While the club have the option to trigger a one-year extension on Thierry Small’s contract, the defender has been offered a new long-term contract.
Tyreece Campbell has been offered a new contract by the club, which he has accepted.
Charlton made a number of contract offers to George Dobson pre and post Christmas. The midfielder has signed a pre-contract agreement with Hungarian club Fehérvár.
The following players, whose contracts are set to expire this summer, have not been offered a new contract:
Richard Chin, Michael Hector, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Jack Payne, Terell Thomas, Lewis Ward.
The following players, whose contracts have expired, have not been offered a new contract:
Kazenga LuaLua, Connor Wickham."
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Hopefully we can move on 5+ or so of the ones still in contract (Fraser, Isted, Edun, Aneke, McGrandles, Henry all filling spaces and not likely to contribute next season much I suspect).
Now to get the signings right.
Ness campbell and asiimwe out on loan
Sell Edun, Mcgrandles, Fraser, Henry and one of isted or AMB maybe Jones aswell as not sure the manager is a fan
Hopefully Small signs another longer term contract he was a real standout when he came in for me.
The showing of Lua Lua feeds into this thesis, Jones wanted a tricky wide player, tried out old friend Lua Lua and learned from that Tyreece is a better option, one that can probably only be bettered by a Rak Saki style loan.
I don’t see much from Dizzy so far, so a credible defence needs signing once Terell and Hector leave, to supplement REG, Jones and a probably emerging Zach.
We need a real proper credible all rounder goalkeeper who is moody at the back, and obsessed with keeping a clean sheet.
"Okay George we offered all we could and for now we wish you all the best if you're not willing to make a U-turn for the deal you have been offered".
Tayo Edun
Scott Fraser
Aaron Henry
Harry Isted OR AMB (keep one as backup)
Conor McGrandles
Lucas Ness (at least out on loan)
Terry Taylor? (impossible to judge, worth a look in pre season)
Tennai Watson? (Could Ramsay be backup and a new first choice RWB been brought in)
But he's definitely off.
The Wickham and Lualua experiments were just that, experiments. LuaLua never started and never really impressed in his cameos. He always seemed an awkward fit apart from having worked with Jones before. Wickham impressed in flashes, and if he didn't have such an awful injury record, or if we didn't have Chuks, he might have been offered a contract. As it is, you can't have him and Chuks on the books at the same time. Both are good enough to play at a higher level, and both are held back by their fitness issues.
TC staying is a good move. He had a down year but I think there is a lot more to come from him. Small was probably the second best signing made last season after May. Offering him a new long term deal is incredibly sensible. He's the same age as Anderson and Asiimwe, and younger than Kanu and TC.
The biggest problem is that there are a few players under contract who have question marks over them, most of whom have joined in the last year.
Think we don't see Fraser,Edun, Mcgrandles,AMB ,Henry again either. Would definitely be looking at getting Ness,Asiimwe,Casey,Mbick and possibly Mitchell loans.
It's also time we move on from the Dobson situation. The only positive that I can think of is that we have a chance of signing a new Club/Team captain.
A promotion chasing squad needs much better than the likes of Thomas and Hector.
I expect a couple more will be moved on once their agents have sorted out a new club.
Now let's bring in much better for next season.
Need to get rid of a fair few under contract though, which could be tricky.
Hector has so many good qualities, but ultimately he was part of a defensive unit that was rubbish.
Jones to be fair to him gave the likes of Hector and Thomas every chance to earn a new deal
Relieved that Campbell has signed a new deal, only CBT got more assists than him last season, even with his nose dive in confidence (Thank you Appleton), so its proof that Tyreece still has the potential, and would be a waste and stupid to have released him.
Wonder if we'll see another released list soon from the U21s? - Unless the likes of Jeremy Santos and Euan Williams are still under contract - No offence to either of them for example, but if they've not broken through yet, they surely never will?
Seems to have all the technical ability but none of the other side of the game. Couldn't get in a struggling (at that time) Crawley side. Would be very surprised if he stayed.
Goalkeepers:
Ashley Maynard-Brewer
Harry Isted
Right Backs:
Kayne Ramsay
Nathan Asiimwe
Tennai Watson
Centre Backs:
Lloyd Jones
Lucas Ness
Macaulay Gillesphey
Rarmani Edmonds-Green
Zack Mitchell
Left Backs:
Tayo Edun
Thierry Small
Central Midfielders:
Aaron Henry
Conor Coventry
Conor McGrandles
Karoy Anderson
Scott Fraser
Terry Taylor
Wingers:
Tyreece Campbell
Strikers:
Alfie May
Chuks Aneke
Daniel Kanu
Miles Leaburn
23 players, so only 3 less than Jones' magic 26 as it stands, and he definitely wants 3 keepers.
Of the above, i expect 6 or 7 of them to be moved out minimum, either on loan or being sold, especially in central midfield and centre backs, and I expect 10 or 11 signings to then cover that and fill any gaps.