Whitstable Town manager Jamie Coyle wants striker Javaun Splatt and midfielders Callum Peck and James Miles to add extra firepower to Southern Counties East League Premier Division squad

Manager Jamie Coyle hopes the first batch of Whitstable summer signings will add more firepower to their squad.

Striker Javaun Splatt has joined the Oystermen with midfielders Callum Peck and James Miles.

Coyle says Whitstable’s backroom staff highlighted a lack of goals as a main reason why their 2024/25 Southern Counties East League Premier Division promotion push came up short - and hopes the trio can help to fix that issue.

“We’ve looked at last season,” said Coyle.

“We came third in the league and we only had one in the top goalscoring charts - and that was Bradley Schafer, who only did half a season with us. Our chance-to-goal ratio wasn’t good enough.

“Splatty coming in with Callum Peck and James Miles, they will offer a bit more, going forwards. We’re still talking to one or two more.

“If we defend how we did at the back-end of last season, we will be all right. There will be no issues there.

“But we need to add more goals and, hopefully, we’ve done that.”

It comes as Whitstable adapt without one of their scorers in last month’s FA Vase victory at Wembley. Harvey Smith has joined Isthmian South East play-off finalists Sittingbourne on a season-long loan.

It was initially announced that the 22-year-old striker was to stay at The Belmont in late May before a u-turn on that decision.

Coyle said: “I think they have lost all their forwards in the close season.

“I know (Brickies boss) Ryan Maxwell and it will be a good environment for him. Harvey wanted to play higher.

“With his performance at Wembley, he was always going to attract interest. It will be a test because Sittingbourne will want to get out of that league.

“Hopefully, he has a successful season, we can get promoted and we can decide the best plan, moving