Wild: I have to do what’s best for the club’s future
FC HALIFAX Town boss Pete Wild says transfer listing captain Matty Brown was probably his toughest decision in management.
The Town skipper has been made available for transfer, along with defender Jacob Hanson.
Wild says Brown was unable to commit to the club’s training programme next season, which includes players training an additional day next season.
“First and foremost, the thing to say about Browny is he’s been an excellent servant to the club, he’s been fantastic, helped us across the last 12 months in our understanding of non-league players, and I’m sure he’ll get all the accolades he deserves from the fans, and rightly so,” Wild said.
“But at the end of the day, we’ve been public about how we need to move the club forward and take the club to the next step in its journey, the next level in how we want to do things.
“Matty was quite clear that he couldn’t commit to the way we wanted to do things, so unfortunately at that point we have a decision to make.
“We decided that we have to go our separate ways and we have to move on, and find a way forward.
“It’s disappointing but I’ve got to think about the future of the club. We know what we want so we’ve got to push forward, and unfortunately, that will now be without Matty Brown.”
Wild says he understands the reaction from Town supporters, who have expressed their disappointment at the move.
“We understand that,” he said. “It’s probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make in management, but at the end of the day, I’ve got to do what’s best for the long term development of this football club, and I feel that’s the case and I’m doing the right thing.
“He’s made it clear numerous times in the past that the current set-up, he could handle, but he couldn’t and didn’t want to commit to the new way of doing things.
“We wholeheartedly respect that. I was crucial in pushing through a new deal when I came in to make sure he was settled, but I have to move the club forward and unfortunately that will be without Matty Brown.”