Following the departure of David Stockdale as Head of Recruitment, York City are yet to appoint a replacement, despite bringing in seven new players so far this Summer.
That work has come directly from Hinshelwood and his coaching team, assistant manager Gary Elphick, and first-team coaches Cameron Morrison and Tony McMahon.
The York boss remains pleased with the work his team have produced so far, and provided an update on any potential incomings.
“We’ve sort of just been doing it ourselves, that’s one way I have spent my Summer,” Hinshelwood told the Press.
“We’ve been doing it ourselves by watching players and watching clips.
“There are a lot of players that we know about and believe in, we’ll look to that up and running because myself, Gary, Cam and Macca have been talking throughout the off-season and have taken over on the recruitment side.
“We’re responsible for all of the players that have been brought in.
“I had a week away, that’s all I’ve sort of managed. We’ve had to fit that in with the kids having school and stuff, I’ve spent quite a bit of time up here, managed to get the paint brush out on the changing rooms and down at the training ground.
“Our goal is to create a positive atmosphere for the boys, so I’ll get out the paintbrush if necessary.”
We want to invest in the area and move up, so we’re almost there. The family is moving up in August, and we’re selling our house in the South.
We’ve started organizing preseason, and we’ll take it from there with the training sessions that are scheduled.
“We’ll keep an eye on that, conduct some tests, and assess the players’ current state.
“Some may need a little bit of time to get the work into their bodies, some may have hamstring injuries and need to adjust.”
An update on any incomings was provided by Hinshelwood, who clarified that he would not bring in
“There’s still room for one or two; we get offers all the time, but we don’t want to just bring any player in,” Hinshelwood went on.
“Ideally, we would like to work with the best young players under the age of 24, but we also have some excellent veteran players, like Paddy [McLaughlin], who are still with us.
“We have a solid equilibrium.”
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