Chairman Kelvin Thomas has spoken about the busy summer ahead, investment in the playing squad, the East Stand, the training facilities, the medical department and purchasing land on behalf of the club.
"We are here to improve the club and I think we are doing that. We will continue to invest in the playing squad and it will be a busy summer looking after all aspects of the squad," he said.
"As well as looking after the playing side we have purchased the land on behalf of the club and we are investing to get the East Stand finished. You can't just be focussed on one area. We have invested on the playing side, medical department, training ground, we are doing that for the benefit of the club and they are proving to be important. We invested in Jon (Brady), we gave him a new contract when we didn't have to and that shows we invest in things that we feel are important.
"It is only 20 something days since the completion of the land deal and now CGIs and plans have been released and builders are now here working at Sixfields and we are just doing what we said we would.
"It is a fact that the ACV and Judicial Review created significant delays to the East Stand that we couldn't do anything about. We had to sit here and let those processes play out. In a strange way the JR had some benefits because it showed it was an acceptable deal for the club and West Northamptonshire Council so while the delay was frustrating in the overall picture no one can claim the deal was not proper and correct and in the best interests of the parties concerned.
"As soon as we got completion we issued plans and CGIs and now diggers are here, and we know the timeline. Over the next few months there will be a lot of progress and the stand will look very different by the start of next season.
"Some people said we would never get it done and it has to be 'stand before land' etc but we always said we would do this and we are doing it. Maybe some people will admit they were wrong when the stand is completed but we have to be proud that we have got to this stage despite the best efforts of a small number to scupper things and to harm the club as a result.
"The Open Forum last week was excellent where we took questions and explained our plans. Any decisions we make are for the benefit of the club. We talk about things, we do the numbers, we run through things and we make common sense, sensible decisions based on real world information. We are investing heavily in infrastructure with a lot of money being spent on the stand. Yes, we would design things differently given a clean slate but it will still be a very good stand that will bring in valuable income for the football club to try and help the club balance the books as much as possible. We will be very proud of it once it is finished.
"The club's asset base has really improved and it now owns more land than it ever has. Any money that comes from that land being developed will benefit the football club and that can only be a good thing."
