Regarding P/T – I think Scales signed for 25/26, Beck signed for 25/26 and there might be others. How practical would it be to have a mix of F/T and P/T in the squad?
It may be that the club has projected that it’s able to sustain another year of F/T – and the whole ‘we HAVE to get promoted’ is actually more to do with the manager’s position? Do or die.