FIRST news of retained players at Field Mill should be made public on Monday.
Neil MacKenzie, Michael Blackwood, Gianluca Havern and Paul Mayo have already been released and youngsters Lewis Trimmer, Ryan Goward, Chris Wood, Warren Burrell and Jamie McGhee have been told there will be no new deals for them.
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However, with some players contracted until June and some to May, it will not be a full and final list.
The rumour mill has naturally started over players Holdsworth may bring in and two names mentioned are Forest Green Rovers striker Andy Mangan and Droylesden's Jake Speight.
But all Holdworth would say was: "There are certain players at other clubs that we would be interested in talking to.
"However, we are not in a position to discuss those names as they are under contract and I wouldn't like anyone doing that to me.
"I do have 75-80 CVs on my desk right now and I have had a number of meetings with certain players who are out of contract now. We will have to see how it all unfolds. It is exciting, frustrating and worrying but also enjoyable."
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