CHIPPENHAM Town chief Mark Collier says he has closed the door on his transfer dealings after a hectic month at the club.

The Bluebirds’ signing of goalkeeper Darren Chitty from Southern League Premier Division rivals Frome Town set the wheels in motion, that deal sparking the departure of former number one Kent Kauppinen to Highworth Town.

Andy Jenkinson and Jon Beeden also moved on in early October, although the latter has since returned to Hardenhuish Park from Swindon Supermarine.

Last week, Collier also snapped up full-back Diak John from Hungerford Town, while centre-back Dan Bowman made a move from National League South side Bath City to offset the departure of Mark Preece.

In addition, winger Reeko Best was brought in from Paulton Rovers on Monday.

Collier now says he has no more irons in the fire when it comes to recruitment, although he will be ready to pounce should an attractive proposition arise.

“I think that’s it now, there are no seven day approaches in,” said Collier.

“If someone becomes available that we think will improve us, we will certainly take a look but we aren’t actively pursuing anyone.

“Reeko Best is a wide player who offers something different that we may need down the line in the season and Dan is capable of playing in a few positions and has played a lot of games at Conference level.

“Jon Beeden rang me up and said he thought he might have made a mistake and could he come back. I said yes but it was up to him to sort it out and fair play to him, he’s done that.

“The reason we’ve brought players in is because of the injuries we’ve had. We’ve still got people out but we are not short of players. We have got a good squad and we’re confident in everyone.”

Chippenham will be without new recruit John for Saturday’s home game against Hayes & Yeading United, while it is likely to be too early for injury victims Nuno Felix, Conor McCormack or James Guthrie.

The Bluebirds will be looking to bounce back from Tuesday’s draw at home to Redditch United with victory over Hayes to stay in the top three in the table, although Collier reckons the struggling visitors will be no pushovers.

“They will come here and be competitive, they have got some good players. They are not having the best of times at the moment but no one has thrashed them,” said Collier.

“This time last year they were playing Conference South football. They have had a few issues off the field but they have stuck together.

“They will come here and make it tough for us, which a lot of teams do at Hardenhuish Park. We take it as a compliment but we have to find a way to break the other team down, which we weren’t able to do on Tuesday.”