Chairman: ‘Don’t want lack of depth to derail us’
DAVID BOSOMWORTH believes the extra funds from an outside investor could make the difference in Halifax’s bid for promotion.
The Shaymen are third in the National League after a superb start to the season under Pete Wild, which prompted the Town chairman to invite potential investors into discussions about coming on board.
The chairman said his invitation to possible investors doesn’t necessarily mean he will be walking away after 11 years at the helm.
”I love my football, I love business, and when I look at some of the transactions we’ve done, we’ve done some very good deals,” said Bosomworth. “I enjoy all of that. Yes there’s a frustration that you’re doing it without the money you’ve not got.
“The players on the pitch are everything, and Pete’s done wonderfully well getting a group together.
“But we haven’t got the size of squad that means one or two who might need a break can be left out.
“It is frustrating to think we’ve got ourselves to this position, and we don’t want lack of depth to derail the effort.”
The Town chairman insists he still enjoys the role as much as he did when he first took over.
”I love it,” he said. “You always have to make decisions based on the money you haven’t got, and I’m sure that’s applicable to a few clubs.
“It’s frustrating when you know what you’d like to try and do. I think we’ve got a good idea what gives you a chance of getting promoted, but you can’t always do what you want to.
“That’s not by spending millions or hundreds of thousands, it’s by having a reasonable uplift in what you can do. You couldn’t run the business any leaner.
“People say ‘the league’s not as good this year’, but I think more teams are better this year than previously. I think it’s a very tough league.
“It’s got a lot harder because of outside investment. If you look at the clubs, you’ve either got clubs with 5,000-6,000 gates, or clubs with very wealthy owners who have resources beyond my limits.”
Wild has made a terrific start to his tenure, despite only taking the reins a few days before the start of the campaign.
“He didn’t have a lot of time to get the team organised, there was a basic structure there but we needed more players,” said Bosomworth.
“I know people will say we’ve lost four out of five, and we need to understand why we’re losing games and conceding goals.
“But he’s been excellent, he’s brought a real spirit to the club, he’s involved the fans as much as he can, which is really good. We’ve just got to keep moving forward.”