Liam Lawrence will fight for Town place

And the Town skipper insists no one is looking at survival as they prepare to return to League One on Saturday at home to Millwall.

The 33-year-old has plenty of competition in central midfield with Ryan Woods and new signings Martin Woods and Abu Ogogo vying for places, with James Wesolowski soon to join them after rejoining full training.

Youngster Jordan Clark can also play as an advanced midfielder.

And former Republic of Ireland international Lawrence, who has Premier League experience with Sunderland and Stoke in his 468 league appearances, admits he can't be sure of a regular starting spot.

He said: "I'm not guaranteed a place, no. think it's that sort of environment and the manager is the sort of guy where no one is guaranteed a place.

"We'll see what happens – we've worked on a couple of different shapes in training over the last week or so and I'm sure he'll change it as he sees fit.

"I've had competition for my place all my career and at every level, so it's normal for me. I'll just get on with it and when I do get on the pitch, I'll do my stuff."

Lawrence believes Town will use all their options as they look to be more adaptable at the higher level.

He said: "It's like the old saying goes, horses for courses. We've got a good mix in there. If we want to play different ways against different opposition we can play different people, which is good."

The last time Town were in League One, in 2013-14, they were relegated but with eight summer signings, Lawrence is looking at the other end of the table this time.

He said: "We're certainly not even thinking about the bottom end of the table. We want to see how far we can get towards those play-offs.

"I don't think we'll be in trouble, not with the coaching staff here or the new feel about the place."