Chatham boss Alex O’Brien is refusing to throw in the towel on his first job in management after witnessing another poor performance against Ryman League Division 1 South basement boys Walton at Maidstone Road on Saturday.

The 1-0 defeat was Chatham’s fifth in six games and their third match without a goal.

O’Brien, pictured, admitted: "I didn’t come into it to get the sack, but I am sure there will be talk and conversations at the end of the season.

"I am a football man, and know how it’s done, but I hope it’s not done behind my back. I will carry on until I am told otherwise.

"I had a quick chat with the chairman (Jeff Talbot) after the game, and he wants us to finish on a high and positively.

"But it’s a results business and I know if it had been any other club, I would have been shown the door by now."

O’Brien is calling for a real effort from his team in the final four games of the season, starting with the trip to title contenders Folkestone on Monday.

He added: "We have still got a massive say in what happens at the top and bottom of the table.

"I haven’t fallen out with the players, because I don’t let things get personal in football, I just felt let down on Saturday and told them so."