Following the end of a disappointed season during it was felt that certain players failed to live up to expectations, it has been agreed that now is the current time to reorganise the club to ensure a solid foundation is laid for the future playing and financial structure of the club.
To enable this to happen we will be appointing a part time chief executive and a full time youth development officer to ensure that the club forms a base from which the remaining structure of the club will be built and to ensure it will comply with all necessary requirements to become an FA charter club for both senior and youth sections.
Qualified coaches will be employed to oversee the day-to-day fitness and tactical training required by the under eighteens, reserves and first team.
Following discussions with the personnel that we hope will accept these positions we will issue details via the press.
Dover Athletic have issued a list of players that will be retained and released as they come to life in a lower level of football.
Andy Arnott, Billy Bone, Tony Browne, Matt Carruthers, Craig Cloke, Shane Hamshare, Nicky Humphrey, Dean Readings, James Rogers, Dale Skelton, Sammy Vallance, Craig Wilkins and Chris Wright are players who are currently under contract and being retained by the club.
Danny Chapman, Jamie Day and Lee Spiller were players currently under contract and being released.
Tom Hickman and James Millar were both out of contract and have agreed new contracts.
Paul Hyde and Danny Welch are both out of contract but have been offered new contracts but have not yet agreed them.
Darren Davies, Nicky Dent, Simon Glover and Dave Wietecha are all out of contract and have been released by the club. Glover has already found a new club, and has joined Neil Cugley at Folkestone Invicta.
Mark Patterson is under contract and he is currently negotiating his release from the club.
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Following the end of a disappointed season during it was felt that certain players failed to live up to expectations, it has been agreed that now is the current time to reorganise the club to ensure a solid foundation is laid for the future playing and financial structure of the club.