Graham Turner is drawing up his list of targets

Turner has pledged to freshen up his side with loan deals and permanent signings in a bid to to head off a relegation battle.

Striker Luke Rodgers, currently on loan from Portsmouth, should sign a deal until the end of the season when the transfer window reopens on January 3.

But the Town boss has targeted a list of other recruits as well, although he expects to face stiff competition from rival clubs.

"There's a lot of talks going on at the moment," revealed Turner, "We've got a list of players we are targeting but we'll not be the only clubs interested in them. Obviously, you'd like to think we're interested in good players that might be available so there might well be a lot of interest. But we're working hard and we hope there will be one or two new faces in during the January transfer window."

Town appear depleted in numbers at the back after loan signings Lee Collins and Julian Bennett returned to their parent clubs, so their resources will be tested to the limit with six games in 21 days over the holiday period.

But Turner hopes the extra fitness work he laid on during the recent enforced break – which included spending a day at RAF Shawbury – will help his players through the spell.