Kevin Watson says Ashford are facing a test of character going into the Christmas period. The Nuts & Bolts have slipped to 10th in Isthmian South East after three successive league defeats.
Their latest loss came at Phoenix Sports on Saturday, going down 3-1 on a disappointing afternoon. Morale was lifted, however, by a 4-2 League Cup win over Westfield on Tuesday night, thanks to goals from Danny Parish, Harvey Brand, Rhyle Ovenden and Ben Gorham.
Ashford host Hythe on Boxing Day and Erith & Belvedere on Saturday, December 30 before visiting Watson’s former club, Herne Bay, on New Year’s Day (all 3pm).
Ashford boss Watson said: “I fundamentally believe when you go through spells like this in a season it’s about the character of the collective group and the character of individuals, and the word we’re using a lot is accountability. “That starts with me and it feeds through the management team and the players. “This will be the test, I think, because we’ve not been in this situation where we’ve lost three on the bounce, so we will learn about our strength as a group. “I don’t tend to have high player turnover.