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Notts County owner Alan Hardy talks about the decision to offer new contracts to some players and release others at the end of the season.One of the slight irritations when it comes to offering players new contracts is that EFL rules allow them 30 days to make their minds up and, of course, many of them go away on holiday as soon as the season has finished – which you can't blame them for.We're 90 percent sure everything will be fine with those we've offered deals to, but it would be nice.