Release of Four Players Confirmed by Club

As reported earlier last week here on Total Tranmere, the Club have now confirmed the release of four players from last season's squad. Senior players Robbie Stockdale and John Mullin and youth players Mike Jones and Michael Johnstone have been allowed to leave the Club.

The release of four members of last season's squad, as reported earlier last week on Total Tranmere, has now been confirmed by the Club as Boss Ronnie Moore, who appears to be staying at the Club next season looks to start constructing his squad for next season.

It has now been officially confirmed that Robbie Stockdale, John Mullin, Mike Jones and Michael Johnston have not been offered new contracts and are available to sign for other clubs.

Stockdale, 28, was one of Ronnie Moore's first signings after he became Rovers Manager in the summer of 2006.  Robbie made 88 appearances at right back without scoring. 

Mullin, 32, also joined Tranmere in July 2006 and was a regular in his first season but partly hindered by injury, he only made 13 appearances in the 2007/08 season.

Stockdale and Mullin's Release Has Been Confirmed!

Mike Jones who is 20, came through the Youth system at Tranmere and made his first team debut on the final day of the 2005/06 season.  In total, he made thirteen appearances for the first team, scoring once away at Oldham Athletic earlier this season.

Johnston, 20, is another product of the Club's Youth system.  He spent much of the season just gone on loan at Bangor City, winning the Player of the Year and has signed a two year contract with the Welsh Premier League side.

Speaking to the Official Tranmere Rovers Website, Manager Ronnie Moore said:

"I would like to thank the four players for their time at Prenton Park and wish them all the best for the future."

"We're not a million miles away from being a good side and we know the areas we need to focus on. We didn't get enough goals from midfield and defence, and this is something we'll be aiming to improve.

"We're working hard to bring in some new faces to take the Club forward and I'm already looking forward to working with the squad ahead of the new season."

The Club have confirmed that they have offered new contracts to the other six players who are out of contract in Paul McLaren, Steve Jennings, Shane Sherriff, Steve Davies, Paul Henry and Danny Holmes.

Professional contracts have also been offered to Second Year Youth Scholars Terry Gornell and Aaron Cresswell, who are a striker and left back respectively.