Lydd Town manager Scott Porter sees his side’s Southern Counties East play-off push gather momentum

Lydd Town are on a roll in Southern Counties East after three successive victories.

The Lydders came from a goal down to win 3-1 at Fisher last weekend thanks to ex-boss James Rogers, Troy Howard and Dean Grant.

And they backed it up with a 1-0 success at Rusthall on Tuesday night where Harvey Welford, son of coach Shaun Welford, grabbed the winner.

Boss Scott Porter, who got his first win against old club Hollands & Blair the previous week, is encouraged by the improvement as they chase a play-off place.

The team are buying into the methods while players are returning to boost Town’s options.

“The Fisher and Rusthall games were positive away performances at tough places to go,” said Porter, whose side are 10th, now just six points off the play-offs.

“The Fisher one, it’s a long old slog up there and there was a little bit of spice because of what happened down at Lydd before I was in charge when the game abandoned.

“To come from a goal down to win was good and then at Rusthall we could have won by four or five.

“We’ve missed a penalty, hit the bar, hit the post and had two or three one-on-ones.

“We’ve been hard to beat and we’ve created chances and that’s exactly what I want out of my sides.

“It took a little bit of time, and there’s still work to do, but we’re getting the squad together now.

“When I first took over we were missing some big players and now you’re seeing the rewards as we get them back.

“People are buying into what I want.

“I want us to be organised but also be very good going forward.

“There’s a good vibe. There’s a buzz in the changing room.

“There’s a lot of quality in there, especially with players coming back from suspension and injuries.

“Winning games changes people’s mentality.

“It’s a changing