DETERMINED David Hodgson has set his sights on taking the club to the next level and is demanding his squad add a winning mentality to their game.

Hodgson knows that with the players he now has at his disposal, a serious assault on League Two is a realistic target.

However, the Quakers boss is not yet satisfied that his squad has the winning attitude as a collective unit.

Hodgson said: "You can do as much as you want but it's all about players getting together as a group and making sure that each and every one of them want one thing only: to be winning.

"A lot of people can go out and play football but we want people who want to go out and win.

"We are bordering on that and that's why I'm still apprehensive.

"I'm still looking for a group of players who want to go out with that winning mentality."

While the recent additions of former Premiership trio Alun Armstrong, Craig Hignett and Clyde Wijnhard can only help instil the kind of self-belief Hodgson is searching for, Quakers are still lacking consistency.

After back-to-back wins over Southend and Oxford hoisted Hodgson's men up to eighth in the table, an unexpected defeat at home to Bury and a draw at Notts County - followed by last week's postponement at Swansea - has seen Quakers drop eight places to 16th.

"On the back of two wins we let ourselves down by losing to Bury at home," admitted Hodgson.

"That happened because we didn't have enough will to go out there and win the game.

"There is quality at this football club, the fitness levels are excellent and it's now down to a group of players to start talking among themselves in the changing room before games about winning."

This afternoon, Hodgson goes head-to-head with a man who knows all too well how the will to win can pay dividends.

Tony Adams, who made his first step into management with Wycombe Wanderers last season, won four League titles, three FA Cups, two League Cups, a Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup, as well as 66 England caps, during a glittering 20-year career with Arsenal.

The jury is still out on Adams the manager as he has yet to transfer that winning formula from Highbury to the Causeway Stadium.

Adams could not save Wanderers from relegation last season and, amid much criticised tinkering, has made a disappointing start to this campaign.

"Tony is still looking for that settled team of players, so he's had to chop and change with his system," said Hodgson.

"He's played at the highest level but that doesn't always guarantee that you can go on to the training ground and get it right.

"If he is under pressure to get results then I will tell our lads that I will be under pressure if I don't get a win on Saturday.

"Wycombe are a big club with a lot of tradition but they don't worry me. I'm only interested in the response I get from our lads and coming away with three points. If we perform how I know we can we will have no trouble in doing that."

Hodgson may hand a late fitness to winger Neil Wainwright. The former Sunderland man is recovering from a groin injury and was substituted for the reserves in midweek as a precaution.

He said: "I don't know whether Wainwright will be involved because he has been out for some time.

"We have to look at it properly and assess his fitness level. With his pace he is a massive asset to the club."

Long-term injury victim Joey Hutchinson is out until April with knee ligament damage, while fellow defenders Craig Liddle and Curtis Fleming are sidelined for another fortnight.

Hodgson recalled defender David McGurk from a loan spell at York City last week and the Teessider will be on the bench this afternoon.

Despite impressing for the reserves in midweek, Hodgson has hinted that McGurk's future could be away from the Williamson Motors Stadium.

City boss Chris Brass is keen to retain McGurk's services on a permanent basis and Hodgson said: "David does not have a problem with relation to this football club because we all know what he's capable of doing.

"We play with three at the back and that changes the picture for him.

"He has no worries whatsoever so we will just have to wait and see what materialises with York City.

"If they came in for him I would not stand in his way. I know what the lad can do but it is very difficult when you have players like Fleming and Liddle coming back.

"If someone comes along with an opportunity to better their career, with a chance to play regular football on a Saturday afternoon, I will let them go."

Wycombe have doubts over midfielder Matt Bloomfield, who is struggling with a shoulder injury picked up in last week's home draw with Mansfield. Gary Silk is suspended, while striker Craig Faulconbridge could return after 18 months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

* Former Darlington winger Richard Hodgson has signed for League Two rivals Cambridge United. Since leaving Quakers in the summer of 2003, Hodgson has spent time with Conference clubs Farnborough and Stevenage.

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