Faversham Town joint-boss John Embery hoping to tap into knowledge of Colliers Wood United's rivals ahead of FA Cup tie and season opener

Faversham joint-manager John Embery has been hoping to tap into the knowledge of Colliers Wood’s league rivals ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup encounter.

Town’s new-look regime will begin their competitive campaign on Saturday at Salters Lane in the extra preliminary round against the Combined Counties Premier Division South outfit.

Embery is excited to get going alongside joint-manager Jermaine Darlington and hopes to bring in three new players ahead of the season opener.

He admitted: “I don’t know much about them at all if I’m being honest with you.

“I know a few people that manage in their league so I will have a chat with them this week to get a bit of information on them.

"It’s hard because we wanted to get them watched, but there’s been so much to deal with at the moment.

“As much as I wanted to get them watched for the FA Cup, the league is the bread and butter.

“We will have to rely on other peoples’ reports for this one.”

Embery says, of the three players he hopes to bring in this week, two are versatile while the other is a frontman.

The joint-manager hopes the new recruits will help improve Faversham’s strength-in-depth, saying: “Our starting 11 is strong. But we look at the group and think ‘If we get one or two injuries, we might be a bit light'.

“It’s about bringing players in and people who can play multiple positions.

“Two of them are adaptable and one is an out-and-out striker. We feel like we need an out-and-out striker.

“That will be a big bonus for us and I think we will be pretty much there then.”

As well as a new management team, the club also have a new-look board after a summer of change. Former player Gary Smart is chairman, Marc Leader is vice-chairman and Marc’s dad - ex-chairman Ray Leader - has