‘We need to find ways to close the gap’ says Wild as he starts to look ahead
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“It’s going to be a long job but an exciting job,” he said when asked about working his way through the list of out-of-contract players, with only captain Matty Brown, goalkeeper Sam Johnson, midfielder Jack Earing and defender Jacob Hanson the only players contracted for next season.
“There’s a lot of players who have done very well for the club this year.
“We want to change our working practice and how we do things next year, how our working week is and players will have to buy into that next year.
“That might be a sticking point for a few but we need to try and close the gap and we have certain ways we want to do that. And we only want players who want to work under a new working week.”
Wild says he has two lists of players he would like to keep, depending on the outcome of any play-off campaign
“As soon as we know more about what’s happening we’ll be able to speak to the players, including the ones under contract as well,” he said.
“Whatever league we’re in I don’t see our budget being much different.
“But we’re quite sold on what we want to do.
“We don’t want to rip it up and start again.
“We would like to build on what we’ve done this year.
“Look at Fylde, who ripped it up and started again and the trouble they’ve had, or Notts County, when they lost in the League Two play-off final they brought in 16 new players and ended up getting relegated.
“There’s so many examples of ripping it up and starting again being a problem.
“However, we need to find ways to close the gap to the teams that have got bigger budgets than us and are full-time.
“We need to work differently and that’s what we need to plan for next season, but we’re going to need buy-in from the players, signing up to work differently.
“That might have it’s own issues.”
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Rodney, who is on loan at The Shay from League Two side Salford, is contracted at Halifax until the end of any play-off campaign.
When asked about the possibility of signing him permanently, Wild said: “He’s done alright for us. I’m sure he’ll have a lot of suitors in the summer.
“If Rodney was to stay I think finances would be the sticking point.
“That’s something that, if we did pursue him, would probably be one of the potential issues.”