Gedman made his loan move from Droylsden permanent yesterday and Vince said the capture of a player of his quality was another step towards his aim of moulding FC Halifax Town into a side capable of achieving Unibond League Division One success.

"We are a massive club at this level and the potential is there for all to see, and I'm pleased that Paul has seen the evidence of that and has agreed to join us," said Vince.

"He has done extremely well on loan for us so far and let's hope he can continue in the same way.

"The league is our priority as I have said all along but the Wakefield game will be very useful to us in giving players a run out and Paul will be involved at some point."

And after becoming a fully fledged Shayman for the first time, Gedman himself is relishing the remainder of the campaign and with five goals already under his belt during his loan period, he is now setting his sights on a 20 goal target for the season.

"After the start I have had I am looking to score a lot of goals this season," he said.

"I want to get into the twenties for definite. That's the target."

The other target is promotion and there is a growing feeling - on and off the pitch - that the momentum is building towards a tilt at the title.

"Sitting on the bench during the Clitheroe match the talk was about going unbeaten for a good number of games," he said.

"You only have to look at the players the club has signed and the fact they are happy to come here.

"For instance, Tom Baker is quality and should be playing in a higher league but he knows something good is happening here."

Gedman had a brief, relatively unsuccessful, spell at the Shay under Chris Wilder but had set his heart on a return after enjoying greater success on loan.

But he admitted that he had been frustrated at having to return to Droylsden - and missing league games against Skelmersdale and Bamber Bridge - before finally completing the switch.

"It was dragged out and it got a bit frustrating," he said. "We knew about it a couple of weeks ago.

"Having missed a couple of games with a thigh strain I came back and my loan ended. The last two league games have been wasted for me, but I am here now."