Yates confident of new investment
Kidderminster manager Mark Yates believes resources at Aggborough could be significantly improved before he launches his transfer assault this summer.
Chairman Barry Norgrove was due to meet with two potential investors this week, each interested in securing their own seat on the board - which if successful could generate £100,000 in revenue.
Harriers also hope that potentially money-spinning friendlies against Wolves and Albion in July will also boost the manager's budget.
They certainly need it, the Blue Square Premier would struggle to field a team at the moment, having decided to let 10 players go since the end of the season.
Yates is on his summer break next week, in the hope that when he returns there could be better news waiting for him.
He said: "I have met with the chairman a lot recently, so I know how hard he is working to stimulate interest and bring some investment into the club. There's a lot of work going on behind the scenes to do that.
"Our aim is to get the best possible players we can at this football club and if that can help us to do that, that's great. But there's one or two things that will take time. In an ideal world we would have had everything already sorted, but it's not as simple as that.
"Hopefully things will have moved forward financially in the next week or so."
Harriers have acted to reduce their outgoings in the wake of football's recession, which at least gives Yates a crumb of comfort, with many of his league rivals also experiencing financial hardship.
None of these have yet to bring players in either, so the manager can afford to keep his cards close to his chest - for now.
With the shock of letting so many players go starting to sink in, he can now look forward.
He said: "When the news was broken to me about our situation, I was disappointed and had a lot to think about. The bottom line is we are where we are, but after speaking to people in the same boat I am a lot more optimistic now.
"It's hard times for everyone, we are not alone in having a tough time financially. Maybe that will work to advantage as the summer wares on.
"We are in no worse a situation than most of the teams we are looking to compete with."
