GUISELEY manager Paul Cox was hopeful of strengthening his squad ahead of tomorrow's tough National League trip to Maidenhead.

After seeing the Lions draw all four games since he took charge, the new boss now wants to find a winning formula and create competition for places.

Injuries to loan striker Raul Correia (ankle) and Danny East (shoulder) have hastened the need to act.

The Nethermoor outfit remain in the bottom four with just one win from their opening 12 fixtures.

Cox said: "I won't shirk away from the problems facing us. I need to get results in the short term while building the infrastructure for the future of the club.

"I need to bring some quality signings into the club. I have had great backing from Steve Parkin, James Ferguson and John Gill and they want to change the perception of Guiseley.

"To many people we are an unfashionable part-time club but we aim to change that. The first objective is to start winning games and to do that I need a stronger squad.

"We are where we are and we haven't won a game since I have been here, so it is up to me to get that problem solved."

Cox, who had only 16 fit players to pick from for last Saturday's 1-1 draw with high-flying Dover Athletic, has been busily trying to bring in new recruits.

He admits he is having to act sooner than he might have wanted too initially, due to the fact that Correia will be out for up to three months with ankle ligament damage while East injured a shoulder in training on Tuesday.

"Now is the time to add to the squad and put the cat among the pigeons with the players," said Cox.

"At the moment the 11 is picking itself. I want to ask questions of the players in the 11 because I want a consistent team that wins."

Guiseley have definitely taken strides forward under Cox. They have become a side that is hard to beat and look to have cured their defensive shortcomings.

They have only conceded two goals since the former Barrow boss arrived at Nethermoor, compared to 18 in their first eight.

The real worry is at the other end of the field, where their tally of eight goals is the lowest in the division.

Cox can see progress and said: "We are four games unbeaten since I inherited a team with the worst goal difference in the league.

"At the minute we are becoming hard to beat but I want more. I think we need to be greedy and I have put pressure on the boys as we need to start winning games now."