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Retain and Release
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Now the season is over we can give our opinions on who to keep etc.
To go:
Reid (sell)
D Phillips (sell)
Ashby Hammond (mutual)
Goode (out of contract?)
White (out of contract?)
Sweeney (out of contract?)
Lubala (release)
Malcolm (release)
Keep
Marschall
Freestone
Piergianni (unless he is going to make a mistake or score an OG every game)
Earley
Wildin
Pattenden
Kemp
Houghton
Thompson
Patterson
Campbell
Roberts
M Phillips
Simpson
Edited by Sev at 20:56:10 on 13th May 2026
Edited by Sev at 22:24:20 on 13th May 2026
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Read by today clubs have to have submitted to FA list of retained/released plus told the players although do not have to publish to outside.Asse exemption for play off finalists.
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How does that work for teams still in the playoffs.
I'd have thought it was more likely to be end of May.
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Don't contracts run till end of June as a rule. So with a 28 day notice period the end of May/start of June makes sense, altho' most players will obv know well beforehand.
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Yes and as I said assume play off finalists exempt from rule.Also think if a released player does not find a club before season starts we have to pay them still to 30/8 even though contract has run out.
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I thought PFA funded that extra 2months. Happy to be wrong.
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You might be right on that then, assume players pay in to a central fund.
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Marshall- keep (unless good money)
Tah- release
Woodford- keep/loan
Goode- keep
Pidge- keep
Sax-keep
Butler-release
Sweeney- release
Patterden- keep
Ljw- keep
Taylor- loan
Bates- release
White- sell
Phillips- sell
Lt- keep/ rotate option
Knight-keep
M Roberts- release
Houghton- release
Kemp-keep
Brown- keep
Patterson-keep
Chem- keep
J Roberts- keep
Reid-keep/bench player
Simpson- keep
M Phillips- keep of low wages
Lubala release
F Norris- loan
Make loans perm
Cornick
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Just got info you have listed some as release who are in contract and others as weell who are out of contract.
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Keep:
Jack Taylor
Luther
Butler
Pidge
Saxon
Goode ( if possible)
Freestone
Pattenden
Kemp
Louis Thompson
Joe Knight
Jordan Roberts
Reid
Patterson
Campbell
Move on/sell:
Marschall - sell if good money comes in, I trust our recruitment especially in goalkeeping department our last few have been excellent.
Taye - will want first team football I assume
Sweeney - again, good player but I think it’s time to part ways
Harvey White - don’t really see the hype, decent player, poor set pieces last few weeks and most the season
Houghton - sell, not lived up to expectations, very disappointing.
Phillips - sell, good player but for a substantial bid I’d cash in.
Simpson - Loan, perhaps give pre season see how his injury has affected him.
Malcolm - release, not good enough
Lubala - release, never really got going, does his best every game but assume he will want first team football
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Marschall
Freestone
Earley
Wildin
Pattenden (decent cover)
Kemp
Thompson
Patterson
Campbell
are the ones I'd be fussed about losing. Anyone else can go if we get decent money for them.
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GK
Marschall - Keep
Woodford - Keep or loan out
Ashby-Hammond - Sell/Release
Defenders
Wildin - Keep
Pattenden - keep
Earley - Keep
Piergianni - Keep
Freestone - keep
Taylor - Keep
Goode - keep but likely going
Sweeney - On the fence
Butler - Sell/Release
Midfielders
Kemp - Keep
Campbell - Keep
D Phillips - Keep
Thompson - Keep
Knight - Keep
White - Keep but likely going
Houghton - Sell/Release
M.Roberts - Sell/Release
J Roberts - Sell/Release
Forwards
M Phillips - Keep
Reid - Keep
Patterson - Keep
Simpson - Sell/Release
Malcolm - Sell/Release
Lubala - Sell/Release
Cornick - End of loan, don't make permanent
Ahadme - End of loan, don't make permanent
Edited by BrummieBoro at 10:16:45 on 14th May 2026
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Ahadme is one I would take another look at depending on the injury situation. Exactly the type of player we've been missing this season and would fit in with our style of play.
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Agreed. It's a shame he got injured. Would have been interesting to see how we would have fared with him for the whole season.
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On this read apparently Revs has been in contact with Cornick still since he went back.Possible we may take a punt on him ? ,Just a bit wary of getting injury prone players this includes Ahmade or keeping Simpson.
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Cornick and Ahadme LOOK LIKE GOALSCORERS TO ME
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Have not said whether I agree just stated infi but re Cornick was showing at least good signs when we got him match fit..
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I’d think that Taye would want to have regular 1st team football (sibling rivalry as well) so would expect him to leave. But it would also be good if he stayed as we still need a back up keeper. At 18 Woodford needs to be loaned out to get the experience, which he won’t get just being a number two with us.
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Think there was an opportunity missed not loaning Taye out for the second half of last season (maybe even this season) to get more game time into him and see if his confidence came back. He’s shown that he is a solid League One keeper in the past, I’m certain he could be again if not better.
He may be happy being a career back up keeper now of course. If he is then we could do much worse.
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He did not imo need any confidence back , no real howlers etc, just two decent keepers in squad.
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Play Woodford in the pizza cup and he'll learn.
Coupled with fulltime training alongside senior L1 professionals, got to be better than being first choice at a part time tinpot club training twice a week for an hour and a half, with a plumber, a postie, decorator and a PE teacher in front of you.
#BigTimeNow
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In full agreement with the exception of Simpson, who I would be tempted to give another go to and see how he reacts to returning from his injury, if on a decent deal in our favour because pace is one of his strengths (and boy do we need some of that) and he may have lost a touch of that as a result.
Edit: Houghton has easily been the biggest disappointment this season. Came with such high regard from Plymouth, but we just haven't seen anything beyond a wholly average midfielder, who at times has not even been as good as average.
Edited by Chuds at 10:57:42 on 14th May 2026
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I'd keep Simpson too, he did show some improvement in the last few games before getting injured and scored a great finish in the Vertu trophy (I think). Looking at some of the more prolific strikers in the FL in recent years, a lot of them have had good seasons off the back of not doing much previously, and I think there's a player in there somewhere, assuming the injury hasn't wrecked him, as you said
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SIMPSON 20 GOL STRYKER
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This reminded me of Farley spunking his pants over Tounkara after he had a reasonable showing in a friendly at Biggleswade once.
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It’s difficult to really tell who of our attackers are really geared up for success. We need to see some evolution in terms of our playing style if we want to get anything from a striker.
We ask our players to sacrifice so much of themselves for the benefit of our defence that we’re often out of position when we break, leading players to bust their guts only to run out of puff and fizzle out the attack.
It works for 45 minutes but not a whole game.
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Kyle Wootton was poor for us 8 seasons ago on loan.
Look at him now. A beast at either end of the pitch.
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 14:07:18 on 14th May 2026
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Genuinely forgot he played for us
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8 appearances apparently. And a goal. I remember him being all legs and arms, very lanky, he's been on the shredded wheat since then.
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Whereas I remember thinking he had potential and was disappointed he left. Thought his record with us would therefore have been better.
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GK
Marschall - Keep
Woodford - Number 2 keeper
Taye - Let go
Defenders
Luther - Keep
Pattenden - keep
Early - Keep
Pidge - Keep
Goode - keep
Freestone - keep
Taylor - Keep
Sweeney - Let Go
Butler - Let Go
Buy in youngster to cover
Midfielders
Houghton - keep but needs to step up
Kemp - Keep
Campbell - Keep
Phillips - Keep
Thompson - Keep
Knight - Keep
M.Roberts - Let Go
J Roberts - Let Go
White - Let Go
Buy in 2 Creative Midfielders
Forwards
M > Phillips - Let Go
Cornick - Let Go
Ahadme - Return
Simpson - keep bench warm
Reid - Keep
Malcolm - Let Go
Lubala - Let Go
Patterson - Keep
Buy in 2 Strikers with a bit of pedigree
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So it wasn't to be. No shame in that. Definitely need to bolster the attack this off season. We need goals. Everywhere else we seem solid.
To go
Reid (If we can get money)
D. Phillips (To create a transfer budget for Revs)
M. Phillips (Really has to offer more in the box if we were to keep him)
Tay (Needs 1st team football somewhere)
White (Never really rated him as highly as some. Set piece delivery is pretty poor)
Goode (If he gets a better offer - Would like to keep him)
Lubala (Don't think it will happen)
Malcolm (Took a chance on him, but couldn't even get into Barrows team regularly - Says it all)
Simpson (Not a League 1 player)
Sweens (Will want 1st team football I imagine)
Roberts (Best days are behind him)
Need
3 Strikers - Ready for League 1 football.
A Creative midfielder
A Defensive midfielder
Another 1 or 2 central defenders (Subject to Goode)
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On Midfield would not surprise me if Freeman returns. Released by Shrewsbury but regular as such for them , good utility type player to have up our sleeve.
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"Need
3 Strikers - Ready for League 1 football"
Prepare yourself for bitter dissapointment Sludgy.
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Relying on a rich Arab coming in !!
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I’d take any decent striker, wouldn’t say he needed to be Arab particularly! 😁
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We'd do like Sheffield United and find an Arab with no money.
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Release
Simpson
Lubala
M. Roberts
Malcolm (probably under contract, try to sell or loan out)
Send loanees back
Possibly Keep
Taye
Sweeney
J. Roberts
Butler (if all of the above are happy being back up players going forward. Get the impression they’re big parts of the culture we’re trying to cultivate)
Reid (probably under contract. Would keep as a back up but also if we receive an offer I’d consider it)
Everyone else we keep. Hopefully White and Goode can be convinced to stay. The mission is to add some players who can help us transition quickly. If we can add goals without compromising defensively we will be dangerous.
Last night is fresh in the mind and disappointing but it’s been a very good season for the club. We have to build on that not knock it down and start again because of one knockout tie.
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I also keep forgetting we signed Joe Knight and Jack Taylor in January as I've never seen them so keep them obviously.
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I wonder how much we’ll see of them next season. My feeling is that Taylor will go out on loan to play somewhere week in, week out and Knight will be integrated immediately. Guess it depends on other comings and goings of course.
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We would've been celebrating going to Wembley if they had both played.
FFS Revs
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To go:
Reid (sell)
D Phillips (sell)
Ashby Hammond (mutual)
Goode (out of contract?)
White (out of contract?)
Sweeney (out of contract?)
Lubala (release)
Malcolm (release)
Marschall
Freestone
Piergianni (unless he is going to make a mistake or score an OG every game)
Earley
Wildin
Pattenden
Kemp
Houghton
Thompson
Patterson
Campbell
Roberts
M Phillips
Simpson
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Agreed mostly, but I’d keep Simpson.
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Id like to think we can keep Goode if on improved terms. He did come to us injury prone and as it stand it’s looks like we’re really able to get the best out of him physically.
Would also add Roberts to the “to go” list. Terrific on his day but for a team that presses from the front he’s just not agile enough. I think if Reid Roberts and Phillips were all 2 years younger we’d probably look slightly different.
I’d also be inclined to move Butler on as both Freestone + Earley are proven LBs. Incredible servant for us but it’s his time I think.
Would be interesting to see what comes of Joe & Jack the young blood signed in Jan. we paid money so assume there’s some potential there to show its face possibly.
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Freestone is NOT a LB he's wasted there.
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He’s not but while Pidge is still in the team he’s not getting a look in at LCB.
I also think his performances at left back have been stellar when faced with strong opposition. He doesn’t require as much defensive protection from whoever is in front of him. He doesn’t as much going forward, given.
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Goode and White are definitely off
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Wub :(
Especially Charlie. Always gives a fuck, suits the Boro model
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Let Roberts go
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I was on the fence with him.
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Matt Phillips isn’t on loan - we signed him til the end of the season.
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Oh, move him to the keep list then.
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Wouldn't be surprised if we get offered a tidy sum for Marschall
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