Prior’s the first of only a few summer arrivals
Jason Prior's return to the Hawks will be the first of up to four new additions made by the club in a summer of squad fine-tuning.
Chief executive Stuart Munro told supporters to expect a much quieter close season of comings and goings ahead, after major squad overhauls in previous off-seasons since boss Paul Doswell arrived in the summer of 2019.
Hawks wasted no time in securing Prior's return to Westleigh Park at the back end of last week, just days after it had been confirmed he would be leaving National League South play-off winners Dorking Wanderers.
Munro revealed the club are now pushing hard to bring in a further two new faces ‘within the next two weeks’.
Should those incomings be secured, Hawks fans have been told to expect potentially a fourth and final summer arrival - with 14 of last season's squad already committed to remaining at the club for 2022/23.
Munro said: ‘We would like to add two or three, maybe maximum four players - it won't be anymore than four (including Prior's addition) - there are possibly two or three more but no more than that.
‘We think we've got one tied up, I can't announce that yet, we're working on one more. Within the next two weeks I expect another two players will be confirmed.
'It's not (going to be) as busy this year. We've kept the nucleus of last season's squad. We felt that in the last eight to 10 weeks of the season, eventually, we showed what we could do.
‘Unfortunately, we hadn't given ourselves any room for error and that error came on the last day against Chippenham.
‘We felt the squad - before Christmas and in the last two months (of the season) showed that we can compete within the play-off places.’
Munro confirmed there will be up to three players departing from last season's squad, with striker Alex Wall becoming the first summer exit yesterday.
With Hawks returning for pre-season training on June 28 and the first friendly against Pompey at Westleigh Park on July 2, Munro wants summer dealings to be conducted.
‘There are a few we're expecting (departures), but no more than a few,’ Munro concluded.