NEW Magpies’ chief Craig Laird is hoping to use his wealth of contacts to attract the right players to Dorchester Town.

The ex-Weston-super-Mare manager, who is vastly experienced in management at non-League level, admits he will “have to make some signings fairly quickly” to add to his current squad, but “won’t have a revolving door policy” with the playing personnel.

Former boss Mark Jermyn was asked to bring the playing budget down by the club’s board this season.

With that financial structure in place, Laird is looking to be savvy in the market to add some useful additions to his current group.

“We have got contacts all over the division,” he told Echosport.

“I know quite a lot of players in the one below and quite a lot of players in the one above, as well as pro clubs.

“Hopefully we will be able to rely on those to strengthen the playing staff and help the players we have already got.

“The playing staff that are already there need help. It’s about having a squad and you can’t just get through a season with 11 players, you have to get through with a squad of 15 or 16.”

He added: “We will have to make some signings fairly quickly because the club has lost three or four really good players. They are always going to be difficult to replace.

“It’s a case of getting the right players as well, we can’t just sign anyone and something I have always been very particular about is making sure that I sign the right player at the right time.

“We won’t have a revolving door policy where three are in and three are out every week. I hate that and I’d rather try and get it right the first time so that we establish a squad that works together, trains together and plays together as much as they can.”

Asked for his thoughts on the squad he is inheriting, Laird, who was present to watch the Magpies against Weymouth at the Avenue, replied: “I think that the players that are in at the moment need an opportunity. They have been brought in for a reason by the previous regime and we need to have a look and see what they can do for the club.

“From what I have seen so far, I was impressed with them. I thought they gave their all for the manager, which is probably one of the most important things in a team.

“They have the first ingredients and that was to work hard and work hard for the manager, which was nice to see.”