Liam Daish remains positive ahead of the trip to Cambridge United on Saturday but is desperate to bolster his goal-shy side.

The Fleet have failed to score in six of their last eight games after last Saturday’s goalless draw with Crawley at Stonebridge Road.

The result left Ebbsfleet rooted in the Blue Square Premier relegation zone but saw an improved performance from his young side.

Fleet boss Daish said: "Crawley have been going well. They are a strong side, have experience and we matched them for work-rate. On another day we might have done enough to get the three points.

"We will keep believing, keep working hard and keep trying to improve our final ball and our play in the final third.

"We just need a goal to go in off a knee, a backside or whatever to start getting some confidence."

He added: "I am looking for some help in terms of new players which would add some competition."

The Fleet boss welcomed the news that his budget has been boosted after the club handed him a £14,000 windfall, which included money gained from the Premier League payment to Conference clubs and the John Akinde sale.

Daish is seeking a full-back, two midfielders and a striker.

He said: "There is not a great deal of money but anything helps.

"I’m always looking around, going to games, working to try and bring people in."

The Fleet boss is expecting a tough game against Cambridge.

He said: "They have got a lot of good players and have a settled squad but we competed well with them when we played them at the start of the season (a game which Cambridge won 3-1) and were a bit unlucky.

"We could have been two or three up before they scored."