Eleven players let go by Notts County

Eleven players have been let go by Notts County, it’s been confirmed, as they could participate in the National League playoffs.

The club have stated on their website that Neal Ardley has selected a 24-man training squad in anticipation.

It read: “Neal Ardley has selected a 24-man training squad to prepare for a potential Vanarama National League play-off campaign, while several other first-team players have been informed that they will not be required to return and will subsequently be released upon the expiration of their contracts on 30 June.

With the regular season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving us in third place, we are waiting to find out how the sporting outcomes of the season will be decided.

We remain hopeful of being involved in a play-off competition to determine who wins promotion to Sky Bet League Two and have been planning for this eventuality since our campaign was curtailed.

While all out-of-contract players’ deals are due to expire on 30 June, should play-offs take place it is anticipated that the contracts will remain valid until the season’s conclusion has been reached.

A number of out-of-contract players, however, are either not eligible or do not feature in the manager’s play-off plans and, to give them the best possible chance of finding a new club for the 2020-21 season, they have today been informed in person that they will not be offered a new deal.

We would like to thank all outgoing players for their service to the club and wish them the best of luck for the future.

Released players

Ross Fitzsimons
Max Culverwell
Matt Tootle
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain
Pierce Bird
Declan Dunn
Owen Betts
Tyreece Kennedy-Williams
Alex Howes
Nathan Tyson
Remaye Campbell

Loan players returning to parent clubs

Sam Graham
Joel Bagan
Sean Shields

Play-off training squad
Sam Slocombe
Joe McDonnell
Jake Kean
Tiernan Brooks
Damien McCrory
Ben Turner
Connell Rawlinson
Dion Kelly-Evans
Zoumana Bakayogo
Richard Brindley
Adam Long
Alex Lacey
Mitch Rose
Jim O’Brien
Michael Doyle
Regan Booty
Tom Crawford
Sam Osborne
Wes Thomas
Kristian Dennis
Enzio Boldewijn
Kyle Wootton
Scott Wilson
Cal Roberts

“A full retained list will be published following the official conclusion of our 2019-20 campaign”

Fans gave their reaction as eleven players are let go by Notts County…

Every player when asked said he was the most lazy in training

— Luke ? (@Turkey_Twizzler) June 3, 2020

Perhaps because we have no income at the moment and need to cut our coat according to our cloth ?
We should thank our lucky stars and the owners that we have a squad of 24

— Mark Ludwig (@MLudwig11) June 3, 2020

Releasing Campbell and Bird will come back to bite us im sure, particularly Bird. Time will tell.

— John Watson (@safetywatto) June 3, 2020

Realising Pierce Bird, we’ll regret that in a few years

— Jack Dakin (@jackdakin8) June 3, 2020

Sad to see tootle go .

— yxng.kj (@kj_yxng) June 3, 2020

Gutted to see @Piercebirdd being released as hes got a bright future in the game , good luck Pierce

— Dave Jackson (@davejackson1862) June 3, 2020

@MattTootle guttered mate honestly guttered. I would never have got rid of you. @Piercebirdd as well should never have let you go you’ve got a bright future. However the rest I do sadly agree with

— Ryan Raynor (@raynor1998) June 3, 2020

Gonna regret letting @remaye09 go, Hell come back to bite us on the ass. Good luck lad and all other released players.

— Mancpie (@skinio) June 3, 2020

Bird….really??

— Jim (@jimmyjumpship) June 3, 2020

Glad young Sam Osborne as been retained shame about Bird but that’s life sometimes sure the 24 will kick on and do Notts proud

— Martyn (@malone_msm) June 3, 2020