WITH time now to sit down and think about how they are going to handle the big boys in the Premier Division, promoted Paget say they will still stick to the core of players who helped them make the jump this season although bringing in some new faces has not been ruled out.

But one thing is for sure ? Paget want their players to mainly come from around the "neighbourhood" as was the club's intention when it first came into being in 1980.

And to that end founders Johnny Battersbee and Alfred (Bop) Ingham are pleading for the "young guys who hang out around Ord Road" to come to the club and put on their boots. "Many of those guys have a lot of talent," said Ingham this week. "Things are different now to when we were growing up," said the 57 year old. "There are gangs now and other things we didn't see when we were young and so we want the guys who hang out to come and play football. We want to continue to do positive things," he added.

Ingham said: "I am really appealing to those youngsters in the neighbourhood. We want them to come to the training pitch and vent their frustrations out with the football. We want the Ord Road Crew and other guys because we know they can play football and we have watched them grow. Instead of hanging around and doing what they are doing, they can come out and put their boots on."

He added: "We want to get them off the street ? we want them to come and train with us. There are a lot of frustrations out there and things are different now to when I was coming up. Things like Town guys against Country guys didn't happen when I was young and it really has to stop ? it is bad for the youngsters coming up ? we need role models now."

And football can help fill the void, said 60-year-old Battersbee.

"Although I am one of the founding members I haven't been that involved with the club for about 10 years but I want to get back into it. I want to help out the younger guys coming along now. I remember when I was young back in 1961, myself and some other guys asked the older fellows in the neighbourhood to help us start up a club. They didn't. So back in 1980 myself and the other founders realised there was a need for a neighbourhood club. We were older by then and realised that something needed to be done. After all these young guys are our future," said Battersbee.

And from starting in the old Third Division in the 1980/81 season, the club will begin the 2006/07 season in the top flight.

Coached by Marvin Belboda, Ingham said: "He has indicated that he wants to stay with us and we hope he does. There are some players in the Premier Division who do want to come and play for us and we hope they will. It will strengthen the squad."

But Ingham also is aware that there is a fine balance. "We don't want to lose the players who got us here this season. We don't want to push anyone aside. We have a team that is balanced between younger players and experienced players and that is what you need."

The founders also would like to see a clubhouse built.

When the club first started Government helped them level the training pitch and plans were drawn up for the clubhouse.

"The UBP gave us a blueprint of the plans for the clubhouse which was going to be built for us ? we were going to supply most of the labour," said Battersbee. But then the PLP came into power. "We took the same plan to the PLP when they got in," said Ingham. "They do know about it and I do know they have other things on their mind right now but I hope they have not forgotten about us."

Ingham also paid tribute to players who have returned to the club ? players who had started as juniors and then had left and were now back in the fold. "People like Tariq Smith, Kion Smith Dion Stovell and Devonne Bailey," he said adding, "there have been a lot of people who over the years have helped us ? people like Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Battersbee and Lloyd Battersbee Jr., Derek Symonds, Edmund Lightbourne, Wilfred (Doc) Allen and his whole family, Colin Smith, Derek Caines also our current president Michael Stovell.