.....West Didsbury & Chorlton`s squad ahead of the new campaign, with Kris Holt and Ash Woods becoming the first names to sign in what looks set to be an exciting pre-season at Brookburn Road.

Woods will be well known to West fans, having made himself a fan favourite over the course of previous stays with the club.

An energetic and dogged striker who remains clinical in front of goal, Woods was part of attacks that achieved record goalscoring feats under the management of Steve Settle, and spent last season in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One West with Colwyn Bay.

His move back to Chorlton comes as the Seagulls move out of the English Pyramid system in order to take part in the Welsh leagues.

Holt joins from another NPL Division One West outfit, Runcorn Linnets.

Holt made 98 appearances for the Linnets and will take his place in the centre of midfield, although injuries last season meant he was forced to show his versatility in taking up more of a holding role.

Speaking on the move, Woods told http://wdcfc.co.uk: “I’m looking forward to being back playing football at Brookburn Road and being part of Brad’s squad. Hopefully we can bounce straight back up to the Premier Division.”

Holt said: “To work with Brad Cooke, Rob Sadler and Warren Jones within football again – not only great within non-League football but also some of my best mates – it was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down. To play for a club the size of Didsbury, with the fan base, I wanted to help the journey back to where they belong and hopefully climb the football ladder and see where we end up. I’m just looking to get started.”

West manager Brad Cooke said of the two signings: “I started off with Krissy at Atherton Collieries five years ago, we played central midfield together, built up a really good relationship and always stayed in touch. When I got the job, he was one of the first people on the list I wanted to speak to. Krissy brings everything that I’m looking for in a footballer – he’s energetic, he’s box to box, he’s all action and he gets goals. He’s the calibre of player we’re looking for.

“Ash is an Northern Premier level player, so for him to drop two divisions to come and play for us is another statement. He was at Colwyn Bay last year, previous to that he was at Trafford, and he had a short spell with me at Atherton Collieries – we built up a decent relationship, and he was on my list straight away. After speaking to him, straight away I could tell he was excited. He’s got West Didsbury at heart, and he’d love nothing more than to fire us back into the Premier Division”.