“We’ve had an eye on the transfer window, as has every club, because you’ve got to be realistic about it. As we’ve said before, if you look at the teams last season who were successful they brought in players who had an impact on the remainder of their campaign.
“Northampton, Oxford, Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers all recruited very well. We’re looking at that and our focus is on key areas where we think we can still add skill sets we don’t have here at the moment. We’re not in a position where we’ll panic buy because there isn’t a desperate need for any particular skill set. We have a good squad which has versatility, adaptability and ability.”
“Another thing we’ve spoken about before in relation to the transfer window is that we do have guidelines we have to adhere to in terms of Salary Cost Management,” he commented. “It’s no longer the case where you can go out and put the club in extreme debt where it can then find itself in real trouble.
“These measures have been put in place to make sure you can’t spend what you don’t generate. That’s why some might ask why I keep harping on about getting more people through the gates at Brunton Park. The fact is that more people mean more revenue. More revenue means more money to spend.
“The pleasing thing is that we’ve done a lot of leg work and if we get the green light to indicate how much there is available to spend I’ll know in my mind which players I want to spend that money on - whether I bring in four players or just one.
“My job will be to get the best value for the money which is made available. That’s something I’ve always tried to do and that’s why we haven’t filled the changing room with 26 or 27 players. It’s a smaller squad but, in my opinion, we’ve got a lot of quality in there.
“So, it is selfish when I keep asking for more supporters because the more people who are here the more money can be made available for me. On the flip side of that, if people decide not to come then there’s no money for me to spend.
“Our next home game is Grimsby and I’m hoping they bring a good amount. I’m also hoping we have a minimum of 5,000 of our own supporters. I’m looking for a crowd of over 6,500 because Brunton Park is a noisy place when you get that.
“I look at the Hartlepool game this year and it was the supporters who got us that result. That’s because they make it very difficult for the opposition to settle.”