Jennings and Hoylrod sign

[Todd Sweeney]

Originally Posted by dyf

Seems like Barrow where in for Holroyd.

Shows that our budget has definitely gone up - the Likes of Pearson and Holroyd are coming here when before they would have gone to the likes of Barrow.

[StattoWrexham]

Originally Posted by EnglishRed

Signing a player from a team who finished ten points above us and got 14 goals last season doesn't look a bad bit of business to me.

And to be fair to Macclesfield, they demolished us at The Racecourse in Keates's early days as manager, they looked a really decent side.

Whitaker was the stand out player for me, would love to see him here even at 36.

[Hightown Brymbo Red]

Originally Posted by Todd Sweeney

Shows that our budget has definitely gone up - the Likes of Pearson and Holroyd are coming here when before they would have gone to the likes of Barrow.

Build the budget has made the difference this year.We fans need to continue with this

[woblob04]

Originally Posted by Todd Sweeney

Shows that our budget has definitely gone up - the Likes of Pearson and Holroyd are coming here when before they would have gone to the likes of Barrow.

Don't know if it has. Keates strikes me as a driven person who can sell the club to players with ambition. Gary mills would YouTube a couple and let the agents rinse us for all they can get and probably reeked of lager giving the same spiel he did in post match interviews. I reckon we are a little better off because of Build the budget.

To me build the budget is great but it's how you use it. Do you go for 18 decent players and offer a little more having saved on having squad fillers. Or is used for one extra player like a cook or big name signing everyone is banging on about on here.
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[Todd Sweeney]

Originally Posted by woblob04

Don't know if it has. Keates strikes me as a driven person who can sell the club to players with ambition. Gary mills would YouTube a couple and let the agents rinse us for all they can get and probably reeked of lager giving the same spiel he did in post match interviews. I reckon we are a little better off because of Build the budget.

To me build the budget is great but it's how you use it. Do you go for 18 decent players and offer a little more having saved on having squad fillers. Or is used for one extra player like a cook or big name signing everyone is banging on about on here.
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I definitely agree that Keates is doing a great job in selling the club, but the budget increase, above and beyond Build the Budget, has helped too. It's a combination and everyone is pulling in the same direction it seems. There's a good interview in yesterday's Leader with Spencer Harris which sheds some light on the direction that the club is heading in on the playing side:

SPENCER HARRIS has hailed the close working relationship between manager and board as Wrexham aim to compile a squad capable of challenging for promotion next season.

Boss Dean Keates is revamping the squad after Wrexham finished 13th last term and defenders James Hurst and Shaun Pearson have already been snapped up.

Pearson has come in on a two year deal from League Two Grimsby Town where he won promotion in 2015-16, and his signature has been welcomed by supporters.

Director Harris insists the board and Keates are working hard to bring in more quality signings ahead of a 10th season in non-league football.

“Rather than say it is a different outlook, I would say it is a different relationship between the manager and the board,” said Harris.

“The manager very much shares the outlook that we have which is you can build a competitive, tight-knit squad in this division which will allow you to be competitive rather than go for a much bigger squad that doesn’t have the same quality.

“We are very much aligned how best to go about things, we are talking every day and working together on things which is how it should be.

“We could not be happier how it is going.”

Supporters have raised more than £50,000 through the Build The Budget fund and Harris has urged fans to snap up season tickets before the June 3 early bird deadline.

“Whilst we have got an increased budget this season, £50,000 from Build the Budget is an amazing amount of money that has really helped us to have an improved squad next season” said Harris.

“I encourage fans to buy season tickets as soon as possible, let’s get over 2,000 again and enjoy a competitive team that we can be proud of, and see how much we can achieve.

“There are new coaching staff, good players coming in and I have got every confidence that Dean will get the players competitive, fit and organised, and let’s see where that takes us.”

Harris is delighted with the acquisition of centre-back Pearson who had attracted interest from clubs in both the Football League and National League.

“Shaun is a fantastic signing, one of the best since we have been in the Conference,” said Harris.

“That is testament to the hard work and effort by the manager in persuading Shaun that Wrexham is the right place and will be challenging at the right end of the division.

“There will hopefully be lots of other good players coming in.”

Keates, meanwhile, praised the board for allowing him to complete the signing of Pearson and he is optimistic that more transfer targets will put pen to paper this week.

“We put a lot of time into it and I am grateful that the board have backed me on everything I wanted to do,” said Keates.

“Shaun has signed to be at the club for two years and I am chuffed to bits that we have got him in.

“He is a part of a jigsaw that I am trying to bring together and all being well over the next few weeks, there will be a lot more pieces falling into place.”

Keates added: “Shaun had Football League clubs interested in him and there were one or two teams in this division who have got bigger budgets and offered him more money.

“But he wants to play at a proper football club and when a player tells you that, it is refreshing to hear.

“He is 28-years-old and he has got aspirations to play as high as he can, all being well he can write a piece of history in his career and this football club going forward, and he can play a massive part of hopefully getting the club back to where it belongs.”

[stanvax]

Originally Posted by EnglishRed

Signing a player from a team who finished ten points above us and got 14 goals last season doesn't look a bad bit of business to me.

Agreed - have no problem with this on a 1 year deal

[Bigmike]

Originally Posted by EnglishRed

Signing a player from a team who finished ten points above us and got 14 goals last season doesn't look a bad bit of business to me.

Very well said

[WAFCExile]

Originally Posted by Hightown Brymbo Red

Build the budget has made the difference this year.We fans need to continue with this

We have three financial benefits over last season, as far as I can see:

* Build the Budget (~£50k)

* Some savings from the end of last season (especially Rooney and Tilt) being carried forward (~£20k–£30k)

* A willingness to give our youth a chance, which is cheaper (~£10k)

So I reckon Keates will be able to spend about £80k more than last year, which should mean that at least four or five players should be a cut above what we were able to sign last year.

Add that to Keates' superior eye for talent, and we have every reason to be optimistic.

[Keyser Söze]

Originally Posted by WAFCExile

We have three financial benefits over last season, as far as I can see:

* Build the Budget (~£50k)

* Some savings from the end of last season (especially Rooney and Tilt) being carried forward (~£20k–£30k)

* A willingness to give our youth a chance, which is cheaper (~£10k)

So I reckon Keates will be able to spend about £80k more than last year, which should mean that at least four or five players should be a cut above what we were able to sign last year.

Add that to Keates' superior eye for talent, and we have every reason to be optimistic.

All good points, we may also end up with additional money with the increasing likelihood that Moult will be transferred.