Wednesday, May 16, 2007

More players released

From mcfc.co.uk:

Manchester City has confirmed that eight senior players
have been released by the Club.


Trevor Sinclair – Signed from West Ham in July
2003, the former England international and lifelong City fan made 65 league
starts for the Blues, scoring five goals, two of which came in derby wins at the
City of Manchester Stadium.
Stephen Jordan – A product of the City Academy,
Stephen made most of his 57 starts at left back but occasionally filled in at
centre half. His final appearance came in Sunday’s defeat at White Hart
Lane.
DaMarcus Beasley – The American winger returns to PSV Eindhoven at the
end of his season-long loan from the Dutch club, having made 13 starts for the
Blues. DaMarcus scored on four occasions, most memorably his late strike at
Upton Park giving City a 1-0 win over West Ham just after Christmas.
Hatem
Trabelsi - The Tunisian international started 20 times following his arrival in
the August transfer window and scored once, in the derby at Old Trafford last
December.
Nathan D’Laryea – The 21-year-old central defender never appeared
for the first team but captained the reserve side on many occasions, he also had
a loan spell at Macclesfield early in 2007.
Djamel Abdoun – The French winger
arrived in January on a six-month loan from French side Ajaccio, making one
substitute appearance in the FA Cup win over Southampton.
Laurence Matthewson
– The goalkeeper was part of the Under 18 side that reached last season’s Youth
Cup final and played for the reserves this season.
Ashley Williams –
Midfielder who also appeared in the Youth Cup final and played for both reserve
teams in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League and Pontins
League.



Can't say I'm surprised (or disagree) with any of the decisions overall to be honest. I've posted before about Sinclair and Jordan, whilst Williams, D'Laryea, Matthewson and Abdoun are youngsters who have not made an impact on the first team.

As for Trabelsi and Beasley, they showed in flashes their talent but over the course of a season did not do anything to justify a regular place in the side or warrant a new deal. In truth, once Stuart Pearce was axed any chance of them re-signing was all but gone.

vote it up!

2 comments:

Kartik said...

Beasley did not do much to prove his place in the future side although he did have a few spectacular matches sandwiched around injuries and poor performances. He probably has no future at PSV. Koeman is not in anyway a fan of his. This is a big come down for a player who was outstanding for the US national team at the 2002 World Cup and then for PSV in the Champions League in 2005. His career has crashed since with poor national team performances (inspite of setting up Clint Dempsey nice goal this past World Cup) and indifferent club play. I wonder where he goes from here. Hopefully he'll take his medicine and either latch on with a Championship club where he can play regularly or go to a lesser league like Belgium or Denmark. IF HE GOES BACK TO MLS HE WILL BE ACCEPTING FAILURE LIKE SO MANY OTHER AMERICAN PLAYERS, AND BEASLEY IS NOT LAZY LIKE HIS FRIEND LANDON DONOVAN. He needs to regain his confidence before swiming with the big boys again but that's not an excuse to go back to the protected confines of MLS.

Anonymous said...

what a bout "big mouth "mills he stays and u only hear at the end of each season critcising the managers , and all that after being somewhat surprised by his game against Arse (2nd home game ,1st win).Probably sits on a wage .
Food for thought:how much money was saved from Thatcher /Barton ban?