If I am right a retained list has to be published round about now, so we should know something about that this week. I would say they will all be released because all bar one has their contract expiring. So why carry on paying their contract in full when basically they will be looking at options.
Any player that cannot get a club in the next 13/15 weeks might want to play at Morecambe but the Club cannot wait for them.
No, get a new manager in A.S.A.P. Preferably an experienced one with good contacts throughout the game.
I prepare a good mixture of older professionals, been their done that, good journeymen who have been in higher leagues or promotion/ relegation fights, or own youngsters that are given a chance and hungry loan players from the championship.
That would be a sound way to go but can Morecambe do that in their current position. It is not going to be dam well easy. Good luck to who ever takes over, they will need it.