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The new chairman of Bray Wanderers hopes to turn to youth to rebuild the club from the ground up.

Experienced St Joseph's Boys chairman Niall O'Driscoll took control of the club from Gerry Mulvey, and plans to reconnect with the community left disinterested by the actions of the former management.

And he hopes to begin the rebuild with an influx of youth and a new community vibe, while committing to not repeat the same overspending mistakes that led to the club's predicament.

"To build a club you need people and my first job is to get people back into Bray Wanderers," O'Driscoll told the Irish Independent.

"We'll get the children involved and enthused, we will work in the schools and in the local community.

"There is a whole group of people who were here and have gone.

"Whatever time people can give - whether it's one hour, washing the windows or marking the pitch, let's go with it.

"You put in a budget to run for a season and you manage it as you manage any budget - as you manage your bank accounts at home. I am a great believer that, if you have one Euro, you spend one Euro and not two.

"The development of young players, introducing them to the National League will be our strategy, rather than going out and paying somebody a thousand a week that we don't have. That won't happen. We will cut our cloth to fit.

"The strategy is to build a club first, attract the best young talent, get the best young coaches and see where it takes us.

"Are we going to be a Shamrock Rovers or a Dundalk? No, we are Bray Wanderers."