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Does anyone know exactly who has a contract for next season? I know that players like Macklin, Halpin and LRT do but what of the rest, anyone have a list?

Branston is definitely out of contract.

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As for others, I think everyone was signed up for two year deals at the start of the season with the exception of Nicky Wroe, Elliott Benyon (both on existing deals at the time and since sold on), plus keepers Scott Bevan and Danny Potter. I think everyone else is tied to another year, with Halpin and Macklin on two more years.

I can't believe that Torquay haven't put pen to paper with Guy yet!

Surely he would be an asset in either division and even if he was put on a 6 month contract it would have avoided a possible bidding war which could be possible if sky is to be believed.

I thought that most had been signed up or extended to the end of next season! Halpin until 2014 and Macklin until 2013.
Those from the current squad, out of contract at the end of this season are:
Stevens
Yeoman
Palmer
Potter
Bevan
Branston
Spear?
Please correct me if I'm wrong?

I can be quite certain that the interested teams that Branston speaks of aren't in League 1. He'll definately be an asset to us if we don't get promoted, and it seems Torquay can wait until that point to offer a contract because he really wants to stick around.

Branno should get 2 years regardless.

Bevan 1 year, Potts may go if Stevens is out of contract interested to see what they do there, imagine he'd get a new deal.

Must be a good chance of Michael Poke being available, I'd have him back at the expense of both keepers if truth be told. Ideally him and Bevs.

Bloggy wrote:I thought that most had been signed up or extended to the end of next season! Halpin until 2014 and Macklin until 2013.
Those from the current squad, out of contract at the end of this season are:
Stevens
Yeoman
Palmer
Potter
Bevan
Branston
Spear?
Please correct me if I'm wrong?

I make you right Bloggy, although it has recently been anounced that Spear will take up the offer of a pro contract (presumably 1 year) while the other second year trainees have all been released (Taylor, Lang and Parrish). I 'believe Halpin signed a deal until 2013 rathen than 2014 though.

I'll go with that CP. Just seem to remember him having a three year extension to the one ending this year?

Branston deserves another year, but i'd personally not be running at him and offering two. In Robbo, Ellis, Oastler and Palmer we have plenty of cover in that position. There are no guarantee's he'll warrant a place in our starting 11 by the start of the 12/13 season.

Surprised he's been so vocal about it at this time too. I know he has to look after his own interests, but i doubt trying to force the club's hand will be well received.

Fonda wrote:Branston deserves another year, but i'd personally not be running at him and offering two. In Robbo, Ellis, Oastler and Palmer we have plenty of cover in that position. There are no guarantee's he'll warrant a place in our starting 11 by the start of the 12/13 season.

Surprised he's been so vocal about it at this time too. I know he has to look after his own interests, but i doubt trying to force the club's hand will be well received.

Think you have sort of answered yourself there Shane,cant see this upsetting anyone at our club Branno is very passionate about his football,looking at from branston's point of view he is a professional footballer,who as it stands is out of work come July,he will want his future sorted it sooner rather than later at the age of 32,especially as the club have already argeed in principle with Oastler.

Im sure buckle knows who hes going to keep. Like it said with the oastler deal they wont sort the contract untill the end of the season. Im sure branno would be the same. Theres no need to panic its only may. Yes he could he could talk to other clubs but he wouldnt agree anything untill he knows whats going on with us.

Looking back to previous seasons, Buckle said that he told the players in January who isn't being offered a new contract. This is what caused the Steve Woods situation and the Hargreaves and Sills departures. No such uproar this season so either they are all being kept on or Buckle has learnt from his previous mistakes!

Jerry has beaten me to making that point. Maybe the possibility of promotion is making a difference for Bucks this season, he may think if we go up we can attract better players or that current ones couldn't cut it at the next level. In the case of Branno I think he deserves another year regardless - if we stay down he's a solid League 2 player, if we go up surely he's earned another crack at that level by being a big part of us getting there.

Goalkeeper is probably the position I'm most eager for us to strengthen in over the summer, but Bevs can be good and by reports has made some vital and very good saves recently, so wouldn't argue with another year for him either.

Stevens seems to have been out of favour pretty much all season, and while he can be a useful impact player I wouldn't be devastated if he left.

I haven't seen/don't know enough about the others to make a judgement.

Bigman wrote:Jerry has beaten me to making that point. Maybe the possibility of promotion is making a difference for Bucks this season, he may think if we go up we can attract better players or that current ones couldn't cut it at the next level. In the case of Branno I think he deserves another year regardless - if we stay down he's a solid League 2 player, if we go up surely he's earned another crack at that level by being a big part of us getting there.

Goalkeeper is probably the position I'm most eager for us to strengthen in over the summer, but Bevs can be good and by reports has made some vital and very good saves recently, so wouldn't argue with another year for him either.

Stevens seems to have been out of favour pretty much all season, and while he can be a useful impact player I wouldn't be devastated if he left.

I haven't seen/don't know enough about the others to make a judgement.

That sounds familiar, and it's a mistake i'd hope we wouldn't make again. These decisions can't be made on sentiment. We gave our BSP squad the chance to prove themselves at the level above 'because they had got us there', and it nearly backfired because many of them couldn't make the step up.

I'm not saying Branno couldn't perform in League 1, but if we were to make it, i'd hope the decision is based on more than the mere fact he helped get us there.

Understand your point about Bevs though, and agree completely about Danny Stevens.

This is the list that I've got:

2011:

Bevan
Potter
Branston
Stevens

2012:

Nicholson
Ellis
Robertson
Rowe-Turner
Mansell
O'Kane
Zebrosi
Lathrope
Kee

2013:

Halpin
Macklin