Gillingham take on Doncaster Rovers at home before visiting Northampton Town over the Easter weekend

Players’ futures are on the line at Gillingham and manager Neil Harris won’t tolerate the kind of performance he witnessed last weekend.

A poor first half was followed by a better second 45 minutes at Barrow - although chances at goal remained at a premium - and the Gills left with nothing after conceding late on. They now get the chance to impress with two games in four days over the Easter weekend.

Harris said: “We were by far the better team but then got sucker-punched and that is why we are at the level.

“We have come on a long way, we are all proud of it and delighted, but I keep saying, I am not prepared to stand still, I am not prepared to accept the players standing still.

“My job is to decide on players’ futures, I have decided on some and they know where they stand, positive and negative, but opinions can change.

“The best way to convince a manager of a football club that you are worthy of a better contract, or an extended contract, is by winning games of football.

“We are clearly not at the level with what we have got in the building to be a top seven side next year, certainly away from home.

“Between now and the end of the season I need to try and find the right formula and then build with the right squad for next year for being as good as we have been at Priestfield but on the road as well.

“I have made my feelings very clear to the players on what I expect next season, moving forward.”

The Gills boss has got his team winning at home - they’ve taken 21 points from 24 since the turn of the year at Priestfield - but it’s been more of a struggle on their travels. It’s an issue he knows needs sorting before next season if they want to challenge at the top end of the table.

He said: “If you don’t get results on