Those three principles stand high on the list of demands first-year PHC coach Jack Castle has set down for his players as they seek to restore lost pride at the Warwick club.

It has been all of four years since the Zebras last won a title -- they were First Division soccer champions in 1992 -- and up to that time were hugely revered, carrying the banner of `The Strike Force' for their penchant to score goals in abundance, terrorising opposing defences.

They also won plenty of silverware, having over the years tallied seven First Division titles, two Martonmere Cups, five Dudley Eve Trophies, eight Friendship Trophies and nine FA Cup winners medals, 31 pieces in all, a feat rivalled only by Somerset with 34 titles.

Since 1992, however, there has been nothing to celebrate.

Contributing to the demise was the loss of striker and goalscorer extraordinaire Kyle Lightbourne to Walsall of the English Second Division and the aging of star forwards Sammy Swan and Kenny Burt.

This season Castle is looking to reverse the trend and, at the same time, restore PHC to the elite without that trio -- Swan has moved on to reigning First Division champions Vasco, while Burt is a member of Second Division outfit Paget.

Other key members who asked for and received approval for transfer requests were Jahma Charles, Walter Crockwell, Dennis Robinson and long serving goalkeeper Ty Williams, while the club have protested the request presented by youngster Tokia Russell.

Castle though remains unperturbed.

"Some players have left the club, but PHC have an excellent youth policy and it's up to me as the coach to look within our programme and I'm sure there are other Sammy Swans, Walter Crockwells, Ty Williams...,'' said Castle, who has had previous stints -- albeit brief -- coaching at the senior level, with Vasco and Wolves.

"Players have moved on, we wish them all the best and it's now time to look within and start picking off the cherry tree what we need to fill those holes.'' Castle was more concerned about the loss of long-time team trainer Ellie Wilson, recently sacked by the club, and this he said made him reluctant to make predictions regarding his young side although he professed to have been encouraged by the team's attitude during the pre-season.

"Things are going slow but steady, it's coming,'' he continued. "The players are accepting of myself and seem to be responding well.

"Raw potential is there, it's just a matter of grooming the players that are at the club and watching those players mature through the season, and hopefully, with the right instruction, we can prosper and be in the running.

"The mood of the team has impressed me since I took over and started training in July. The numbers have been great, the players have supported me and can see that things are organised from the coaching side and when players see this organisation they respond to those sort of things.'' Consistency is another aspect that Castle wishes to address, especially after watching fortunes and form fluctuate dramatically throughout the 1995-96 campaign.

In order for more stability to be achieved Castle noted how the team must present a unified front, with each player willing to sacrifice for the other, leaving `ego' at the gate and allowing only `team' to permeate the pitch.

"I know that PHC are going to be a more consistent team this year, more together as players on the field and off the field and hopefully we can set, as a team, a good example for the youth players that are coming through. I'm going to be carrying a number of youth players in the team this season.

"This season I'm definitely going to be stressing team and club all the way from Pee Wees up to the seniors.'' To aid in the instruction of youthful charges Castle has called on former Bermuda international and North Village star Randy Bean, who he said was instituting a fellowship among team members, as well as sharing his own intimate knowledge of the game and how it should be played.

The pair succeed the tandem of Swan and Burt, which was only able to guide the club to sixth overall, barely earning a spot in the upcoming Martonmere Cup competition after wallowing near the bottom of the table for much of the season.

Their failure opened the door for Castle, who had been earmarked for the position in 1994 before a row with management resulted in his leaving the club.