Lordswood are away to Rusthall this Saturday and Wiles hopes they can keep on improving.

“We are getting there, slowly but surely,” he said.

“There is a good feel about the place at the moment, it’s positive, there’s a buzz. We have some old ‘uns over there, the likes of (president) Dave Sims who came to me afterwards and was like ‘that was a real good watch - pleasing on the eye!’

“Obviously we’re disappointed not to get the win but it’s about the local community and people who have been there years and years. I know what it means to people.

“You can see the way we want to play. Some of the boys have had to get used to the way we want to play but if you have young, hungry players who are quick and want to move the ball quick, you’re going to create chances.

“It’s been nice to see on a Saturday what we have been doing in training start to kick in. We are doing it for longer spells now. Before we came in we were rock bottom of the form table but all of a sudden a result on Saturday and it’s three unbeaten in the league.

“It’s about trying to chip away. We’re under no illusion as to where we are and what we need to do but nobody is going to work harder. We just have to keep the boys on it and try and enjoy it.”

Lordswood handed a debut to former Gillingham player Bailey Akehurst last weekend but he appeared for Herne Bay on Tuesday night in their 4-0 defeat at home to Sittingbourne.

Bessey-Saldanha is on a dual registration deal at Lordswood from Sittingbourne and just days after playing alongside Akehurst, they were on opposite sides in the midweek match.

Akehurst, who recently left Chatham Town, played the whole game for Steve Lovell’s Isthmian South East side and looks set to remain with them.

The versatile left-back had been with Lordswood, who are jointly managed by his uncle Garlinge, for several weeks while recovering from a knee injury and played 90 minutes for them at the weekend.

Wiles said after that game: “He’s probably playing 60-70% at the moment but with games coming up he will just get stronger and stronger.

“Who knows what is around the corner? You probably don’t keep a player like that for long.”

Akehurst has had time to adjust to time outside of the pro game following his Gillingham exit but Wiles admits it can be tough to adapt for the youngsters dropping into non-league football.

Wiles said: “It can be hard and I don’t think enough is done for these lads, they drop out and are left to fend for themselves.

“It is a tough, tough sport to make it in. Some of these boys have lived a life of a footballer and are now looking for a job, getting up at certain times in the morning and going and doing things. It must be so hard.

“Some of them fall away but for others it’s another gear, a kick up the backside, it makes them want it even more.”