WARREN Feeney is looking to strengthen his squad again this week but the Newport County AFC manager is full of praise for his current attacking options.

Feeney would love to bring another striker in before the August 31 transfer deadline.

But he was delighted that Sean Rigg got off the mark in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra and happy with the impact made by fellow front men Marlon Jackson and substitute Jon Parkin.

“I was pleased for Riggy because he’s worked very hard and he took the goal very well,” said the Exiles boss.

“And Parky will get fitter and fitter. He’s only had 20 minutes [before Saturday] and probably I didn’t want to put him on [so early] but I had to.

“I think he’ll be better for it but we’ll probably put the big guy in his grave and pull him back out again midweek!

“Jon’s played in the Premier League and he’s a handful. He occupies people. He’s never going to run the channels but, to be fair, in the last five minutes he certainly did [his bit].

“He knows his role and he’s a great forward to have.”

And Feeney also praised Jackson, who moved out wide after Parkin’s early introduction.

“Obviously you want goals from all your strikers and I thought Parky was unlucky with his flick,” he added.

“But I think we’ve got that wee bit of versatility with Marlon playing out on the right, he’s got bundles of pace.

“And with Jazzi [Barnum-Bobb] coming on as well it did change it a little bit.”

Feeney admitted he could make changes ahead of this weekend’s trip to Hartlepool United after naming the same starting XI for three successive matches.

“It’s hard with the amount of games we’ve had in the last 10 or 11 days,” he said. “I was thinking ‘do I change it or not?’ but I don’t think we’ve been playing bad.

“We’ve been playing OK. A few of the boys are chomping at the bit (to play].

“They’re a good honest bunch and I back them up 100 per cent.

“I said that from midweek [after criticism from Luton Town].

“We want to play football the right way as well and we get criticised.

“There’s going to be times when you have to dig games out and go long but I said to the boys ‘just be honest and play to your strengths’ and they did that.”