Sad to see Rui go. Delighted to see Casper go. Delighted to see Hughes get a new contract.
>From the officious site:- The following professional players who are out of contract at Elland Road will not to be offered new deals with the Championship club, Casper Ankergren<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E28450,00.html>, Rui Marques<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E33981,00.html>and Andrew Milne. The club will offer a new contract to Andrew Hughes<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E8769,00.html>and the previous offer made to Jermaine Beckford<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E36340,00.html>remains available to him, but he is expected to move on to a Premier League club. In addition, Alan Sheehan<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E33431,00.html>, Lubomir Michalik, Andy Robinson<http://www.leedsunited.com/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10273%7E23280,00.html>and Tresor Kandol have all been informed that they should actively seek to find a new club for the 2010/11 season even though they are still under contract. Further players may be available once the club has signed new players for the first season back in the Championship. Second-year apprentices, Mike Whitwell, Ryan Jones, Sam Jones, Callum Williams and Adam Watson will not be offered professional contracts. Manager Simon Grayson said "It is the hardest part of a Manager's job, informing players who have contributed to a successful season that you are not going to offer them a new contract. In all the cases those that have been allowed to leave have been a joy and pleasure to work with on a day-to-day basis. I feel certain they will find another club who will be lucky to have them. "The club needs to move forward and these decisions, as hard as they were, had to be made in that interest, so the recruitment of new players can now start to form our squad for the Championship campaign. "Over the summer months we will also be looking to extend the term of a number of the existing players contracts and also make a decision on those players who have now returned to their clubs, having been on loan, which will also be made in the context of our squad next season" _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
