Hatters boss insists there is a long way to go until Conference top spot is decided

Hatters’ 2-0 win over Tamworth on Tuesday night saw Money’s side cut the gap to leaders Crawley, who were held at Kidderminster, to six points.

Although the Red Devils still have a game in hand, the Town boss said: “We’re back to where we were before the weekend’s games and that’s how it will be from now until the end of the season. We’ve just got to try and get as many points on the board as we possibly can.

“We know that every point we drop could conceivably hurt us and we’ve got to push on and get as many points as we can and see where it takes us.

“Personally, I think there’s a long way to go yet.”

Hatters made hard work of their midweek victory, especially as Lambs lost goalkeeper Liam Mitchell to injury after just 12 minutes.

Money felt their undoubted quality eventually shone through, as he continued: “We knew they would come and play with one up top, defend very deep and get a lot of bodies back behind the ball.

“It’s not easy to move the ball quick enough on this surface and then the goalkeeper has to change.

“They’ve sunk back even deeper and protected the goal, which is what you would try and do. But we were patient and probably should have been in front before we scored.

“It was a terrific ball from Jake (Howells) and a good header from Lloyd (Owusu) and we just wanted to make sure we pushed forward, got the second goal and saw the game out properly.”

Goalscorer Owusu looked like he had picked up a knock just before he was replaced in the last minute, but Money said: “He’s fine. He actually wasn’t feeling very well at half time and had a bit of a heavy cold.

“I would have liked to have taken him off earlier, but it’s very important to see the game through.”

The Town chief also reserved words of praise for the home fans, as yet again over 5,500 turned out.

He added: “I thought the supporters were fantastic from the first minute.

“They were very patient, very understanding and that’s what we need until the end of the season.

“I think they can see we’re genuinely trying to play football in difficult circumstances. That’s what we have to do and I think we made a pretty good fist of it.”