"At this stage, we can’t and won’t put a time scale on how long we think this process might take, as there are a number of factors which will determine that. Our focus is, as ever, making the right appointment and maintaining our excellent momentum of recent seasons.*
"Meanwhile, it's very much business as usual elsewhere in the club. We have to give the Football League our retained list, and first we will inform those players whose contracts are up at the end of June of our decision as to whether they will be offered a new contract.*
"That is in hand. David Burke and Nathan Jones are currently sitting down with the players who are out of contract to explain the situation to them and we will then update our supporters.*
"I am sure our fans have become used to the club's stance of dealing with key personnel decisions in a private way, but we do fully appreciate that fans have a lot questions and, unlike the situation we faced last year when we were constrained by a legal process, we will communicate as openly as any recruitment process – where candidates obviously expect privacy – will allow.
"We have also read some of the more disappointing criticisms of the club in one or two areas this morning - some of it unjustified, inaccurate, and unbalanced in our opinion, prompting even more questions from our fans. And, while it's not possible, and rarely productive, to address every nuance of every question, we will of course do our best to provide some important overall context and balance in due course.*
"In the meantime, I would like to thank our fans for their excellent support this season right the way through to the very end of the play-off at Derby, and reassure them that we will continue to keep fans informed of any significant developments as and when they happen."
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"Meanwhile, it's very much business as usual elsewhere in the club. We have to give the Football League our retained list, and first we will inform those players whose contracts are up at the end of June of our decision as to whether they will be offered a new contract.*
"That is in hand. David Burke and Nathan Jones are currently sitting down with the players who are out of contract to explain the situation to them and we will then update our supporters.*
"I am sure our fans have become used to the club's stance of dealing with key personnel decisions in a private way, but we do fully appreciate that fans have a lot questions and, unlike the situation we faced last year when we were constrained by a legal process, we will communicate as openly as any recruitment process – where candidates obviously expect privacy – will allow.
"We have also read some of the more disappointing criticisms of the club in one or two areas this morning - some of it unjustified, inaccurate, and unbalanced in our opinion, prompting even more questions from our fans. And, while it's not possible, and rarely productive, to address every nuance of every question, we will of course do our best to provide some important overall context and balance in due course.*
"In the meantime, I would like to thank our fans for their excellent support this season right the way through to the very end of the play-off at Derby, and reassure them that we will continue to keep fans informed of any significant developments as and when they happen."
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