Retention list 24/25

[RoversClitheroe]

So far we have:

• Gilsenen released
• Bloxham released

Who I would release 

• Hedges (contributed nothing)
• Forshaw 

Pears sold

Pickering sold

Can't well Sold

 

 

[KentExile]

5 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

So far we have:

• Gilsenen released
• Bloxham released

Who I would release 

• Hedges (contributed nothing)
• Forshaw 

Pears sold

Pickering sold

Can't well Sold

 

 

Lewis Bell &  Stephen Edmondson also seem to have confirmed they have been let go

Edited May 9 by KentExile

[roversfan99]

Dont see why we would sell our best left back and Cantwell isnt going anywhere.

[MarkBRFC]

Riberio twice the player Pickering is for me.

Cantwell will do another season, full pre season and hitting the ground running next season, he will have an eye on a move next summer I imagine.

[KentExile]

25 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Dont see why we would sell our best left back and Cantwell isnt going anywhere.

 

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Riberio twice the player Pickering is for me.

Cantwell will do another season, full pre season and hitting the ground running next season, he will have an eye on a move next summer I imagine.

Funny game innit, I see Pickering & Ribeiro as being of fairly equal ability

[roversfan99]

Either way, we shouldnt sell Pickering. Need them both.

[davulsukur]

9 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

So far we have:

• Gilsenen released
• Bloxham released

Who I would release 

• Hedges (contributed nothing)
• Forshaw 

Pears sold

Pickering sold

Can't well Sold

 

 

Didn't realise we'd let Bloxham go as well. 20 years old, never really kicked on, probably the correct decision 

[MarkBRFC]

19 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Either way, we shouldnt sell Pickering. Need them both.

I'd agree with that. While I much prefer Riberio, the squad needs Pickering too for me.

Actually look good in that left back department for once with Powell coming through who I really like the look of.

The odd one out is probably Jake Batty, not sure he kicks on here wouldn't overly surprise me if was released this summer.

[KentExile]

8 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Didn't realise we'd let Bloxham go as well. 20 years old, never really kicked on, probably the correct decision 

None have been announced by the club yet (but we shouldn't be surprised about that), Bloxham posted on his instagram

He has also been injured for the past 6 months

Edited May 9 by KentExile

[rigger]

3 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Dont see why we would sell our best left back and Cantwell isnt going anywhere.

Added to that, who would buy Pears ?

[lraC]

32 minutes ago, rigger said:

Added to that, who would buy Pears ?

A fruit shop.

[Upside Down]

10 hours ago, lraC said:

A fruit shop.

They tend to stay away from the ones that have been dropped repeatedly.

[chaddyrovers]

Don't get it why people want to sell Pickering. We need 2 left backs in the squad. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Don't get it why people want to sell Pickering. We need 2 left backs in the squad. 

I’m not his biggest fan but I wouldn’t sell him  unless somebody came in with a really good offer. Unlikely I know. I don’t think there’s much between him and Ribeiro in terms of ability but I still think Pickering is handy as a stand in left sided centre half in a back five.

[sharpysharps86]

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Don't get it why people want to sell Pickering. We need 2 left backs in the squad. 

He's really not as bad as some people think either.

[sammie]

if we sold Pickering we’d end up with some lad who’s 5x worse 

[Hasta]

They’ll probably sell Pickering and promote Batty. And before someone says is he ready / good enough, they don’t give a shit. It cuts costs and hits their targets.

As Rudy said, exciting times.

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’m not his biggest fan but I wouldn’t sell him  unless somebody came in with a really good offer. Unlikely I know. I don’t think there’s much between him and Ribeiro in terms of ability but I still think Pickering is handy as a stand in left sided centre half in a back five.

you want 2 players for each players. Pickering and Ribeiro are both similar quality  

1 hour ago, sharpysharps86 said:

He's really not as bad as some people think either.

deffo agree there 

[Tom]

4 hours ago, sammie said:

if we sold Pickering we’d end up with some lad who’s 5x worse 

Luton Town just released theirs after they couldn’t agree a new contract, former captain, pivotal in their promotion to the premier league (and subsequent relegations back to back), Jamaican international

Could be worth a shout!

[roversfan99]

He would fit the criteria of being 5x worse.

[Norbert Rassragr]

We won't get anything for Pears. Not in this game.

[davulsukur]

Here's your 3rd left back.

[riverholmes]

On 09/05/2025 at 10:18, davulsukur said:

Didn't realise we'd let Bloxham go as well. 20 years old, never really kicked on, probably the correct decision 

Bloxham made the bench for the first team squad once or twice, if I remember rightly. He was one of the better players for the U21s until moved to full back and then injured.

Again, goes to show how shallow the depth is at youth/U21 level currently. 

[RoversClitheroe]

When do we find out the retained list?

[rigger]

53 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

When do we find out the retained list?

They are looking into it.