Bury had loaned Mangan to former club Accrington Stanley (Getty)

Forest Green have signed 21-year-old forwards Andy Mangan from Bury and Conal Platt from Weymouth.

Mangan scored five goals in 26 games for Bury, plus one in seven matches while on loan at Accrington Stanley.

Platt is an Irish U-19 international, who scored two goals in 21 games for Weymouth but ended the season on loan at Rushden & Diamonds.

Meanwhile, 11 of the 13 current Forest Green squad that were offered new deals have signed up for next season.

'Exciting potential'

Manager Jim Harvey told BBC Radio Gloucestershire that he was pleased the 11 had accepted the contracts.

"It'll help us to get started again quickly next year, rather than having to teach the whole squad how we want to play," he said.

"Most of these boys will know what the routine is and if we can add half a dozen or so to that then that's the plan."

Harvey said he was looking forward to working with the club's two new forwards.

Very capable

"Andy Mangan was a boy I was after last year.

"He's a centre forward, very quick, a Liverpool lad, dead keen, loves his football and I think he's got a lot of potential.

"Conal Platt was a boy who came through the ranks at Liverpool and did extremely well there.

"He spent a little bit of time at Bournemouth and then in the Conference with Weymouth and Rushden and Diamonds.

"He played against us twice this year at home and he played extremely well and he's very capable."