Hard-working boss Mark Robins says good things will happen at Huddersfield Town.
The 43-year-old manager has created attractive sides and had measured success at all his previous clubs and is happy with how progress is being made at Canalside and the John Smith’s Stadium.
He feels everything is being set up for success – the key thing is being given time to deliver that precious commodity.
“I think good things will happen at this club, undoubtedly, but it takes time,” said the boss, who has brought in eight new signings for the Championship campaign which starts against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground today.
“You can’t put a timescale on things or leave it running indefinitely, but that’s what you need as a manager – time.
“Results are obviously key to getting that time, but I think everything is in place and we have moved the club forward, definitely.
“All the things we’ve done in pre-season have been good and we’ve now got to carry that through, hopefully having a good start to the campaign and pressing on from there.
“Individually and collectively, we’ve got to be the best we can possibly be.
“That’s why I demand they come and do their best on a daily basis on training because when you get consistency on the training ground it’s bound to help produce consistency on the pitch.”
Robins may soon look to set up some loan deals for his younger squad members to get league matches under their belts.
The John Smith’s Stadium boss – not ruling out anyone from having a chance against Nottingham Forest today – had Keith Southern, Jon Stead, Anthony Gerrard and Calum Woods undergoing fitness checks.
Town’s eight new arrivals were completed last week by striker Cristian Lopez from Spain and midfielder Jonathan Hogg from Watford and Robins says business on the incoming front is probably finished for now because of the new financial fair play rules coming in this season.
On possible outgoings, however, he explained: “We’ve had some tentative inquiries, but that’s something which Ross Wilson (director of football) deals with.
“He drops things in to me from time to time, but there has been no significant progress on anybody going out at this stage.
“Some will need games, that’s obvious, and that’s something we’ll have a look at.
“We have talked about Jordan Sinnott, for instance, pushing through but with the signing of Jonathan Hogg that may limit his chances to start with, so I may take the opportunity of loaning him out if something comes up for Jordan because he’s a really good player.
“There are others like Matt Crooks, Jimmy Spencer and Kallum Higginbotham, but I haven’t made any firm and fast decisions on that at present.
“We’ve just got to make sure every individual is catered for and their development is the best it can possibly be.”
On the incoming side, Robins added: “There is only so much we can do.
“With financial fair play it’s about supporters coming through the turnstiles, season ticket money and the turnover of the club, which is healthy, but the shortfall is paid for by Dean (Hoyle) and he is very generous – no two ways about it, generous.
“The players are well looked after here, Canalside is incredible and we have an unbelievable environment to work in, which is key to what we do, and we are very lucky.
“Dean is passionate about it, the staff are passionate about it and we have to try and implement our procedures in the best way we can to give us the best chance of being successful.
“We have got players here who I believe can do the job for us. They needed to be fitter, and we have definitely moved them forward in that, and now it’s up to them. We need to be stronger defensively and I don’t just mean the back four, I mean throughout the team.
“My only brief this season is to improve. We have to have year on year improvement.
“We’ve got a tough start to the season but an exciting one, the supporters have bought into that, we’ll have over 2,000 in the City Ground backing us against
Nottingham Forest and we’ve got to go there and try and put on a show for them and reward them for their support.”