Swindon Supermarine must 'breathe' football during run-in

Following a start to the season in which Marine failed to take any points from their opening seven games of the season, they now find themselves outside of the relegation zone in a very tight Southern League Premier South.

Any team from Poole Town in 12th could still be pulled into the dogfight at the bottom of the table and Fleetwood’s side have a four-point gap to the bottom four and he feels confident that they will be able to get over the line.

He said: “I am always confident, and I have got faith in my ability and my players’ ability as well, so I will never go into a game thinking ‘I am not too sure about this today.’

“With this team, we could go and win the last seven games, we have been that good at times, but then we have also picked up some really strange results.

“I know there are going to be twists and turns, but I have said to the players that they just need to breathe the football club for the next six weeks and then you get a break.

“Then you can go out with your head held high regardless of what happens, so there is no pressure on our side or for the players.

“We plan well and we are meticulous, but if it is not enough then it is not enough, but I feel like we have done everything properly to make sure it will be enough.”

Supermarine have just over a month left of their season and Fleetwood feels that his side are in an advantageous position having their points on the board, as some of their relegation rivals have as many as eight games to catch up on and so will have an especially tough end to the season.

He said: “Plymouth [Parkway] have a very difficult run-in playing multiple games every week and that is going to take its toll on any squad.

“We can only get to a points total that we think is comfortable and we have to play all of the teams that are in and around us, so we feel it is in our own hands as we can take points off them.

“We just have to be focused on our role and not worry about anybody else.”