Clutching at straws (herald tries to guess contract lengths)

It is not club policy at Plymouth Argyle to reveal the length of their players’ contracts, either new signings or those who agree extended deals.

Therefore, it is difficult for the media and the Green Army to know for sure which members of the Pilgrims’ squad are out of contract at the end of any season.

However, some information does come out from a variety of sources. The key is to ascertain whether that it is accurate.

Argyle seem to have given a helping hand when it comes to the futures of two of the players in their promotional material for 2019/20 season tickets.

Some of it includes pictures of striker Freddie Ladapo and Antoni Sarcevic, who were already known to have contracts until June 2020.

On other promotional material there are also images of midfielder Conor Grant and left-back Ashley Smith-Brown, alongside Ladapo and Sarcevic.

That would appear to confirm that Grant and Smith-Brown signed two-year contracts with the Pilgrims when they moved from Everton and Manchester City respectively last summer.

Striker Calum Dyson also arrived from Everton at the same time and Plymouth Live understands his deal is also until June 2020.

He is currently recovering from an ankle injury he suffered while on loan at League Two side Stevenage.

Here is what we know about the contract status of the Argyle squad
1 Matt Macey: On a season-long loan from Arsenal.

2 Joe Riley: New signing last summer. Thought to have a club option until June 2020.

3 Gary Sawyer: Re-signed last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

4 Yann Songo'o: Re-signed last summer on a deal until June 2019

5 Ryan Edwards: New signing in 2017 on a deal until June 2019.

6 Jamie Ness: New signing in 2017. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

7 Antoni Sarcevic: Re-signed last summer on a deal until June 2020.

8 David Fox: Re-signed last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

9 Ryan Taylor: Re-signed last summer on a deal until June 2020.

10 Graham Carey: Re-signed in 2017. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019, but with unconfirmed talk of a one-year club option beyond that

11 Ruben Lameiras: New signing in 2017 on a deal until June 2019.

13 Paul Anderson: Signed a short-term deal in February until the end of the season.

14 Niall Canavan: New signing last summer. Thought to have a club option until June 2020.

15 Conor Grant: New signing last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2020.

16 Joel Grant: New signing in 2017. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

17 Lionel Ainsworth: New signing in 2017. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

18 Calum Dyson: New signing last summer on a deal until June 2020.

19 Freddie Ladapo: New signing last summer on a deal until June 2020.

20 Lloyd Jones: On loan from Luton Town until the end of the season.

21 Kyle Letheren: Re-signed last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

22 Tafari Moore: New signing last summer. Thought to have a club option until June 2020.

23 Ashley Smith-Brown: New signing last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2020.

25 Scott Wootton: New signing last summer. Length of deal unknown.

26 Oscar Threlkeld: On loan from Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season.

28 Alex Battle: Re-signed last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

29 Alex Fletcher: Re-signed last summer. Thought to be on a deal until June 2019.

31 Michael Cooper: Signed as a professional in 2018 on a deal until June 2020.

33 Ryan Law: Signed as a professional in 2018 on a deal until June 2019.

35 Luke Jephcott: Signed as a professional in 2018 on a deal until June 2019.