WOMBWELL Town will be looking to bounce back immediately after their relegation from the Premier Division last season.

They won the Division One play-offs last season but then finished bottom, not winning in 31 league games after September.

Jason Dodsworth is assistant to Karl Rose but took some time away from the club last season for personal reasons.

He said: “It was tough to watch but it was just one of those seasons. A lot of the players moved on which wasn’t nice to see.

“That happens in football sometimes.

“It’s a tough league and you have got to be at it every week.

“Sometimes you have to take a step back to go forward. The club still hasn’t been going for a long time.

“The aim is promotion. Karl is ambitious and dedicated.

“There is a lot of time and effort going in from the volunteers. We want to go back up then take it as far as we can. It won’t be easy. The league gets tougher every year.

“There are more clubs coming into it with money every season.

“It looks a very tough league this year.

“There are ten to 12 clubs who could really have a push for it. There is so much money in it that you get top players from higher leagues dropping down because they don’t have to travel as much.”

Wombwell’s star striker Jordan Kershaw has moved to Dearne and District.

“Jordan has gone unfortunately. We didn’t want him to but players come and go.

“We have signed some good players and we want some more. We need to get back to having a good solid group of 16 to 18.”

Town visit Ilkley Town on Saturday then Selby Town in the League Cup on Tuesday.