We’re where we’d want to be at this stage, reveals Millington

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“We’ve got a very specific list of players and what they would bring to us and we’ve been going through top priorities, looking at those players and speaking to them, making sure we get out and meet them, sit in-front of them so they can see what we’re trying to do next season, and we can get a good feel for whether or not they are buying into the plans we’re putting in-front of them.

“We’re well on with that and we’ve got a good number of players who’ve expressed an interest to come and be part of it, who we want to be part of it.

“So now we’re into the business of talking money. But we’re where we’d want to be at this stage of the process.”

Millington has assured the club’s supporters that a lot of work is going on behind-thescenes to bring players into the club.

“It’s tough for the fans because we can’t discuss every aspect of the negotiations because it wouldn’t be fair on players, it wouldn’t be right for the club to be public about every discussion we’re having,” he said.

“The fans might think there’s nothing happening if there’s no announcements, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

He added: “There’s a massive amount of work going into getting the right people in the door, getting the right signings for what we want to achieve, and that fit the club.

“Everyone knows we’re not in a position to be just throwing money at it and signing the top earners in the division, so what we’ve got to do is be much more thorough in other ways.

“We’ve got to be very specific in the types of players we want to sign.

“We’ve then got to make them aware of what they will gain by being a Halifax player.

“They won’t gain millions of pounds, they won’t even gain thousands of pounds, so what other things can we offer them that make it attractive?

“That’s what we’re working really hard to do, is make sure that players want to come and be part of what it is we’re offering, which I think is quite an exciting project.

“Most of the lads we’ve sat infront of have been quite excited by it and we get the sense that, with these lads, money isn’t the biggest motivator.

“Which is great because we’re like that as staff, and if we can surround ourselves with players who’ve got the quality to be where we want to be, but are motivated by more than just money, then we think we’ll be in a good place.”