I suspect they were swung by the potential for Spanish youngsters from youth and B teams, on the cheap,..... obviously this didnt materialise for whatever reason.
Its a figurative timeslot to allow released players to be paid over a period from the end of the season ( May) when they may be hunting for other clubs,.... yes?
Of course he won't, where did you dream that one up from, he is there now, the 'hard yards' are being done now by Jones because he is still in the clubs employ. When the new fella comes in, he is just as likely to say, no thanks taff, I have my own man, at which point boyo will head for the...
Good grief, the retained ( or not) list would have already been drawn up with the last managerial and coaching team, its already in motion. There is no way on earth that they would leave everyone hanging around just in case. Bear in mind that the players all head off on their annual leave now...