DAVID Flitcroft admits the prospect of playing in League Two is a tougher sell than League One but he has no doubt he will be able to make the signings he wants for Swindon Town.

Flitcroft’s primary task upon his appointment at the County Ground is to completely rebuild the squad, with just 10 senior first-team players contracted at the club beyond the end of this month.

The new Town boss is well aware that time is of the essence, with the squad set to report back for pre-season training next week ahead of the start of the new campaign on August 5 but he is willing to take a pragmatic approach in his recruitment drive.

Although playing in the bottom tier of the Football League is not as glamorous a proposition as the club could offer 12 months ago when they were in League One, Flitcroft is confident that Swindon still have plenty of pulling power.

“Of course I want them in early, I’d love them in tomorrow but there’s realism to it because there are people that say ‘I have got a League One club interested’,” said Flitcroft.

“That’s the balancing act, Swindon Town or League One. People still want to compete in League One to try to springboard into the Championship.

“With the opportunity to play in League One, you can attract a different player but we’re Swindon Town, we are a big draw in this league.

“What I have got to try to do is sell us. It’s a case of ‘Come and have a successful season with us and individually drive your career and drive us with what we’re doing’.

“We’re fighting on a few fronts and there is a wealth of players that will certainly want to sign for Swindon Town, I am sure of that.”

Although no new signings have yet to be rubber-stamped, Flitcroft is working night and day to bring fresh faces into the club.

The 43-year-old will not make signings for the sake of it and will put each potential new recruit through a thorough vetting process to ensure they will bring what is required.

“I have got to convince players to come here and of the 30 or 40 I have spoken to, there are players that I have struck off the list because they are not right for Swindon Town and are not right for me,” said Flitcroft.

“Recruitment is a real balancing act and that’s why I wanted control of it, I have spoken to players for four hours to make sure they are right.

“There is no stone left unturned, I don’t sugarcoat anything. I tell them exactly what they have got to look forward to and what they are in for and that’s vital to my style of management.”