KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Steve Burr believes his side can match moneybags Crawley Town in Saturday’s Blue Square Bet Premier clash.

Steve Evans’ side have splashed the cash this summer and assembled a squad with the aim of winning promotion to the Football League.

In contrast, Harriers’ manager has had a smaller budget to rebuild his team.

“Money isn’t everything, it can buy players but it can’t buy effort and desire and we’ll certainly make sure we put plenty of that in at Crawley,” commented Burr.

“It’s going to be a very difficult but we’ll want to be going there and pulling off a surprise.”

Burr’s boys proved they can beat the top sides, defeating AFC Wimbledon on Sunday, but will also be aiming to bounce back after Tuesday’s loss to Bath.

Harriers, who entertain Gateshead in the league on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off), have also moved quickly to secure the services of defender Ollie Thorne for the rest of the season.

The 21-year-old had joined Harriers on a non-contract deal from Newport on the final day of the transfer window, but was attracting interest from a host of clubs after some impressive displays.

Burr said: “We're pleased to have Ollie signed for the rest of the season, he’s done a fantastic job since coming in.

“It’s important now he keeps that level of performance up for the rest of the campaign.”

Even Thorne’s presence could not prevent Harriers’ 2-0 loss to Bath on Tuesday night at Twerton Park. Defeat was their first in seven Conference Premier games.

Burr said: “I’m bitterly disappointed because I felt we played quite well and I think the goal just before half-time has killed us a little bit, because it meant we were chasing the game.

“At the end of the day we could have got something from the game.”