WIMBORNE Town assistant manager Darren Powell has targeted a Wessex League title tilt as the Premier Division’s teams prepare to do battle.

Magpies begin their season with a tough trip to Newport (IOW) tomorrow and Powell said: “We want to have a crack at it and we hope to be in the mix – and I’m sure we will be.

“Hopefully we’ll get a decent start, which won’t be easy because Newport were a team that impressed me last term.”

The Cuthbury outfit are still trying to complete a deal for striker Tom Clarke, but new signing Ben Kelley is out due to illness.

Wimborne Town: (from) Walker-Harris, Wilson, Roast, N Walker, M Walker, Lockyer, Green, McCormick, James, Wyatt, Town, Joyce, Haysom, Wardley, Dixon, Stokoe.

  • New-look Bournemouth Poppies begin their season with a trip to Blackfield and Langley.

It has been a busy summer at Victoria Park, with joint-managers Kenny Vaughan and Dan Neville busy building a stronger squad.

The latest of the new recruits, defender Joe Byrne, is set to make his debut tomorrow, but fellow summer signing Dan Cann is suspended.

Bournemouth Poppies: (from) Harvell, Vaughan, K Chengadu, Jones, Crutcher, Byrne, Hall, Phillipson-Masters, Arnold, Roberts, Blake, Wrixton, Glenister, Ackerman, M Toy.

  • Mark Smith (suspended), Paul Rideout (unavailable) and Adam Costello (foot) all miss Christchurch’s trip to Alton Town.

Christchurch: (from) Kearn, Linpow, Dand, Dan Taylor, Pidgley, Crutchley, Pierson, Keates, Lawrence, Burden, Fairbrother, Danny Taylor, Price, Jeffes, Barnes, Osborne, Manning.

  • Hamworthy United will be without Jack Swann (suspended) and Ryan Dovell (unavailable) for their clash at Hayling United.

Hamworthy United: Shergold, Tong, Cherrett, Horlock, Llewelyn, Yelland, Jackson, Vavrecka, Merritt, McCabe, Crow, Byerley, Cannie, Khider.

  • New signing Paul Traies is likely to make his debut when Ringwood Town host Andover New Street in Division One. But Ringwood will be without Sean Leadbetter, Jack Wilkinson (both suspended), Ryan Bladen and Matt Greaves (both unavailable) and Min Kim (knee).

Also in Wessex One, Verwood Town visit AFC Portchester.

Adie Arnold’s team will be looking to continue their impressive pre-season form which has seen them beat Hamworthy United 2-1 and Swanage 3-2.

Ringwood Town: (from) Page, MacGregor, Morrell, Purkiss, Burge, Vigar, Russon, Sprague, Drew, Chappels, Hardy, Howes, Midson, Bellott, Traies, Davey, Fleet, Old, Thomson, Chattey.

Verwood Town: (from) Fawcett, Dyer, Lanahan, Faulkner, Homer, Truan, Newbury, Murray, Evans, Lynch, Elysee, Anderton, Jones, Arnold, Jamieson, Willis.