“If it ends up making a lot of money in years down the road… if it’s worth a lot of money, all it means is we’ve wildly succeeded on the pitch and for the community,” Becker said.
“So I hope it makes money, but not for the money. [It will] mean we’ve done something here.”
Keelan Hall, the club’s joint manager, said: “There’s excitement in the town. The crowds are growing.
“We averaged about 180 in attendance last year. We’re already up at 350 on average, and we expect [Friday night’s game against South Leeds] to be at about 500.”
During a tour of the town before that game, Becker was introduced to businesses and local people who were keen to talk about the positive impact increased footfall in the town would have.
“That’s the hope,” he said. “If we get more people coming to football, and coming to Goole, then we have more foot traffic and we can get more families in.
“It won’t happen tomorrow – but maybe next week,” he joked.
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