Francis and Surman both gone

[Monmouthred]

Official twitter

 

[NornIron]

fantastic servants. huge thanks to both.

 

[crayon_eater]

I thought they could have been good for us this coming season

 

[james_AFCB]

Daniels not offered a new deal either, but offered the chance to prove his fitness.

If it wasn’t an end of an era already, it really is now.

 

[RobTrent]

End of an era, and a sign of change.

Thanks to both of them and good luck for the future.

 

[USCherry]

Interesting decision to get rid of two leaders and plenty of experience.

 

[docmandu]

Blimey. Thats a surprise.

 

[Steady Eddie 1]

Not really surprising. Good servants to the club, but we need younger players and are pretty well stocked in their respective positions. Must be a saving of circa £2m a year in wages as well.

 

[kirsikka]

First of all and above all else thank you to both. Their names are writ large in the history of AFCB.

Secondly, with the squad we have they were unlikely to be first choice so any offers we made would reflect that and our Championship status sobI can understand if they think they may get a better deal elsewhere.

 

[AFCBade]

Athletic suggesting franno offered a non-playing “behind the scenes” role but wants to continue playing

 

[MB1980]

great servants to the club. Feel this is an interesting, but positive move from Tindall.

 

[Kudos]

Daniels recovering with the club but still out of contract.

 

[kirsikka]

JT showing his teeth early so everyone knows it isn't just Eddie who can be ruthless. I can see some positives in that.

 

[NWCherries98]

Think both had something to offer still. How many leaders do we have in the dressing room?

 

[Neil Dawson]

Surprised at that. Wow.

 

[Garbo]

...interesting news but I echo the praise for them being a big part of our rise to the PL

 

[andyred]

They've been fantastic for the club but time to move forward. we need some new faces.

 

[DJ]

JT showing his teeth early so everyone knows it isn't just Eddie who can be ruthless. I can see some positives in that.

Yes. Kevin Bond did the same getting rid of Fletch...

 

[yesyescherry]

there was no way JT could have guaranteed either of them any amount of playing time and if they want to play as many games as they can to continue their careers it was always going to have to be somewhere else

 

[Waz afcb]

I have no idea if this is positive or not tbh. Did we want to keep but just couldn’t afford? Or is this genuinely about going in a new direction? If it’s the latter then I think this is positive