Faversham Town manager Tommy Warrilow looks at the positives in Southern Counties East Premier Division play-off race after frustrating period ahead of scheduled matches at Erith Town and Holmesdale

A frustrating period has presented one major positive for Faversham manager Tommy Warrilow.

Town haven’t been in Southern Counties East Premier Division action since a 2-0 win at struggling Stansfeld last Tuesday, with a scheduled midweek trip to Tunbridge Wells called off due to a waterlogged pitch after another fixture-free weekend.

The fourth-placed Lilywhites are meant to be at Erith Town this Saturday - although the Dockers play on a grass surface, so that match could also be off - before being due to visit Holmesdale on Tuesday.

But a period of two matches since February 24 means the number of teams also in the promotion picture with multiple games in hand on Town now sits at five - much less than had previously been the case.

“The league is now a lot more realistic,” said Warrilow.

“Everyone said, when we came in, that we were second - but I was saying ‘We’re not really second because all these teams have got games in hand’ and, until they start playing those games in hand, we were always going to be fourth, fifth or around that sort of area.

“Now, they have done that. Corinthian have caught up with us and there’s a six-point gap, and we have got to play them.

“Glebe have opened up a gap but we have games in hand. That gap can be whittled down to three points.

“It’s tightened up again now. That’s the only plus for me.

“The only one we don’t know about, obviously, is Deal. Some might have a couple of games in hand still - but at least it’s not loads of games now. Everyone has sort of caught up.

“It’s going to be tight and anyone that didn’t think it would be like this, I don’t know what they were thinking. It was a very false position we were in, walking through the door.

“I know it’s great being second, I know