This will be updated whenever there is news of any signings/releases/sales. Please continue to add any news below Updated as at 3rd May 2018 Contracted until summer 2018 Max Muller (on loan to Morecambe until end of season) Scott Brown Will De Havilland (joined Maidstone 17th February 2018 on loan until the end of the season) Sido Jombati Joe Jacobson Danny Rowe (left the club 25th October 2017 by mutual consent) Paul Hayes (left the club 29th August 2017 by mutual consent) Dayle Southwell (signed for Guiseley for an undisclosed fee 9th Jan 2018) Marcus Bean Yves Ma-Kalambay Contracted until summer 2019 Dominic Gape Luke O'Nien Michael Harriman Scott Kashket Paris Cowan-Hall Adam El-Abd Adebayo Akinfenwa Nathan Tyson Sam Saunders Contracted until summer 2020 Nick Freeman Matt Bloomfield Craig Mackail-Smith Contracted until summer 2021 Anthony Stewart On loan Jack Williams (from QPR until end year 2017) - Returned Josh Umerah (from Charlton until Jan 15th 2018) - Returned Eberechi Eze (from QPR until Jan 2nd 2018) - Returned to QPR Dan Scarr (from Birmingham until end of 2017/18 season) Tafari Moore (from Arsenal until the end of 2017/18 season) Nathan McGinley (from Middlesbrough until the end of 2017/18 season) Randell Williams (from Watford until the end of 2017/18 season) Curtis Thompson (from Notts County until the end of 2017/18 season) Manager- Gareth Ainsworth Goalkeeping Coach- Barry Richardson - Left Jan 2018 Watch out now for extensions, releases and new signings
You can add Bloomers to that 2018 list. Had a good season until,his injury. I thought it may have been his last, but pleased he was offered an extension as his performances merited it. The centre back partnership going forward is a concern as much of our relative success over the past couple of years has been built on a solid defence. Ainsworth is no fool, so I am sure he has plans afoot
Good news about Blooms. Are you thinking what we have (muller and the other dude) are not good enough?
WDH and Muller have both looked decidedly dodgy at times and aren't a patch on Stewart and Pierre (at the moment). I quite like Muller as he has some ability with it on the ground, but his positioning was suspect on a few occasions. Maybe it s a training thing or experience - not sure. De Havilland is a bit more of a journeyman for me and may potentially always be "just ok" Hope I am proved wrong
Stewart and Freeman have had their contracts extended Woody and Thomo have been released Beano is having talks with the club while Pierre has been offered a new deal
Pleased Thompson has gone as he offered bugger all but i'd have given Woody another season,good news about Stewart staying i just hope Pierre will continue their brilliant partnership at the heart of defence.
I would give Pierre a longish contract (with the promise to let him go if he wanted to move to a bigger club). That way we will get money for him if he goes. Otherwise I believe he is on a free transfer?
Sad to see sammy wood go, always offered a lot to the team and some real wondergoals. Unfortunatly a lot of fans got on his back last season and the beginning of this one, hugely unfairly. Also a shame not to see him on the lap of honour at the end of the season, would have been nice to show our appreciation for him. His game away at torquay has to go down as one of the best performances by a single player, at the moment we most needed it! As for thommo its definatly the correct decision - dont think his legs were up to it anymore. Will be best remembered for the barnet away game (his first for us i think) and of course that goal at spurs, the moment where i genuinley thought we would beat spurs at the lane! Of the players retained im delighted stewart has signed, but i doubt pierre will follow. Freedman is a gamble worth taking, and bloomfield and bayo were always worth new deals and delighted to see them sign!
Fair shout Ron as money for him will be welcome so we can bring a central defender in on loan hopefully someone as good as Mawson.
Released lists are out http://www.stevenage.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=494814 Some interesting players on there and I'm sure GA has his eyes on a few.
Just read a post on another forum that Wycombe have told Cheltenham that Scott Brown is not for sale,must mean that Blackman isn't coming back next season. I'll be peed off if he joins another League 2 side after hinting he wanted to play for us again.
Blackman wont go to another league 2 side - if he was to go to league 2 he would stay with us, but more likely he will go to a league 1/chmapionship club Brown is an excellent league 2 keeper from what weve seen, so not a bad one to have on our books
Squad update. No news just consolidating what we know Contracted until summer 2018 Max Muller Scott Brown on loan at Cheltenham during 2016/17 season (not for sale) Will De Havilland Sido Jombati Joe Jacobson Danny Rowe on loan at Barrow Paul Hayes Dayle Southwell Sam Saunders Anthony Stewart Nick Freeman Adebayo Akinfenwa Matt Bloomfield Contracted until summer 2019 Dominic Gape Luke O'Nien Michael Harriman Scott Kashket Paris Cowan-Hall Manager- Gareth Ainsworth Goalkeeping Coach- Barry Richardson So we have 18 players under contract with Bean and Pierre still to decide Maybe Gaz won't be signing any new players and just top up with some class loanees from London Premier clubs
Pierre not yet signing a new contract is the most worrying thing. Such a talent and will be sorely missed if he leaves
Based on these players my team would be, Brown, Harriman, Stewart, MM, JJ O'Nien, Saunders, Gape PCH, Beast, Kashket Bench- Richardson, Jombati, WDH, Blooms, Freeman, Hayes, Southwell Which leaves Rowe. Not a bad 11 but any injuries and we are struggling.
I suspect any potential weaknesses will be covered with loans. However, I reckon the loans would be very good and therefore possibly displace some of those above
Sometimes the loan works very well Blackman for one the striker from Watford last season a waste of money
We've now lost westy which is a huge loss unfortunately, he should have been playing a huge part in the team this season. Im expecting to see a couple of signings this week ahead of the first friendlys anyway!
