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CARDIFF CITY FC STATEMENT

Friday 23rd May 2014

All at Cardiff City would like to very much thank our departing players for their professionalism, hard work and contribution to the club"

Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that senior squad members Craig Bellamy, Tommy Smith and Simon Lappin are set to depart the club at the end of their contracts. As reported, Don Cowie is also out of contract this summer and is currently considering a new offer.

Hometown hero Craig leaves Cardiff City following his second spell at the club, having announced his retirement from playing on Thursday.

Tommy Smith joined the club in 2012, making twenty six appearances in all competitions in our promotion year. An influential member of the squad, both on and off the field, Tommy scored his only goal, an impressive winner away at Blackpool in January 2013.

Simon Lappin initially joined on loan from Norwich in November 2012 before making a permanent switch the following January. He made two appearances for the Bluebirds in the Championship 2012/13 promotion year, while last season he made 12 appearances on loan at Sheffield United during a three month loan spell at Bramall Lane.

Also leaving the club with our best wishes and thanks are junior professionals Luke Coulson and Ronnie Hawkins; both players now able to secure their futures with other clubs. Fellow development squad regulars Anthony Bell, Gethyn Hill and Kane Owen have all been offered contract extensions.

As previously reported, six players from the Academy, namely Tyler Roach, Macauley Southam, David Tutonda, Ben Watkins, Curtis Watkins and Bradley Wickham have also been offered professional contracts.

All at Cardiff City would like to very much thank our departing players for their professionalism, hard work and contribution to the club. We wish them the very best for their future careers.

Cardiff City

Contract Players

Amondarain Colzada Maximiliano Javier Retained
(o) Bell Anthony George Offer
Berget Jo Inge Retained
Brayford John Robert Retained
Campbell Fraizer Lee Retained
Caulker Steven Roy Retained
Connolly Matthew Thomas Martin Retained
(o) Cowie Don McCulloch Offer
Daehli Mats Moeller Retained
Eikrem Magnus Wolff Retained
Gunnarsson Aron Einar Malmquist Retained
Healey Rhys Retained
(o) Hill Gethyn Offer
Hudson Mark Alexander Retained
James Thomas Lynn Retained
John Declan Christopher Retained
Jones Kenwyne Joel Retained
Kim Bo-Kyung Retained
Kiss Filip Retained
Lewis Joseph Peter Retained
Marshall David Retained
Mason Joseph Retained
Mathurin-Harris Kadeem Raymond Retained
Maynard Nicholas David Retained
McNaughton Kevin Paul Retained
Medel Gary Alexis Retained
Moore Simon William Retained
Mutch Jordon James Edward Sydney Retained
Noone Craig Retained
Nugent Ben William Retained
Oshilaja Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Retained
O'Sullivan Thomas Paul Retained
(o) Owen Kane Andrei Timothy Offer
Pereira da Silva Fabio Retained
(o) Ralls Joseph William Offer
Taylor Andrew Derek Retained
Theopile-Catherine Kevin Retained
Torres Ruiz Juan Retained
Turner Ben Howard Retained
Velikonja Etien Retained
Wharton Theo Retained
Whittingham Peter Michael Retained
(o) Wilson Ben Offer
Yorwerth Joshua Retained

Scholars

Baker Ashley Thomas Retained
Bellamy Ellis Retained
Bowen Jaye Ricky Offer Contract
Burridge Thomas Sean Retained
Lavery Gary Francis Retained
Noor Abdifatah Mohamed Retained
Patten Robbie Retained
Pearson Thomas James Retained
Phipps Elijah Retained
Rees Dylan Patrick James Retained
Roche Tyler Paul Offer Contract
Southam Macauley Anthony Offer Contract
Taylor William Margam Raymond Retained
Tutonda David Offer Contract
Veale Jamie Lawrence Retained
Watkins Benjamin Lewis Offer Contract
Watkins Curtis James Offer Contract
Watkins Jake Kristian Retained
Wickham Bradley Offer Contract
Williams Bradley Jason Offer Contract

Free transfers

Bellamy Craig Douglas
Coulson Luke
Hawkins Ronnie
Lappin Simon
Smith Thomas William

Don't understand why we've let Coulson go he looked better than John in the development games I watched TBH.

Still leaves a lot of crap in our squad, hopefully plenty more to be flogged as well!!!

Still leaves a lot of crap in our squad, hopefully plenty more to be flogged as well!!!

This is just the players that the club can affectively get rid off.

The next stage is finding buyers for those that we don't want who ate on contracts. A few may happily sit on nice wages.

I thought coulson looked like a promising youngster as well. Has Cowie only been offered a new contract so Malky won't be able to take him with him for nothing wherever he goes I wonder?

I thought coulson looked like a promising youngster as well. Has Cowie only been offered a new contract so Malky won't be able to take him with him for nothing wherever he goes I wonder?

No he's been offered a contract because ole wants to keep him.

Nothing wrong with wanting to keep cowie. You need players like this.

I thought coulson looked like a promising youngster as well. Has Cowie only been offered a new contract so Malky won't be able to take him with him for nothing wherever he goes I wonder?

No factor. Due to his age he could leave for free anyway even if we offered him a contract.