I have spoken to Thomas about the situation, and he told me that he wants to see Everton are making progress,

Duncan is still here and wants to have a think about things over the next few weeks. He has had a better week's training this week and he might feel a little bit better. Duncan is an old enough professional to know his body and we will see how he is after the next week or so.

That's the sort of thing that I have spoken to him about as a friend - I've told him you've got to bulk up,

Rick came to me this week and told me of his situation,

He wants to do everything he can for the varsity program. He wants to make Thomas Jefferson as good as it can be.

Their coaching staff and our staff communicate with each other. I have spoken with coach (Keith) Coleman, and he told me that their setup is similar to ours but that they are a year behind us.