Maidstone United caretaker manager George Elokobi says he'll keep going until he's told differently after reaching FA Trophy Quarter-Finals with 4-0 win at Eastleigh

Caretaker manager George Elokobi vowed to be there as long as Maidstone need him after leading them into the FA Trophy Quarter-Finals.

The Stones upset National League play-off contenders Eastleigh 4-0 in their own backyard to move within two wins of a first Wembley final.

Elokobi is approaching five weeks in temporary charge following Hakan Hayrettin’s sacking, with the performance underlining his management credentials.

It’s game by game for the former Stones skipper, who can see the progress his side are making.

“If I’m not told anything, I carry on - it’s as simple as that,” said Elokobi.

“Behind the scenes, we’re going to keep working until someone tells us different.

“The most important thing we’re focused on is to keep building these players, to keep giving them belief and to keep preparing them physically for games.

“We know how good they are tactically, we know how good they are socially, and psychologically the group is very, very resilient now.

“We showed a lot of character to come to a good side like Eastleigh and perform the way we did and last week we performed quite well against a good Yeovil team (2-2 draw), so there is plenty this group is offering at the moment.

“So, we have to carry on as a management team to keep motivating them and giving them those tactical plans, based on the reports we get back, in preparation for Oldham away next week.”

Maidstone raced into a 2-0 lead, with goals from Sha’mar Lawson and Regan Booty.

Eastleigh were reduced to 10 men when skipper Aaron Martin received a second booking and Maidstone turned the screw with Roarie Deacon and Jerome Binnom-Williams completing a great afternoon’s work.

Victory sent Maidstone through to the last eight for the fourth time in their history