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Skipper Kyle Lapham has warned his Supermarine teammates they cannot afford to let their season fizzle out, or they could find themselves looking for a new club in the summer. Marine have made giants strides in their first season in the Premier Division, stringing together a nine match unbeaten run in February and March, but one point from the last three outings has left them glancing nervously over their shoulders. Lapham, insists every squad member at Hunts Copse has the ability to play at their current level, but warns performances must improve to persuade manager Mark Collier they are worth their shirts in 2008/9. He said: "We are playing for our places now, but then we have been all season. "If we want to be at the club next year then everyone has to roll their socks up, including myself. "We should be giving 100 per cent to win every game. That's what the manager asks and that's what he expects. "I know Mark has ambitions for next season and so do the players. "We want to establish ourselves in this league, but first we have to prove we should be here next year." Perched comfortably in mid-table, eight points above the drop zone, Marine would appear to have already secured their Premier Division status, but Lapham warns they cannot afford to take anything for granted. "Anything can happen between now and the end of the season and if we don't pick up some more points we could still get dragged into that group at the bottom," he said. "We don't want to finish just one place above the relegation zone. That would not be a fair reflection of what we have achieved in our first season in this division. We want to come out with honours." Marine travel to table toppers Halesowen Town tomorrow for a match which represents their last chance to beat one of the division's big boys'. The South Marston side have yet to register a single point against any of the teams in the top five, a statistic Lapham is looking to change at Halesowen. He said: "Beating one of the top sides is a box we still have to tick. "I think it just comes down to experience in the end. At King's Lynn we had the better of the first half, but they scored in the 47th minute and then heads dropped. "To lose 6-1 was not a nice feeling but you can't afford to dwell on it. We didn't and we went on a big unbeaten run. " Cedric Abraham and Nathan Lightbody serve the last games of their suspension tomorrow, while Jason Welch misses out with illness. Posted Friday April 4th 2008
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