Daish had to deal with budget cuts during a difficult summer

Ebbsfleet United manager Liam Daish says he will sign the new two-year contract he has been offered.

After almost losing him to Cambridge United in the summer, chairman Duncan Holt said his main priority was to keep Daish at Stonebridge Road.

"I'm looking forward to getting that done now," Daish told BBC Radio Kent.

"It took a long time actually being put on the table in front of me and obviously there was speculation and interest with the Cambridge job."

Daish added: "We didn't have a chairman in place at the time so it was a little bit of a mess.

"Now Duncan Holt is in charge and there's a little bit of direction and hopefully that's going to steady the ship."

Holt said he was now in a position to offer Daish a longer contract after the reorganisation of the club over the summer.

"Liam has been on one-year contracts for the last four years.

"With the restructuring at the club we've had a chance to look at what we want with Liam. He can build the sort of team and the future we want."

Former Cambridge chairman George Rolls has claimed the only reason Daish did not take charge at the Abbey Stadium was because the two clubs could not come to an agreement over compensation.

I think Liam has attracted interest in the past and probably will attract interest in the future Chairman Duncan Holt

Ebbsfleet admit that Daish did speak to the U's, and there were questions asked about what compensation the Fleet would require for his services.

However, the Kent club says when Daish travelled to Cambridge for a further meeting, Rolls did not turn up and then the same day Martin Ling was unveiled as manager.

Holt said the whole episode had played a part in offering Daish a longer contract.

"It's made it a little bit easier in terms of focusing our minds," he said.

"I think Liam has attracted interest in the past and probably will attract interest in the future.

"It's nice to have him tied up on two years and not to have people thinking if they wait a few months he'll be available."

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