Farewell to Santos and 585 Others!
By: Bill Osborne
Date: 03/06/2003
THE Sun newspaper reports today that 586 professional footballers have been placed on the free transfer list. Those released include former Manchester United European Cup winners Teddy Sheringham, Jesper Blomqvist and David May, as well as ex-Arsenal stars Nigel Winterburn and Stefan Schwarz.
The Sun pointed out that Blackpool's Paul Dalglish (son of Kenny), Southend's Gavin Strachan (son of Gordon) and Grimsby's Stacy Coldicott (soon-to-be ex-hubby of Big Brother housemate Steph) are all out looking for work.
PFA chief Gordon Taylor believes 200 players will not find work as clubs face up to a new world of financial reality.
According to the club's recent statements Grimsby Town will be one club helping those unemployed footballers who are looking for work. With 10 new faces forecast to join the club, (or is it 10 signings including some old faces?) Paul Groves might be spoiled for choice with so many well known names just looking to put pen to paper.
In the Football League the following are all on free transfers:
Bruce Dyer | Barnsley | Â | Brian Ford | Coventry |
Leo Bertos | Barnsley | Â | Fabien Debec | Coventry |
Mike Sheron | Barnsley | Â | Gary Montgomery | Coventry |
Richard Carrington | Barnsley | Â | Kirk Miller | Coventry |
Rory Fallon | Barnsley | Â | Robert Betts | Coventry |
Ben Thornley | Blackpool | Â | Colin Cramb | Crewe |
Garry Mclnally | Blackpool | Â | David Walton | Crewe |
Graham Fenton | Blackpool | Â | Neil Sorvel | Crewe |
Ian Hughes | Blackpool | Â | Rodney Jack | Crewe |
Jamie Milligan | Blackpool | Â | Wayne Collins | Crewe |
John Hills | Blackpool | Â | Alex Kolinko | Crystal Palace |
John O'Kane | Blackpool | Â | Robert Smith | Crystal Palace |
Michael Theoklitos | Blackpool | Â | Steven Thomson | Crystal Palace |
Paul Dalglish | Blackpool | Â | William Antwi | Crystal Palace |
David Town | Boston | Â | Adam Reed | Darlington |
James Gould | Boston | Â | Mark Ford | Darlington |
Mark Angel | Boston | Â | Paul Campbell | Darlington |
Nick Conroy | Boston | Â | Richard Hodgson | Darlington |
Paul Bastock | Boston | Â | Simon Betts | Darlington |
Paul Fewings | Boston | Â | Stuart Whitehead | Darlington |
Peter Costello | Boston | Â | Branko Strupar | Derby |
Andrew Petterson | Bournemouth | Â | Craig Burley | Derby |
Chukwunyeaka Eribenne | Bournemouth | Â | Fabrizio Ravanelli | Derby |
John Purches | Bournemouth | Â | Ian Evatt | Derby |
Narada Bernard | Bournemouth | Â | Marvin Robinson | Derby |
Aidan Davison | Bradford | Â | Matt O'Halloran | Derby |
Andrew Lee | Bradford | Â | Patrick Bannister | Derby |
Andrew Myers | Bradford | Â | Rob Lee | Derby |
Claus Jorgensen | Bradford | Â | Alan Morgan | Doncaster |
Craig Fishlock | Bradford | Â | Barry Miller | Doncaster |
Gary Walsh | Bradford | Â | Gareth Owen | Doncaster |
Gus Uhlenbeek | Bradford | Â | Keith Foy | Doncaster |
Jon Worsnop | Bradford | Â | Stuart Nelson | Doncaster Rovers |
Juanjo Carricondo | Bradford | Â | Tristan Whitman | Doncaster Rovers |
Keith Brodie | Bradford | Â | Roland Edge | Gillingham |
Mark Danks | Bradford | Â | Simon Osborn | Gillingham |
Peter Atherton | Bradford | Â | Ty Gooden | Gillingham |
Rob Morgan | Bradford | Â | Christopher Thompson | Grimsby |
Robert Molenaar | Bradford | Â | Georges Santos | Grimsby |
Jay Lovett | Brentford | Â | John McDermott | Grimsby |
Leon Constantine | Brentford | Â | Stacy Coldicott | Grimsby |
Mark Williams | Brentford | Â | Steve Croudson | Grimsby |
Martin Rowlands | Brentford | Â | Steve Livingstone | Grimsby |
Rizwan Rehman | Brentford | Â | Tony Gallimore | Grimsby |
Paul Kitson | Brighton | Â | Brian Ross | Hartlepool |
Simon Rodger | Brighton | Â | Gordon Simms | Hartlepool |
Benjamin Cleverley | Bristol City | Â | Gordon Watson | Hartlepool |
Keith Millen | Bristol City | Â | James Sharp | Hartlepool |
Mike Stowell | Bristol City | Â | Tommy Widdrington | Hartlepool |
Peter Beadle | Bristol City | Â | Adrian Moses | Huddersfield |
Bradley Allen | Bristol Rovers | Â | Chris Holland | Huddersfield |
Kevin Austin | Bristol Rovers | Â | Eddie Youds | Huddersfield |
Lewis Hogg | Bristol Rovers | Â | Gareth Evans | Huddersfield |
Mark McKeever | Bristol Rovers | Â | Jon Dyson | Huddersfield |
Scott Howie | Bristol Rovers | Â | Kenny Irons | Huddersfield |
Trevor Challis | Bristol Rovers | Â | Kevin Sharp | Huddersfield |
Vitalijs Astafjevs | Bristol Rovers | Â | Nat Brown | Huddersfield |
Andrew Leeson | Burnley | Â | Simon Baldry | Huddersfield |
Andrew Waine | Burnley | Â | Thomas Heary | Huddersfield |
Anthony Shandran | Burnley | Â | Jamie Heard | Hull |
Earl Davis | Burnley | Â | Lawrie Dudfield | Hull |
Gordon Armstrong | Burnley | Â | Lee Philpott | Hull |
Graham Branch | Burnley | Â | Alun Armstrong | Ipswich |
Ian Cox | Burnley | Â | Andrew Marshall | Ipswich |
Lee Briscoe | Burnley | Â | James Pullen | Ipswich |
Mark Rasmussen | Burnley | Â | Lee Beevers | Ipswich |
Marlon Beresford | Burnley | Â | Mark Venus | Ipswich |
Nik Michopoulos | Burnley | Â | Martijn Reuser | Ipswich |
Steve Davis | Burnley | Â | Nabil Abidallah | Ipswich |
Edward Tarsusugil | Bury | Â | Robert Dickinson | Ipswich |
Jon Newby | Bury | Â | Hugh McAuley | Kidderminster |
Marc Whiteman | Bury | Â | Ian Foster | Kidderminster |
Matt Barrass | Bury | Â | Andrew Harris | Leyton Orient |
Nicky Hill | Bury | Â | Carl Hutchings | Leyton Orient |
Steve Redmond | Bury | Â | John Martin | Leyton Orient |
Anthony Scully | Cambridge | Â | Scott Barrett | Leyton Orient |
Daryl Bourgeois | Cambridge | Â | Adam Buckley | Lincoln |
David Theobald | Cambridge | Â | Adie Mike | Lincoln |
Graham Rush | Cambridge | Â | Ben Sedgemore | Lincoln |
Omer Riza | Cambridge | Â | Chris Ward | Lincoln |
Owen Paynter | Cambridge | Â | Richard Logan | Lincoln |
Andrew Jordan | Cardiff | Â | Aaron Skelton | Luton |
Andy Legg | Cardiff | Â | Alan Kimble | Luton |
Fan Zhiyi | Cardiff | Â | Carl Emberson | Luton |
Gareth Ainsworth | Cardiff | Â | Carl Griffiths | Luton |
James Hughes | Cardiff | Â | Duncan Jupp | Luton |
Leo Fortune-West | Cardiff | Â | Mark Ovendale | Luton |
Mark Walton | Cardiff | Â | Peter Holmes | Luton |
Martyn Giles | Cardiff | Â | Ben Abbey | Macclesfield |
Simon Heal | Cardiff | Â | David Eaton | Macclesfield |
Steve Jenkins | Cardiff | Â | John Askey | Macclesfield |
Adam Thwaites | Carlisle | Â | Lee Hardy | Macclesfield |
Jon McCarthy | Carlisle | Â | Lee Martin | Macclesfield |
Luke Weaver | Carlisle | Â | Paul Aldridge | Macclesfield |
Marc Nixon | Carlisle | Â | Paul O'Neill | Macclesfield |
Julian Alsop | Cheltenham | Â | Andrew White | Mansfield |
Lee Williams | Cheltenham | Â | Keith Welch | Mansfield |
Neil Howarth | Cheltenham | Â | Scott Sellars | Mansfield |
Richard Kear | Cheltenham | Â | Goma Lambu | Millwall |
Russell Milton | Cheltenham | Â | Richard Barnard | Millwall |
Steve Jones | Cheltenham | Â | Steve Claridge | Millwall |
Tony Naylor | Cheltenham | Â | Stuart Booth | Millwall |
Jonathan Howard | Chesterfield | Â | Chris Marsh | Northampton |
Marcus Ebdon | Chesterfield | Â | Daryl Burgess | Northampton |
Martyn Booty | Chesterfield | Â | Duncan Spedding | Northampton |
Rob Edwards | Chesterfield | Â | Jeremy Gill | Northampton |
Shayne Bradley | Chesterfield | Â | John Frain | Northampton |
Alan White | Colchester | Â | Marco Gabbiadini | Northampton |
Bobby Bowry | Colchester | Â | Nathan Abbey | Northampton |
Kevin Rapley | Colchester | Â | Paul McGregor | Northampton |
Mark Canham | Colchester | Â | Richard Hope | Northampton |
Mark Warren | Colchester | Â | Emmet Peyton | Nottingham Forest |
Mike Edwards | Colchester | Â | Jack Lester | Nottingham Forest |
Patrick Baldwin | Colchester | Â | Jay Birch | Nottingham Forest |
Richard McKinney | Colchester | Â | Jon Hjelde | Nottingham Forest |
Scott Fitzgerald | Colchester | Â | Mickael Antoine-Curier | Nottingham Forest |
Antonio Gallieri | Coventry | Â | Tony Vaughan | Nottingham Forest |
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