SCOTT Parker admits he tries to “eradicate myself from any things I can’t control” during transfer deadline day but insists he is “in good hands” at Cherries.

The Cherries boss has made no secret over the fact the Dorset club are still actively looking to add to their squad during this window, with just hours remaining.

Cherries have already proven they can do business on deadline day this season, with both Jamal Lowe and Ryan Christie coming in hours before the window closed on August 31.

The window slams shut this time at 11pm on Monday.

Speaking about what processes he goes through as head coach on deadline day, Parker told the Daily Echo: “If there’s one thing I try to do, I just try to eradicate myself from any things I can’t control – and there are certain things I just cannot control.

“I’m in good hands here with the people that are trying their hardest and the processes that they are going through and how we are going about it.

“I realise that sometimes it is a bit of a lottery – that’s the way it is.

“You are in the middle of a season, you’re going for other clubs’ best players at certain moments.

“They don’t want to sell – we want to buy. Sometimes it is what it is really.

“I don’t want to just do business for the sake of doing business – but at the same time, we probably just need a little bit of help.

“If we can do that and the right player is available and the club we are going with – it’s right for them – then perfect.”

Asked whether not being in full control himself is the most stressful part of the transfer window’s finale, the 41-year-old replied: “It is, I suppose there’s little bits and elements of that but I understand it as well.

“Everyone has their prerogatives – it doesn’t affect me in that way.

“At this moment, I am open – or I realise someone might ring my phone and want one of my players. I could want them.

“This is what it is. I think it’s very important in terms of getting your recruitment right and the right players coming in.

“The right players at a certain moment can be the difference between promotion and not promotion, surviving and not surviving.

“I think that’s why everyone at the club in those places are working tirelessly to try to help and support us in that.”