Tom loved it here think his partner / wife was a nurse and they wanted to stay , I think his fouling and offside reduced massively plus his hold up and creative play improved too, shame it worked out to be a year late . I don’t think Mcann helped him to be honest he should have played more in my opinion
It's a little ironic that we probably saw Tom's best performances shortly before he was released, but if we have aspirations of moving things to another level next season, it's the right decision. He'll have no trouble getting a decent League One gig and good luck to him.
Hull City can confirm its retained list following the conclusion of the 2021/22 Sky Bet Championship campaign. The club has taken up one-year options on goalkeeper Matt Ingram, defenders Callum Elder and Josh Emmanuel, midfielder George Honeyman and forward Mallik Wilks. Midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Richie Smallwood, and forward Tom Eaves will not be retained when their current contracts expire on 30th June 2022. Under-23s The club has taken up one-year options on David Robson, Matty Jacob, Josh Hinds and Billy Chadwick. The following players have been offered new contracts: Harry Fisk, Jake Leake, Tom Nixon, Harry Lovick, Oliver Green, Will Jarvis and McCauley Snelgrove. The following players have been released following the expiration of their contracts: Louis Beckett and Ahmed Salam. Under-18s The following second-year scholars will be moving up to the Under-23s after receiving professional contracts: Alfie Taylor, Sincere Hall, Harry Wallis, Tom Macauley and Jevon Mills. The following second-year scholars will be leaving at the end of their scholarship: Sam Deacon, Henry Curtis, Billy Leach and Rio Dyer. The following first-year scholars will be moving into their second year: Ben Voase, James Carr, Keegan Green, Jake Brown, Kyle Fanning, Aman Panesar and Glen Sani. The club would like to thank all departing players for their efforts during their time with the club and wish them well for the future.
Smallwood wrong decision, other 2 no complaints. Elder and Wilks have sell on value, Emmanuel is our best right back if he’s fit for me. Good competition for Coyle, Ingram solid first choice goalkeeper. Honeyman is Honeyman. Smallwood 31 though and probably got one more good move in him so who’s to say he wanted to stay on just a 1 year extension…
Blackburn, Rotherham and now us all reached the same decision. If we are serious about moving onwards and upwards then personally believe it's the right decision. An unforgiving business is professional football
I think we can only say for sure if Smallwood is a mistake ( I don't think it is personally ) or not once we see who we bring in. He's done very well this year but as with eaves, he isn't going to take us to the next level. All the rest the we have retained ( on very cheep wages btw ) at a minimum have some value to sell on if we decide to ( wilks is the most likely )
Who is surplus to requirement at Barcelona, and probably Wolves. Maybe just maybe. Nah. Never going to happen. Shame.
Can’t say I’m too bothered about Smallwood leaving, assuming we’re getting a quality replacement. Similar to Eaves, didn’t really let us down but better quality needed. I’d like to see us sign a proper RW as well and get honeyman back through the middle, where he’s a lot more effective.
