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Dean Holdsworth accepts he and co-owner Ken Anderson must soon find common ground on key decisions regarding Wanderers’ future.
Concern has grown among supporters as the wait for a new manager stretches towards a 10th week that rumoured differences of opinion between the two men in overall charge have been detrimental to the search for Neil Lennon’s permanent successor.
Furthermore, the club remains at a financial standstill with overdue accounts due in June 2015 not yet filed with Companies House, and Wanderers continuing under a total transfer embargo both from the Football League and Financial Fair Play authorities.
With memories of High Court hearings and potential administration still fresh, Whites supporters are keen to see the club make some tangible progress.
Holdsworth has defended his position, hinting the financial situation he and Anderson inherited from the previous regime has thrown up more problems than anticipated.
But responding to The Bolton News’ questions about his working relationship with Anderson, the former Wanderers striker reckons an accord will be struck for the benefit of the business he fought so hard to save from administration earlier this year.
“There are decisions to make and it isn’t always going to be easy, no-one is always going to agree,” he said.
“But I am confident we can get to where we want to be for the good of the club.
“The one thing I will always do is make decisions for the good of this club. Otherwise there is no point me being here, or anyone else, it has to be for this club.
“It’s why we went through months and months of hell to get this place. I love it.”
Holdsworth has had to make some tough decisions, undertaking a thorough review of the football department, helped in part by Mark Taylor, the former head of sports science and medicine who was brought in as a consultant in March after a spell at Sunderland.
As a result, several coaching staff and 21 players have now been told their contracts will not be renewed or they are being made redundant.
Speculation that Anderson was seeking extra investment to bridge a funding gap has been strenuously denied from within the club.
But that theory could soon be put to the test as staff and player wages continue to be paid through the summer, without the regular top ups of a matchday.
Holdsworth has stuck to his guns – insisting on behalf of the ownership all decisions, both public and private, are being made with the club in mind.
“It is difficult,” Holdsworth countered. “I feel that if the neutral was there and understood what we have had to deal with in this process, they would understand why we have done what we have done.
“I think they’d have some empathy. All the months melt into each other but back when we were minutes away from administration the fact we’re still here and fighting I look upon as a plus. I try to be positive rather than negative with everything.
“We knew there would be some tough decisions to come.
“I can’t look at the criticism because we are trying to do the right thing. That, to me, is most important. There isn’t another reason.
“I won’t be going missing. I will be here, working every day to set out pre-season and put things in place for the next person who is appointed.
“They will have a good team around them because it is important.”
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Concern has grown among supporters as the wait for a new manager stretches towards a 10th week that rumoured differences of opinion between the two men in overall charge have been detrimental to the search for Neil Lennon’s permanent successor.
Furthermore, the club remains at a financial standstill with overdue accounts due in June 2015 not yet filed with Companies House, and Wanderers continuing under a total transfer embargo both from the Football League and Financial Fair Play authorities.
With memories of High Court hearings and potential administration still fresh, Whites supporters are keen to see the club make some tangible progress.
Holdsworth has defended his position, hinting the financial situation he and Anderson inherited from the previous regime has thrown up more problems than anticipated.
But responding to The Bolton News’ questions about his working relationship with Anderson, the former Wanderers striker reckons an accord will be struck for the benefit of the business he fought so hard to save from administration earlier this year.
“There are decisions to make and it isn’t always going to be easy, no-one is always going to agree,” he said.
“But I am confident we can get to where we want to be for the good of the club.
“The one thing I will always do is make decisions for the good of this club. Otherwise there is no point me being here, or anyone else, it has to be for this club.
“It’s why we went through months and months of hell to get this place. I love it.”
Holdsworth has had to make some tough decisions, undertaking a thorough review of the football department, helped in part by Mark Taylor, the former head of sports science and medicine who was brought in as a consultant in March after a spell at Sunderland.
As a result, several coaching staff and 21 players have now been told their contracts will not be renewed or they are being made redundant.
Speculation that Anderson was seeking extra investment to bridge a funding gap has been strenuously denied from within the club.
But that theory could soon be put to the test as staff and player wages continue to be paid through the summer, without the regular top ups of a matchday.
Holdsworth has stuck to his guns – insisting on behalf of the ownership all decisions, both public and private, are being made with the club in mind.
“It is difficult,” Holdsworth countered. “I feel that if the neutral was there and understood what we have had to deal with in this process, they would understand why we have done what we have done.
“I think they’d have some empathy. All the months melt into each other but back when we were minutes away from administration the fact we’re still here and fighting I look upon as a plus. I try to be positive rather than negative with everything.
“We knew there would be some tough decisions to come.
“I can’t look at the criticism because we are trying to do the right thing. That, to me, is most important. There isn’t another reason.
“I won’t be going missing. I will be here, working every day to set out pre-season and put things in place for the next person who is appointed.
“They will have a good team around them because it is important.”
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