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0:02Gavin, it's almost here. The the big
0:04kickoff. Are you uh rowing to go, ready
0:06to go?
0:07>> Yeah. Um couldn't be any more prepared.
0:09I think the lads in terms of their
0:11conditioning, you know, it's uh probably
0:13the the toughest but most productive
0:16preseason I've seen um as a player and
0:19as a manager. So, really pleased about
0:20that. The the lad's attitude and
0:22application's great. Uh everyone's
0:24healthy training today, which was uh was
0:26always the aim. So yeah, we're just um
0:28we now need to double down on our on our
0:30process of how we want to win games.
0:33Still got like like I say about 10 11
0:35lads who have come into the building
0:36still settling in. So it may take a bit
0:38of time for us to really hit our flow
0:40state but um you know what we've seen
0:43from day one up until now we've there's
0:45been a a high level of progression. So
0:47yeah, we're uh we're as ready as we can
0:49be.
0:50>> How pleased have you been with
0:51recruitment? What have you been able to
0:53do in the the transfer market?
0:55>> Yeah, listen it's been tough. It's been
0:56really tough. It's um been quite
0:58exasperating at times because again, you
1:00know, one thing I promised that I'd be
1:02in every room. Um and I think I've
1:03fulfilled that promise. But, you know,
1:06nature of where we're at at the moment
1:07is you're going to miss out on a few.
1:08So, look, we've um we've endeavored to
1:10to just be right in front of everyone.
1:13You know, anyone that we're interested
1:14in that that suits the way we play,
1:16we've had discussions with players that
1:17we feel that probably aren't fit for us
1:19as well. Um or or the right fit, should
1:21I say, um maybe fit into the way we
1:23play. Uh but in terms of who we have got
1:25in the building, yeah, really happy. Uh
1:27really happy with um with where we're at
1:29when you when you take it as a bigger
1:30picture for for where we are
1:32budget-wise, for what we're able to
1:34recruit and you know, I think we've got
1:35I think we've we've maximized it and got
1:37the best version of it and probably
1:38recruited ahead of of where we're at. So
1:41uh that was always the aim.
1:42>> Yeah. Your first summer of course as
1:43Shby Town manager, have you enjoyed the
1:45challenge actually of being able to put
1:47your stamp on on the squad and and and
1:50go out and and bring in players you've
1:52identified? um enjoyed. It's probably,
1:55you know, a a very flamboyant word for
1:58it. I think, listen, it's a lot of hard
2:00work. You know, when everybody finishes
2:01the season and they go off on their
2:02summer holidays, I've been lucky to have
2:04a bit of time with the family, which is
2:05great, but you know, that phone's always
2:07going. So, it is a real critical time
2:09for us. Um it's one where I've wanted to
2:12recruit ahead of where we are in terms
2:15of, you know, finances and and and so
2:17forth. So, we feel like we've done that.
2:18we feel like we've done some really good
2:20business uh for where it's at and
2:22maximize that. So that's just come from
2:24a lot of hard work, you know, a lot of
2:25endeavor, a lot of sleepless nights, a
2:27lot of hours on the phone, um and a lot
2:30of demands of the staff to to make sure
2:32that I've got everything I can to make
2:33an informed decision. So um yeah, it's
2:37extremely hard. It's extremely tough.
2:39It's it's sometimes quite demoralizing
2:41when you you know when you don't get
2:42what you want, but you know, it's when
2:44you do get what you want. And when you
2:45see some of the players that that we're
2:47seeing now who are training, it's um
2:49yeah, I'm really happy with with some of
2:51the lads that come into the building.
2:52Unbelievable characters as a as a
2:54brilliant togetherness in the group
2:55already. Um I've just Yeah, you really
2:58get that feeling that, you know, to be
2:59successful, you have to have a good
3:00change room, you have to have good lads,
3:02and these are definitely that. So, I
3:03feel like the culture that we talk about
3:05off the field is uh is in a really good
3:07place. So, you know, I think these lads
3:09are in a good position to really have a
3:10good season.
3:11>> And in terms of recruitment, Gavin,
3:12still more to come.
3:13>> Yeah, I'd like to think so. Obviously,
3:15we've got to do a bit of work. It
3:16doesn't move in straight lines. Really
3:18thankful to get, you know, as much
3:20backing as possible. Again, keep
3:21referring to where we're at at the
3:22moment. That's just, you know, just just
3:24try and bring a bit of realism to it,
3:26you know, and just, you know, try and
3:27put perspective on it. But, um, you
3:29know, for where what we're capable of,
3:31I'm, you know, I'm getting full back
3:32into to go and do that. we have to
3:34balance books and obviously we've got
3:35players that are on the transfer list at
3:37the moment. So, we're just trying to
3:38balance that off and and we're trying to
3:39be patient, you know, proactively
3:41patient as I keep saying. So, yeah, I'd
3:43like to think that um you know, there'll
3:45there'll be some good news for for fans
3:47coming soon. Um how long that takes will
3:50obviously be dependent on how we can uh
3:52manage the business side of it. So,
3:54yeah, working extremely hard on on uh
3:57balancing the squad that's already, like
3:59I say, much more balanced, less bloated.
4:02um and and a lot of thought gone into it
4:04which the uh I think the recruitment
4:06staff have been appreciative of.
4:08>> Any update on the the four transfer
4:10listed players.
4:12>> Um I think Ricardo Danger will be um
4:15will be moving to to Scotland for a
4:17period of time which is great for him. I
4:19think Cal Stewart is imminent. Um and
4:21then you're just waiting on the other
4:22two. So your guess is as good as mine on
4:25that. I you know I'm just trying to
4:26focus on the group that I've got at the
4:27moment and just try and stay in tune
4:29with obviously the game tomorrow. So,
4:31um, that's just genuinely what I know
4:33about those four.
4:34>> Are they permanent transfers for Ricardo
4:36and and Canon?
4:37>> You'll know as much as me, mate. I'm
4:38not, like I say, I'll probably know a
4:40little bit more at the end of the day.
4:41I'm not trying to be koi at all. I'm
4:42just genuinely I like to give the fans
4:44uh all of the knowledge that I have. Um,
4:46it annoys me sometimes when managers
4:49keep people in the dark unnecessarily.
4:50So, I'm genuinely not doing that. I just
4:52haven't caught up with anyone yet and
4:53just been really focused on trying to
4:55prepare for tomorrow's game. So, um,
4:57yeah, I'm sure that that'll all be
4:58divulged um, ASAP. But yeah, not not
5:01really in my uh line of vision at the
5:03minute, mate.
5:03>> Okay.
5:04>> How's the uh the injured players?
5:05Obviously, you've been without um Luca
5:07Hall now for a few weeks. Jack Price,
5:10Sam Stubs missed out against the Aston
5:11Villa 11. Are they got a chance of being
5:14involved at at it stands?
5:16>> Yeah. Yeah. All raring to go. All been
5:18in training. So, I think we just manage
5:20them a little bit and you know, we may
5:22just uh they've only had a couple of
5:24days training, so yeah, we might need to
5:26ease them in a little bit. They might
5:27potentially not be involved tomorrow,
5:29but certainly fit and raring to go
5:30moving forward.
5:31>> Everybody else okay?
5:33>> All good. Yeah, I think they're all just
5:35like I say, they're a bit like a coiled
5:36spring. You know, they're chomping at
5:37the bit. They're just desperate to get
5:39going and and start showing what they're
5:41capable of. Uh, you know, there's a
5:42there's a quiet confidence in the group.
5:44Um, again, like I say, there's a lot of
5:47clarity on on what we do when we when we
5:49play. Um, we have a plan that we stick
5:51to. Um although it's fluent to to make
5:53sure that we're able to adapt, but um I
5:55just think like I say, I think they're
5:57like a coiled spring now. They want to
5:58they want to feel the the desire for
6:00competition, you know, three points. Um
6:03yeah, I think they're just desperate to
6:05get moving now.
6:06>> It does all start with a League Cup game
6:08at Sulford, a place you had a terrific
6:10win at in the league in February, I
6:13think it was. Um they've got a new
6:15manager. They've been busy in the
6:16transfer market as well. What are your
6:18thoughts going into this one? Yeah,
6:20they're going to be a huge team at the
6:21level. Um, obviously brought in some
6:24extremely
6:26um good players um high level players.
6:29Um they obviously want to play very
6:31expansive uh dynamic football. Um and
6:34that yeah, I'm sure they're going to be
6:35a force to be reckoned with, but um
6:37that's that's the sort of echelons we
6:39want to be at. You know, we want to be a
6:40force to be reckoned with in our own in
6:42our own mind as well. So um and
6:44certainly just to show everybody what
6:46we're capable of. you know, I don't
6:47think it can be a better game for us.
6:49You know, you're going up against a real
6:50top team who have got real aspirations
6:52to get promoted this year. So, let's go
6:53and find out where we're at. Let's go
6:55and see what uh what we're capable of.
6:57And uh look, nothing will nothing will
6:59be uh there'll be no forecast based on
7:01one game. But, you know, it is a great
7:02opportunity for us to go there and and
7:04just give a really good account of
7:05ourselves, be the best version of
7:06ourselves, and get to the next round of
7:07the FA Cup. So, we just we're just the
7:10lads at the moment, like I say, are a
7:11coiled spring. They're desperate for
7:13that competition. preseason is great,
7:15but there's nothing like the real thing.
7:17We've kept we've we've left them in a
7:18place where they're wanting more and I
7:20just really feel like, you know, they're
7:21they're ready to hit the ground running,
7:22but from a Sulford perspective, look,
7:24you know, you couldn't you couldn't get
7:25a tougher test, but we wouldn't want it
7:27any other way. I know it's an old
7:29cliche, the league is always considered
7:31to be the most important, but where
7:33would a League Cup run um rank in
7:37everything for you in terms you've got
7:38to get past Sulford? Of course, that's
7:39going to be difficult, but in terms of
7:41having a bit of a run with the the
7:43interest it can bring, a cup run, the
7:45finance as well. Is it pretty high on
7:47your on your agenda? I think like first
7:49and foremost like for financially for
7:51the club you know it's always a lovely
7:53reward and and listen we always want to
7:54win games you know regardless of
7:56competition you want to be in it to win
7:57games um our priority will be the league
8:00and we want to have FA we want to have
8:02FA Cup and Carabal Cup runs um because
8:04as you say you know I think it brings
8:06momentum I think it brings confidence I
8:08think it brings a togetherness with the
8:09fans you know they they love an FA Cup
8:11run as well so yeah listen the focus for
8:13me this year will be on the league but
8:15ultimately we want to do well in all the
8:16cups so we want to stick our neck out
8:18and say that, you know, we want to go to
8:19Sulford, we want to do everything we can
8:21to get a result there. We want to get to
8:23the next round. Um there is a a bigger
8:26picture for me. You know, obviously
8:27going into next week against Tramir, we
8:29want to make sure that everybody comes
8:30out healthy and we want to make sure
8:31that, you know, we've we give a good
8:33account of ourselves, but for us, it's a
8:35big big opportunity to go and, you know,
8:38lay a marker down against a team that
8:40has huge expectations of with Sulford.
8:42Um and perhaps we can go there and uh
8:44and show everybody what we're about. How
8:46do you view League 2 generally this time
8:49around? Some some very good clubs have
8:50obviously left the division. Um how do
8:53you view the overall strength of of
8:55League 2 at the start of the campaign?
8:58>> I think it's stronger. I think um you
9:00know it brings a probably packs a lot of
9:01teams together. I think it's going to be
9:03a really strong year this year. I think
9:05um you know you you'll probably see with
9:07a lot of the the teams that are
9:09expecting to be up there the acquisition
9:10of strikers. you know, they're not only
9:12bringing strikers into the building to
9:14compete for a place in the team. I think
9:17they're almost saturating the market and
9:18starving other teams, you know, and if
9:20they've got the financial capability to
9:22do that, it's a great strategy. Um, but
9:24that's just where it's at. And I've been
9:26in those rooms asking those questions
9:27and and and players go there and and
9:29understandably, you know, they got
9:31families, so they go there and and
9:32invest in uh a club that are willing to
9:36highly invest in them. Um, but they're
9:38saturating the market. So those teams
9:40you expect to be right in the mix cuz
9:41goals will be everything this year. You
9:43know, both ends, stopping them and
9:44scoring them obviously. So, um it's it's
9:47a tough league. It's going to be a
9:48strong league. Um and we've recruited to
9:51to a position where we feel like we can
9:53be highly competitive. We can be on the
9:55front foot. Again, there's been a lot of
9:58um maybe overpromising prior and what I
10:00don't want to do is overpromise and
10:02underdel, but you know, I want to offer
10:03hope. You know, I see this group every
10:05day, all day. I like to think I know uh
10:08a good team, good players when I see
10:09them. Um I think we're on to the right
10:11thing in terms of the togetherness with
10:12the group and I think we're on to a
10:13right thing in terms of how we want to
10:15play and the style and what it's going
10:17to take to win games. So um yeah, I'm
10:19I'm quietly optimistic. Um trying to
10:21trying to stay reserved because again
10:23what I don't want to do is give people
10:24false hope, but there's a lot of belief
10:26in the camp. That's what I would say.
10:28you know, we're um without wishing to be
10:30arrogant, we're trying to stay very
10:31humble, but also trying to have that
10:33quiet belief that we can uh we can do
10:35something, you know, extraordinary this
10:38year.
10:38>> I was going to say, have you got
10:39targets, ambitions in mind ahead of the
10:42the season getting underway?
10:43>> I think, listen, it's been a tough
10:44couple of years for the for the club and
10:46I understand that. And again, just going
10:47back to it, I don't want to overpromise,
10:49you know, I don't want to get people
10:51overly excited, but I I also I'm a big
10:53believer in belief, you know, fans. If
10:55you're going to be a fan and a
10:56supporter, support the club. You know,
10:57believe that we could achieve something.
10:59And when you do that, it's great. You
11:00know, tiresome of, you know, obviously
11:03supporters across the country will
11:04support their teams. And some people
11:06just haven't got anything good to say.
11:07You know, that's the sort of boring side
11:09for me that I just completely eradicate
11:11out of my brain. You know, I'm
11:12interested in the supporters that want
11:14to get on board, not just when it's
11:15going well, when it's not. And they're
11:16the teams that do well. You know, when
11:18you have players, club staff, supporters
11:21who are united whether we win, lose, or
11:23draw. Um, listen, winning games
11:25obviously matters and it and it helps.
11:28Um, but you know, players are here to,
11:32you know, be willing to get hurt for the
11:34badge, show that desire. Fans are here
11:36to support through thick and thin, but
11:38be positive. You know, that's for me
11:40that's supporting a team and the club
11:41have got to obviously back us in what
11:43we're doing and I feel like they're
11:44doing that to the to the best of their
11:45ability at the moment. So, I think like
11:47we're in a really good place. You know,
11:49I think the open day showed me, you
11:50know, the true colors of our club and
11:53the fans and how they feel, you know,
11:54the the love and the the excitement and
11:57the anticipation for a season um was was
12:00really evident and I think um we feel
12:03that in a training ground. You know, I
12:04think people at the club are slightly
12:06more optimistic. So, look, we're not
12:07going to start putting a number on it,
12:09but what we will say is that, you know,
12:11the cliche is take it each game as it
12:13comes. Um but this this group is uh full
12:16of pace, full of athleticism, full of
12:18desire, uh full of belief. Um and and we
12:22feel like we're in a position where we
12:23can go and really give teams a really
12:25tough time and and and come out with
12:26results that we hope to get.
12:28>> All the very best for the season, Gavin.
12:29Thanks for your time. Thanks.

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