Walsall boss Darrell Clarke waiting on a fluid transfer market

The club has been widely praised for keeping hold of the majority of the current squad for the upcoming campaign, after the team was overhauled last summer when Clarke took charge.

Despite the positivity surrounding the continuity of the playing staff, when asked if his squad was in a good position at this early stage, Clarke took a more cautious approach.

"Yes and no, there's four or five 18/19-year-old's isn't there, that are unproven," he said.

"We have a mixture of young lads and experience in there, so we're certainly not in a bad place, that's for sure.

"Time will tell whether that's a good place because the market will probably see a lot of players available at realistic prices.

"We've always spent within our means, so it will be dependent on how things look.

"It's a bit early to pre-empt how things look and where teams are going to be, it's very much early days.

"The chairman, Stefan (Gamble) and Dan Mole have done fantastic to get the club through that period and we still don't know when games can be played in front of crowds.

"As a manager, I think we're not in a bad position. We have quite a few players under contract. Yes we need to add more to the squad, but only if that becomes available.

"You certainly won't hear me complaining or moaning about that.

"We'll work with what we can and get on with it and hopefully improve and the players improve on last season."