The futures of Harry Anderson, Josh Grant and Grant Ward remain uncertain as they near the end of their Bristol Rovers contracts, according to manager Joey Barton.
The trio are among a handful of first-team players coming to the end of their deals in BS7 this summer, with club captain Paul Coutts and player-goalkeeping coach Anssi Jaakkola also out of contract this summer. Their cases are different to the rest with Coutts one of the manager's most trusted lieutenants and he has also effectively taken on a coaching role since suffering a knee injury in March, travelling home and away to assist his teammates and the support staff.
Calum Macdonald is also approaching the end of a short-term deal in signed January, and having made just three appearances since joining from Stockport County, it seems unlikely the left-back will feature in Barton's long-term plans.
