New Notts County boss Craig Short has revealed he will give the club's existing players the chance to shine in League One next season. League Two champions Notts currently have 12 players under contract and Short insists they will form the basis of his side as he looks to carry last season's momentum and spirit into the next campaign.

"We have to get players in but this team has done ever so well. The players we have kept are the ones we wanted to keep. They did so well last season," said Short.

"We need some additions but they have to be better than the players we have got. However, I am not going to disrupt things too much because these players deserve a chance. They had a record number of clean sheets and scored a record number of goals.

"The good thing is we have momentum and we have to keep that going. Team spirit is a big thing and you do not want to bring people in who are going to undermine that."