MILLINGTON STARTS TO SHAPE HIS SQUAD
Shaymen boss Chris Millington says he hopes to keep hold of the majority of his squad as talks continue with his players.
Town bowed out of the playoffs last week, losing 4-2 at Solihull Moors, and since then Millington has met with chairman David Bosomworth and held discussions with players about their futures.
"I guess at the moment I'm just getting on with it, we've got an awful lot of loose ends to tie up from the end of the season," Millington told the Courier when asked about his future.
"People need operations, people need to know where they're at contract-wise, we've got to put together offers for people out-of-contract.
"So my main focus really is just making sure we tie up all the bits that need tying up to finish off the season administratively and as efficiently as we can."
Millington and assistant manager Andy Cooper met with Town chairman David Bosomworth at the back end of last week to discuss what happens next with the current squad.
"I gave my opinions on who I think the club should look to retain," Millington said, "and we're just in the process of sitting down with the players on an individual basis to thank them for their efforts this season firstly, and secondly to tell them what we expect the club to do over the next few days in regard to their contract situation and then let them know about what the dates will be for them getting back in for pre-season."
"The focus at the moment is just making sure all the loose ends from this season are tied off and the lads who need taking care of are taken care of."
When asked how many of the current Halifax squad he expects to lose, Millington said: "My desire is to retain as many as we possibly can, because I think the group is just getting going.
"Certainly there's a lot of lads who've just finished their first season with the club, who now have got some experience at the level and have an understanding of what they need to do and how to play to their full capacity for a National League season.
"So we're at the beginning of something with this group of players.