HAMPTON & Richmond Borough made the first steps towards building a squad ready to launch a promotion bid next season with the addition of eight new players this week.
Boss Gary McCann has been busy finalising the deals two weeks into the job at Beveree, after leaving Hendon to take the post vacated by Alan Dowson who joined Woking.
The new boss went back to his former club to sign the ever-reliable Casey Maclaren (pictured) to form the bedrock of the Beavers defensive dam heading into 2018-19.
Maclaren is joined by former Leyton Orient and Wingate & Finchley leftback Nathan Ma...