KIDDERMINSTER captain Wayne Hatswell insists it remains an honour to lead the club - event though his pride has been dented by his and Harriers' loss of form.

As skipper of the struggling side, Hatswell feels the burden of pressure more than most at Aggborough after six defeats in seven League Two games.

But the 29-year-old defender, who signed a new contract during the summer, is vowing to do his utmost to help revive Kidderminster's fortunes.

He said: "After every game we look and we're either bottom or second from bottom and we seem to be one game from sorting it out away all the time.

"It was the same last year and I think we're going to have to dig in again.

"We've got to keep going. It seems like everybody's against us and it seemed like all the officials were against us at Southend.

"But maybe that's just me thinking that. It might look completely different from outside, perhaps I'm being biased."

Hatswell is frustrated by his own below-par performances and feels added pressure with the responsibility of being captain.

"It's affected my game, I don't think I've been at the races for the last two months and I can't put my finger on why," he said.

"I love every moment of being captain and whether we're down at the bottom or we're winning I'd be proud to lead this club out, no matter what. It's an honour for me and I want to carry on."

The former Forest Green, Oxford and Chester centre half admits the absence of Abdou Sall will not help the club's cause against Cambridge on Saturday after the Frenchman's sending off for violent conduct.

"It was a big bonus Abdou coming back the other week because we've missed him and it was no coincidence that we kept a clean sheet and won.

"Our squad is not the biggest so when we lose a player it's going to be hard.

"With him being fit but having to sit in the stands it will be hard to take for the manager and for Abdou," added Hatswell, who looked more like him true self in the LDV defeat at Bristol Rovers.