Statement of Intent

Quoted from promotion plaice

So where is our statement of intent, just look at Chesterfields latest signing prolific striker Kabongo Tshimanga from Boreham Wood.

Chesterfield have apparently paid an ‘amazing’ fee for striker Kabongo Tshimanga, says Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter.

What's happened to the Grist, Pollock, full parachute payment money?

I’d always be worried about any deal the seller calls amazing. Some of these signings will work out for other clubs and some won’t. Those that don’t will have a big earner on their books for a few years. I’d rather we built a sustainable model that’s going to allow us to improve year on year than gambled everything on going up this year.

I’d love to know where they got the money for this amazing fee. Was only 18 months ago they owed 13 million and were looking like the next Darlington.

£250,000 being mentioned.no wonder hurst walked away

I will guess that Hurst is now trying to find a pre - 1st team debut league U23 striker, or two, on loan, who need "big man" football to improve their worth to their home teams.

We have had success in both defence and midfield with young loan players. Now is perhaps time to find a young goal scorer or two to play off our older strikers when fit.

League clubs, we look after the loanees, so send us your best shots !!

As much as I'd love for us to pull out a big signing, we shouldn't break the budget to do it. There are times these huge signings don't work out and then you paid a big fee and are stuck with a player who has the largest salary but is not contributing enough. I get that the last 20 years or so has not been kind to us and people are frustrated but we need to set our expectations accordingly.

I get it, my dad started taking me to games after a period of decline had already ended and we were on the up, it was constant good news. Most of the players people remember, the good times I recall all of it but we can't live in the past forever. We need to start judging things on our recent history and today, we need to understand that there is no Saudi prince spunking 500 million up the wall on a plaything. We have people in the club who want change, want it to be better but those are building blocks and not an instant solution to everything that will give us 3 promotions in 3 years.

This is not the past where we are going toe to toe with the big teams in the Second Div/First Div/Championship/whatever they rename it to next, where we are far bigger than other local teams. We have been in freefall for years with only a couple of seasons that were particularly successful. Never looked comfortable after getting promoted back into the league and ended up spiralling down the league with a couple of lucky escapes as with before when we got relegated. This is just the reality of where we are now, we aren't too big for where we are, we aren't bigger than anyone else in our position. Right now we need a period of stability and to keep digging out the rot that has infested the boardroom for so long, we long lost our reputation in the eyes of the footballing world, fans, players and journalists. It'll take some time to rebuild that reputation and steady the ship before we can find land again.

Let’s face it, in his time at GTFC, not included the flipping excrement show he picked up last year, Hurst never failed to find a striker that suited his/our style so why would now be any different…

And if they have paid in the region of 250k then leave them to it…I’m not sure he’s that good…

Havent the new owners made a statement of intent by modernising the club, trying to be more active with their fan base and upgrading the facilities both at the stadium and at the training ground?

People are bemoaning us not spending money on big signings but the club is much bigger than 1 season. Rather than trying to build on the moldering foundations left by the previous establishment and then seeing it all fall through our new owners appear to be looking at rebuilding the foundations of the club and then building on that, which as much as it pains me to say will take time.

There is no quick fix solution, unless you have endless amounts of money to throw at it apparently and we don't have that so I'd rather see us build with a slow burn rather than a big explosion that only manages to blow up in our faces.

I don’t call a striker from Boreham wood statement of intent

Glad to see some sensible comments on here. Patience please, Hurst isn't going to rush a signing nor is he going to pay ridiculous money for a striker on the back of pressure from the fans. This season is about stability. We do need a man up top but I'm much more content with the new attitude around the club, the engagement with fans, the investment in infrastructure and so on, than I would be with spending 250k on one man that could end up going the same way our very own Bogle has at other clubs in recent years. Remember, the time for pure cynicism is over.

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Surely to God it is not too much to ask to make a statement of intent in non-league.

If we cannot sign a striker from Boreham Wood or anywhere else it tells you all you need to know. Someone mentioned a fee of 250,000. That is peanuts in the great scheme of things - the other week Stockwood was telling businesses to keep their offers of cash help as it was not needed at this stage. Making good signings needs money - there is no getting away from it and they should be prepared to release the money. We are not talking about numbers that will cripple the club, but we have got to match our rivals in what will be a competitive field.

The new owners have already done a lot of good, but THE most important thing is success on the field or it will not be worth the effort.  

Fenty made the mistake of trying to run the football club on a shoestring ala a fish factory. I hope the new owners don't make the opposite mistake - spend all their energies on the infrastructure and think they can then turn their attention to on-field matters when they are ready. It has to be done in tandem. I don't think we have heard enough about wanting success on the field.

Football fans don't do steady as she goes. They want excitement, intent, goals and success. I cannot understand why we never can find that elusive marquee signing. Our rivals can, whatever division we are in.

If we do not challenge for the title in non-league it will be yet another bitter disappointment.

If Hurst does the business and we do better than expected, then I will have to eat my words, but at the moment it looks much like same old same old.

Season tickets have held up well, but we haven't got enough have we, really? That is because people can see the intent to win the league isn't really there.