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The Retained List Debate

By: Bill Osborne
Date: 20/04/2002

FRED and Bert spent their Saturday afternoon wondering who Paul Groves should keep at Blundell Park, and who should be shown the door!

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FRED:
Well Bert, one more game and it’s over.

BERT:
Yes and I will be glad to see the end of it.

FRED:
What no football until August?

BERT:
This time round I welcome it. My nerves are shattered.

FRED:
Yes, but that young Groves fella saved the day, or should I say the club!

BERT:
Aye. The lads done well but we’ve been been lucky too.

FRED:
Lucky?

BERT:
Lucky he got the job. If the club had the money they might have got someone else.

FRED:
Like who?

Fred and Bert

BERT:
Well that Lennie Lawrence bloke is doing well at Cardiff. We might have got him.

FRED:
We had him Bert. We sacked him. That is why we got Groves.

BERT:
See. I told you we were lucky!

FRED:
Well I can’t wait for next season. We are really going places.

BERT:
Where?

FRED:
Well not to Wycombe thanks to Groves.

BERT:
So where will we finish next season?

FRED:
Higher than this, as long as we get some good players.

BERT:
What with? We can’t afford them.

FRED:
We can afford some if we release a few who are not wanted

BERT:
Like who? Who are they going to let go?

FRED:
Good question Bert! Let’s find out!

Now for the vote...

Goalkeepers

1.Danny Coyne

Axe
Retain

13. Steve Croudson

Axe
Retain

Defenders

2. John McDermott

Axe
Retain

3. Tony Gallimore

Axe
Retain

4. Andy Todd

Axe
Retain

12. Danny Butterfield

Axe
Retain

15. Paul Raven

Axe
Retain

22. Ben Chapman

Axe
Retain

25. Simon Ford

Axe
Retain

Midfielders

6. Wayne Burnett

Axe
Retain

7. Alan Pouton

Axe
Retain

8. David Smith

Axe
Retain

10. Stuart Campbell

Axe
Retain

16. Stacy Coldicott

Axe
Retain

17. Menno Willems

Axe
Retain

26. Terry Cooke

Axe
Retain

Forwards

9. Michael Jeffrey

Axe
Retain

14. Steve Livingstone

Axe
Retain

18. Willie Falconer

Axe
Retain

19. Bradley Allen

Axe
Retain

20. Jonathan Rowan

Axe
Retain

21. Phil Jevons

Axe
Retain

23. Chris Thompson

Axe
Retain

27. Darren Mansaram

Axe
Retain

31. Robert Taylor

Axe
Retain

35. Michael Boulding

Axe
Retain

Fred and Bert

Results

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