ALFRETON Town manager Nicky Law admitted the Skrill Conference play-offs were looking a long way off for his side after the defeat at Woking.
"l've looked at the results and l've said to the players, it's going to be difficult, especially with the poor goals we're conceding. So yes, l would have thought so, when you look at the teams that are in there now," said Law.
"Gateshead and Grimsby are scoring goals and not letting them in, whereas in the last two games we've let six poor goals in.
"When you make poor decisions and defend like that you're not going to be winning anything and you're not going to be at the end of the table where you want to be."
Law felt his side bossed the first half but he also acknowedged the reverse was true after the break.
"At half-time we should have gone in two up," he said.
"In the second half, as long as it's only one, they're in it and, to be fair, they came out and had a go.
"The loss of Nick Fenton was a blow and, from then, we weren't able to cope with them.
"We were in front and they had nothing to lose and they went for it. They chucked everything at us and l thought we'd weathered it but it wasn't to be.
"l will try to motivate the players for Good Friday's game against Grimsby – we're in front of the cameras again and we don't want another performance like against Halifax, when we got dominated."
