"My phone just kept going and my wife had the hump because of it.
"It is difficult to switch off and I am happy to be back."
"I am speaking to players,"
"But it is difficult right now as agents are telling their players not to sign anything and keep their options open which I can understand but which is very frustrating for myself."
"We did enquire about Andy (Monkhouse) but at the moment he is speaking to other clubs.
"We are hoping to sign a young striker when he has finished his exams. He is potentially a very good player and when we spoke to his parents they were impressed by how young our team is and the fact that he has every chance of playing in the first team if he does well here."
Talking on the contracts offered to exisiting players he said: "I think they all want to stay.
"The senior players have indicated they want to stay and those aged under 24 would require a fee to move on anyway.
"But I think, with the odd tweak here and there, everyone will sign the contracts offered."
"We are also trying to finalise training facilities for pre-season and throughout the season."
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