Now the retained list is out, I can't wait to see who we bring in as replacements. As regards the departing players:
I know Williams wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really hoped he might be one for the future. Will be interesting to see where he ends up.
Cav was clearly a class act, but his disciplinary record was atrocious and it appears the years have caught up with him now. I just hope we have identified a younger replacement who can boss the midfield, but without picking up quite so many disciplinary points.
Gillespie looked a great signing upon his arrival, but ended up not living up to expectations. Very disappointing.
If we've let Parton go, we must have either lined up someone capable of keeping Stuart out of the team on merit (which would be great from a long term perspective) or Parton wants to go and get regular football elsewhere. Can't see the point in letting him go just to bring in another player of similar ability.
Kyle's departure leads me to believe we already have a striker lined up as, despite him not being the greatest athlete, he did do a job for us at times and could have quite justifiably been kept on as a squad player. Maybe it's a statement of intent that we are looking to really up the ante ahead of our second season back at this level.
An exciting couple of months ahead......