Older heads are the target for Dartford boss Tony Burman as he aims to finalise his squad ahead of the start of their Blue Square Bet South adventure.

Burman released several players following Dartford’s runaway Ryman League Premier Division title triumph last season, and only three new faces have arrived at Princes Park this summer.

Defenders Paul Goodacre and Tom Champion have signed from Braintree and Chelmsford midfielder Ollie Berquez has joined the Darts.

Burman said: "We are still talking to a couple more players. The guys we are talking to have Conference South experience.

"We have a few players who have played at this level before, but we looked at the side and the average age is down to 24 or 25.

"Ollie has experience in the Conference and Conference South and we wanted to bring in some experience. We want some experienced heads to come in to help us get the right balance."

Burman also revealed he has invited "a couple of guys" along for pre-season training.

One player who won’t be joining them is Jamie Coyle, who has signed for Welling. Coyle and John Beales had not been offered new deals but had been invited to pre-season training.