Cannot delete google contacts

Hi,

I am currently in the process of making the switch from google to outlook completely. When I initally set up my outlook account, I linked it to my google account and imported my contacts/'people' from there. Now I want to start fresh all over again. So I have unlinked my google account, but the contacts are still visible, and I cannot delete them.

I have tried:

• Using a different browser
  
• clearing internet cache and history
• signing out and signing back in
• made sure my google account isn't connected (under manage accounts)

Are there any other methods I can try?

Thanks

Regards,

Basil