Tuesday night’s emphatic 4-1 victory over Bath City at Aggborough continued what has been a mini revival by the Harriers in recent weeks.

The turn around since that humiliating defeat to Corby Town in the FA Cup has been swift and solid, with the club winning three and drawing two of the last five matches.

This unbeaten run has lifted the team to within touching distance of the play-offs and has gone a long way to restoring the players’ belief that they can genuinely challenge at the top of the table. Indeed, Steve Burr’s men now sit a single point behind Cambridge Untied who currently occupy 5th position.

Above the U’s lie Southport and York who are a further four points ahead. However, both these sides have played a game more than the Harriers so this advantage could potentially be cut to two points. The top two, Wrexham and Fleetwood, appear to be in a league of their own as they continue to pull away from the chasing pack.

The month of October was an inconsistent time for the club as they struggled to maintain performances on the pitch. It seemed that each win was soon followed by a loss as the amount of injuries and suspensions began to take its toll.

Defeats to Luton, Darlington and Barrow dented what had been a promising start to the new campaign, with the capitulation at Corby in early November bringing things to a head.

However, with the return of some key men and few new acquisitions the club has ended this little blip and got the terraces singing again. Harriers now find themselves deservedly back on course after some impressive displays.

As a football fan you learn to take the rough with the smooth. Perhaps the defeat in the FA Cup was a blessing in disguise. It certainly seems to have given everyone a wake-up call. I’m the first person to admit that they love a good cup run but in truth I would much rather see the club perform well in the table and with it possibly gain promotion back to the Football League. I certainly think the current side are capable of such a feat. It’s just whether you have lady luck on your side. I’ve seen a fair few controversial decisions go against the team so far this season but on each occasion they have fought back admirably which provides much cause for optimism.

Going forward there is now the first round of the FA Trophy to look forward to this weekend against Vauxhall Motors. Incidentally, they are the same side who Harriers played at the same stage of the competition in 2006/07 when the club made it all the way to the final at Wembley. An omen?

No-one from the side that narrowly lost out to Stevenage that day are still with the club, having all moved on to pastures new. It would be great for the current crop to emulate the success achieved by the class of ‘07 and perhaps even go one step further. Five years on, it’d be nice for history to repeat itself albeit with a happier ending.

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