With his eye on attracting a Diego Castro-like visa signing, football operations chief Joel Griffiths - whose playing career took in China, England and Switzerland and France - has turned to the web to scour his far-flung Facebook contacts in a novel approach to player recruitment.
Though the as yet un-named new Jets coach will have the final say, club legend Griffiths is doing his best to provide some interesting options when Mark Jones's replacement is announced.
"We have a foreign (marquee) spot we want to fill and are searching under every rock to find that player," declared Griffiths.
"It's amazing how helpful Facebook can be - there are people I played with in France and Switzerland who I've reached out to for recommendations on players in their leagues.
"We have done a similar thing with players in the MLS, and it's incredible the feedback you can get through that Facebook forum.
"It's a good thing, though obviously it's really important you trust the judgement of those you're talking to."
The Jets, who plan to unveil a new coach imminently, have 10 players coming off contract including imports Morten Nordstrand, Ma Leilei and Mateo Poljak - none of whom look likely to be retained.
Finnish forward Aleksandr Kokko has a year remaining on his two-year whilst Englishman Wayne Brown has two seasons left on his contract.
Highly prized import Rory O'Donovan has just penned a two-year agreement in a significant boost for the wooden spooners.
"Whoever does eventually come in will have a stronger squad than in previous seasons to pick from," insisted Griffiths.
"We have some really good players on our shortlist for available positions ... players I rate highly from my playing days."
