Players released

Surprised they're letting Threlkeld and Maher go but that aside, it's everyone on the list published a month or so ago i.e. only Woolery and Holding renewed and one of them might be off too.

Not really a surprise but as mentioned at the time if they're going to make a big dent in the wage bill they're going to have to farm out a bunch more of the high earners.

wanderlust wrote:Surprised they're letting Threlkeld and Maher go but that aside, it's everyone on the list published a month or so ago i.e. only Woolery and Holding renewed and one of them might be off too.

Not really a surprise but as mentioned at the time if they're going to make a big dent in the wage bill they're going to have to farm out a bunch more of the high earners.

I don't think they'll be able to, at least not completely. Maybe we could send some of them out on loan and partially fund their wages which would help at least a bit but I can't see any outright sales because the players won't agree to personal terms that don't match or at least nearly match what they're on now.

I'm surprised about Threlkeld and Maher too but perhaps the embargo meant we're not allowed to offer them new contracts, don't forget Ameobi wasn't allowed to extend his deal even though he was willing to play for free. I can't say I know that for sure of course because I'm not as up on the rules regarding the embargo in League One as I'd like to be.

luckyPeterpiper wrote:
I'm surprised about Threlkeld and Maher too but perhaps the embargo meant we're not allowed to offer them new contracts

As mentioned elsewhere, the "embargo" won't make a toss of difference for us unless we decide to buy expensive senior players which is very unlikely.
Threlkeld got a renewal and Garrett was given a pro contract and the club could have kept Oscar and Maher if they'd wanted too, but they clearly didn't rate them.

Shame about Threlkeld in particular, we're crying out for a DM but I suppose Derek has done well there. Surprised Jamie Thomas has been binned too, lots of hype around him last year. 

Does this mean Samizadeh has signed an extension? Or that they've put an offer to him he's yet to accept?

Samizadeh is a second year scholar

bwfc1874 wrote:Shame about Threlkeld in particular, we're crying out for a DM but I suppose Derek has done well there. Surprised Jamie Thomas has been binned too, lots of hype around him last year. 

Does this mean Samizadeh has signed an extension? Or that they've put an offer to him he's yet to accept?

All the above are out of contract - Samizadeh isn't this year.
Have a look at the list I posted a month or so ago - the main thing being the number and cost of the seniors that we're stuck with for at least another year.

Perhaps the thinking is that if we have a load of seniors that we're stuck with we should play them to see if they can get us straight back up therefore we have plenty of time to develop the next crop of kids and can afford to be more selective as to who to keep?

wanderlust wrote:

bwfc1874 wrote:Shame about Threlkeld in particular, we're crying out for a DM but I suppose Derek has done well there. Surprised Jamie Thomas has been binned too, lots of hype around him last year. 

Does this mean Samizadeh has signed an extension? Or that they've put an offer to him he's yet to accept?

All the above are out of contract - Samizadeh isn't this year.
Have a look at the list I posted a month or so ago - the main thing being the number and cost of the seniors that we're stuck with for at least another year.

Perhaps the thinking is that if we have a load of seniors that we're stuck with we should play them to see if they can get us straight back up therefore we have plenty of time to develop the next crop of kids and can afford to be more selective as to who to keep?

Forgive me for being dense but since we're under 25 registered pro's (I seem to remember 23 being bandied about a few days ago) shouldn't that have meant Maher and Threlkeld could have been offered new deals anyway? I can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure you posted a wage figure we are allowed to offer. Perhaps they turned a new deal down and thought they'd get more elsewhere but I seem to remember a figure that would suggest they'd need silly money to beat it.

Threlkeld is the one we should have kept above any on that list, really disappointed with that, he will turn into a very good player for someone

I would have offered Wheater & Feeny reduced terms...... not to say they would accept them.

Wheater has the experience to build around at the back and Feeny was our only attacking player for months IMO.


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

terenceanne wrote:


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

Thankfully not you

Boggersbelief wrote:

terenceanne wrote:


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

Thankfully not you

A thoughtful and careful explanation brought to you by Mr. BellEnd.

Now....if anybody with sense on here cares to prognosticate on who is making football decisions currently...all opinions will be welcome.

terenceanne wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:

terenceanne wrote:


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

Thankfully not you

A thoughtful and careful explanation brought to you by Mr. BellEnd.

Now....if anybody with sense on here cares to prognosticate on who is making football decisions currently...all opinions will be welcome.

Touched a nerve?

terenceanne wrote:I would have offered Wheater & Feeny reduced terms...... not to say they would accept them.

Wheater has the experience to build around at the back and Feeny was our only attacking player for months IMO.


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

How do we know Wheater and Feeney weren't offered reduced terms?

Wheater was injury prone, not worth the risk.

Feeney probably was offered a new deal, but I'm sure his ego wouldn't let him sign it.

Fuck them all off and more the complete arse piles.

bwfc1874 wrote:

terenceanne wrote:I would have offered Wheater & Feeny reduced terms...... not to say they would accept them.

Wheater has the experience to build around at the back and Feeny was our only attacking player for months IMO.


Wonder who is actually making football decisions at the moment.

How do we know Wheater and Feeney weren't offered reduced terms?

We don't know anything....I'm just saying I would have those two back on reduced terms. The rest can go.

Think Feeney has been offered a contract at Ipswich, not sure he'd want to stay here.

Surprised about the release of Threlkeld and Thomas. No surprise about any of the rest! Is there any record of Warsi playing for any Bolton team after joining us from Citeh last year?

Honestly I was absolutely delighted to see Wheater atop that list. 

time to blow this team to bits, figuratively of course.