Worksop Parramore have made two further signings as they intensify their bid to win the NCEL Premier Division title this season.

Ex-Scunthorpe United centre-back James Cotterill and former Sheffield United midfielder Jordan Eagers are the latest new faces to join the club under boss Russ Eagle.

Cotterill joins the Parras from Evo-Stik League club Ossett Town and is regarded as a "statement" signing by Russ Eagle.

The 30-year-old said after signing on the dotted line: "I've joined Parramore FC as they are a progressive up and coming club, and I believe they have fantastic ambition which I wanted to be part of."

He added: "Parramore are a club that many people are starting to take notice of and hopefully we can become the team to beat."

Cotterill, who previously has also played for Barrow, Worksop Town and Guiseley, is expected to make his Amber Parras debut in next Saturday's friendly against the world's oldest club and neighbours Sheffield at Sandy Lane, which is a 3pm kick off.

A very happy chairman Pete Whitehead said of Cotterill's signing: "The signing of Cotts is a clear indication of our ambition as a club, I'm delighted that he has bought into our vision and wants to be part of what's happening here at Parramore. He is a player with extensive Football League and top level Non-League experience and was wanted by many clubs higher up the pyramid, but he saw our ambition and wanted the challenge. He's hungry and ticks every box we want in a player. what a signing!!!!"

Eagle commented: "Cotts is Cotts... everything I want in player is in Cotts, I'm so pleased to bring such quality and experience into the club, there's a real spring in his step and he can't wait to pull on the amber and black shirt."

24-year-old Eagers is an extremely talented goal scoring midfielder who also had a spell playing in the top division in Finland with IFK Marirehamn.

The Amber Parras Club Development Manager, Steve Holmes, said: "In Jordan we have a technically gifted player who is a match winner, he has so much ability and his brief will be simple?..express yourself! He has great pedigree and will be a great creative addition to Russ' squad, again another real coup for us as we look forward to the season kick-off."

He added: "It's a really exciting time both on and off the pitch and with the quality additions we have made we're hoping to catch the imagination of the Sheffield and Worksop public. We have great ambition and will be launching our season ticket packages later this week which will, I'm sure, offer real value matched with top quality football."

The former Staveley Miners Welfare and Sheffield player Eagers said of his move to Sandy Lane: "I joined to hopefully mount a challenge for promotion; I have a few friends already at the club such as Steve Hernandez. There's lots of positivity and quality around the club and it was an easy decision to decide to be part of it."

Eagle added: "Eagers is a class act, whom I have admired since his time at Sheffield United, he is so creative and will cause the opposition all sorts of problems, I'm really looking forward to seeing him in full flow. He's the type of player that excites supporters."