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Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:45 am
by len
No updated news on main website for a few days and also very quiet on here.
It all seems a bit unnerving at the moment!
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:12 am
by AVincelotFlyingLeap
37 days since the Solihull game and still no retained list, amongst a very competitive few off seasons this has to be a new PB for the club. Congratulations.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:27 am
by Lcbdagger
Suggestions via colleagues this morning or a forward arriving soon and possibly being reported later today, but the retained list is a fascinating one as anyone leaving the club and needing to look elsewhere (assuming they aren't already aware) may have their options limited if teams have started recruiting to positions through the guys they already know across the leagues to be available.
I wonder if the manager will have a specific view on anyone under contract who may move on or be transfer listed? I'm not familiar with our wage structure in terms of who are the current high earners, especially with Tom Eastman leaving who I imagined would have been on a decent contract here given his profile and quality.
Would love to see Phipps extended and Adigun get a new contract and a run int he team next year but I couldn't think of anyone else we would obviously want to keep next season unless on a reduced wage... Could we keep hold of Jones in goal if he is fit over the summer as he looked decent, although Jake Turner would be a preference if available at our level, although I believe he isn't free until next Summer... Hessenthaler and Ling I would expect to move to another club in the division we have just left, Vincent certainly wont return and there were rumours weeks ago that Hill may follow Rees to Hornchurch.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:42 am
by BB-Dagger
Lcbdagger wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:27 am
Suggestions via colleagues this morning or a forward arriving soon and possibly being reported later today, but the retained list is a fascinating one as anyone leaving the club and needing to look elsewhere (assuming they aren't already aware) may have their options limited if teams have started recruiting to positions through the guys they already know across the leagues to be available.
I wonder if the manager will have a specific view on anyone under contract who may move on or be transfer listed? I'm not familiar with our wage structure in terms of who are the current high earners, especially with Tom Eastman leaving who I imagined would have been on a decent contract here given his profile and quality.
Would love to see Phipps extended and Adigun get a new contract and a run int he team next year but I couldn't think of anyone else we would obviously want to keep next season unless on a reduced wage... Could we keep hold of Jones in goal if he is fit over the summer as he looked decent, although Jake Turner would be a preference if available at our level, although I believe he isn't free until next Summer... Hessenthaler and Ling I would expect to move to another club in the division we have just left, Vincent certainly wont return and there were rumours weeks ago that Hill may follow Rees to Hornchurch.
Would love Hessenthaler to stay as he’s had over 500 professional games and never been relegated! (So he loved telling us last season) what a Prick!
Ling would be worth retaining if he could avoid injuries and personally I’d love Phipps staying with us.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:00 pm
by len
I would definitely like Phipps and Ryan Hill to stay with us and with regards to Adigun believe he is only halfway through a two year contract with us which is a good thing as he looks a good prospect.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:20 pm
by Auntie Merge
Southend only released their retained list on Monday, 9th June and Wealdstone at the end of last week, so I'm not quite sure why everyone is getting so impatient, when we only had a new manager come in last week.
I could be wrong, but I thought all retained lists had to be published by 30th June of each year, when contracts end.
The purpose was to help players who were out of contract find new clubs.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 2:24 pm
by Mick Dagger
Hessenthaler

Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:02 pm
by Lcbdagger
len wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:00 pm
I would definitely like Phipps and Ryan Hill to stay with us and with regards to Adigun believe he is only halfway through a two year contract with us which is a good thing as he looks a good prospect.
Re: New Owners?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:02 pm
by Lcbdagger
len wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:00 pm
I would definitely like Phipps and Ryan Hill to stay with us and with regards to Adigun believe he is only halfway through a two year contract with us which is a good thing as he looks a good prospect.