris Eagles (more smoke blown up arseisms than you could shake a stick at) and Tyrone "where the f*ck is he?" Mears. Its hardly going to alleviate the massive problems that supposedly lie at the heart of our demise, is it?

Get rid of Knight will.

[BWFC_Insane]

Indeed. so still the same excuses then? As from that list, all I can discern is Zat Knight (made club captain by dougie) Chris Eagles (more smoke blown up arseisms than you could shake a stick at) and Tyrone "where the f*ck is he?" Mears. Its hardly going to alleviate the massive problems that supposedly lie at the heart of our demise, is it?

Depends which problems you're trying to solve.......

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

2014
Arran Lee-Barrett
Jay Lynch
Tyrone Mears
Zat Knight
Stuart Holden
Chris Eagles
Andre Moritz
Neil Danns (loan; Leicester contract to 2014)
Liam Trotter (loan; Millwall contract to 2014)
Lukas Jutkiewicz (loan; Boro contract to 2016)

Of that lot I'd quite like to see Danns sign ... but would he ?
Lukas is doing OK, but let's not get over-excited.
Eagles, well yes ... but his salary will plummet and I don't see it.
Holden, discussed elsewhere. We simply have to on some form of pay-by-play basis.
Moritz. Yes ... yes I would, but is he ever fit and would he for what we can offer by next year. Plus, is he not a Dougie man and would he stay if DF is binned (same for Danns I guess).

Mears, I remain of the view he could offer something but it's not going to happen, is it ?

Danns was signed on loan (for the rest of his Leicester contract) "with a view to a permanent move". I'd imagine something could be sorted, assuming we stay up.

Juke on his future, quoted in the Middlesbrough Gazette:

At the minute I just want to have a strong end to the season and then re-assess things in the summer. I’ve got this year and two more after it on my contract at Boro but I think I’ve walked into a really good changing room of boys here, there is a togetherness and a willingness to get out of the situation we’re in, so at the moment I want to be a part of that.

I’m obviously very happy to be here and very excited, so hopefully things will work out for both myself and the club. One thing is that I’ll always give my all on the pitch. I’m a hard-working striker who can hopefully score a few goals for the team.

I don’t think Bolton are far away from being a very good team. I knew the quality of the players in that dressing room from having played against them. That hasn’t changed now that I have played with them as well. This is an unforgiving league and it’s about learning when to play the dirty side of it, playing percentages, but I’m still surprised to see Bolton down there.

[bobo the clown]

^^ Interesting from Lukas. You'd expect positive remarks from the players, but that is good to read nonetheless.

[Always hopeful]

^^^ Player not getting a game for his club, in 'talking up the club that's prepared to give him a chance for a game' shocker.

I've been working in M'bro for a few months and the word from their fans is that he's injury prone and generally not very good (hence he's not getting a game for them). I hope they're wrong.

[jaffka]

He is doing alright so far avoiding injuries. He better had as well or we won't have any strikers.

Mason still nit signed?