YORK City boss Billy McEwan is committed to keeping his side together during the January transfer window.

The Minstermen manager has revealed that he has had no inquiries for any of his first-team players since the window re-opened on New Year's Day and also added that he is not welcoming any.

Top scorer Andy Bishop, who has now netted 14 times this season, had appeared the most likely target for would-be suitors but McEwan has stressed that he does not intend to sell anybody unless the offer is right for the club and the player.

He said: "I haven't had one call about our players - not that I want any. We want to try to keep our players and build at the club.

"If we get an offer for any player that benefits them and the club it has to be considered but that doesn't mean they will go. We work hard with our players and they won't go for nothing."

Bishop's current KitKat Crescent contract expires in the summer although because he is under 24 he will not be entitled to a free transfer as long as City offer him a new deal.

McEwan is also ready to talk about centre-back James Dudgeon's future with his short-term contract coming to an end.

Former Worksop Town defender Dudgeon is expected to keep his place for tomorrow's Nationwide Conference trip to Crawley Town (3pm) with McEwan likely to field an unchanged side from the team that drew 2-2 at Scarborough on Monday.

Vice-captain Nathan Peat completed 70 minutes for the reserves in Wednesday's 5-0 North Riding Senior Cup victory over Teesside Athletic but will not challenge Dave Merris and Evan Horwood for left-back duties at Broadfield Stadium as he continues his steady rehabilitation from a fractured fibula.

McEwan said: "Nathan Peat eased himself back and did not do anything silly. We were glad to get him through 70 minutes and he now has to kick on, step up his training and get his match fitness up as we need him to get back into our squad."

But right-back Graeme Law has suffered a recurrence of his ankle problem after returning to training.

McEwan is expecting a difficult encounter in West Sussex against a Crawley side who are unbeaten in their last six matches under new boss John Hollins.

He said: "They are in the bottom six but they aren't playing badly. They have a new manager with new ideas and have had the money to splash out a lot on a striker so it will be tough but no tougher than the games we have just had."

Meanwhile, League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town have emerged as competitors to City for Kidderminster Harriers centre-back Mark Jackson (Full story, plus Crawley team news and statistics and on Page 42).

City's juniors return to action for the first time after the festive break with a North and Midlands East Conference Under-18 League clash with Doncaster Rovers at Wigginton Road tomorrow (11am).

Updated: 09:33 Friday, January 06, 2006