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Gornell to Shrewsbury? not arsed. Kinda expected him to move on and was grateful for the 3/4 of a season that he gave us. Has gone to a good progressive club that has an excellent chance of promotion and should really be pushing for the title.

Jacobson to Shrewsbury? same again really and thanks for the memories.

Ryan to Scunthorpe? still think he could have made a better move but no doubt he had options and chose the Irons for a reason. Always expected him to go and I think we have had a season more than I expected from him - and certainly half a season more. Thanks again Jimmy and good luck.

Cisak to Oldham? Not wholly unexpected but imho a bad move for Alex. Very good chance of not being number 1 and has gone to another club that has form for not paying players on time. They are amongst the bookies favourites for relegation and he could lose his Olympic hopes on the back of that even if he plays every week. Should have stayed.

Edwards to Stevenage? I think this annoyed me moreso because of where he went but mostly because it was out of the blue. Clubs tend to release defenders rather than target them and the fact that he had been a fixture at the club for so long kinda made me complacent. I cant begrudge him the move as he deserves a crack up the leagues but a) Stevenage and b) how much extra can they paying him to make up for relocating South? Time will tell whether it was a bad move or not for him.

McConville to Stockport? Yes this was one has annoyed me the most. A young lad playing in a team full of close mates (well Scouses), with his uncle as the gaffer (ish) and almost a guaranteed start. By his own admission Stanley had made a significant increased offer for his retained services and he should have bitten their hand off. He knows that here his career would have continued on as upwards a curve as he can make possible, but a league lower down he will only shine against inferior plaand he's players, and his new club are owned by dodgies. A bad move for Sean, a loss for the club, and a kick in the teeth for Uncles Jimmy and John. I'm not sore at the loss of him as a player, but on the back of everyone else as well it feels like we've been well and truly raped this year.

The other side of the coin is could or should the club have increased their offers for certain players once they knew of interest? If Sean was upscaled from say £400 to £800 a week, should we have thrown another £200 in to keep him? Half of me says yes - we need as many of last years squad as possible, the other half says no not at all, if coley thinks he was worth £800 then why pay him more.

On the plus side though, the higher earners (i imagine) have buggared off and I expect we'll be replacing them largely with no mark, unwanted elsewhere, glad of the money types who will cost half of those they are replacing! maybe.