DORCHESTER Town will be “dangerous” opposition should they upset the odds to make the Pitching In Southern League Premier South play-offs, boss Tom Killick believes.

The Magpies have constructed a superlative run of 12 games unbeaten, winning their last five, to come within four points of fifth-placed Merthyr in the final play-off spot.

Bracknell, Walton & Hersham plus Hungerford are all above the Magpies should Merthyr slip up, while Dorchester must realistically beat Basingstoke away tomorrow (3pm) and then AFC Totton on the final day to stand any chance.

And Killick is simply looking to sustain Dorchester’s hopes until the Totton game to set up what could be a raucous final match at the Avenue on Saturday, April 27.

“It would be amazing,” he told Echosport.

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“Basingstoke you would say was a dead rubber. A couple of weeks ago you would say both teams couldn’t do anything.

“If we can go into that last day with a chance, I think it would just be a brilliant occasion.”

And Killick also began the mind games with the four teams above the Magpies in the standings.

He added: “These teams that have been in those spots and in strong contention for those spots for a long time, they’re going to be very nervous on that last day, whereas it’s not something we would’ve contemplated.

“I think we would be dangerous if we could get into that scenario. It’s a huge longshot, we’ve got to take care of business against Basingstoke and then we’ve still got to hope for other things to go our way.

“It just adds a big layer of excitement which no-one thought we’d have.

“I, and probably others, feared it might be a different level of excitement in terms of having to get points from these last games to make sure we were safe.

“So, to be talking in these terms is a real tribute to what the players have done.”

Killick also explained the absence of midfielders Luke Roberts and Lewis Waterfield from the 2-0 win at Tiverton on Tuesday.

He added: “Luke, we’re trying to manage his comeback very carefully. I thought he came on and had a bright little cameo on Saturday. I thought there was a lot of encouraging signs.

“I didn’t feel that the circumstances surrounding this game would necessarily suit him at this stage of his rehabilitation, so we decided not to make him travel.

“And, I’m mindful at this stage of the season to take people down to Tiverton that might not get game time. I just felt we had enough on the bench to not demand that of Lewis.

“Those two will be back in contention. That was a question of managing things.”

Will Spetch and Jack Dickson tomorrow serve the final match of their respective suspensions.