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Derby County boss Paul Jewell has released four players as he starts to prepare for life in the Championship.
Lee Holmes, the youngest-ever player to appear for the Rams, Marc Edworthy, Michael Johnson and Ben Hinchcliffe have all been told their Pride Park days are numbered

Holmes, now 21, made his debut for the club aged 15 years and 268 days when he came on as a substitute in the Boxing Day clash against Grimsby Town in 2002.

He went on to play 52 first-team games for the club as well as being loaned out to Swindon Town, Bradford City and Walsall.

Former Norwich City full-back Edworthy moved to Derby three years ago. The 35-year-old made 80 starts during his time with the club and another four appearances as a substitute.

Johnson has already agreed a permanent deal with Notts County after making 150 appearances for the Rams and enjoying a loan spell at Meadow Lane in the campaign just ended.

Young goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.

Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen has revealed that Frenchman Patrick Noubissie has been released from his contract at Easter Road.

The 24-year-old midfielder has left the Hibees despite having a year left on his contract, after failing to impress Paatelainen.

The former Swindon Town player, who can also operate in the centre or right hand side of defence, joined Hibs in summer on a free transfer, then was immediately sent out on loan to first division side Livingston to gain some much needed match fitness.

However, his time at Almondvale was hampered by injury that restricted him to just eight games in a Livi shirt before he came back to Hibs in November.

When Noubissie came back to Easter Road he only managed four appearances before John Collins resigned as manager.

When current Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen arrived, Noubissie was sent straight out on loan to another first division club, Dundee, he made eight appearances in a Dark Blue shirt.

Unfortunately for the player he has been told he has no future in Edinburgh and has left the club. He becomes yet another player to be released by Mixu as he looks at his summer re-building program.

Mickael Antoine-Curier, Keegan Ayre and Dermot McCaffrey have all been released in the last couple of weeks and with more expected.

Mixu said:

"It's not a case of me being ruthless, it's pointless to keep so many players knowing that some of them might be fifth in the queue and would never play.

"I want a tighter squad but hopefully a bit more quality. Having so many players isn't good, a tighter squad means everyone knows exactly what is happening."

If there is a chance to sign him do it!

I mean no harm in trying one of him or McNamee on the right.

Also, good back up to McNamee?!.....I'm not sure, wouldnt it be the other way around?

Get him for fucks sake. They can take it in turns on the right!

As suggested 40 ago :D

Holmes would be a good signing, he would provide excellent competition for Mcnamee, the 2 of them battling it out for the left wing slot would be good, we need 2 players for every position and who's to say that if Holmes signed and played better than Mcnamee pre-season he wouldn't start the season with Mcnamee having to fight to get the shirt.

I'm sure Holmes would not be on high wages either though as I suspect he is looking for a club where he can try and establish himself somewhere where he has a chance of fighting for a 1st team spot

How about moving Mcnamee to a free role behind the strikers with a licence to roam ?

Would rather we try and get Scott Murray

Why not? We have tried to get him on loan in jan/feb and he is out of contact in the summer I think? If city go up he has no future we are local and Malpas has said he wants wingers.

Not out of the question is it

I think we need to get over the obsession of bringing back ex players

Show me one consistent winger in this league

STFC Bart is a consistent whinger if that helps.

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

will you make your fucking mind up if you love mcnamee or love holmes

They are both quality players, but Holmes is better...

Well not really technically Gary, they are! And have been for the past year really, if that.

Excellent move fro him...considering their new manager don't know english football

That was down to Rupert Lowe, the new manager can't sign yet because a compensation package hasn't been agreed.

Doesn't Andrew Surman play on the left wing for Southampton?

I just don't know.

He can play anywhere across the midfield I can think.

And based on Lowe's previous form, I imagine he'll be sold. I still hate Lowe for bitching on the radio that Arsenal stole Walcott off a club who developed him for nothing (Just 12million folks) when he stole him off us three years before for about 500 quid.