Defiant Heybridge Swifts manager Dave Greene reckons his relegation-threatened side can afford to draw against Purfleet tonight.

Swifts are still in the Ryman League premier division danger zone but Greene believes his team can afford to drop two points against the eighth-placed side.

"Of course, I'd like three points and that's what we'll be going for, but if we come back with a draw that won't be a bad result," he said.

"If we can get a point tonight and beat Enfield on Saturday, it will set things up nicely for the Braintree game on Easter Monday.

"I think we can win that, too, which means we may only need another win from our last three games.

"And we are more than capable of doing that because our form has been good."

Greene's confidence has been boosted by the news that Lee Kersey could be back playing again by the weekend.

Defender Kersey was carried off ten minutes into Saturday's 2-2 draw with Hayes.

The former Tottenham youth star suffered a cracked rib and early indications were that he would miss the rest of the season.

However, Greene said: "I spoke to Lee on Sunday and he reckons he could be fit for the weekend."

Skipper John Pollard produced a tremendous performance on Saturday and Greene believes he will prove to be a key figure in Swifts' fight for survival.

"He played the opening ten minutes in midfield but when Kersey went off, Polly moved into defence and he was awesome," said Greene.

Published Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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