Boss Mark Yates admits the club will continue to play the waiting game over the course of the next few weeks as talks with players continue.

Ten players have departed Aggborough via various means throughout the summer with just Darryl Knights, Lee Baker and Russell Penn left on contract.

Harriers are waiting to hear back from midfielders Sam Foley and Brian Smikle as well as defender Martin Riley and hitman Matthew Barnes-Homer, all of whom were offered contracts.

Whilst the ball sits in the court of many a player during this time of the closed-season, Yates' phone remains anything but quiet.

"We've had to do things out of necessity which is fair enough and we're just waiting at the moment," he told harriers.co.uk

"I'm still trying to keep up to date with a number of things and situations but at the minute there's nothing to report or confirm - we're keeping our eye on a lot of things.

"At the same time, the Chairman is working hard to bring in extra investment which could make a difference so at the minute it's a bit up in the air.

"We aren't in the position of other clubs where we can go and pay fees and a lot of decent money - that's the bottom line and we're just trying to make sure we keep all things covered."

Whilst Aggborough remains relatively quiet the Manager echoed the thoughts of everyone else at the club by appealing for supporters to pick up Season Tickets with the reduced-price period coming to an end next week.

He added: "I can understand that it's a bit of a double-edged sword, but things will come together and they'll come together nicely - at the moment it's hard - players have a lot of options.

"We will bring in the best possible players we can and we will be competitive."