So only these flour left. Surely they are released to go and give themselves a chance of a new club
Ba, Pembele, Matete, Poveda
I'm sure it was reported that Poveda was on a pretty low contract that was boosted by appearance money and bonuses, so I can see his contract being paid up so he can move on. A gamble that didn't work out, but didn't cost much either.
Matete probably released on a free, though maybe if not, he's another supposed to be on a fairly small contract (league one terms) so it wouldn't hurt us much if we can't clear him out until January. Club outgrew him very quickly.
Ba, by most accounts has pretty much dropped off the planet. It seems his confidence is totally shot and hasn't done enough anywhere for anyone to be interested in. Probably released/paid up but I'd not be surprised if he either winds up playing somewhere like Cyprus or Malta or even drops out of football all together. A shame, he showed flashes in his first season with us that there was a decent player there, but something has gone completely wrong with him.
Pembele, released or maybe given a loan to somewhere where the transfer window hasn't shut yet. I'm not sure if his knee injury took more out of him than was thought or whether it's an attitude thing with him. If the others were outgrown or unlucky or simply relatively cheap gambles that didn't pay off, he's a major disappointment. He's given me the impression that he doesn't want to be here and never did want to. I could understand it if he was a superstar or had better offers from elsewhere, but he's not. It almost feels like the club have forgotten him.
Anderson. Release, though it could be like one of those wildlife videos where they try to release the captive animal back into the wild, but it crawls back into the carry box and goes to sleep. Apparently turned down opportunities to leave on loan and permanently, hasn't had a future here for over a year, yet still around the place. Rumours go that Joe Anderson is actually possessed by the spirit of a recently dead Jack Rodwell, hence why he never plays but won't leave. I'm changing my mind about releasing him. We probably need to get a couple of priests in to do an exorcism to get rid of him. Another cheap gamble that didn't work out.