Welling United manager Warren Feeney reacts to 3-2 win over champions Ebbsfleet United in National League South

Welling boss Warren Feeney admitted his side’s ability to take points off the top sides in National League South is a reflection of their mentality.

The Wings beat champions Ebbsfleet at Park View Road on Saturday, having drawn the away game with just nine men. They’ve also stuffed Oxford City at home, drawn with Dartford and won at Chelmsford.

But they only secured National League South football for next season by beating Ebbsfleet at the weekend as their record against the division’s lesser lights leaves a lot to be desired.

“I said to the players you look at the teams in the top six and we’ve taken points off the lot of them,” said Feeney.

“No disrespect but look at the bottom six and we haven’t. That’s a mentality thing.

“I knew at the start of the year that people were getting excited and we were going to finish here or there, no-one gives us the right from where we finished last year.

“We’ve got to get stability, we’ve got to get a core of players that we can build on and keep. I knew that and that’s why I said let’s be competitive.

“Yes, I was disappointed with times when we’ve had a lot of draws but you can’t say we haven’t been competitive.

“I knew Ebbsfleet would excite the boys as we were coming to play the league champions but we’ve got to take that into the games where there’s teams below us that we’re expected to beat. We beat Ebbsfleet in the quarter-final of the Kent Senior Cup but then went to Chatham and lost.

“Some of them are not going to get the chance to play at a league stadium and at the end of the day it was a cup final. It’s a mentality thing, beating Ebbsfleet and then losing to Chatham. That’s the one thing we’ve got to get right.”

After a slow start against the Fleet, Feeney felt his team