For Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson, it has been a case of three in and two out thus far regarding his summer retained list.
Player of the Year Luke Young and Young Player of the Year Sean McGinty and Ruairi Keating before them have agreed new deals to stay at Plainmoor whereas midfielder Aman Verma and wide man Dan Sparkes have decided to move on.
With Damon Lathrope, Sam Chaney and Nicholson himself, who is still registered as a player, under contract for the 2017-18 season already - that number has risen to six as the Gulls currently awaits the responses of goalkeeper Brendan Moore and captain Courtney Richards.
The signature of double Player of the Year Young is arguably the most crucial of the players named on Nicholson's retained list who have committed their futures to the club, as he embarks on what will be his fourth season at Plainmoor.
Over the last two seasons, Young has missed a considerable chunk of that time through injury and after finding the back of the net five times in the 2016-17 campaign, he will be looking to better that tally next time around.
Verma and Sparkes both rejected the deals on offer and both expressed a desire to move closer to the their respective famililes, for Verma that is the East Midlands and the South East in the case of Sparkes. Both played important roles in helping the Gulls beat the drop last season as Verma captained the side in the absence of Richards through injury and Sparkes found the back of the net six times and made 16 assists.
Regardless of the responses of Moore and Richards, Nicholson will be on the look out for at least three defenders, two wide players and a couple of strikers.
It promises to be a busy summer for the Gulls.
