RICHIE Wellens will not hesitate in bolstering his coaching staff if he feels taking action is necessary to help Swindon Town launch a promotion bid from League Two this season.

A combined age of 110 between new boss Wellens, his assistant Noel Hunt and player-coach Matt Taylor makes for one of the youngest and inexperienced coaching teams in League Two.

It’s a stark contrast with regards to what Town’s players have become familiar to this season, with previous boss Phil Brown and his assistant Neil McDonald mounting almost 50 years of coaching experience between them.

Taking the above into account, Wellens confirmed he will assess Town’s staffing levels – with regards to coaching – over the next couple of games and make changes if he believes necessary to do so.

“My only concern at the moment is that I am 38, Noel (Hunt) is 36 and it is difficult for Matt Taylor because he is obviously still playing,” said Wellens.

“I might go back and get someone who is experienced. I will assess it in the next couple of games. “Something in the back of my mind doesn’t sit comfortably with the average age.

“We are all young, we are passionate and enthusiastic about the game and when we sit in a room we can talk for hours, I want someone who is a little bit different to what we are doing so we can come to solutions.

“I am quite witty, I am quite jokey, I want someone who is a bit older, a bit boring.

“I don’t want to tell the players off all the time, I want to be constructive with them and I might at times need an older head to be the bad cop.

“I had no staff at Oldham and it was tough because I had to do everything on my own and I want to give this my very best shot.”

One thing admittedly on Wellens’ side is time.

The former Oldham boss joins with the League Two table only 17 games old and one transfer window remaining.

Confirming he will give every player a chance to prove their worth, Wellens added planning for the January transfer market starts now.

However, he won’t be hurried into making any rash decisions.

“The good thing is the timing,” said Wellens.

“We are not in the middle of January where I am thinking I need to make a quick decision.

“Sometimes you can make rash decisions because you are being hurried.

“We have got a good six or seven games to judge the players.

“We will start planning now as there are certain people who obviously take your eye, but I think it would be fair to give everyone a fair crack of the whip.”