by Luke Cawdell

Gillingham manager Martin Allen believes the chasing pack will be left in their wake if his team can maintain their unbeaten run.

Allen’s men could extend their lead at the top of League 2 to seven points if they win their game in hand at Rochdale on Tuesday night.

Second-placed Port Vale are four points adrift and will be desperate to see the Gills slip up.

Allen, pictured, said: “All I care about is us picking up points and I know that if we keep picking up points with every game we play, nobody can catch us – they can’t catch us.”

“It was a great atmosphere on Saturday, from the Morecambe fans as well and our players have had to cope and manage that all season. They have done fantastic.”

Just eight games remain between now and the end of the campaign on April 27 and Allen is having so much fun he doesn’t want the season to end.

He said: “It’s just a shame we can’t keep playing and do it all again. These are a great group of blokes to work with and the staff are fantastic, same as the players and the fans who back us every week. I wish the season wasn’t finishing.”