LEE Richardson is likely to make at least two new signings this week.
Spireites' manager is without a first choice goalkeeper and he's hinted that a year long loan signing may be the way he'll fill that crucial gap.
The vacancy between the sticks has been created by Barry Roche, who still had a year left on his contract, moving on to fellow League Two side Morecambe.
The second 'must have' signing is a winger.
Charlton Athletic's ex Tooting & Mitcham player Dorian Smith has been mentioned as being a target, though sources in London indicate several other clubs are interested in the 20-year-old who played only reserves football for Charlton.
Former loan player Felix Bastians, released by Nottingham Forest, and the experienced Darren Currie, who's at troubled Luton Town, have also been linked with a switch to Saltergate.
Pre-season training starts in earnest today after a couple of days last week, one on the golf course and the other monitoring fitness levels.
The first friendly, at Gainsborough Trinity, who number David Reeves and Steve Blatherwick in their backroom team, is set for July 19, a major landmark time for Richardson to have built his squad up to a level greater than his current level of 14 experienced pros plus two first year players.
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