Bottesford's three new signings won't be Three Lions!
But he accepts he may have to scour a much more modest market after seeing his early attempts at recruitment fall on deaf ears this week.
Hours ahead of Town's home clash with Brighouse on Tuesday, England's Under-21s were training at Birch Park as part of their preparations for a clash with Greece at Doncaster on Wednesday.
Officials jokingly attempted to persuade Three Lions coach Stuart Pearce to temporarily part with a couple of his highly-rated youngsters for a run-out in blue and yellow stripes, but they unsurprisingly fell on deaf ears.
Instead, Carter had to draft in several of Bottesford's under-18 team and though they crashed to a 4-0 defeat, the scoreline was 'a bit harsh' according to the 42-year-old.
"I couldn't get down to watch England train due to work commitments, but I would certainly make the effort if they were down there in the future," said Carter.
"We were joking the other day about the possibility of getting one or two down on Tuesday but Stuart Pearce said he couldn't release anyone!
"John Walker (treasurer) and Steve Altoft (vice-chairman) obviously didn't give them enough incentive – maybe next time!
"We gave bad goals away on Tuesday, like we have all season.
"A few of the under-18s came into the side because we were missing five or six first-team regulars, but while Brighouse had a bit more strength and know-how than we did, we didn't do as bad as the scoreline suggests."
Carter is in temporary control of first-team affairs at Birch Park with long-serving gaffer Raz Clayton resting after a spell in hospital.
He admits to having learned a lot during his days as a midfielder under Clayton's tenure at both Brigg and Bottesford, as well as a couple of years as his number two.
And ahead of tomorrow's trip to bottom-of-the-table Eccleshill United, he has vowed to continue doing things 'the Raz way' while he is the main man in the dugout.
"I've spoken to Raz about it before and he's told me to do what I want when it comes to running the team," said Carter.
"But if I go along those lines and think what he would do, we'll not go far wrong.
"There's not many who've seen more in management than Raz and I've had some great times with him over the years.
"You have to have your own ideas and one or two things you want to change, but we've stuck with the same system for the last five or six games and haven't done too badly.
"I'd like a crack at being a manager in the future.
"I jumped at the chance to be a coach and at some point I'd like to take that forward and do the job myself somewhere."
Steve Carter and John Corbett
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