Who is Boreham Woods one to watch? Im already tired out haha, and in truth I cant believe July is almost upon us. "So I cant keep making the same excuses to myself about the lack of interest anymore, I cant keep spending on ground improvements and increased first team and staffing levels if nobody wants to come and watch us. 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. "Bob Nicholson is a good man who, like myself, cares passionately about this club and this town. The club published a story titled 'MP's do your duty' back in January - a 1,400-word article on Brexit ahead of the Parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal. 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. Finally, it just leaves me to say, we know its going to get worse, we know its going to be a challenge for all of us, but whatever it takes, I know well rise to the challenge as our Community, our friends, our loved ones and our family must always come first and football must always come second. Well Chairman after what can best be described as an up and down league campaign, we managed to avoid relegation and retain the Herts Senior Cup. After beating AFC Fylde 21 and Sutton United 32, they lost 21 to Tranmere Rovers in the Wembley final. My job is to somehow keep my staff and players safe, while ensuring our football club stays solvent. My concerns are, and have only ever been, about the health and well-being of my staff, my family, friends and loved ones. So like the Wood Army, I will of course carry hope into the season but emphasise again that its unrealistic to think we should be play-off contenders with the level of support that we receive on the terraces and within the Town. After being relegated in 19992000 they won Division One at the first attempt to make an immediate return to the Premier Division. Clearly Danny is directing those words at people like myself who split their allegiance between a Premier league team and Boreham wood, but from what I read, I dont think I am welcome back at meadow Park which makes me really sad. So other than five or six emails from the National League admin team reminding us how to access government or sporting loans theyve not really improved anything. Let me sign off with this update by saying this. To everyone of you with pre-conditions (which is the category I fall into) or our elderly, we must all use our common sense to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, not just for a day or two but over the next month, two or even three who knows? JT. DH. In the subsequent play-offs, they beat Havant & Waterlooville 42 on aggregate before defeating Whitehawk 21 in the final to earn promotion to the renamed National League. Lets look to the future and your vision of how this club could perhaps look in a few years. Everton's side will be jam-packed with internationals, but after not conceding a goal yet in their epic cup run, "the Wood" will head north full of confidence and determined to enjoy their fifth round day out. Encouragement is a far better way for success than negativity. As such Im more than happy to go into next season with perhaps a few less home fans but with a more committed core of old school supporters who know me, who I know will be realistic with me and who are ready to answer my call to arms, as every effort will be needed by the Club, by the fans, by my staff, by our Manager, by our playing squad but also by our community, if we are to remain a National League Club come this time next season Hunter concluded. I believe we all now need to understand our worth within the football world and get ourselves on the front foot, as we ask the FA, EFL and their antiquated structures to take us seriously. Perhaps our patience in May and June, will pay off and allow us to announce some real quality in July and August. Fourthly, I have since Friday 13th March, after the Mikel Arteta positive COVID-19 test announcement, stood my players, dressing room and dressing room support staff down and that will continue until at least April 25th at the earliest. "Im probably just feeling a bit sorry for myself," he continued. "No the truth is, other than the bigger games against the big clubs who carry large away support, we are after 5 years at National League level, clearly still no bigger than a Ryman league or Southern League Club. 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. The alleged "The last big film I worked on was Willy Wonka but this really feels like we've got the golden ticket," chairman Danny Hunter says as the club prepares to take on a Premier League giant in the last 16. Then everyone can focus on operation survival and the facts are that for most of us, we have no income whatsoever coming into our clubs. 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. As a way of explanation, the get ready for the play off opinion first given, was of course wishful thinking on the League administrators part, which I stupidly listened to it and in truth it has already cost me over 125k in contract extensions. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter has hit out at their own supporters in a bizarre interview. Thank you for your time as always Chairman, and lets see how the season unfolds in what is predominantly a full time league. WebDanny Hunter is known for Resident Evil (2002), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). In 201920 the club finished fifth and again qualified for the play-offs. "I suppose if you want an excuse, the lower than normal crowd could be put down to three hundred Adult and OAP 99 season ticket holders, who took up our offer but never bothered to turn up and support us. Having begun this season with grants, they were told that any funding in 2021 would have to come in the form of loans, with many owners unhappy at having to borrow money to cover playing costs having had no fans at matches for almost a year. The bad news is I cannot release that offer, as the Coronavirus Pandemic is going to be with us for the foreseeable future. LACK OF SUPPORT A CONCERN READ https://t.co/wH2xqy7HIW. For clubs to be eligible for government loans the board has to deem that a club has a risk of being unable to trade by the end of this month - the panel judged that the loans taken out by Hunter could see the club through until March 2022. The 199697 season saw them reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time after they beat Rushden & Diamonds 32 in a first round replay. So that leads me nicely into my next question Chairman. The following season they finished as runners-up in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter acknowledges his club are favourites for relegation from the National League but insists Wood are relishing the prospect of upsetting the apple cart. The lads deserve it, the club deserves it and our lovely little town deserves it. MON August 19, 2019. Their owner, Danny Hunter, looked close to tears at full-time as he and manager Luke Garrard embraced in the stands - and who can blame him. Hunter resigns after incident in restaurant. Danny xx, Website Support & Maintenance by Akiko Design - Copyright 2010 - 2021 Boreham Wood FC, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). [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. Daniel George HUNTER. Its just not going to happen when we have the second highest death toll (and rising) in Europe and still have days of 700 plus people losing their lives. News correspondent One of the stand out points he made was that the club will almost certainly have to be on life support for the foreseeable future. toggle menu Primary Navigation. Either way, should Premier League clubs or any of their players for that matter, feel pressured into playing, when essential workers are not getting the same respect even when on the front line, that could well result in the public turning its back on Sky Sports. Lastly, the Club is excited to roll out a new Black Card Membership Scheme for the more casual supporters or those who may have to work at weekends, which also comes complete with club shop discounts, plus other facility discounts and will give you access to the home fans season ticket/members only bar on a match day or night within our newly renovated Gallery Suite, Wood Chairman Danny Hunter, was open and honest when fans liaison/spokesman and Club Shop Manager Grant Morris asked him about the playing squad and what he felt the Clubs prospects are on the pitch for next season, Hunter said: Thats a difficult question but I need to be very honest with our supporters from the outset, especially the newer ones; please, please dont buy a season ticket if youre expecting me to provide either a top ten budget or if you are expecting a play-off challenge or more next season, Trust me, how Ive managed to get us through this season and to this point has been testament to my remaining staff and the sacrifices that theyve all made. I genuinely believe in what Im doing here and what Im building, but I know I must not get carried away. In fact, his honesty helped me to change direction, and perhaps saved the club over 300k on possible contract offers and summer spend. @SkyEnda, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. "Let's face it, Frank Lampard has forgotten more about football than I know so it's going to be amazing to come up against him," he said. After the year weve all had Im not going to sugar coat things for the few, Im simply going to be the realist I am because I know Ill have to be ready to fight tooth and nail for our Community, for our Town and for our Football Clubs recovery. Boreham currently sit in 16th in the Vanarama National League; winning one of their opening five fixtures. The club's highly regarded young manager Luke Garrard is a huge Arsenal fan and is relishing the prospect of taking on Lampard's Everton side. Fans reacted after seeing the statement which the Boreham Wood chairman says he was left hurt by staff members and that the club will be on life support. Tickets to a Boreham Wood fixture cost 18 per adult, with a child ticket priced at 8 and OAP concessions at 13. "I now feel I've been misled by the governing bodies," Hunter said. 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. "I've increased the playing budget in that time by more than 800%, Ive built two brand new stands, weve built a new pitch, added a sprinkler system, weve replaced the old floodlights, weve built 6 new changing rooms, twice rebuilt new astro pitch training facilities, while not forgetting that this Town and club went to Wembley in a play off final. Colin Cooper: Sounds like the easily offended are looking for a excuse not to buy a season ticket, Im sure the proper fans will be there. Which means everyone cannot be under any illusions or given any false promises about where myself and the Club finds itself as we come out of this pandemic, but as I promised I would, I have kept our Club, our players and my staff safe. Reads a bit like hes stuck two fingers up at the very people the club needs to attract. So you can be sure that when they now discuss their safety with their loved ones, their agents and PFA in what the Premier League are asking of them, that these financially independent players and their advisors will in large numbers refuse to play until it is completely safe to do so and who could blame them? 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. www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk. Home; Services ; About; Blog; Contact "I stayed up until 5.30am just watching the match again. 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As an example of my sleepless nights and calls for transparency, an important National League administrator, who trust me is a very honest and good guy, somewhat foolishly told me three weeks ago to prepare for the play offs and then two weeks later flip flopped and told me that he didnt feel there would be football at our level in 2020. The truth is that not all people on league boards are remotely financially capable, even fewer are medical experts, but they do hold authority. I was always thinking about what might have been and then beating myself up in regard to recruitment and about the players that got away. IMPORTANT NOTICE Transfers have "What do you put that down to, as the crowd was extremely poor. We all had to leave because I was petrified of anything happening again. 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. However If weve fallen short but still remain in the top division, then with everyones help well dust ourselves down again and get ready for the next season, knowing weve surpassed nobodies expectations. COLINDALE PASE LIMITED (11543128) BOREHAM WOOD FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (02533129) Company status Active Correspondence address 22 Anthony Road, Borehamwood, I believe If the Town and our supporters really do want league football and if they really do share my ambition. WebBoreham Wood Football Club is a professional football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. Our ship for 21 years has been based on one ship, one captain and its my responsibility to look after my staff, my players, my Club and our supporters, while ensuring my Town has the Club it loves still in place, with its Community heartbeat still beating and our Meadow Park home there waiting for them when they return. After one season in Division One North (and another FA Cup first round appearance, a 40 defeat at Blackpool), they were transferred to Division One East of the Southern League. Boreham Wood Football Club Chairman Danny Hunter, spoke exclusively to our new Media and Communications manager Jay Taylor, about the 2018/19 season that Then of course our local residents will have to agree with me, then and only then can a smart new South Stand be designed and built, as it will have everyones consent. 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. 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. I know if I fail I will have to answer to myself, my family, my partners, my sponsors, my staff, my players, my Town and my Community and thats a pressure I believe I can cope with. "The last big film I worked on was Willy Wonka but this really feels like we've got the golden ticket," he tells me on the club's pitch in the Hertfordshire town, where home crowds hover around the 900 mark. In light of requests for this update, Chairman Danny Hunter has provided an update on where the Club stands on season ticket renewals and prices for 2020/21, as Well firstly, I felt it was very important and still do, to be completely transparent not only with my Community and our supporters, but also with my Heads of Department, my key staff, as I wanted to ensure that I kept the communication lines open from top to bottom where possible and allay peoples fears. But our crowds just never seem to improve in the way that I see at other local clubs like Sutton, Bromley and Maidenhead and it's demoralising.For me today was a real low point and I admit I do feel really low. Ive run out of patience with a few who seem to know the price of everything and the value of nothing and if they go back to whence they came we wont miss them. Hunter replied: "Oh do me a favour Grant, weve been finding excuses at whatever league weve been playing in and there arent any excuses left. After defeating Halifax Town 21 in the quarter-finals, they lost 10 to Harrogate Town in the semi-finals. So, for me a far more common sense and hard line approach is now needed, and I think that my first phase approach to operation survival has to be the likelihood of no football being played in 2020 with further tough decisions to make and stricter financial controls put in place at Meadow Park. Why risk alienating people uneccesarily. Thats obviously good news Chairman, but the supporters will really want to know about any new signings, especially with pre-season training and the Arsenal and QPR games almost upon us. Who Is Danny Hunter Borehamwood. Mr Hunter insisted the club's code of conduct should apply to himself, as it does anyone else, but he will be missed by those at Meadow Park, including Mr Nicholson, who said: "I believe time will show Danny to have been a non-league chairman of true vision, especially with his work on the youth and PASE structure, the new artificial pitch and refurbishment of other club facilities." This includes my family, my staff, my players, our scholars, our supporters and to our Town. 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 Football Club Chairman Danny Hunter, spoke exclusively to our new Media and Communications manager Jay Taylor, about the 2018/19 season that finished just seven weeks ago, about the ongoing summer signings and facility builds that are now in full flow and about the new 2019/20 season. Hunter was speaking as part of an update to supporters, in which he was questioned about the teams prospects next season in the National League. "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. Boreham Wood are through to the second round of the FA Cup after getting past National League rivals Eastleigh 3-1 at Meadow Park. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. They are currently members of the National League, the fifth tier JT. 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. The club bar is packed with movie memorabilia that Mr Hunter has collected over the years working on film sets, and now his club is producing its own blockbuster. [9] In the 202122 FA Cup, the club reached the fifth round for the first time after beating League One club AFC Wimbledon in the third round and Championship club AFC Bournemouth in the fourth. Danny Hunter, 45, of Anthony Road, Borehamwood, was arrested in May after a dispute during an evening out at Zinco, in Shenley Road. At St Albans Crown Court on Monday, he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by beating and was ordered to pay a total of 700 in fines and 800 in compensation to the victims of the attack. As such, I cannot in good faith release any season ticket offer, no matter how hard I try, as I cannot see how any Non-League football can start again in England. Take care, stay safe and may God bless you all, Our clubs now need our Board, their Chairman and CEO, plus the FA, the EFL and even our Governments medical experts to help formalise an operation survival plan to acknowledge whats really happening at grass roots level on a week-by-week and month-by-month basis, as we must all find ways to help football at all levels. 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. 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. Update by saying this our patience in May and June, will pay off and allow us to announce real., while ensuring our football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire,.! 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