Gale: We won’t break the bank at Gosport
Gosport Borough boss Shaun Gale has already reached agreements on two new faces as he attempts to assemble a squad capable of competing for Southern League Premier South promotion.
And the Boro boss is pursuing up to a possible five further summer signings in the weeks ahead prior to the club's planned pre-season return in mid-June.
Gosport have been dealt the blow of captain Mike Carter exiting Privett Park in favour of a move to divisionlower AFC Totton, while Gale revealed another unnamed member of his squad from last term is to link up with the Stags.
Gale is adamant the club will not ‘break the bank’ in pursuit of the signings he has a keen eye on.
‘There's two done already (signings), I'm probably looking at another three or four (additions to bring in),’ he said. ‘There's a lot of competition out there, as usual, there's a lot of money being bandied around with certain clubs.
‘We have a wage structure which we will stick to, you have to otherwise it becomes unsustainable, but we'll be competitive.
‘We can compete to a degree, but we won't break the bank to pay people what we don't think is worth it at that level. I've re-signed the majority of my squad, there's another four or five who I'm after. I probably won't get all of them , if I can get three of them I'll be delighted.’
Regarding losing Carter, Gale added: ‘He (Mike) felt he needed a new challenge, it's one of those. Once someone makes a choice and they're looking for a new challenge, there's no point trying to convince them to stay.’