New Yeovil Town manager Danny Webb has confirmed he is looking to strengthen his squad as he gears up for his first match at Tamworth this weekend.

The Glovers’ boss took charge of his first training session at the SGS WISE Campus near Bristol on Monday having seen his players pick up a 1-0 win against Woking at the weekend.

Speaking to the club’s social media, Webb said: “I have talked to a few people today and tomorrow in terms of managers and representatives of other clubs to see what we can do and sometimes it is just to help the lads (that are at the club), freshen up the dressing room and give everyone a lift.

“If you keep all 13 or 14 players fit for the whole season, you are alright but we all know football does not work like that and it bites you on the bum when you least expect it and while everyone is playing and training well sometimes the injuries come when you least expect them.

“So we have to make sure we do bolster the squad at some point whilst keeping the core of the squad happy and motivated because there are some good players there.”

He revealed that he expected injured full-back Alex Whittle and midfielder Charlie Cooper to train on Thursday, but Yeovil are still expected to be without summer signing James Daly and Jacob Maddox for a further few weeks. Whittle has sat out the past two matches whilst Cooper has not featured since the 2-1 home win over Brackley Town almost a month ago.

The boss spoke positively about what he had seen from the team at the weekend when he was watching from the stands whilst interim boss Richard Dryden was in charge on the dug-out.

Webb said: “The standards have been set and the professionalism has been set by myself and the other staff and now it is for the boys to carry on. The fort has been held really well (since the departure of Mark Cooper) by Richard (Dryden) and Chris (Todd) and now it is a case of us as a group of players and staff to take this club to the next level.

“As I have already said many times, that takes time, but what I have seen (in training) today is that we have the core of a team that wants to push this club in the right direction. It was important that the players who played (against Woking) on Saturday had a lighter session because they put in a shift and when you put in a shift, you usually get the right result.

“The three or four left over did some harder, intense work with Richard and Chris to keep them topped up and a few lads after that had some box-to-box running. It is important we get everyone fitter, I want a team of machines that can play all different types of football to win games and there is a base to work with.”

The trip to Tamworth at the weekend will see Yeovil facing an opponent on an artificial surface and the manager said the players would be using the artificial surfaces at the training ground later in the week to prepare them for that.

He added: “It is not great for your joints and back. We know Tamworth have some threats and they work very well on a part-time model and we will go there probably as favourites. We have to make sure as a club, a big National League club, that we start turning up at these places. You are not always going to get the win, but we have to perform.”