Playing Squad - Summer 23

[oafcmetty]

First Team Squad

1. Magnus Norman (2025)

13. Matt Hudson (2025)
x. Dan Langley (2024)

 

3. Mark Kitching (2025)

4. Liam Hogan (2025?)

5. Shaun Hobson (2025)

16. Charlie Raglan (2025)
17. Harrison McGahey (2024?)
21. Will Sutton (2025)
27. Benny Couto (2024)

x. Llyton Chapman (2024?)

x. Fraser Cookson (2024?)

 

6. Mark Shelton (2025)

8. Josh Lundstram (2025)

11. Dan Ward (2025)
14. Nathan Sheron (2025)
15. Devarn Green (2024, with option for 1 more year)
18. Ben Tollitt (2024)

19. Dan Gardner (2024)

22. Brennan Dickenson (2024)

26. Oliver Hammond (2025)

32. Tom Conlon (2026)
x. Jordan Windass (2024)

 

7. Kurt Willoughby (2025)

9. Mike Fondop (2024)

10. Joe Nuttall (2025)

20. Hallum Hope (2024?)
25. Alex Reid (2025)

30. James Norwood (2025, with option for 1 more year)

31. Kofi Moore (2024?)

x. Jake Forshaw (2024?)

x. Joe Garner (2025)

 

Final Year Scholars
Oli Havens
Favour Okeke - offered deal
Mworina Doro

Oli Kilner

 

1st/2nd Year Scholars
TBA

Edited April 20 by oafcmetty

[aaronoafc]

Still a good 3-5 of the contracted lot we need to be trying to shift one way or another but it’s good to feel so organised for once!

[LightDN123]

Yarney

14 minutes ago, oafcmetty said:

First Team Squad

1. Jayson Leutwiler (2023?)
13. Matt Hudson (2023)
19. Magnus Norman (2025)

 

4. Liam Hogan (2024)
5. Harrison McGahey (2023?)
26. Mark Kitching (2025)
32. Will Sutton (2025)
33. Benny Couto (2024)
44. Josef Yarney (2024)

 

8. Dan Gardner (2024)
10. Luke Burgess (2024)
14. Nathan Sheron (2024)
15. Devarn Green (2023)
16. Mark Shelton (2025)
17. John Rooney (2024, with option for 1 more year)
18. Ben Tollitt (2024)
22. Jordan Windass (2024)

 

11. Hallum Hope (2023?)
20. Mike Fondop (2024)
25. Alex Reid (2025)
29. Junior Luamba (2023?)
45. Joe Nuttall (2025)

 

Previous Scholars - TBA
Isaac Modi
Asa Hughes

 

Final Year Scholars
Luke Southerington
Llyton Chapman
Aaron Atkinson
Kofi Moore
Oli Havens
Favour Okeke
Mworina Doro
Harvey Green
Jake Forshaw
Fraser Cookson

 

1st/2nd Year Scholars
TBA

Yarney in negotiations ? Thought we had him until 2024 ? He signed an 18 month deal ?  

[aaronoafc]

Yeah the wording seems to have confused everyone on twitter. He did sign an extension though until 2024, I believe we’re trying to extend further/increase pay. 

[daniel]

2 minutes ago, LightDN123 said:

Yarney

Yarney in negotiations ? Thought we had him until 2024 ? He signed an 18 month deal ?  

He did, we’re probably trying to get him on a 3 year deal like some of the others I think. 

[LightDN123]

2 minutes ago, daniel said:

He did, we’re probably trying to get him on a 3 year deal like some of the others I think. 

I hope so, he’s number one on the team sheet for me. 

[BP1960]

Its unlikely half a dozen of those will get a league  game, maybe some loaned out ?

[daniel]

Just now, LightDN123 said:

I hope so, he’s number one on the team sheet for me. 

Majority of fans would agree on the basis he got 68% in PoS poll. For what it’s worth I voted for him, and it’s important he’s here next season. Said in a previous topic that Hogan and Yarney will be the best centre half partnership next season.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

  

3 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Not many surprises in that list. Maynard, Clarke and Francis-Angol have long been frozen out. I'd not be surprised if Porter called it a day now, given his injury record.

 

Good to see we're looking to extend Yarney's even further. We've some genuine assets now and in no rush to sell so we should be able to command some decent fees for them when approached as opposed to our old Cash Converters way of operating.

 

[Flemboy]

Happy with the deadwood going.Shame about

 some of the contracted players who hopefully we can  offload.

[Sloshed Joe]

Unsworth said (pre-retained list announcement) that tough decisions and difficult conversations would be had with those we weren’t keeping. But I can’t imagine it was difficult or tough (or a surprise) to the ones announced as leaving - all pretty obvious.

So maybe the tough conversations were with ones in contract that he’s happy to move on if they find interested clubs (possibly even the likes of Tollitt & Rooney)

 

The list as currently announced probably doesn’t tell the full story of who’s in & out at this stage (with Chapman & Sambou maybe on the radar)

 

 

 

[yarddog73]

36 minutes ago, Sloshed Joe said:

Unsworth said (pre-retained list announcement) that tough decisions and difficult conversations would be had with those we weren’t keeping. But I can’t imagine it was difficult or tough (or a surprise) to the ones announced as leaving - all pretty obvious.

So maybe the tough conversations were with ones in contract that he’s happy to move on if they find interested clubs (possibly even the likes of Tollitt & Rooney)

 

The list as currently announced probably doesn’t tell the full story of who’s in & out at this stage (with Chapman & Sambou maybe on the radar)

 

 

 

Chapman can't be on the radar if we are serious about chasing promotion, we've faced much better week in week out and should be going after those players.

[Monty Burns]

10 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

Chapman can't be on the radar if we are serious about chasing promotion, we've faced much better week in week out and should be going after those players.

its a squad game..

[Guy Branston Pickle]

Norman

Yarney

Hogan 

Kitching

Sheron

Rooney

Reid 

Nuttall

 

All good enough for a promotion chasing team I reckon. A quality ball playing midfielder, a right back, a couple of wingers and probably another striker should be the priority to bring in. Could be an interesting summer 

[Monty Burns]

21 hours ago, oafcmetty said:

First Team Squad

1. Jayson Leutwiler (2023?)
13. Matt Hudson (2023)
19. Magnus Norman (2025)

 

4. Liam Hogan (2024)
5. Harrison McGahey (2023?)
26. Mark Kitching (2025)
32. Will Sutton (2025)
33. Benny Couto (2024)
44. Josef Yarney (2024)

 

8. Dan Gardner (2024)
10. Luke Burgess (2024)
14. Nathan Sheron (2024)
15. Devarn Green (2023)
16. Mark Shelton (2025)
17. John Rooney (2024, with option for 1 more year)
18. Ben Tollitt (2024)
22. Jordan Windass (2024)

 

11. Hallum Hope (2023?)
20. Mike Fondop (2024)
25. Alex Reid (2025)
29. Junior Luamba (2023?)
45. Joe Nuttall (2025)

 

Previous Scholars - TBA
Isaac Modi
Asa Hughes

 

Final Year Scholars
Luke Southerington
Llyton Chapman
Aaron Atkinson
Kofi Moore
Oli Havens
Favour Okeke
Mworina Doro
Harvey Green
Jake Forshaw
Fraser Cookson

 

1st/2nd Year Scholars
TBA

l think Couto should be moved into tje midfielders section

[Monty Burns]

1 minute ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

Norman

Yarney

Hogan 

Kitching

Sheron

Rooney

Reid 

Nuttall

 

All good enough for a promotion chasing team I reckon. A quality ball playing midfielder, a right back, a couple of wingers and probably another striker should be the priority to bring in. Could be an interesting summer 

are you Monty Burns?

[Monty Burns]

13 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

Chapman can't be on the radar if we are serious about chasing promotion, we've faced much better week in week out and should be going after those players.

on reflection and after digesting the retained for now list, we have no roon for him as it stands.

[Sloshed Joe]

Given Unsworth’s seemingly preferred rudimentary style of play, I wouldn’t mind seeing us try for signing Harry Smith from L Orient (on loan at Barnet). We’ll have good communications with Wellen’s, who hasn’t really used Smith in L2 and chosen to loan him out twice this season. He scored a hatful at Barnet since joining in Feb, He’s not played much in the north, but did join Macclesfield a few years ago so not opposed to coming up ‘ere. He’s 27, so a good age for a 3 year deal. I know striker isn’t a priority, but I’d see him as an upgrade on some of the forwards we have. Can see him leading the line well in a promotion chasing team and easily scoring 20- 30 if he stays injury free.

 

Edit: He’s out of contract in the summer. Has suffered with gambling issues so may be seen as ‘tainted’ like Colclough.

Edited May 2, 2023 by Sloshed Joe

[GKing521]

4 hours ago, Sloshed Joe said:

Given Unsworth’s seemingly preferred rudimentary style of play, I wouldn’t mind seeing us try for signing Harry Smith from L Orient (on loan at Barnet). We’ll have good communications with Wellen’s, who hasn’t really used Smith in L2 and chosen to loan him out twice this season. He scored a hatful at Barnet since joining in Feb, He’s not played much in the north, but did join Macclesfield a few years ago so not opposed to coming up ‘ere. He’s 27, so a good age for a 3 year deal. I know striker isn’t a priority, but I’d see him as an upgrade on some of the forwards we have. Can see him leading the line well in a promotion chasing team and easily scoring 20- 30 if he stays injury free.

 

Edit: He’s out of contract in the summer. Has suffered with gambling issues so may be seen as ‘tainted’ like Colclough.

I think Dino wanted him before he got booted

[BP1960]

16 hours ago, Sloshed Joe said:

Given Unsworth’s seemingly preferred rudimentary style of play, I wouldn’t mind seeing us try for signing Harry Smith from L Orient (on loan at Barnet). We’ll have good communications with Wellen’s, who hasn’t really used Smith in L2 and chosen to loan him out twice this season. He scored a hatful at Barnet since joining in Feb, He’s not played much in the north, but did join Macclesfield a few years ago so not opposed to coming up ‘ere. He’s 27, so a good age for a 3 year deal. I know striker isn’t a priority, but I’d see him as an upgrade on some of the forwards we have. Can see him leading the line well in a promotion chasing team and easily scoring 20- 30 if he stays injury free.

 

Edit: He’s out of contract in the summer. Has suffered with gambling issues so may be seen as ‘tainted’ like Colclough.

 

With help he could have reformed by now.

Edited May 3, 2023 by BP1960

[Monty Burns]

he was just in the wrong places at the wrong times

[Bobledgersheart]

33 minutes ago, Monty Burns said:

he was just in the wrong places at the wrong times

What, too near a policeman ? 

[LaticMark]

Let's hope that this is a busy thread over the summer!

 

[LaticMark]

Academy Scholars Update

 

The following U18 players have been offered deals:

 

Aaron Atkinson, Kofi Moore, Frazer Cookson, Llyton Chapman, Favour Okeke, and Jake Forshaw.

 

Luke Southerington and Harvey Green have been released.

 

www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2023/may/05052023-academy-retained-list

[Hemel latic]

Is there any word from the club on the number of deals offered? I thought they'd said at the forum that they were going to offer three deals for three years. Perhaps there's interest from other clubs and some of those offered terms are unlikely to accept.