NEWPORT County AFC manager Michael Flynn will continue to look at trialists over the next week or two and he’s confirmed that he is in talks over a number of loan moves.

County fielded seven trialists during Friday’s 1-1 draw with Undy AFC in Chepstow, including right-back Dion Kelly-Evans, midfielder Mat Liddiard and striker Sam Snaith, who scored.

Liddiard has now returned to Gloucester City but former Coventry City defender Kelly-Evans was given another 45 minutes to show what he could do in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Chippenham Town.

Former Exiles loan signing Tommy O’Sullivan also played 45 minutes at Hardenhuish Park, where the game was settled by a superb strike from ex-County winger Jack Compton.

An unnamed goalkeeper also featured in both games and Flynn confirmed that there will be more trialists in action at Penybont on Wednesday evening and at Hereford on Saturday afternoon.

County also play a behind-closed-doors friendly at Swansea City on Wednesday afternoon.

“I’ll still be looking at trialists,” said Flynn after Saturday’s match.

“I need a few more players and hopefully we get lucky with a few loans [as well].

“That’ll be later in the window but I have had some good conversations with some clubs and hopefully they come off but you never know until they’re in the building and signed.

“I’ll never count my chickens before they hatch.

“We’re still looking for a new goalkeeper,” he added. “We want somebody in but I’ve got to make sure that my budget is spent in the right way and I need to get the players in that I feel are more important at the moment.

“But the good ones will be with the Premier League clubs and Championship clubs until the end of pre-season almost. Patience is a virtue!”

Flynn, whose side also drew 2-2 in a behind-closed-doors match at Bristol City last week, was not concerned by Saturday’s defeat.

“We’ve managed to come through it without any injuries so that’s a positive,” he said.

“The pitch was not ideal for the way we wanted to play football but it was the same for both teams.

“They battled well and they scored a good goal.

“It was a good workout and it was nice to get back to the physicality of the game.

“The only thing I was concerned about was coming out of it unscathed and we’ve done that so it’s served a purpose.

“I’m not concerned at all about the result. We just went and drew with Bristol City 2-2 but I didn’t get carried away by that either.

“As long as we’re doing the right things or trying to do the right things then you can tell that they’re picking up the things that we’re working on. I’m happy.”

Flynn felt Joe Day would have saved the strike from Compton that beat the trialist goalkeeper.

“It was a lovely strike but I think Joe [Day] would have caught it,” he said.

“His [the trialist’s] distribution was very good but it was in the centre of the goal and Joe’s a bit bigger as well so that would have helped him.”