Chris Bart-Williams, Fabian Wilnis, Alun Armstrong, Jim Magilton, Lewis Price, Jermaine Wright, John McGreal, Richard Naylor and Chris Makin all have deals that expire at the end of June, and will be waiting to sit down with Royle to learn their fate.
Speaking of the judgement day for the players, Royle told the Official Club Website: "There are some big decisions to make and I will be sitting down with the players concerned next week and talking about how I see things here."
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