What to do with the Villa 12- Contract expiring 2016

[footyskillz]

I thought I bring to attention the TWELVE players whose contract expires around a year from now in 2016 .

We've already seen Andreas weimann leave for £2.75 mil and figures around £1mil to 4 mil I would imagine be  offered out to move on these players who are seems surplus to squad requirements

The following will either be kept or moved on as they are entering their final year . Contracts extended  or run down. Sold on these summer months/loaned  or given chance to prove themselves .

Who will be kept ?
Who will be sold?
Who will get a chance?
What moneys are we talking?

It's a good chance to discuss the merits of these following players ....and if you think Tim Sherwood would want them and what you too would do.

GK
Shay Given age 39

Defenders
Ciaran Clark aged 25
Nat Baker aged 24
Kieron Richardson (1 year option extension) aged 30
Leandro Bacuna aged 23 (24 by start of 15/16 season)
Phillipe Senderos aged 30
Joe Bennett aged 25

Midfielders
Joey Cole aged 33
Charlie N'zogbia aged 29
Gary Gardner aged 22 (23 by start of 15/16 season)
Chris Herd aged 26

Strikers
Callum Robinson aged 20

[TheMalandro]

I'd hope Bacuna, Gardner and Robinson remain. I'd also hope new ownership would dictate that the rest are not good enough.
Perhaps that's a little rough on Clark and baker...

[footyskillz]

FOR KEEPS

Striker Robinson and loan him out initially. One for future.
Shay Given see out contract give him coaching role.
Bacuna keep him I like his versatility.
Clark has developed and entering peak years.


WATCHING BRIEF

Herd, Gardner and Bennett a chance in first team squad.


SELL/RELEASE
Joe Cole
Charlie Nzogbia
Senderos

UNDECIDED
Richardson
Baker

[aj2k77]

Gardner, Bacuna and Clark are worth new contracts. Baker we could get money for. The rest are a clutter of either over the hill injury prone semi retired footballers, Championship donkeys or on massive undeserved contracts.

There's probably near £200k a week, £10m+ a season in wages sitting there adding virtually no quality. We could do a lot with that money.

[silhillvilla]

Senderos 30 ? I had him down as 35/36/37 ?
Him and Cole were bizarre signings , Nzogbia an outlay of around £20m how wasteful.
Given needs to hang his gloves up.
I'd like to keep baker Clark and Robinson.
The others are all surplus .

[supertom]

Herds still with us till 2016? Bloody hell.

Honestly, with very few exceptions I would sell them all now or let them go next year. Clark and Bacuna are worth keeping longer. Robinson and Gardner have one year to prove themselves. Baker I like but would sell because of his injuries. If he can stay fit this season however, I'd give him a 2 year deal. Nowt more than that.
The rest can go in the next 12 months one way or another.

[SoccerHQ]

Pretty sure Herd signed 4 year deal in 2011 and we're just keeping him on currently so he can get fit and then he'll be released.

As for the others well N'zogbia will not be offered a new deal surely so he'll go on a free we can hope....same for Given unless he wants to stay on as a coach so that's 100k off the wage bill.

Don't think the likes of Senderos, Bennett and Joe Cole will be here this time next year.

Give new contracts to Bacuna and Clark, both showed good periods of form this season and would be good squad players if we signed better for first 11.

I'd move Baker on tbh, don't see him ever being a top premier league centre half and very injury prone.

[Legion]

Shay Given KEEP
Ciaran Clark KEEP
Nathan Baker KEEP
Kieron Richardson KEEP
Leandro Bacuna KEEP
Phillipe Senderos SELL
Joe Bennett SELL
Joe Cole SELL
Charlie N'zogbia SELL
Gary Gardner WATCH
Chris Herd SELL
Callum Robinson WATCH

[Matt C]

Herd's contract is up now.

[footyskillz]

Yes apologies Herdy is up but I think has a year to prove himself

[spangley1812]

Shay Given KEEP and give a contract to as a coach
Ciaran Clark KEEP
Nathan Baker KEEP
Kieron Richardson KEEP but only if he stays fit
Leandro Bacuna KEEP
Phillipe Senderos SELL
Joe Bennett WATCH
Joe Cole SELL
Charlie N'zogbia SELL ASAP
Gary Gardner WATCH
Chris Herd SELL
Callum Robinson WATCH

[cdbearsfan]

Shay Given KEEP
Ciaran Clark KEEP
Nathan Baker KEEP
Kieron Richardson KEEP
Leandro Bacuna KEEP
Phillipe Senderos SELL
Joe Bennett SELL
Joe Cole SELL
Charlie N'zogbia SELL
Gary Gardner WATCH
Chris Herd SELL
Callum Robinson WATCH

About the same but I'd get rid of Given when his contract expires. And we obviously won't be getting much of a fee for Joe Cole.

[Legion]

Perhaps keep them both on in a coaching capacity and make use of their experience?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

What evidence is there that Given and Cole are good coaches? Sick of clubs giving players jobs as soon as they retire.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Keep Clark, Bacuna & Baker. Take up Richardson on the 1 year extension. Possibly keep Robinson.

The rest need to be shifted. In particular Gardner who needs to move on to a League 1 or maybe Championship club so he can play. Its not a slam to say that he needs to be there to play football as a career, he just cannot compete in the Premier League and we need to be able to. There is no point hoping the lad is going to develop into something he already has and he just is not athletic enough for our league.