Marc Skinner confirms one-year options in George Naalsund Terland Toone contracts exercised

“The club always, in part of their contract conversations, always add option years in. It’s the same in my contract,” Marc began, when asked if he could confirm that options in the contracts of the quartet had been taken up over the course of the winter break.

“The reality is that it gives both parties that conversation peace at the end of that, but the reason we’ve done that [exercised the options] is it gives you that window to negotiate for potential new contracts.

“So, it’s always going to be the way, it was always the way with those four players. Those are four players we’re having constant conversations with behind the scenes, and Matt [Johnson, director of women’s football] and the team are working hard on that.

“So, they’ve been fantastic for us and the club will continue to work to find solutions for extensions, hopefully, for them.”