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McLaughlin is out of contract so we won't get a penny for him. Kyeremeh barely played so nobody will offer money for an unknown with a season of injuries. I'd let Maouche and Gerrard go too, but that depends on someone wanting them and their undoubtedly non-trivial wages. I'd also let Davies, Amadi-Holloway and maybe even Clarke and Placide go, but again it's all academic unless somebody wants them. Paying up contracts wouldn't be cheap. I'm exciting a few youth players to sign pro deals too. Maybe they'll go out on loan, maybe they'll get more of a chance with us in League Two.

Some music I've listened to and enjoyed this year. Haven't watched videos all the way through so no idea if any are NSFW. In no particular order. Ghostpoet - Many Moods at Midnight Monster Rally - Giant Leaves Pye Corner Audio - Resist Serpent Power - Colour Out of Space Micah P Hinson - I Sleep Tonight Suuns - Watch You, Watch Me Roll The Dice - Buried (Pär Grindvik Edit) HOLY - All These Worlds Are Yours Efrim Manuel Menuck - Pissing Stars Rafael Anton Irisarri - Oh Paris, We Are Fucked Odd Couple - Westend Milk Disco - Welcome to the Milk Disco Father John Misty - Mr Tillman Orielles - Sunflower Seeds Momus - Marquis of Sadness (an old one, this) TVAM - Psychic Data I especially like the Micah P Hinson and HOLY tracks. The Father John Misty song is growing on me. Also enjoyed the recent MGMT (One Thing Left To Try) and Beach House (Dive, Lemon Glow). Full list: https://open.spotify.com/user/crisiomiro/playlist/6SI67PndNyCRyD5cBZqltG

Paul Green signs one year deal at Crewe. Gary Harkins moves to Queen of the South.

Yes. Decent spine to the team for next year shaping up. Just need to get them to perform.

First post edited to reflect Stott contract extension (to end 2019/2020 plus further year's option).

If I counted correctly, this season Sky showed 16 League One and 5 League Two games (plus the play-offs). Coventry appeared once. Barnet got the most games (two). So it's not going to be a moneyspinner, really. (Are there any other broadcasters showing EFL games? I didn't think so.)

Has there been any announcement on which - if any - youth players have been offered or signed pro deals for next season? It normally happens around the middle or end of April. I appreciate first team worries and an uncertain future may have delayed decisions, but if we're making decisions on first team players' futures surely the youth ins and outs will also have been decided by now? Other than Hamer signing a pro deal I've seen no news.

Ex-players shown the door so far: Jake Kean Danny Philliskirk Keanu Marsh-Brown Rhys Turner

I'd be surprised if anyone successfully argued that not taking up a contract option was evidence of unfair dismissal.

Contract offered doesn't mean accepted. Wouldn't surprise me if it was peanuts or a pay-as-you-play deal. Reckon some of those offered terms will not stay.

Current squad and contract date: Confirmed 1. Daniel Iversen (season loan from Leicester City) 13. Zeus de la Paz (2019) 43. Ewan McFarlane (youth) 2. Cameron Dummigan (option taken to 2019) 3. Andy Taylor (2019) 4. George Edmundson (2020) 18. Sam Graham (season loan from Sheffield United) 20. Jamie Stott (2020 plus option) 23. Rob Hunt (2020) 26. Peter Clarke (2019) 33. Jay Sheridan (2019) 34. Tom Hamer (2020) 45. Harry Norris (youth) 5. Jordan Lyden (half-season loan) 6. Dan Gardner (2019) 7. Giles Coke (2020) 8. Jose Baxter (2019 plus option) 17. Christopher Missilou (2019) 22. Johan Branger-Engone (2019) 24. Ousmane Fane (option taken to 2019) 25. Chinedu Uche (2019, possibly plus option) 27. Gevaro Nepomuceno (2019) 28. Mohamed Maouche (2019 plus option) 9. Sam Surridge (season loan from Bournemouth) 10. Chris O'Grady (2019) 11. Ishmael Miller (2019) 14. Jonathan Benteke (2019) 19. Callum Lang (half-season loan) 21. Courtney Duffus (2019 plus option, on loan to Waterford) Released or left Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury) Ollie Banks (Tranmere) Jack Byrne (Kilmarnock) Craig Davies (Mansfield) Mason Fawns (Curzon Ashton) Anthony Gerrard (Carlisle) Paul Green (Crewe) Gyamfi Kyeremeh (FC Eindhoven) Patrick McEleney (Dundalk) Ryan McLaughlin (Blackpool) Kallum Mantack (Stockport County) Wilfried Moimbé (UNFP FC) Tope Obadeyi (Sochaux) Abdelhakim Omrani (Royal Excelsior Virton) Johny Placide Brian Wilson (Barrow)

Released Brian Wilson Tope Obadeyi Abdelhakim Omrani Paul Green Ollie Banks Mason Fawns Kallum Mantack Contracts offered to Jamie Stott Ryan McLaughlin Options taken Cameron Dummigan Ousmane Fane In discussions with Wilfried Moimbe Jonathan Benteke Gevaro Nepomuceno

Pretty sure he's on a two year deal, so 2020.

Haha, glorious.

I would expect if there's any truth in it that he'd be a backup, possibly to replace de la Paz (who I think only has a one year deal). Skimming a few match reports he's apparently had a very good season for FCUM, albeit capable of the odd howler. Still only 24 though.

McEleney has taken the number 16 shirt from Menig (it's on the official website). He's listed by the club as a striker but everything I've read says he's an attacking midfielder. Other first team shirt numbers: 31 Harry Robinson (midfield) 41 Ryan Scholes-Beard (midfield) 49 Ned Dry (forward) 50 Chinedu Uche (midfield) All of the above are youth team players.

Not sure that McLaughlin will be on that small a wage. And is he out of contract in the summer? I'm absolutely not comfortable with losing him, but if he's going anyway, is consuming a fair chunk of wages, and isn't setting the world alight in the remainder of his time here, I wouldn't be panicking. Although there's a few "ifs" that make me very uneasy...

Sky sources understand Bradford have agreed a fee with Chesterfield to sign striker Kristian Dennis. And Chesterfield are in talks to sign Shrewsbury attacker Louis Dodds. From Sky.

Benyu. Plus technically Menig, although I assume he won't bother the squad even if we can't end the loan. Can only have five loanees in a matchday squad, I think.

I don’t disagree with the general point you’re making, but couldn’t you argue we’d already tried stockpiling other players he didn’t fancy – Banks, Flynn, Osei, etc?

Uche’s been in the youth team since 2014.

Almost as though they didn't want people peeking...

Much like one of his shots, the panic seems wide of the mark.

Seems pretty clear to me when you look at the FACTS. Sold/loaned out/otherwise binned: Clarke, Stott, Fawns, Banks, Menig, Osei, Flynn Brought in/linked with: de la Paz, McEleney, Clarke-Harris, Pringle, Kwateng, Yarsuvat. Lemsagam is clearly aiming to rake in a fortune through very slightly increasing sales from names on shirts. Hence why the Doyle deal seems incomplete - he's realised it's not one of those Irish names that has far more vowels than you suspect when you hear it.