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Weston and Parkin leave Walsall
Tuesday 4th May 2010, 11:25AM BST.
Walsall duo Rhys Weston and Sam Parkin have left the club by mutual consent as the Saddlers’ summer clearout for next season begins.
The pair, who were out of contract in June, left after meetings with boss Chris Hutchings ahead of Saturday’s final game of the season at home to Milton Keynes Dons.
Right-back Weston, who had a trial with Motherwell last week, made 110 appearances in three years for the Saddlers, scoring once.
Striker Parkin, signed on a free from Luton last summer, scored three goals in 27 appearances but injuries hampered his progress.
Hutchings said: “I’d like to thank Rhys and Sam for their hard work and effort.
“Rhys has been here for three seasons and has been a valuable member of the squad. I sat down with him and we have both agreed to go our separate ways. The same can be said for Sam, he has been with us this season and has played his part.
“We wish both players all the best for the future.”
The likes of Dwayne Mattis, Mark Bradley and Rene Gilmartin are also waiting to hear about their futures with the Saddlers preparing to finalise their budget for next season.
The rest of the squad are due to find out their fates next Monday.
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Lets have a real good clearout this summer, and get together a decent squad of exciting footballers Chris!
All too often other teams turn up at Bescot and play the ball around in front of us.
Rhys has had a poor season by his standards, and it’s a shame to see him go. But, he’ll be a high earner and lets use those funds eleswhere.
Sam just never got going with the us, but I bet he’ll go elsewhere and score against us at some point.
Personally, I’d try and get Jabo back?
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No surprises that they’re both moving on, but surprising timing. You would have thought they may as well have stayed for the last game. I don’t think too many Saddlers will be disappointed. Rhys has been good for us in the past, and I wish him well. Parkin just didn’t seem up to it even when fit. Good luck to both for the future.
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With Hutch criticising the strikers for their low hit rate and Parking leaving I think it leaves the door open for the return of Jabo. I feel sure Hutch would have liked him to stay and things have not gone that well for Jabo since he left us.
I for one would welcome him back.
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what we need is leitao back, he has only been the quality striker we have had who can score 15+ a season, wish he could come back to us! but most people would say he is past it, we need to bring in some youngster from the highers leagues, or even loans, if chris wood wasnt getting in the baggies team and the national team he would of been a good shout! why dont we go for sam vokes of the dingles cos he hasnt been playing much this season, and he did a good job at bournemouth when he was at them. We need to strengthen upfront with an experienced striker like macken, a midfielder not sure who though, and a new goalkeeper, try to bring back “wacka” or even a youngster from the top league, like bouzanis from liverpool or mannone from arsenal(but wudnt see any of them coming to us)
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@WednesburySaddler – Your last comment (but wudnt see any of them coming to us) very true. so youve wasted your time really mentioning all those names, Leitao and walker are players that will never wear the colours again. though players like that would be magic, I just like to say that i think Richard taundtry is for me becoming a Dean keates, great battler in midfield. my player of the season and rene in goal hasnt done much wrong, a little lack of communication but i think thats just a lack of experience. But yes we need that striker, hutchings needs to find a young kid from a lower leauge just like leeds did with beckford. but with no decent budget for next season i wouldnt get to excited. all we will have next season is the youth of walsall and the oldies that no other club want.
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To Saddler4eva, I agree that all we will have is the youth of Walsall, so why oh why, towards the end of the season, when we have nothing to play for is Hutchings insistent on bringing on Parkin (who he full well knew was going to be released) instead of Will Grigg, who has a NI U19 call up, ok no great shakes but surely giving him a run out the end of this season is better than throwing him in at the start of next season!!
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Rhys Weston – cheers for all you’ve done for the club, it would have been good if you’d stayed but some times you can sense when its time to move on. All the best to you mate.
Sam Parkin – it just never worked out. I hope you do get a chance to resurrect your career somewhere, no hard feelings.
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Have all you Jabo fans forgotten the amount of times he missed the goal from positions where my granny could have scored????
He may have finally scored a few goals towards the end of this season and may well do ok in L2 if kept on, but there is no way he is the answer if we are seriously considering building a team to challenge in L1……sorry but no way! (he was tried and failed!)
The lad we should keep an eye on is James Constable……..he did ok for his age when he had a few games for us, but is growing in stature and experience in lower leagues!
Not saying we should sign him but watch his goal tally.
Glad to see someone else thinks Taundry is developing into the new Keates….couldn’t agree more!
As for Weston and Parkin, which is what this article is about…………..we can get beter for the wages, especially in these tough times when clubs can rule over players for a while.
Get along to the Banks’s this weekend and cheer on the lads to victory! UTS!!!
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