FORMER Derby County strikers Nathan Tyson and Robert Earnshaw are among 17 players to be released by Blackpool.
Ex-caretaker player manager Barry Ferguson is also leaving the club, who narrowly avoided relegation from the Championship this season.
Others being released include Kirk Broadfoot, Michael Chopra, Elliot Grandin and Tony Warner.
Eight players, including goalkeeper Matt Gilks and striker Ricardo Fuller, have been offered new deals.
The other players to be offered new contracts are Chris Basham, Neal Bishop, Craig Cathcart, Angel Martinez, Tony McMahon and Isaiah Osbourne.
Blackpool have also offered a new deal to England Under-21 international Thomas Ince, who ended the season on loan at Crystal Palace, but he is expected to leave.
Midfielder Tom Barkhuizen will be staying at Bloomfield Road after the Seasiders activated an option to extend his contract by another year.
