Boss Mitch Brundle says Dover Athletic squad have had long enough to gel together now ahead of National League South home match against Weymouth

Mitch Brundle believes Dover’s squad have had long enough to gel together this season now.

National League South Whites built more or less a completely new side in the summer – and have been active in recent weeks again, letting some go while new faces are set to join.

Having collected four points from their first two league matches, Dover look like they’ll be involved in a relegation battle again after that early-season optimism has started to dissipate of late.

That comes despite Brundle’s troops having played at Crabble on five out of the first six Saturdays this campaign - a run which ends in the league against Weymouth this weekend.

“You always want to win at home,” said boss Brundle, whose team have only won on home soil three times in 2023 in the league.

“It’s just a situation where it’s hard to put your finger on why they’re not scoring enough.

“The day we’re not getting the chances is the day when I’ll be a little bit worried. We just move on.

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“Home or away, you have got to try and pick up points and put in performances. We’re a new group so we are going to have to learn quickly.

“But being a new team and all that stuff around being ‘new’, you can’t really use that as an excuse when you’re eight games in. I won’t be using it.

“Regardless of being a new bunch, we had enough chances to win on Saturday.”

Of those signed in the close season, Brundle saw two, forward Imran Kayani and midfielder Olu Durojaiye, depart last week as he aims to add to his ranks further.

He said: “I’m not sure on exact numbers but, if something becomes available that I’ve targeted in the past few months, I’ll try to get them.

“Obviously, I will