Wings cement playoff place

The Blue Square South title may be beyond Jamie Day’s Welling United but a sixth victory in 10 league matches has secured them a playoff spot.

The Wings comprehensively swept aside relegation threatened Eastbourne Borough on Easter Saturday to extend their season beyond April and player manager Day was left delighted with Welling’s professionalism.

Speaking to the clubs website Day said: “I’m really pleased it was a good, professional performance and we got what we deserved.”

Along with the victory, the Wings also maintained their recent run of clean sheets. The last time Welling conceded a goal was against leaders Woking in mid-March, four matches ago, and Day has been impressed with his side’s defensive displays.

He continued: “At the moment all the boys that have played at the back and the Goalkeeper’s have done exceptionally well, but we want to keep going and keep more clean sheets.”

Playoff contenders Welling face another side struggling to avoid the drop on Easter Monday when Thurrock travel to Park View Road.

The Wings boast the best home record in the division and Day is looking to continue the unbeaten sequence which stretches back to the end of the last campaign.

He added: “It’s going to be another difficult game, their fighting to try and stay up. We need to be as professional on Monday and see if we can keep this unbeaten home record going.”

The Welling boss is also confident that in keeping his side fresh from now until the end of the season, will only enhance his side’s chances of claiming a place in the Blue Square Premier next term.

He concluded: “The one’s that haven’t played today will play on Monday, we need to keep everyone fresh and we need to give others the chance to play, so we will make changes for the Thurrock match.”