Whitstable Town boss Jamie Coyle predicts plenty of player movement with start of Southern Counties East Premier Division season around the corner

There will be plenty of player movement in the next few weeks, predicts Whitstable manager Jamie Coyle.

Coyle’s Oystermen will conclude their pre-season at Combined Counties Premier Division South side Redhill this Saturday ahead of the start of the new Southern Counties East Premier Division season.

The Whitstable boss is happy with the squad he has assembled.

He thinks trialists at higher-division clubs may be let go soon, though, and has vowed to be ready to act when that happens.

“We’re really confident with the squad we have put together,” said Coyle.

“Obviously, we did lose some players right before the start of pre-season.

“We weren’t planning for that but we’re confident with what we have got now.

“In the next week or two, there will be a few dropping out from clubs at higher leagues.

“They might not get offered what they expect. We will constantly look to add to what we have currently got.

“I think, in the next one or two weeks, there will be a lot of movement right across non-league.

“We will have an eye out for what becomes available.”

The latest addition to Whitstable’s new-look squad is young left-back Jayden Boulton, who arrives from Dartford’s Academy.

Coyle said: “He played in Dartford’s first pre-season game against Charlton and got man-of-the-match in the second half.

"He offers something we haven’t got in terms of real electric pace.

“We’re really pleased he has decided to be part of what we want to do at Whitstable.

“He’s still very young and needs to learn but we’re excited to work with him.”

The summer arrival of Boulton helps to further show their intention to develop young players.

“The club has got huge potential to climb the divisions,” Coyle said. “Players like that - with his ability - could