How long will it take this time to get promoted

I think we will bounce straight back.

We have our manager in place, so won't waste time recruiting a new bloke. We have a manger that has made the NL play offs four years running, and taken a club to the L1 play-offs. We know he can build consistent sides. He has brought some very good players to the club in the past.

Hurst is in place and so can plan building the squad from now. Plenty of time to secure good additions.

We have new owners in place who will be less stingy with budgets.

We already have several players at the club that look like they can do a job at NL level: John-Lewis, Wright, Hendrie, Clifton, Hewitt, Coke, Matete, Menayese. So persuading some of them to stay should be possible with the right incentives. I have no idea how many Hurst will retain, but at least we wont be having to bring in an entire new squad. I think half a dozen good additions added to the best of what we already have would make us very competitive.    

Normally when teams get relegated financially they are in a real mess, assuming the takeover goes through we shouldn’t have that issue. Many of the current National League clubs will also have been hit hard by COVID.

The takeover should also generate a ‘feel good’ factor around the club and help convince potential signings to join us. On top of that Hurst is an experienced manager at this level and if he’s backed by the new owners will be able to improve us on and off the field.

I genuinely feel the first year is our best chance at promotion and should be our aim. If we don’t manage it I think we could be down their for a long while.

One season as Champions, Prem in another three.

Prem title next then Champions League winners followed by World Club Champions.

Clifton wins the "Ballon d'Or" after vastly improving under Hurst & Doig, Max Wright just misses out.

I’m afraid it could be as many seasons as last time. If you look at the teams in that league there’s an awful lot of ex league clubs, then you always have one club that spend way above what they can afford. Look at Stockport, bought Madden for supposedly £250 grand and paying him £3 grand a week. No way will we be paying that sort of dish for a player.

I am going for one season and just hope Hurst has the confidence to go for it.

We had a running joke about us getting a 1-0 lead and then playing for a draw didn’t we? Although there are some ex-league teams in this league let’s have a side good enough that they worry about us and not vice versa. So we don’t want a side that performs to potential, we want one that plays above potential. Hurst never gave me the impression he has that dynamism and positivity last time but we have to give him the benefit of the doubt for most of next season at least.

I do hope that the come Wednesday the new owners seize the opportunity to deliver a motivational view of the future for the club and the fans. At the moment I am flat as a pancake and I hated the National League last time round and the thought of being in it again fills me with dread. Not overly sure I can do it again.
However if the new owners galvanise the club, like I hope they can, and give us a clear vision of what life will be like now the Fenty era is behind then I may well be in. They have a big job but also a great opportunity and if they get it right and are transparent with the fans I am sure they will stick with them. The next few weeks may just turn out to be OK at least I am hoping so for my own sake!

Quoted from promotion plaice

One season as Champions, Prem in another three.

Prem title next then Champions League winners followed by World Club Champions.

Clifton wins the "Ballon d'Or" after vastly improving under Hurst & Doig, Max Wright just misses out.

This will happen as long as the finals are played on fantasy island😂

It's getting harder for long established league clubs to bounce back up but hopefully under the new ownership and with Hurst's experience we will be up there. 4 years

Let’s not kid ourselves as Hurst has referenced quite a bit in terms of being a club that can push for relative success we’re in a mess and I’d wager behind the top 2/3/4 clubs that have been vying to get out of the National League but will just fall short this season.

If we get a good start and the narrative & activity coming out of the club us all positive we’ll get some decent gates which will help build momentum as people will be desperate to get out and watch live games.

Still think it will be the season after next though.

Quoted from promotion plaice

One season as Champions, Prem in another three.

Prem title next then Champions League winners followed by World Club Champions.

Clifton wins the "Ballon d'Or" after vastly improving under Hurst & Doig, Max Wright just misses out.

Be realistic... After our triple promotion we'll be invited to a new league called the European elite league