LAPPIN & BROWN HEAD LIST OF McDIARMID PARK DEPARTURES

Tommy Wright has today announced that Simon Lappin, Scott Brown, Plamen Krachunov and Michael Doyle have not been offered new deals and have left the club and striker John Sutton is available for transfer or loan.

Tommy says: “Simon and Scott have been great players for me and have contributed a great deal to the club. In Simon’s case, while I hope to have a little more money available at my disposal, I still have to look at the size of the squad and free up money from within to help me strengthen.

“Scott showed against Celtic last week what he is capable of but I have had to be honest with him and say that I can’t promise the regular football he needs to be playing at this stage of his career.”

Meanwhile Tommy says of John Sutton “John and I had high hopes last summer when he came here but the form of other strikers has really limited his involvement but he has remained a superb professional throughout the campaign.”

From the Under 20 side, Neil Martyniuk, Greg Kerr, Jordan Millar and Bradley Sinclair have all been released.