Cowdenbeath fans have raised thousands of pounds to help strengthen next season’s squad.
Newly appointed manager Paul McLean has thanked supporters for their generosity, which will be used to recruit and retain players as the club looks to improve on last season’s mid-table finish in the Lowland League.
McLean said: "It is fantastic how the supporters back the club and these sort of contributions really make a huge difference to getting the sort of quality of players that we want.
"Also, Aaron Dougan’s marathon run around the stock car track in June is another amazing venture to help the club, and I warmly thank Aaron and the many contributors to the fund for their tremendous support."
Fans have been able to contribute to the squad fund through additional payments made when purchasing season tickets, and the total raised so far has reached several thousand pounds.
Mr McLean is currently in talks with members of last season’s squad but acknowledges that budget constraints may mean some key players will depart.
He said: "We are still in talks with a number of last year’s squad and it would be good to keep hold of a few of them, but they will be receiving offers from other clubs and it is likely that some will move on.
"But we have been active in looking for new recruits and myself, coach Gary Fusco, and assistant manager Graeme Nisbet, along with other club representatives, watched a number of games in the run-up to the closure of the East of Scotland and West Premier Division seasons plus the Midland League, and a number of possible targets were found.
"We have five players who have agreed in principle to come to Cowdenbeath already and we will be looking to add to that list in the coming weeks."
The manager is also focused on securing loan signings later in the summer, with plans already in motion.
He said: "The loan players we had last season made a huge contribution to the side and that will be a path we will be going down again.
"The interesting thing is that clubs will be allowed six loan deals this season instead of five, and already we have a few prospects in mind and I will be outlining my ideas to football operations director, Colin Nelson, over the next few weeks."
The Blue Brazil have already secured midfielders Jack Allan and Liam Watt for the upcoming campaign.
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