Weston-super-Mare Confirm Retained Players

Six more agree new Seagulls deals.

Scott Bartlett, manager of Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Division South club Weston-super-Mare, has confirmed his retained list for the upcoming 2021/22 season.

With two new additions set to be announced later this week, Bartlett confirmed that Matt Jones and captain Greg Tindle have left the club, with Ryan Jones returning to League One neighbours Bristol Rovers after his loan spell.

Aaron Parsons is also likely to depart The Optima Stadium in search of a new challenge.

Nick McCootie, Chris Knowles, Mike Symons, Sam Hendy, Lloyd Humphries and Lucas Vowles have all agreed new contracts and they join Keiran Thomas, Luke Purnell, Dayle Grubb, Scott Laird, Jacob Jagger-Cane and Sam Avery in the squad for the new season ahead.

There is also a new contract for Ben Whitehead, who has returned to full fitness following a long-term injury.

Meanwhile, talented academy youngsters Bailey Kempster and Travis Yule-Turner will join fellow academy graduate Ben Griffith in the first-team squad.

Bartlett told his club`s website: “We are happy with the balance of the squad as it stands and are looking forward to returning properly in June.

“We won’t be making wholesale changes or adding lots to our squad but we have made two excellent additions. We have retained the bulk of our squad whilst allowing space for our talented youngsters to progress.

“We wanted to keep the majority of the group together but also work with a slightly smaller core of senior players. The two additions will complement our current players and add pace to our squad in key areas.

“We are getting through it but it takes time, we still need to sit down with Lewis Hall and one or two more of our youngsters but it’s early days and will do that in due course”.

Weston-super-Mare Web Site