It's heading to that time again for the contracts to be signed up and the anticipation and trepidation starts as to who will be sign up and who might be offski.

 

As far I'm aware, the following players are signed up for next season:

 

Signed up till the end of season 2013-14:

• Ryan Esson
• Billy McKay
• Richie Foran

(Butcher and Malpas are also in this category)

 

Signed up till the end of season 2014-15:

• Josh Meekings 
• Nick Ross  
• Gary Warren
• Graeme Shinnie

Joining next season:

• Ben Greenhalgh

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The following players are out of contract at the end of this season:

• Andrew Shinnie
• David Raven
• Owain Tudur Jones
• Ross Draper
• Antonio Reguero
• Simon King
• Daniel Devine
• Aaron Doran
• Shane Sutherland
• Gavin Morrison
• Chris Hogg

Loan deals expire at the end of this season:

• Charlie Taylor
• Philip Roberts
• Jordan Gibbons

Deals unknown:

• Scott Mathieson
• Martin Laing
• Liam Polworth
• Conor Pepper
• Matthew Cooper

Not really that many players signed up so far.  Hopefully some people will be able to shed more light to those that are unknown and I'll update the list accordingly, and also when new deals and decisions are announced.

 

Besides that though, who would you keep and who would you punt?

Edited March 4, 201312 yr by Renegade

One more striker would be excellente!

About 31 players then?

 

Full roster eh?

 

Hope the fans turn up to support the team.

Hope the fans turn up to support the team.

 

haha you are very funny 

Goalkeepers

Ryan Esson

Dean Brill

Nick Draper

Cameron Mackay

 

Right Backs

David Raven

Matthew Cooper

Jay Cheyne

 

Left Backs

Graeme Shinnie

Carl Tremarco

Calum Holwarth

 

Centre Backs

Gary Warren

Josh Meekings

Danny Devine

Jason Brown

Joe Gorman

 

Centre Midfielders

Richie Foran

Ross Draper

James Vincent

Liam Polworth

 

Right Midfielders

Marley Watkins

Conor Pepper

Ali Sutherland

 

Left Midfielders

Ben Greenhalgh

Danny Williams

Adam Evans

 

Attacking Midfielders

Aaron Doran

Nick Ross

Ryan Christie

 

Centre Forwards

Billy Mckay

Curtis Allen

Calum Ferguson

 

Hazarding a guess that the players in blue will be in our U20 squad supplemented with a couple of first team fringe players.

 

Have to agree that we do look a little light on the striker options, we were very lucky with Billy staying injury free last season, fingers crossed that he does again this season. I'm sure i've heard our budget is pretty much done for this summer so I would hope that we could maybe take in a loan striker to cover any potential injuries

Seeing as Blackburn have released a lot of young players who are being blocked out the team due to big money stars, we maybe should take a look at them considering St Mirren have taken in Christopher Dilo and Morton with Reece Hands. Also Goodwillie to Arabs. Micah Evans and Osamayen Osawe are two strikers release with potential. Both 19 I think, Evans did a not bad job for Accrington a year back

EDIT: if another Arsenal loanee comes in, Akpom or Ragee are the ones I've seen in pre season and are top class

Edited July 23, 201311 yr by Rival

Thats 27 players now! Not short of 'bodies' for the new season. Despite initially thinking we'd have 'virtually' the same squad as last season, there really is a new look to it! Significantly, the core is still there - we may yet get Charlie Taylor back on loan too.

 

But, as it stands, the squad looks good...although maybe slightly light up front? Only 3 recognised goal grabbers - (obviously) Billy McKay, his fellow countryman, Curtis Allen and our local lad, Calum Ferguson. Can Billy be as prolific again? With Andrew Shinnie away, perhaps Doran should be looking to replace those missing goals!

 

Signed up till the end of season 2015-16:

• Aaron Doran

 

Signed up till the end of season 2014-15:

• Josh Meekings

• Graeme Shinnie

• Billy McKay

• Nick Ross 

• Gary Warren

• Daniel Devine

• David Raven

• Liam Polworth

• Ryan Christie

 

Signed up till the end of season 2013-14:

• Ross Draper

• Ryan Esson

• Richie Foran

• Conor Pepper

• Matthew Cooper

• Jay Cheyne

• Calum Ferguson

• Ben Greenhalgh

• Danny Williams

• Adam Evans

• James Vincent

• Marley Watkins

• Harry Hooman

• Curtis Allen

• Joe Gorman

• Nick Draper

(Butcher and Malpas and Marsella are also in this category)

 

On loan until January 2014

• Dean Brill

Pepper and Cooper will have to impress this season to earn another one