Margate player-manager Ben Greenhalgh has completed his squad for the new Isthmian South East season

Ben Greenhalgh has hit the ground running in management as Margate bid to bounce back from relegation.

The return of right-back Harrison Hatfull completes new player-boss Greenhalgh’s squad for the Isthmian South East season.

They report for pre-season tonight with an open training session at Hartsdown Park before joining fans in the bar to watch England’s final Euro 2024 group fixture against Slovenia.

“Everyone that’s come in is buying into how big a club Margate is,” said Greenhalgh, who succeeded Mark Stimson following Isthmian Premier relegation.

“They understand we’ve got to have the objective of trying to get back up and it’s good to have that pressure to try and help the club progress again.

“The main thing is to get back to winning games of football.

“We want to change the playing style a bit, bring our own philosophy in and be able to say we’re bringing the club up in every factor.

“The connection with the fans looks like it’s back again, we’re all on board with the same objective and the new players are feeling that buzz as well.

“No one’s going to forget the heartache of the last couple of years but we can use that to push ourselves along.

“It’s really exciting to have the opportunity to boost the club again.

“In my head I was always going to go into management.

“It’s come earlier than I expected but it’s the perfect opportunity because I knew I could bring a good group together and all the boys are on board with what we want to do.

“I don’t feel pressure on that front but there’ll be pressure during the season because we’re expecting ourselves to win games and we’ll be demanding a lot out of each other to make that happen.

“If we’re not getting results, it’ll be down to us to make things right and I’m