Welling United manager Warren Feeney says club can avoid relegation from National League South

Welling boss Warren Feeney believes there is enough talent in his squad to avoid relegation.

The Wings sit rock bottom of National League South with just six games left to play.

They’re only below Billericay on goal difference but Welling’s run-in is horrendously tough with games against five sides in the top nine to come, including matches against the front two of Maidstone and Dorking Wanderers.

“The big thing is belief and confidence,” stressed Feeney, whose side were beaten 4-2 by promotion hopefuls Ebbsfleet last weekend. “I said to the players that if they’d played like that last week, no disrespect to Tonbridge, they’d have probably got a result.

“But it’s easy to raise your game against the so-called big boys in the league.

“I think there’s enough there, I think we had a couple of injuries and if they show me that determination then we will get results. We’ve got to look at it, the teams we’re playing is a tough run-in but there are games we can get victories from. We’ve got to pick those boys up and go again.

“There’s pressure no matter where you are in football nowadays. I said to the players that it was a free hit, go and enjoy it. I want them to play with a smile on their face until the end of the season and if they do that then we’ll win more games.”

Feeney has been dealt an incredibly tough task at Park View Road. He replaced former England caretaker manager Peter Taylor last month but has won just one of his four matches in charge so far.

Despite the results, Feeney is enjoying his time at Welling and believes that his players need to enjoy the final six games in order to stand the best possible chance of success.

“I love it,” said 41-year-old Feeney. “They’ve made me feel very welcome. I didn’t hesitate