Today's the Day

John Byrne's Underpants · Wed May 16, 2007 8:42 am

Well today is the day when, apparently, the players will be told their fate.

Who'll still be an OUFC player by the end of the day?

boris · Post by **boris** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:26 pm

Not Chris Hargreaves. He's been released. Can't say I'm at all surprised, or too disappointed.

YF Dan · Post by **YF Dan** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:27 pm

Quite a few players will still be with the club, although they will have been told to start looking for new employers if they can.

I'd imagine Duffy, Burgess and Gilly will be in this list, with us looking for a fee of sorts for the first two.

boris · Post by **boris** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:32 pm

Indeed - Burgess has been transfer listed.

boris · Post by **boris** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:44 pm

Another non-surprise - Basham's gone.

New contracts offered to Quinny and Motty.

John Byrne's Underpants · Wed May 16, 2007 1:49 pm

Slightly disappointed about Burge, still feel he could do a job.

The rest are no surprise really.

GodalmingYellow · Post by **GodalmingYellow** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:05 pm

&quotJohn Byrne's Underpants&quot wrote:Slightly disappointed about Burge, still feel he could do a job.

The rest are no surprise really.

I suspect that's more about getting a fee for him.

boris · Post by **boris** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:05 pm

Also gone are Johnson, Brevett, Kennet, Gunn (shame), and Beechers.

I think that just leaves a question mark over Luke Foster of United's ooc players, plus whether or not the loan players will be offered a deal (Corcoran's been released by Cardiff, by the way). I doubt we'll get Zebroski or Rose, and I doubt we'll want Santos, so that just leaves t'other Foster chappy.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:15 pm

I'm not too disappointed with that. Defensively we were pretty good all season so I'm happy to see minimal changes there. I'd rather have kept Burgess, but I guess his wages and the fact he might get a fee probably decided it.

I'd like them to have got rid of Robinson and Gilchrist too, but no-one will take them off our hands.

As for the FosL and FosM, I think FosL would be good to keep, I'm less sure about FosM, he seems very similar to Pettefer to me. Wilmott is an interesting one, I bet they've offered him a smaller contract knowing that him being injured for the 2nd half of the season makes it very unlikely any bigger clubs would be willing to risk signing him on.

boris · Post by **boris** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:20 pm

By my maths, that makes Quinn (if he re-signs) United's longest-serving player, followed by Tardif, followed by Motty (if he signs) and Turley.

GodalmingYellow · Post by **GodalmingYellow** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:21 pm

I wonder how long Gilly and Marvellous will hang around if they don't get selected for the first XI?

With Gilly, as he was signed under the Coca Cola money, I wonder if there is a clause that the money is for a 2 year contract? Unlikely, but it might be another reason for the club hanging on to him.

Werthers Original · Post by **Werthers Original** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:12 pm

Maybe Burgess asked for a transfer?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but if we get say £100,000 for him could we then add that to the £900,000 playing budget?

Mally · Post by **Mally** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:51 pm

&quotWerthers Original&quot wrote:Maybe Burgess asked for a transfer?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but if we get say £100,000 for him could we then add that to the £900,000 playing budget?

If I understand the rules correctly it would mean we could spend an extra £25,000 in the following season. If we were to get the money before 1st June then it would add £25,000 to next season's budget.

Resurrection Ox · Post by **Resurrection Ox** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:55 pm

&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:I wonder how long Gilly and Marvellous will hang around if they don't get selected for the first XI?

With Gilly, as he was signed under the Coca Cola money, I wonder if there is a clause that the money is for a 2 year contract? Unlikely, but it might be another reason for the club hanging on to him.

Depends on what deal they are on doesn't it? Who else is going take them on? Gilchrist is a bit maligned in my view. He played OK in the playoffs. I believe he goes in for surgery in close season which may help.

I'm not expecting Steve Austin next season. But he can stil do a job - albeit only for 25-30 games a season.

Mooro · Post by **Mooro** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:57 pm

&quotMally&quot wrote:
&quotWerthers Original&quot wrote:Maybe Burgess asked for a transfer?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but if we get say £100,000 for him could we then add that to the £900,000 playing budget?
If I understand the rules correctly it would mean we could spend an extra £25,000 in the following season. If we were to get the money before 1st June then it would add £25,000 to next season's budget.

So, before 1st June the £100k counts towards the turnover on which the 07/08 cap is calculated, meaning another £25k comes into the reackoning now - after 1st June it counts towards 08/09?

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