Pretty sure Rob said he realises that our players are able to negotiate with other clubs from Dec - pretty sure he said Dec 1 but I'm not 100% sure.
The A-League season finishes in April, so say the players are contracted to the 30th then the 1st of December makes sense as six months before their contract ends.
Ernie has said that they are talking to players about re-signing them, and also talking to new players.