Talks begin over potential for Town investment

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“I hope that we are in that position to guide the club into the Football League because I do feel that the opportunity, while difficult, is probably easier to manage financially and otherwise, than this league.

“As we’ve seen, all the clubs that have got promoted have done extremely well, other than Macclesfield, who have found it difficult.”

The Town chief feels the club is very attractive to an investor.

“It would be debt-free, we’ve got a stadium that is all-but able to walk into the Football League, and there’s a potential supportbase that wants to see Halifax in the Football League again.

“I think there’s a lot of positives why somebody would be interested in the club.”

When asked if the move is the beginning of the end of his time at the helm, Bosomworth replied: “It’s primarily ‘let’s see what’s possible’. It’s really an exploration, and you never know.

“Sometimes people do these things quietly. I don’t think we’re in a position where we could do it quietly.

“You’ve got to look to see who’s interested locally, and who has the means. And you’ve got to look further afield. I know people were horrified that people from Bradford were interested in investing into Halifax, but we have done for 11 years.

“You can’t be blinkered, but you have to do your due diligence to make sure you get the best possible outcome.

“A lot of work has gone in, and you don’t expect people to see it or appreciate it, to get it to where it’s at now.

“We’ve had trials and tribulations along the way, but we’ve had more successes than failures.

“We’ve probably tried everything. We’ve done the season ticket offer, we’ve virtually gone full-time.

“Everything we’re doing is geared to the next level, and I’d love to be able to take the club into the Football League.”

When asked if there has to be an investment of extra funds to make that happen, Bosomworth said: “If nothing happens, it’s business as usual.

“We want to give it the best shot. Football’s chicken and egg, if you’ve got success on the pitch, people come through the turnstiles. If you’re not having success, they don’t.

“Unfortunately the season ticket campaign wasn’t as successful as we hoped. At £8.65 per game we expected a bigger take up to be honest

“We have to look at what’s going to give the best outcome for the club with regards to investment”