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Expiring Contracts.

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Preston North End goalkeeper Declan Rudd's new contract signed in lockdown was a significant piece of business

Declan Rudd signing a new contract with Preston North End was a big piece of business in its own right, so too the timing of it.
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Interesting what will happen with Gally.

He clearly wants to go into coaching and might fancy a crack somewhere but he has become such a club man would be great to keep him about.

Although clubs rarely give coaching/playing contracts.

I would say a huge thanks to Tom Clarke but let him go with Michael Crowe, Connor Simpson and Kevin O’Connor allowed to leave.

Mathew Hudson is a strange one, he has been around for a while now and never seems to get a chance when out on loan. I know they have high hopes for Cohrane the young lad so maybe it is time for Matt to find his way elsewhere.

Underneath Rudd the keeping situation is shocking and I would also ship of Ripley if we can.

I would also be working like the clappers to try and persuade the likes of Ben Davies and Pearson to extend given the current circumstances. Fees will reduce so I would say more an emphasis us on keeping them now than cashing in whilst they may not get the move and the money that usually comes with it as easy as before.
 
JK said:
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Preston North End goalkeeper Declan Rudd's new contract signed in lockdown was a significant piece of business

Declan Rudd signing a new contract with Preston North End was a big piece of business in its own right, so too the timing of it.
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Interesting what will happen with Gally.

He clearly wants to go into coaching and might fancy a crack somewhere but he has become such a club man would be great to keep him about.

Although clubs rarely give coaching/playing contracts.

I would say a huge thanks to Tom Clarke but let him go with Michael Crowe, Connor Simpson and Kevin O’Connor allowed to leave.

Mathew Hudson is a strange one, he has been around for a while now and never seems to get a chance when out on loan. I know they have high hopes for Cohrane the young lad so maybe it is time for Matt to find his way elsewhere.

Underneath Rudd the keeping situation is shocking and I would also ship of Ripley if we can.

I would also be working like the clappers to try and persuade the likes of Ben Davies and Pearson to extend given the current circumstances. Fees will reduce so I would say more an emphasis us on keeping them now than cashing in whilst they may not get the move and the money that usually comes with it as easy as before.
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In the North End Souls book he says he’s helping out coaching junior players.
 
If decent offers come in for Pearson or Davies they will be driven there, especially in the present climate.
 
I'd try and get shut of Burke, too, who is OoC in 2021.

Keep Gally though for another 12 months.
 
  • Gallagher: Player-coach deal, integrate him into coaching the first team but give him the room to work with the younger lads in particular to give them a key understanding of what made Gally such a good player for us
  • Clarke: Bumped up to the coaching staff, possible testimonial despite his lack of 10 years' service. Similar to Gally in being used to showing the younger lads the ropes
  • Hudson: keep him around as third choice if nobody else will take him, he does need game time but if he can't get that at least he'll benefit from working alongside Rudd, Gould et al
  • Crowe: will probably quit the professional game on release, would be nice if we funded a qualification for him to get a new job alongside semi-pro football
  • O'Connor: bin off
  • Simpson: new deal, still has lots of time to come good, but loaning him to Accrington was daft and he needs a good League Two/Vanarama Premier loan where he has guaranteed starts
That's how I'd handle it
 
LancasterRed said:
  • Gallagher: Player-coach deal, integrate him into coaching the first team but give him the room to work with the younger lads in particular to give them a key understanding of what made Gally such a good player for us
  • Clarke: Bumped up to the coaching staff, possible testimonial despite his lack of 10 years' service. Similar to Gally in being used to showing the younger lads the ropes
  • Hudson: keep him around as third choice if nobody else will take him, he does need game time but if he can't get that at least he'll benefit from working alongside Rudd, Gould et al
  • Crowe: will probably quit the professional game on release, would be nice if we funded a qualification for him to get a new job alongside semi-pro football
  • O'Connor: bin off
  • Simpson: new deal, still has lots of time to come good, but loaning him to Accrington was daft and he needs a good League Two/Vanarama Premier loan where he has guaranteed starts
That's how I'd handle it
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No chance that Trevor would allow us to extend our coaching team to that extent.

I also feel that Clarke will fancy another season or so maybe at a lower level if he can stay fit.

raefil said:
If decent offers come in for Pearson or Davies they will be driven there, especially in the present climate.
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Prior to this current crisis I was convinced that if we don't get promotion we would lose most of our better players.

However, there is zero certainty about how the market will respond or indeed salaries.

As Rudd signing has demonstrated sometimes it is better the devil you know. I think we have a better chance now of keeping them than we did previously.

Although I do take your point that TJH might not agree.
 
I don't think Gallagher is worth an extension as a player if we're looking to move forward.

Clarke would be a good addition for any L1 club providing they play him as a centre back.

Hudson, Crowe & O'Connor binned.

No idea on Simpson, depends if Neil sees any potential in him.
 
Might be harsh, but I don't think any of the players out of contract this Summer should be signed on. Gallagher and Clarke are great blokes, and massive parts of our history. But Gallagher will be 36 in August, and I don't think has performed well since November time. Clarke isn't the same player anymore either. No doubt he can do a job at League 1 level though.
 
norky84 said:
Might be harsh, but I don't think any of the players out of contract this Summer should be signed on. Gallagher and Clarke are great blokes, and massive parts of our history. But Gallagher will be 36 in August, and I don't think has performed well since November time. Clarke isn't the same player anymore either. No doubt he can do a job at League 1 level though.
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I would only be inclined to keep Gally on if there was some form of coaching role available, maybe only if it was a coaching role. A playing contract alone wouldn't make sense if we are too move forward.

I know Gally wants to end his career at Deepdale so will depend on how much more he feels he feels he can carry on playing elsewhere.

I can see Clarke doing a decent job in League One. Also think Hunts agent will be pushing for him to move on in the summer too.
 
JK said:
I would only be inclined to keep Gally on if there was some form of coaching role available, maybe only if it was a coaching role. A playing contract alone wouldn't make sense if we are too move forward.

I know Gally wants to end his career at Deepdale so will depend on how much more he feels he feels he can carry on playing elsewhere.

I can see Clarke doing a decent job in League One. Also think Hunts agent will be pushing for him to move on in the summer too.
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Completely agree. Or if we went up we could afford Gallagher a player/coach role if he wanted one.
 
raefil said:
No sentiment here. Gally definitely has another season in him, we will struggle to afford any replacement with his quality.
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Not for me unfortunately. Love him to bits. But he's had 1 goal (free kick v Wigan) that wasn't from a penalty/penalty rebound and only 2 assists all season. That's not the return we're use to from him. But he's 9, hopefully 12 games left at some stage to change that.
 
The view within the club is that AN will want to keep Gally for another year. I doubt there will be any opposition to that but the club are also wary of the Bayliss situation and are keen to start seeing a return on that investment.

Clarke will probably be off. There was a lot of interest in January but AN likes him as an aggressive aerial option to see out games. Highly unlikely that we’ll extend though and he will likely be after a longer deal at a lower level.
 
Gally deserves another 12 months with us, albeit a player/coaching contract. Hudson, I forgot he was still at the club (no disrespect to him) he should go and look in lower league for a club.
Ripley, I'm surprised he still has a contract after the shocking performances he's had when given the opportunity to be in goal.
Clarke, I agree should move on, can still cut it in league one though and will be amongst one of the best leaders we've had.

I also wouldn't be surprised to see the cumbrian Canavaro maybe start looking elsewhere but all depends on what happens with Ben Davies.
 
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