Chatham boss Paul Foley is refusing to use a lengthy injury list as an excuse after describing the 2-0 home defeat by Ramsgate on Tuesday night as their worst performance of the season.

He is warning some players could be on borrowed time and vowing things will change, starting with the Ryman League, Division 1 South trip to Bognor Regis, Saturday.

He said: "It wasn’t good enough and we will address that ahead of the weekend.

"Rest assured we will get it right and improve as the season goes on, as we did every year at VCD.

"We won’t tolerate levels of performance like on Tuesday and some players may fall by the wayside."

He added: "I have not been able to field my preferred eleven or even close to it yet. Three wins out of six is not too bad a start, when you consider the lads we are missing.

"They are key players and when we get them back, we will be a different proposition."

Mitchell Sherwood and Mark Lovell netted twice in nine minutes in the second half to decide the contest at Maidstone Road.

Anthony Hogg and Kevin Winchcombe are available for the trip to Sussex, while Nick Hegley, Kevin Watson and Uche Ibemere could also feature.