DEAN KEATES wants to adopt an all-for-one, one-for-all attitude when Wrexham finally get back to playing football.

The Reds escaped relegation to the National League North after a season of despair at The Racecourse.

Keates was brought back as boss following Bryan Hughes’ sacking last season although his return wasn’t exactly greeted with cheers from all sections of the Reds’ faithful.

It’s something Keates, who took Wrexham to the verge of the play-offs before leaving for hometown club Walsall in his first spell in charge, is fully aware of. But it’s something he is desperate to work on.

“It’s not us and them, it’s we, and I can control the changing room, but I want everything to filter out into the stands and help bring us back together,” said Keates.

Asked whether he felt a divide when he returned to the hotseat as Hughes’ replacement, Keates said: “The club has not been where is should be and, like I said, when you aren’t winning games it’s tough. The only way of fixing that is by getting the club back up a the top end of the table.”

With all players on furlough as part of the Government Job Retention Scheme, Keates is still waiting to finalise his retained list.

“We are just waiting on clarity and that includes recruitment,” he said.

“You get one or two phone calls, but they are all the same because no-one has an idea about when things might start getting back to normal.

“There’s uncertainty and I’m not one for not letting players know what’s what, but it’s the situation we are in at the moment, unfortunately.

“Names have been put to me, but again, we are waiting for some decisions to be made.”

While Keates waits, he’s been able to uncover a Pitch Preparation Funding Grant available from the Football Foundation secured Wrexham £1,500 to repair the damage to The Racecourse turf caused by the long lay-off.

“It’s just something I saw available at grassroots level and realised that we could take advantage of it,” explained Keates.

“One thing I said when I came back was that I wanted to rebuilt the football club and get everyone back together, because it’s difficult when you aren’t winning football matches.”