RIDGEONS League Division One club Halstead Town have retained all of their key players for the new season. Jody Brown's squad will report back for pre-season training intact, despite their narrow failure to win promotion to the Premier Division last season.

RIDGEONS League Division One club Halstead Town have retained all of their key players for the new season.

Jody Brown's squad will report back for pre-season training intact, despite their narrow failure to win promotion to the Premier Division last season.

The likes of striker Chris Bryan, Ray Turner, Tom Devaux and skipper Steve Daly have all committed their futures to the Rosemary Lane club.

And Brown is confident of adding to his squad in the coming weeks, as Town aim to launch another promotion bid in division one.

He said: “I think there is a feeling of unfinished business among the players.

“We conduct ourselves in a professional way and the lads want it to continue that way.”