Whitstable Town aim to string positive run of results together, starting at home to Rusthall this Saturday

Stringing a run of positive results together is the key for Whitstable after an indifferent start to their season.

The Oystermen lost 3-0 at Deal in the Southern Counties East Premier Division on Tuesday after Saturday’s victory by the same scoreline at Sutton Athletic thanks to goals from Steadman Callender, Josh Oliver and Rodney Eruotor.

It means manager Marcel Nimani’s troops have collected 10 points from seven league games to sit in eighth spot.

“We spoke to the boys after Tuesday night about the fact that we have got to find that consistency,” said Nimani’s No.2 Craig Coles.

“Ultimately, if we are to get to where we want to get to come the end of the season, we have got to be a little bit more consistent in our results.

“If you look at the league, we’ve won one, lost one, drawn one, won one, lost one, won one and then lost one. We haven’t really had any consistent spells.

“Don’t get me wrong, I know we’ve had the FA Cup. That has helped in a way in terms of building momentum and, even when losing to a Step 3 side [Wingate & Finchley 3-2], I thought the performance was fantastic.

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“But hopefully, having league games coming up, we can try and build a little bit of momentum.”

Deal away is well known as one of the tougher matches in the division and it certainly proved the case for Whitstable in midweek, with the damage done before half-time.

Coles reflected: “Deal’s always been a tough place.

“Obviously, you can look at their results in recent weeks - but they don’t really mean anything. They had missed quite a few of their regulars as far as I’m aware but their starting line-up seemed a little bit stronger to the ones in recent weeks.

“No matter who started for them,