Ok, so it’s the end of next week ... the deadline JB quoted in the Chron article for sorting out Mssrs Jones and Watson.
JB must be a busy bloke so I’ve drafted the letter for him. All need to do is copy and paste and print on NTFC paper (PC: ctrl C and cntrl P; Apple: command C and command P)
...........
Dear Ryan / Lloyd
It’s been over a month now since you received our contract offer. I appreciate you need to consider your future carefully but I’m sure you will understand that I need to have the club and it’s supporters as my number 1 priority.
For this reason I am today formally withdrawing the contract offer. I will now start to try and fill the very large gaps you both leave by going into the transfer market.
I wish you and your family all the best and hope to see you at Sixfields at some stage in the future where you’ll hopefully let me buy you a drink.
Thanks again for all you have contributed to the success of NTFC.
Up the Cobblers
John Brady
The way I’d be approaching the situation would have been to assume they were not going to resign and to have been actively seeking replacements from the end of the season. I don’t see any point in reducing our options by withdrawing the contract offers until those replacements have agreed to sign.