I wouldn't have used the term "for the chop"; instead, I would say who falls into the category of "dead wood" and we should, as a consequence, trade if possible.
1) Gibson
2) Pienaar
3) Barkley
4) Mirallas
5) Osman
6) McAleny
7) Distin
8) Browning
The reason Barkley is on the list is due to (i) other teams seems willing to pay a small fortune for him, and (ii) he appears to have let all the praise and glory headlines go to his head. As for Mirallas, (i) he's terribly inconsistent, (ii) he's too much of a prima donna, and (iii) he's proved to be rather fragile. I understand that others disagree, but so be it.