He told todays star; "We want to be seen to be taken seriously again and want to be a football club that is respected again. It had lost that."
He went on to give chairman Tony Stewart praise in his dealings over the summer; "The fact it is 17 points obviously demonstrates the hard work, dedication and foresight of the chairman to get a plan in place. He hasn't had a great deal of time to sort out all the issues."
Meanwhile the star reports that talks are planned between Stewart and Robins and the possibility of a long contract for Robins is on the agenda.