Jedi is on the best part of £45k p/w. Get rid.
All the experienced players above will go either in Jan or in the summer on a free. Of our loanees, I can't imagine any of them being with us next year either.Also, we have a decent number with contracts finishing in 2020. Kodjia, Chester, Elmo, AA, BB, Hourihane, Davis, RHM. Big decisions this summer on these aswell. Another reason why I think we should be very open to bids this month for likes of Kodjia.
As I watch the youth and reserves most weeks I will comment on them as everyone has their own opinion on the senior players I guess.I will split them into two groups, Young Professionals and YTS players. My personal opinion of course and I have been known to be wrong.Young Professionals.Mitch Clark - I think is along with Callum O'Hare the best young player at the club and has done well at Port Vale. Keep.Jordan Lyden - Bog standard. ReleaseKelsey Mooney - Isiah Bazely - Graham - Not quite good enough, ReleaseEasah Sulliman - Never been impressed as not physically strong enough, Release.Alex Prosser - Not flash but does a good job and only 19 - Worth keeping for a year. Best player against Man U .Jack Clarke - One of my favourites but I fear lack of pace will be his downfall. He will have a career - KeepJosef Pastorek - The club kept him as He had an injury. I think He has already left - Release.Harry McKirdy - I like him and unlike most of the other players we have loaned out He has done well, as with Jack Clarke I think He will have a career but probably not quite good enough for us - Give him a YearJordan Cox, Corey Taylor - Not quite good enough - Release.Callum O'Hare - Definitely Keep. Very good player.Harvey Knibbs - Surprised He got a Pro Contract - Release.Indy - Is in the Youth Team (U 18s) so shouldn't be included here - Offer a Pro Contract.
I don't think we should keep any of the senior players on that list. Maybe Steer, if Smith rates him more highly than he does Nyland.There are plenty of better, younger and cheaper players that we could easily bring to the club rather than re-sign those ones. I don't doubt for a second that Smith would agree with that too.