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City announce retained list
11 May 2024
City can today announce its Retained List following the conclusion of the 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship season.

Matty James, Andy King and Andreas Weimann have been released following the end of their contracts while discussions with Joe Williams are ongoing.

James made 115 appearances for City after signing for the club in 2021, scoring four times.

Andy King departs his boyhood club, after announcing his retirement on Friday, May 3rd calling time on a 17-year professional career which saw him win the league title in each of the top three divisions of English football.

Weimann spent the second half of this season on loan at West Bromwich Albion and departs the club after joining the Robins in 2018.

Making 216 appearances for City and scoring 51 goals, Weimann’s name will be added to the top scorers wall at Ashton Gate.

Liam Manning said: “The players departing have all been fantastic servants to this club.

“They are all top professionals and have all made their mark at Bristol City. I wish them the very best for their future.”

Both Dire Mebude and Scott Twine have returned to their parent clubs following the completion of their loan spells and the club would like to thank them for their service.

In addition, the club can confirm that Ben Acey, Zac Bell, Mac Boyd, Marlee Francois, Callum Hutton, Duncan Idehen, Dylan Kadji, Harry Leeson and Harvey Wiles-Richards have also departed the club following the completion of their contracts.

All our released players leave with the club’s best wishes and thanks for their contributions.

Players Over-24 released

Matty James
Andy King
Andreas Weimann

Players Under-24 released

Ben Acey
Zac Bell
McIntosh Boyd
Marlee Francois
Callum Hutton
Duncan Idehen
Dylan Kadji
Harry Leeson
Harvey Wiles-Richards

Contract Discussions ongoing
Joe Williams
Romani Rowe

Under contract in 2024/25

Players Over-24

Rob Atkinson
Harry Cornick
Rob Dickie
Ross McCrorie
Cameron Moir-Pring
Kal Naismith
Max O’Leary
Mark Sykes
George Tanner
Lewis Thomas
Zachary Vyner
Nahki Wells

Players Under-24 (*denotes first Professional Contract, starting July 1st)

Zack Ali*
Tim Ap Sion*
Taine Anderson*
Raphael Araoye
Tommy Backwell
Stefan Bajic
Brandon Bak*
Sam Bell
Ayman Benarous
Max Bird
Joshua Campbell-Slowey
Josey Casa-Grande
Kai Churchley
Tommy Conway
Joe Duncan
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Calum Hewlett*
Joseph James*
Jason Knight
Jamie Knight-Lebel
Jed Meerholz*
Anis Mehmeti
Elijah Morrison
Adam Murphy
Raekwon Nelson*
Ephraim Yeboah
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
Billy Phillips*
Haydon Roberts
Marley Rose
Josh Stokes
Omar Taylor-Clarke
Archie Taylor*
Oliver Thomas
Callum Wood

And Weimann•Andy King•Bristol City•Matty James•Retained list
 
Very disappointed.
We knew Andy King was going, Weimann was also certainly off - both good players, but James will be a huge hole to fill.
Twine and Mbude - no real surprise there.
I really hope we hang onto Williams. Disaster if we can’t. We’ll be powder-puff in midfield once again if he goes.
 
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bcfcredandwhite said:
Very disappointed.
We knew Andy King was going, Weimann was also certainly off - both good players, but James will be a huge hole to fill.
Twine and Mbude - no real surprise there.
I really hope we hang onto Williams. Disaster if we can’t. We’ll be powder-puff in midfield once again if he goes.
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apparently big rumour Williams to Derby.

James is a massive hole to fill in my opinion.
 
Disappointed James wasn’t kept, We don’t know the reason he left though, it might have been his decision. Agree we’ve lost a lot of experienced pro’s, we need to do all we can to keep Williams imo.
 
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Over on a forum ———

He didn’t want to stay. I said months ago that he 100% won’t be with us next season. His wife and children have always remained in Manchester whilst he lives down here. He wants to move back closer to them which you can’t blame him for really.
 
My biggest concern here is not the departing players but the replacements that will be brought in, because if they are at our usual level then we could be in serious trouble right from the start. I have often wondered whether the right hand knows what the left is doing at Bristol City due to our constant lack of finding the right players in the correct positions rather than the square pegs we generally go out and get to fill holes of every other configuration but never the one most needed to make us complete. Hoping for the right things to happen at Ashton Gate is rather like trying to use your return ticket on the Titanic because we are way too familiar with waiting for miracles to happen.
 
For whatever reasons losing James AND Williams is a big worry, they're proper Championship midfielders.
We'll be lightweight in midfield without them, unless we manage to bring in adequate replacements.
We'll ned to spend big to replace them and can't see it happening.
I hope 'they' know what they're doing.
 
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Redprintt said:
For whatever reasons losing James AND Williams is a big worry, they're proper Championship midfielders.
We'll be lightweight in midfield without them, unless we manage to bring in adequate replacements.
We'll ned to spend big to replace them and can't see it happening.
I hope 'they' know what they're doing.
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James will be playing Championship football next season against us sadly.
Williams apparently going to Derby are the rumours.
 
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