CONTENT chairman Colin Youngjohns is looking on the bright side as Kidderminster Harriers prepare for a make-or-break week in the play-off race.
Harriers' top-seven charge has slipped badly in recent times with only three points and no wins from five games.
But with six Division Three fixtures left the impressive away form of Ian Britton's men could well keep their hopes intact.
Harriers travel to Oxford United on Saturday (3pm) and Rochdale on Tuesday (7.45pm) with at least four wins required before the end of the season to make the grade.
Lifelong fan Youngjohns said: "I won't give up hope until it's mathematically impossible. We still have three games left against teams above us.
"Oxford is a crucial fixture for us and if we can go and beat them then we have a game in hand on most of the teams.
"That game in hand is the trip to Rochdale next week and three points from there too would put us right back in the hunt.
"It's not beyond the realms of possibility that we can squeeze into seventh position if we can hit a run of form."
The return of top scorer Bo Henriksen and John Melligan certainly gave Harriers a massive attacking lift on Saturday against leaders Hartlepool in a tremendous first-half display.
But defensive errors that have cost Kidderminster throughout the season led to Britton having to settle for a 2-2 draw.
The hard-working Britton was told to take a rest after spending a night in hospital with a virus last week but was quick to play down the problem after the Hartlepool game.
Youngjohns explained: "Brit puts a lot of hours into the job and had to take a bit more rest. He's done a superb job on the playing front with Jimmy Conway.
"We will have had a good season whatever happens between now and the end of April. We have been very happy with the results and our progress.
"As a football club, we are turning ourselves into a lean, mean machine and I'm very optimistic that we shall continue to progress.
"Our problem this season has been because we cannot afford the depth of squad in terms of quality. We've been without key players like Henriksen, Wes Morgan and Melligan over recent weeks.
"But in the short to medium term I cannot see our on-field options being any different to what they are now.
"We have developed a good relationship with clubs around us and are able to take on loan players we wouldn't normally be in a position to pay."
Andy Bishop (knee), Henriksen (hamstring) and Dean Bennett (hamstring) have all sat out training at some point this week but should be fit to face Oxford.
But Harriers will have to do without 19-goal Henriksen for two key games after his 10th yellow card of the season against Hartlepool.
The Dane misses the clashes with promotion rivals Wrexham on April 19 and York on April 21.
Meanwhile, relegation-threatened Bristol Rovers have already sold most of their 1,500 tickets for the final game of the season at Aggborough on Saturday, May 3.
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