Captain Ben Greenhalgh firmly behind Margate's prudent approach in the transfer market

Margate club captain Ben Greenhalgh believes the prudent approach is the way to go.

Gate won’t cave in to unrealistic wage demands and while new boss Andy Drury might miss out on a player or two, everyone who joins is there for the right reasons.

That means a happy and united dressing room as they look to build on last season’s eighth-placed finish under ex-boss Jay Saunders.

“Financially, we’re doing things properly, where a lot of other clubs are throwing crazy money about,” said Greenhalgh, who was named in the Isthmian Premier team-of-the-year at the weekend.

“We have to compete against that and build a side.

“I feel a bit for Andy because he’s spoken to players and relayed back to me what they’re asking for, and it’s silly money.

“These players have never been on that money before and they’re not value for money.

“There’s teams who will pay double the money someone deserves, even at the level below, and, suddenly, that’s what they’re worth.

“Football talks, it gets about what people are on and people are like, ‘well, I want this’.

“We’re in a position where we’ll have a group of players receiving good-enough money who are there for the football and for the club, and hopefully that will tick the extra boxes for us.

“That’s what we always did at Concord (the Beachboys punching well above their weight in National South) and at Maidstone where Jay had a good squad but no one was on silly money, where it ever caused a problem in the dressing room.

“We’re the same here and hopefully that stands us in good stead.

“It’s one of the biggest positives for me, doing things properly and not overpaying. It’s not a club where you get to Christmas and they pull the money.

“That’s one of the biggest points I make to players, you’ll