Looking ahead to this weekend’s clash with an in-form Tonbridge side, who are now up to ninth in Vanarama National League South, Jenkins said:

“There are six big games left for everyone, not just ourselves. Tonbridge have picked up some good results recently and they’re floating in and around us now.”

Having earned a hard-fought point away at Dulwich Hamlet last time out, the Hoops boss was keen to stress the significance of Saturday’s match,

“It’s important we address it properly, which we will.” said Jenkins.

“Dulwich was a bit of a battle and probably a fair result considering the amount of bodies we had out and a player dropping off at half-time.

"I thought we held our own and I thought a point was probably fair. We take those positives into Saturday.”

With every point more crucial than ever at this stage of the season, Jenkins is well aware of the task that City will face in The Angels, especially after October’s reverse fixture. “Tonbridge will be another challenge,” he said.

“It was a 2-2 draw at their place - so it’s important that we reflect quickly on how that game went, what went wrong and try and put it right this time at our place, because we play some good stuff at home and we need to continue to do so.”

Tonbridge - who come into the weekend’s clash with four wins in their last seven - are mounting a late play-off push under Jay Saunders, and Jenkins has been impressed,

“They’ve got different players, the manager’s brought in some fresh faces, they’ve brought in some quality, so we’re fully aware of what they can do.”

“It’s important that we focus on ourselves as well and what we can do, and try to implement that onto them.

"Their form is good, they’re feeling themselves, they’ve got the feel-good factor, so I presume it’s going to be a real difficult team we’re going to face - to come out with three points on Saturday would make us feel really good.”

Recalling the two sides’ previous meeting this season, Jenkins admits that his City team weren’t quite at their best at Longmead Stadium, “That wasn’t the best of games, from memory. We were leading 2-0, but we probably shouldn’t have been because we weren’t playing that well. But it’s not a bad trait to be winning without playing well, we’ve demonstrated that a few times where we’ve played okay and still got three points.”

“I think Saturday’s important for us to play better than okay,” Jenkins added. “We need to get the ball down, play our stuff and get back to basics.

"We’re in a good position, and so are Tonbridge - we need to respect that they’ve had a good run and beaten some good teams. But at the same time we’re in our position for a reason as well, so hopefully we can demonstrate why we’re there.”

City were without Andre Burley and top goal-scorer Josh Parker at Dulwich Hamlet last Saturday, with the pair in international action for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda respectively. 

But Jenkins was impressed with the players who came into the side, and admits that selecting this weekend’s team could now prove to be a challenge, “Obviously Andre [Burley] and Josh [Parker] were a miss for Dulwich, but we had to adapt and I thought the boys who stepped in did well.

“I think Dulwich showed that it was a bit of a squad game, we had a lot of players on the pitch who had not been getting so many minutes, but for them to step in and fill us out and do well and hold their own was a big achievement."

"I think Saturday we’ll have a few more [selection] headaches, but I’d rather have good headaches than not be able to pick anyone.

"The boys who stepped in have made it difficult, and the boys coming back have obviously got to be patient and understand that we’ve had a good performance away from home. But it all depends on how we train, so if we train well then it gives them a good start." 

"We need to pick a team to go and win a game of football; whatever the team, the shape or system, it’s there to go and get three points.”