It would undoubtedly help Knill if the players - Shaun Barker, Paul Hurst, Paul Shaw, Paul McLaren and John Mullin made their decisions rapidly to allow the club to restructure it's wage budget more concisely.
As reported earlier, Mullin has already been linked with a move away - but as the players seemingly stall over their reduced new terms they have until the end of the month to make a decision under Football League rules when they have the option to walk away as free agents.
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