Manager Chris Lynch is confident Sittingbourne fans will soon be free of any relegation worries.

Bourne are only three points clear of bottom club Greenwich in Bostik South East but Lynch expects his new-look side to make swift progress up the table.

He said: "I've been here just over a month now.

"The players know the new shape, style, philosophy and standards and I think we'll be looking to go on and achieve relative safety very quickly now.

"We've got Hythe and Hastings to play but if you look at the rest of the fixtures, we're looking at going out and winning the majority.

"For me, it's a case of believing in themselves and us doing the business.

"I don't think it will go to the wire.

"I have absolute belief that we will go on from here and there will be a run of games where we're picking up points quite often.

"It's something that hasn't happened throughout this entire season but with the new players that have come in, we've had a bit more time to gel properly, and five of the six injured players are back in training.

"It's been very challenging having that amount of injuries and having to renew 90% of the team but I think the last three or four performances have shown this team can compete against anyone in this league.

"It's very encouraging going into the back end of the season."

Sports psychologist Alex Brunetti-Leach has been brought in to give Sittingbourne a mental edge.

He's been busy assessing the squad over the past few weeks and reporting back to the manager.

Lynch said: "At the moment he turns up once every couple of weeks and goes away and writes reports for me on what he sees in terms of body language, who's responding, what social groups are connecting, who's not, who's awkward.

"He's done the first report, so I'm aware of what his initial findings are, then we look at strengths and development areas in people's mental game from the footage we've recovered, as well as the games he's at.

"From there, we look directly at engaging with the players and getting inside their heads.

"We're at the point now where very shortly he will be having one-to-ones with a lot of the players and putting things in place to give them some form of assistance in improving their confidence.

"It's a long drawn out process but it's great when it starts to work because it gives people that extra air of confidence."