Sammy Donnelly insists the only pressure on him to win trophies at Three Bridges is self-inflicted.

Donnelly leads Bridges into action for the first time tomorrow as they entertain Hailsham Town.

It has been a busy first week at the club for Donnelly, who quit as Southwick manager following last Saturday's 2-1 win over Littlehampton.

Since then he has been working hard to keep together the squad assembled by his predecessor Micky Taylor, who resigned in acrimonious circumstances.

Last Saturday's game with Burgess Hill was called off amid talk that 17 players had followed Taylor out of the club, although chairman Alan Bell insisted only one had left.

While the postponement sparked plenty of debate among other Sussex clubs, Donnelly just wants to get on with the action.

He said: "I can't wait to start. The result will be important because it will be nice to get a win under our belts.

"We can't go up and we can't go down. From Saturday, I am looking to start building for next season. It gives me a chance to look at the existing players as well as the youngsters. That is why I took the job when I did."

Seb Favata has left for Whyteleafe and Donnelly has not heard from influential pair Sean Campbell and Martin Beard.

But leading scorers Pat Massaro and Phil Gault are both under contract while others such as Ryan Hackett, Paul Smith, Steve Roberts, Alan Mansfield and Jamie Edwards have committed themselves to the club for the rest of the season.

After 30 years in the dugout, Donnelly is Sussex soccer's second longest serving manager behind Jack Pearce but he is still hungry for success which is why he moved to Bridges.

He said: "My ambition is to win the league with Three Bridges because the club has everything in place but let's stabilise the club first. You don't win anything before a ball is kicked.

"I am hoping to attract local players back and I think I will. Crawley is a massive area and you shouldn't be losing those players. I also watched the under-18s the other night and they have some good players.

"I want to win as many games as possible before the end of the season because everything looks a lot brighter when you are winning. But I am really looking to building for next season.

"They have appointed me because they want to win things but the only pressure is self-inflicted."

Arundel can hammer the final nail in Peacehaven's relegation coffin tomorrow at Mill Road.

Three points for Mike Rowland's fellow strugglers will consign Peacehaven to Division Two, along with already relegated Littlehampton and Wick.

Arundel, one place above the drop zone, still have seven games left, so defeat would not be a disaster.

Rowland is keen to get the job done. He said: "We need a result to put them down."