Mansfield Town

Seven players leave One Call Stadium

Manager Adam Murray has announced his retained list as preparations get underway for next season.



PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT FOR 2015-16:
Joe Fitzpatrick, Dan Fletcher, Corbin Shires, Jack Thomas

FIRST TEAM PLAYERS OFFERED NEW CONTRACTS:
Junior Brown, Chris Clements, Liam Marsden, Jamie McGuire, Ollie Palmer, Matt Rhead, Ritchie Sutton

OPTIONS OF RE-ENGAGEMENT ACTIVATED IN CONTRACT:
Reggie Lambe, Ryan Tafazolli

YOUTH TEAM PLAYERS OFFERED PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS:
Anthony Dwyer, Chris Spencer

PLAYERS NOT OFFERED NEW CONTRACTS AND ARE RELEASED:
Lee Beevers, Alex Fisher, Simon Heslop, Ricky Ravenhill, Michael Raynes, Martin Riley, Sascha Studer,

PLAYERS WHO ARE OUT OF CONTRACT BUT DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD SUBJECT TO FITNESS
Matty Blair, Luke Jones

LOAN PLAYERS WHO HAVE RETURNED TO PARENT CLUBS:
Callum Elder, Terry Hawkridge, Vadaine Oliver, Lenny Pidgeley

Strikers Rakish Bingham and Liam Hearn will meet the manager to discuss their futures later this week.

Defender John Dempster has accepted a permanent role as academy manager.

Manager Adam Murray said:  “Firstly, I’d like to thank all of the players for keeping the club in the Football League. It has been a tough few months and everyone has given their all to the cause.

“We’re at a point now where I feel the whole club needs a fresh start. There have been some tough decisions made, but decisions which have been made in the best interests of the football club.

“We now need a fresh energy, focus and a new impetus, as well as a new group [of players] to take us forward.

"We have a good young group of players and some will go and gain experience on loan early into the new season."

He added: “There could be wholesale changes. I am looking in the region of adding around 13 new players. It’s a big overhaul but something that I feel is needed as I plan the future for Mansfield Town.”