Under the management of Steve Cook, they also earned a reputation for playing entertaining football, with fans treated to goals galore. [5], In the 201718 FA Cup Boreham Wood beat Football League opposition for the first time, defeating Blackpool 21 at home in the first round. Thank you for your time as always Chairman, and lets see how the season unfolds in what is predominantly a full time league. Weve now been to Wembley, youve now built the North Stand, we were perhaps 10 minutes from being in the football league and weve all seen those amazing visuals and heard about your positive meetings with the council. National League clubs have been unhappy with the way further funding for their league has been handled by the government in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. [10][11] They lost 20 to Premier League club Everton in the fifth round. Firstly, can I remind everyone without preaching to our Town, our Community or our supporters, that we must all follow government guidelines diligently in regard to social distancing, by staying in where possible and working from home where practical. Our Chairman Danny Hunter can proudly claim that he has overseen our rise through both the Ryman Leagues, the Conference South and into the National League where, in our fourth season, we are regarded as an established club at that level, the pinnacle of non-league football. So, if we can start well, if we can believe in ourselves and if our newbies can settle in quickly, then we could be in for an exciting season. Hillsborough: Stadium safety regulator announces review after crushing and overcrowding at FA Cup game, FA Cup shock as non-league Boreham Wood beat Championship club Bournemouth to reach fifth round, COVID-19 jab named 'best defender' of the season by football pundits in new vaccine campaign video. I want to see a real pride back in our dressing room and I feel they must do better, I want to see a real pride back in my staff but I feel they must do better, I want to see a real pride back in our supporters but I feel we need far more supporters to attend and I want to see a real pride from our Town but we all know we need it to turn out. JT. We all know that you win nothing in football at this time of year, but if youre a lazy son of a bitch in the months of May and June, you will start the season badly and you will fall away very quickly. As for this years summer builds, Im very proud of how the place is looking. I sit firmly with the fans who were disappointed with the season. Regarding expectations, well as I said its still only June. "To be told, after we had voted to continue, that my club is not now eligible for these Winter Survival loans with the long-term payment terms and preferential interest rates is a blow, as they are open to most other clubs which I feel is unjust," he added in a statement on the club website. Regarding going to Wembley and the new North Stand, I gave my word wed walk up Wembley Way together and that Id build our supporters a covered home end. After going through what can only be described as the most difficult and painful of times over the last 15-months, Boreham Wood FC can announce to our supporters that next seasons season tickets and our new Black Card Membership Scheme will go on sale this Wednesday 28th April as the Club finally looks forward and makes plans to navigate a way out of this COVID-19 pandemic nightmare. "In other words, if I'd put my community football club bang in trouble, if I'd just worried about me and put my staff, my players and my suppliers lives and livelihoods in danger by not doing the right thing then the football club would apparently now be eligible for the winter survival loans on the improved terms which the other National League clubs are now getting.". Because progress to the football league is reliant on us achieving a ground capacity in excess of 5,000 and with the present council and asset management plans not including us, we simply cannot achieve that, which is a huge worry. I feel our fans, players, staff and sponsors involved in our club, want honesty from their Chairman and they expect clear leadership from me to steer our club into calmer waters and I feel Ill be proved right with my forecasts come December. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. 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Id also like to place on record my genuine thanks to our Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his Chancellor Rishi Sunak and this Government for their most welcome and very surprising statement of help on Friday evening. That our average support not only remains over 700 but continues to rise year on year. "If I hadn't taken those earlier business interruption loans, if I'd not deferred my tax, if I had repaid my remortgage and if I had decided to work hand to mouth and not created sensible cashflow, I would have got the loan - so for me that's madness. "I had a couple of messages from league managers and they said that if we have any bricklayers in the team, get them to build a brick wall because we are going to need it!". Hunter fined for attack on women. with many owners unhappy at having to borrow money to cover playing costs having had no fans at matches for almost a year. He had to re-mortgage his family home at the start of the pandemic to ensure the club's survival as they dealt with the financial meltdown caused by COVID-19. Boreham Wood's chairman Danny Hunter says his club was refused a government loan because he had taken out loans to fund the club already. In truth the Clubs situation is perhaps going to be a whole lot worse than I or anyone could have budgeted for just three or four weeks ago. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter has hit out at their own supporters in a bizarre interview. I know that when just one high profile person dies, and its traced back to the Premier League restart, that everyone will look for excuses and run for cover. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. But it is not good enough for the victims. Finally, Chairman as i said there is a really positive feeling around the club at present, and people are quietly thinking that the impossible is possible, but what happens if it all goes wrong and we do get relegated after all we are the bookies favourites? Tickets to a Boreham Wood fixture cost 18 per adult, with a child ticket priced at 8 and OAP concessions at 13. Weve built new dug outs, built and improved our toilets, created and furnished new classrooms, created a million pound new desso pitch, built a new west stand and, now the new North Stand and rebuilt the first team changing block the whole place in my opinion is giving local people a new mindset in regards to their local community club. The loyal 400-500 will be there. Roll the credits at Boreham Wood and youll find chairman Danny Hunter was a prop master in the film industry, working on the set of Batman, Shakespeare In Love and Frankenstein movies. National League clubs have been allowed to apply for loans from the 300m Sport Winter Survival Package. So, I know when we all meet again, that we would have survived as a Club and well be ready to somehow challenge for a place in the English Football League. Paddy Goodwin: Tbf Im getting mixed feelings from this its like he wants fans to turnout and at the same time he doesnt He definitely couldve worded things a lot better. The Club though is firstly excited to repay all those loyal supporters of ours who made the decision to remain season ticket holders throughout this campaign with a frozen/fixed loyalty price for next seasons renewals. So, by Friday 20th March, Id already taken the decision at 6.00pm, to lock the Clubs gates to the general public and to work a rotational skeleton crew system, that mans the Clubs offices and keeps the phone lines and help desks open. On the operational side of things, what exactly have I and my staff of your local Community Football Club been up to? So my underlying feeling over my 20 years, is still one of immense pride in what were doing, in what were quietly achieving and I still have real pride in my young manager but he and his staff must do better this season. We came up with what I thought was a great price, but looking back I think my decision was made more in hope than belief that football is coming back to Meadow Park anytime soon, but the adults and OAPs ticket offer was, for the record, priced at 99. So to be competing with the likes of Notts County, Wrexham and Chesterfields of this world is a fantastic achievement for us and I genuinely love that were competing at National league level. I know if we do, our existing players and staff will start to believe in themselves and I know they would of bought into our philosophy and ethos re attitude, discipline and desire. The former chairman of Boreham Wood Football Club has admitted assaulting three women at a restaurant in the town. Danny Hunter, 45, of Anthony Road, Borehamwood, was arrested in May after a dispute during an evening out at Zinco, in Shenley Road. It certainly will not be league boards or administrators. Alex Morrow: New price structures are fair and really well put together. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter has hit out at his own fans in an incredible and bizarre interview. "It should be remembered, that weve been a really successful community club for over a decade, weve come up 4 leagues since 2005/6, we came through the Southern Eastern division, through the Ryman Premier, through the Conference South and now sit as an established National League club during my tenure here. BOREHAM WOOD chairman Danny Hunter has criticised the behaviour of Peterborough United manager Grant McCann, claiming he "took the family.. 19th July 2016 with 0 Comments. Chairman youve often said on record, that we must manage peoples expectation, if not things might turn sour. I dont think with our work ethic at present, that, that will happen to us, because I have improved the clubs mindset again and our mindsets needed it. Boreham currently sit in 16th in the @SkyEnda, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. But by going on the record now, and saying that the game we all love is not coming to our town, to our stadium or I feel to any National League club anytime soon, will give me a chance to re-budget quickly based on what we know today, and not what we perhaps thought a month ago. www.fanbanter.co.uk Fan reaction to the latest football news, gossip & funnies. We will then have to balance off any new players coming in with the present wage bill, which will need to be reduced, but we must get new talent in and more energy into our ranks In the meantime, Ill be trying to pull a few rabbits out of my business hat but in this environment that is going to be a very difficult task between now and the seasons start in August. Read about our approach to external linking. But trust me I could of spent some serious amounts of money on some very average players who were offered to us, but who in truth would sit on our bench all season, when what we need is players who will start. The following season they finished as runners-up in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. It's not the first time that Boreham Wood have caught the headlines due to statements through official channels. I believe If the Town and our supporters really do want league football and if they really do share my ambition. "But it does feel that the Town will turn out for the bigger cup games and a derby against Barnet, but then seem to want to support the club from their front rooms, from the local pubs and bars who on a Saturday show illegal Premier League games that kick off at 3pm and get themselves updated on social media. No matter what way I look, no matter how I interpret the government guidelines, I just cannot see how any football at our level in 2020 will be possible until a vaccine is found. EDITORIAL David Emery, editor in chief If you look at the averages we are already over 500 supporters less than the next worst supported club in the National League.He was unhappy with a crowd of just 407 turning up for Saturday's game againstSutton'No the truth is, other than the bigger games against the big clubs who carry large away support, we are, after five years at National League level, clearly still no bigger than a Ryman league or Southern League Club. From the section Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter says he may reduce his investment in the club after a "laughable" crowd of 407 saw their defeat by Sutton on Saturday. The National League side have averaged 655 fans over three home games so far. For now, I must concentrate on the well-being of our proud, if small, community Football Club thats been here since 1948 and ensure that although its on life support, that its heart will be beating when we conquer this virus and I know we will beat it. Boreham Wood Football Club is a professional football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. So, I feel its better for me to ask our supporters and media staff like you to remain a little patient, before we make our official announcements on certain players. "Todays abysmal crowd just makes me feel sad, as so much hard work goes into making this club over achieve every year and we just want a bit more support for those efforts. [5], The 196869 season saw Boreham Wood win Division Two, earning promotion to Division One. So, its going to be the owners like myself who have other successful companies, or clubs who have outside benefactors, who will keep Non-League afloat. As Ive said many times, Ive improved our club, improved our community coaching department, Ive improved our academy, Ive improved our football team, Ive created more jobs for local people, and weve created third party spend within the Town and that in turn genuinely helps the local economy so I do believe the Council should back what Im trying to achieve. www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk. This is a great club, which deserves better than me." Lets look to the future and your vision of how this club could perhaps look in a few years. If we dont go up Jay so what, this is a fantastic league for a club with 500 home fans to be a part of and with our support levels and resources its quite ridiculous that we can even compete like we do. Daniel George HUNTER. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter has stated that he was left hurt by a few of his staff members who tried to take him to the cleaners. Ive tried everything and if were honest with each other, whatever I do or try to do to increase home support nothing seems to works.". Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter says he may reduce his investment after a "laughable" crowd of 407 saw them lose to Sutton. But realistically I think football for all things Boreham Wood in 2020, is over. Encouragement is a far better way for success than negativity. At St Albans Crown Court on Monday, But the reality is I still cannot compete with the very top end of this division at present, and because I cant, this is the time of the year that I dont really enjoy on the football front if Im being totally honest. The reality for our football club is now very, very clear the League Board should just make a decision based on them having been elected by us to lead us. Im missing my football club, the football and my staff (who are like family to me.) They have allowed us to keep our clubs on life support, but until a vaccine is found most of Non-League and the hospitality sector will remain on life support until the life is slowly squeezed out of all us. Take care, stay safe and may God bless you all, "I'm Arsenal through and through and he has just brought in [former Arsenal defender] Ashley Cole as a coach alongside him.". The club remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One at the end of the 198182 season, in which they finished bottom of the table. The good news is that I did discuss a best price scenario for our adult and older fans a few weeks ago. The EFL has over 360 games to complete their games, so thats 16 million worth of testing, unless the life of an EFL player is not valued the same? 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