Retained List for 2024/25 (released)

[manc grecian]

He's not good enough. He's only half the player he needs to be especially under Caldwell.

Given our wage limits and other areas of the squad that need strengthening who are you expecting us to sign?

He's a solid league one centre back who doesn't let anyone down when he plays. The squad needs depth and to get depth you need reliable affordable players who are happy to play for the club.

 

[Bridgy 81]

He's not good enough. He's only half the player he needs to be especially under Caldwell.

Personally I think there’s always room in our squad for a purely defensive central defender.
GC recently brought him on against both Charlton and Cheltenham late when he recognized we had to be tight.
I know it didn’t work with the o.g. i; the first match but he couldn’t have done anything about that.
Plus I think he’s played well on occasions this season and has the potential to develop further.
Anyway I stand corrected.
Apologies for suggesting it.

 

[Grecianpasty]

I have a feeling with Watts involvement today that GC may have an eye on keeping him.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

Personally I think there’s always room in our squad for a purely defensive central defender.
GC recently brought him on against both Charlton and Cheltenham late when he recognized we had to be tight.
I know it didn’t work with the o.g. i; the first match but he couldn’t have done anything about that.
Plus I think he’s played well on occasions this season and has the potential to develop further.
Anyway I stand corrected.
Apologies for suggesting it.

As squad player when we're backs against the wall trying to cling on to a result and you need him to do what he is best at, yes. If you're looking at a player to play week in week out in the manner that Caldwell wants, nay expects, his side to play he doesn't have the technical ability on the ball. He is far from comfortable with the ball at his feet, has no idea of what his next pass is before he receives the ball and because of this is too slow in moving the ball around. As you've hopefully seen by now when we're at our most effective at breaking through the lines when we're quick and sharp on the ball. That requires players being comfortable on the ball and having an awareness of what their options are before they receive the ball so they can ping it on, everything Chieck isn't I'm afraid.
Oh, and the Charlton own goal, if he deals with the first cross instead of watching it float over him then he doesn't get the smack in the face from the header.

 

[FanTactic]

He's not good enough. He's only half the player he needs to be especially under Caldwell.

What have you been smoking? Only seen him look below par once, in the second half against Fleetwood (I think it was?)

 

[grecIAN Harris]

What have you been smoking? Only seen him look below par once, in the second half against Fleetwood (I think it was?)

Like I said, he's good at what he does but it's only half of what he needs to be doing.

 

[manc grecian]

As squad player when we're backs against the wall trying to cling on to a result and you need him to do what he is best at, yes. If you're looking at a player to play week in week out in the manner that Caldwell wants, nay expects, his side to play he doesn't have the technical ability on the ball. He is far from comfortable with the ball at his feet, has no idea of what his next pass is before he receives the ball and because of this is too slow in moving the ball around. As you've hopefully seen by now when we're at our most effective at breaking through the lines when we're quick and sharp on the ball. That requires players being comfortable on the ball and having an awareness of what their options are before they receive the ball so they can ping it on, everything Chieck isn't I'm afraid.
Oh, and the Charlton own goal, if he deals with the first cross instead of watching it float over him then he doesn't get the smack in the face from the header.

And how much is your modern day Franz beckenbauer going to cost and is he going to be happy playing second fiddle to Will Aimson

 

[denzel]

I can't be bothered to trawl, but I am sure that people were raving about Chieck when he was in the side.

I really hope he stays.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

And how much is your modern day Franz beckenbauer going to cost and is he going to be happy playing second fiddle to Will Aimson

I'm not asking for Franz Beckenbauer, just a defender who can use the ball with a modicum of comfort just as Aimson, Hartridge, Sweeney, Purrington and Fitzwater all do. A professional footballer, regardless of position, should be comfortable with the ball at his feet and have an awareness of what his next options are. If you think that I'm asking too much then you really need to ask yourself to what are you paying your money for.

 

[ryancooper327]

Only 7 from our promotion winning 'squad' (from Transfermarkt) remain and I think only 2 of those 7 will be here after the summer (Sweeney and Cox)! Excited for the retained list, just as exciting as a transfer window and the squad number announcement.

Player	Current club
Cameron Dawson	Sheffield Wednesday
Scott Brown	Retired
Harry Lee	Exeter City
Jack Arthur	Crediton United AFC
Jonathan Grounds	Retired
Sam Stubbs	Bradford City
George Ray	Barrow AFC
Jordan Dyer	Bath City
Pierce Sweeney	Exeter City
Alex Hartridge	Exeter City
Jack Veale	Tiverton Town
Cheick Diabaté	Exeter City
Alfie Pond	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Colin Daniel	Worksop Town
Jack Sparkes	Portsmouth FC
Jake Caprice	Burton Albion
Josh Key	Swansea City
Ellis Johnson	Hyde United
Timothée Dieng	Gillingham FC
Nigel Atangana	Eastleigh FC
Callum Rowe	Redditch United
Kyle Taylor	Exeter City
Michael Lilley	Crediton United AFC
Archie Collins	Peterborough United
Harry Kite	Exeter City
Josh Coley	Sutton United
Matt Jay	Colchester United
James Dodd	Weston-super-Mare AFC
Owura Edwards	Colchester United
Nelson Iseguan	Exmouth Town
Jevani Brown	Bristol Rovers
Padraig Amond	Waterford FC
Kieran Phillips	Huddersfield Town
Sam Nombe	Rotherham United
Offrande Zanzala	Newport County
Charlie Hanson	Without Club
Ben Seymour	Hampton & Richmond Borough
Sonny Cox	Exeter City