ARGYLE manager Paul Sturrock is planning a new approach to trialists for the forthcoming pre-season campaign.

A relatively large number of prospective signings donned the famous Green shirt in friendlies last season, but Luggy is hoping for a more structured policy this time around.

The plan involves a closed-door game for a carefully selected group of trialists, who will be given the opportunity to prove themselves worthy of a second look.

"We will have no trialists at all [for the start of pre-season]," said Luggy.

"The way I am thinking of doing it this year is to have a closed-door game for anybody that we feel is appropriate to come and have a trial.

"Last year, I took a trialist for the game at Kidderminster and the boy looked as if he had just walked in off the street.

"The agent didn't enamour himself to me and the boy actually left the ground before the end of the game, so I don't want to go down that road again.

"I would much prefer to have a trial game and if I decide some of them are decent in the positions I need, I will take them along to Scotland, so we will look first before taking them on tour.

"We will try to line up agents to bring players in of the standard [required] for the Championship. Picking up players that want to go on trial for the Championship is difficult.

"There are three positions where I won't be looking for anybody, so there are eight positions where I would have a look. If it is only half-a-dozen, I will put four or five of my lot in and play a practise match.

"I am not paying any money for people to come in. They will have to fly themselves in and accommodate themselves."