New keeper Tommy Scott says he is determined to help bring success to Bognor Regis Town next season and has set his sights on winning promotion from the Isthmian South Central division.

Manager Danny Hollands brought Scott to the Nye Camp in the summer from Winchester City and the shot-stopper made his bow in the 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat at home to National League South Dorking Wanderers on Saturday. See pictures from that game by David Richardson here.

Despite the reverse, there were lots of positives from the game for Hollands to appreciate as they narrowly lost out to their well-drilled opponents but managed to go toe to toe with them for the 90 minutes.

They followed that with a 3-0 win at home to Fareham Town on Wednesday night and the Rocks get the chance to build on the first two displays when they go again at home to Hamble Club on Saturday, 12.30pm kick-off.

The Rocks thank their fans at Saturday's opening friendly, v Dorking | Picture: David Richardson

placeholder image — The Rocks thank their fans at Saturday's opening friendly, v Dorking | Picture: David Richardson

Scott says he admires a lot about his new surroundings, and believes that promotion must be the goal.

He told the club's Youtube channel: "It's a great set-up here. I like the ethos the manager brings. I like the way we want to play. When you look around it's a great club. I've seen footage of last season and the club has a great following. The whole set-up really drew me towards it and I am looking forward to getting going.

"As a team we want to get promoted... you want to win the league, obviously. And if you can't you want to get in the play-offs and win promotion like that. I don't normally set personal goals because as a goalie if you're team wins you have normally done an alright job -- but if I were to have a personal goal it would be to get most clean sheets in the league."

Meanwhile, central defender Liam Webber, another new recruit, who looked polished in the loss to Dorking, says he feels comfortable already in his role.

He added: "A few of the boys I know. I know Danny from down at Eastleigh. I spent the year out of football last year (injured) so I was following quite a bit. The club has got a lot of drive and a big fan base and it's something I wanted to be a part of this season."

It augurs well for Rocks fans who are seemingly eagerly anticipating the campaign — if demand for season tickets is anything to go by.

Spokesman Simon Cook says the club is delighted with the response from supporters. He added: “A big thank you to the many new season ticket holders — it means we are on schedule to beat last season’s very impressive take up of over 160 season tickets.”