SJFCtheTeamForMe Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Confirmed Pawlett and Liam Smith are leaving United... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Liam Smith would be fine if Brown leaves, and we sign another RB whos better in attack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJFCtheTeamForMe Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Kane's interview suggests he definitely wants to stay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Widge said: Right so until we confirm who's all leaving and being offered new contracts I've taken a stab at it below, based on first team players only - Leaving (No new deal offered) - O'Halloran, Hallberg, Vertainan, Gilmour, Murphy, Davidson (retiring) Leaving (would offer new deal) - Wotherspoon, Kane, Brown Loans ended - Matthews, Mitchell, Montgomery, McLennan, Rudden Would ideally return - Mitchell, Montgomery Try and release - Crawford, Bair, Booth, Considine Try and loan out - Ferguson, Wills, Gallacher That's just my initial thoughts on things, no doubt I'll have missed someone or something. I swithered about the likes of Booth and McPherson, but realistically they're not going anywhere so no real point in speculating about them. As I say this is what I'd hope would happen, but I very much doubt I'll get even 50% of it right! Fully behind this. But I'd definitely be taking the hit and binning MacPherson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilltoon Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 See ya Spoony 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 THE Football Club can announce we will not be offering new contracts to Michael O'Halloran, Eetu Vertainen, David Wotherspoon, Jamie Murphy, Charlie Gilmour, Bobby Dailly, Spencer Moreland and William Sandford. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Ooft. Spoony away. End of an era indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I'm still convinced Eetu will be world class one day. In a loose sense of convinced, and a loose sense of world class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Pretty rank way to announce David Wotherspoon is leaving. Also barely a mention for O’Halloran. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I'm gutted Spoony is away but is it also time to move on? Who knows. Just feel a bit sad and it's a shite way to announce it. The rest of the names aren't surprising. Shame MOH just fell apart. On his day he was unplayable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Just now, Honest Saints Fan said: I'm gutted Spoony is away but is it also time to move on? Who knows. Just feel a bit sad and it's a shite way to announce it. The rest of the names aren't surprising. Shame MOH just fell apart. On his day he was unplayable. I think the fact he’s getting a testimonial means that he’ll get a proper send off and a goodbye from the fans that he deserves. Wonder where he’ll end up, I do think he may just head to one of the Dundee clubs though. As sad as it is, if it gives Max a platform into the team then it’s the right move. Spoony isn’t a sellable asset, Max definitely is on a year or two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJFCtheTeamForMe Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Pretty rank way to announce David Wotherspoon is leaving. Also barely a mention for O’Halloran. I presume it was done as a quick announcement to get it announced before the gossip spread it anyway. I imagine he was only told this morning as well?! Would have been nice for us and his family to be able to give him a send off in his last game on the pitch last time knowing it was coming to an end though. Unless of course he did know... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I think the shitness of MacLean’s quote about O’Halloran is quite telling. Clearly fallen out of favour with the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Genuinely gutted. Not in a "demand to see the deeds" way, but do think MacLean will need to explain the decision publicly. If hes wanting a big wage on a 2yr deal then fair enough tbh, he probably doesnt justify that considering we're already committed to so many. Young players need a pathway too which this creates, for Max in particular. Hallberg not mentioned so maybe one or the other situation and manager picked Hallberg? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 No mention of Hallberg? Him Brown & Kane getting contracts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Players not mentioned are Kane, Brown, Hallberg and Parish? Latter is obviously in a slightly different situation but interesting with Hallberg when assumption had been he'd go. For me, Hallberg staying blocks off pathway for Cammy Ballantyne. I wouldn't be too upset if he moves on. James Brown would never have been near 30 appearances in a good Saints side, the sort of team we should be striving to be again. If he signs on again, he can't be playing that many games next season. Obviously sad to see Wotherspoon go and Davidson and O'Halloran in different circumstances but with decisions made, eyes look forward. What brilliant memories the three of them have created for us though, some of the best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 The decision had definitely been made prior to the match on Sunday. Danny Griffin mentioned on Saints TV that some of the contract news might ‘upset’ the fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthsaints99 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Parish (?) Sinclair Wills Booth Gordon Considine Brown (ONC) Gallacher Wright MacPherson Hallberg (ONC) Ballantyne Phillips McGowan Crawford Ferguson Kucheriavyi May Kane (ONC) Carey Clark Ooft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 How many heads explode if its explained Wotherspoon is a casualty of cost cutting due to having folk like Booth, Considine, Crawford, Carey contracted for another year, and spunking £100k+ on Mahon and Bair... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 When you take the emotion out of the Spoony release you can see why its been done. With Cammy and Max coming through (and Ferguson behind them) there are only limited spaces for attacking midfield positions. The age of the squad needs to come down and we want to see young players coming through so whilst its a gutter it kind of makes sense. We’ll be putting a lot on Cammy and Max shoulders next year I imagine… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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