Stags have made a good start, taking seven of the first possible nine points.

But he is aware that the squad is far from complete and said: "I know that we are still short.

"The transfer window is on 31st of the month but I can always use the loan system after that. I know whre the players are and I have got to go and get them.

"I am still looking for a goalkeeper, a couple of defenders and possibly a midfielder. I feel we are okay up front at the moment."

One player who won't be joining him is former Halifax defender Adam Quin who had been training with Stags but opted to join BSP rivals Crawley.

"We had been helping Adam get fit here so I was disappointed to get a call from him to say he was off to join Crawley before we had even talked about finance.

"But they had made him a huge offer which I wouldn't have given him, even if he was fit.

"They can pay much bigger money than we can so I won't lose any sleep over it."