PAUL Ince has vowed to build on the work done by former boss Mark Hughes.

The new Rovers boss paid tribute to his predecessor at the club, but will now start the task of building the team that he wants.

Wholesale changes however are not expected, with Ince not interested in selling his best players at the club.

"We are a top 10 side, Mark Hughes has done an absolutely fantastic job and it's up to me now to continue that and improve that and I want to keep my best players and keep pushing forward," said Ince.

"We've got a bit of money in the kitty and one to two targets that we're looking at, but we don't start until 7th July so I'm looking forward to assessing the squad and going from there.

"I want to keep my best players - Bentley, Santa Cruz, all of them, and I will speak to the players you are talking about and the rest of the squad and go from there.

"It is very important that you keep your best players, and I think this year will be a learning curve for me, just like it was for Mark Hughes when he first came here.

"It takes time to build the team that you exactly want, but we've got to stabilise the club, try to improve on the 58 points that the club got last year and go from there."

Ince has already set targets for the new campaign, a return to European competition for Rovers.

"We've got to be looking at being in the top six, we've got to be looking to challenge for Europe every year. We've had a taste of it before and we want a taste of it again.

"We missed out last season, and now it is down to me and my staff and the players to make sure we can achieve that year-in year-out."

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