Wilson guided Eastbourne to 19th spot last season

Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson says the side must become full time to remain in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

The part-time club is facing growing difficulties with player availability as an increasing number of northern teams dominate the division.

Wilson told BBC Sussex: "The future must be to go full-time to proceed.

"For us as part-timers to go to York on a Tuesday night and then Southport on a Saturday gives us a load of difficulties to get players off work."

He added: "Other clubs don't have that problem."

Grimsby and Darlington were both relegated from League Two last season while Oxford and Stevenage were promoted.

"We are in our third year of trying to survive in this division and we'll give it a go," Wilson continued. "We're the bookies favourites to go down once again but we will work against that."

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