NICKY Law believes his Alfreton Town side are getting back on the right track after their nightmare start to the season.
Since losing their opening seven games of the Vanarama Conference Premier campaign, the Reds have picked up 10 points from a possible 12.
A 1-1 draw with Altrincham has been followed by three successive wins – away to Southport and at home to AFC Telford United and Nuneaton Town.
This run of results has seen them climb off the bottom of the table and out of the relegation places ahead of tomorrow's long trip to Dover Athletic.
"We have just seen how important the last four games have been – we have drawn one and won three" said Law.
"We have pushed ourselves out of that drop zone and we have just got to continue to do that.
"We go to Dover this weekend, which will be another tough game but we have got it in us."
Law missed the first six matches of the season due to a stadium ban following a charge of improper conduct, relating to an incident which occurred last term.
"I didn't see the first six games but we couldn't have performed like we have done in the five that I have been back since," said the manager.
"I have said to the lads: 'Surely we have not played with that kind of endeavour and commitment, otherwise we would have more points on the table – but that's done and dusted now.
"I work on the basis of a point a game and maybe three (extra) wins will keep you in the league and all of a sudden from the doom and gloom of zero points we are now 10 out of 11 games and a point behind schedule.
"If we go and win this weekend we would be a point in front of schedule and that is how, in a short space of time, we can turn our season around.
"It would be unfair for me to say since I have returned that our season has turned around but sometimes, we all know, that while the cat's away, the mice will play, maybe.
"I wouldn't like to think it was that, I really wouldn't, because then I would be questioning the commitment of the players but then in the five games I have witnessed, their commitment has been faultless."
While Alfreton are 18th with 10 points, Dover are second from bottom, with seven points from their 11 games so far.
They have lost four in a row since a 4-1 win at Telford.
ATFC Supporters' Association transport will leave at 7.30am tomorrow and seats can be booked by contacting Mark Thorpe on 07857 558401.
