DEFENDER Mark Creighton is still confident Harriers can bounce back from Sunday's 2-1 loss to Histon and put together a run that can take them into the play-offs in the Blue Square Premier.

Creighton, who was sent off in Sunday's narrow defeat in Cambridgeshire, still has vivid memories of last season's 13-game unbeaten run mid-way through the campaign that gave the Aggborough side a much needed lift.

Currently Harriers are suffering a stop-start campaign, where they have been unable to string two victories together, to leave thems stuck in mid-table.

"It's very frustrating for the lads because we feel that we are very close to something special this season," said Creighton.

"We're not building on results and draws and losses are not good enough.

"We want to win the league or at least reach the play-offs and if we stick together we can do it. Every team has rough times but it's how you react to them that's important.

"We managed to put together a string of wins last season and all it takes is for a run like that to put us in a good position."

The 25-year-old misses Saturday's home league clash against Weymouth on Saturday, after being given a one-match ban for a professional foul.

Creighton was shown a straight red card for bringing down Histon striker Daniel Wright as he raced towards goal at the start of the second half.

However, while the decision looked straight forward to most observers, the defender felt he was the victim of some fancy foot work by Wright.

"The striker was quite clever. He ran across me so our legs clashed and we both went down," said the defender.

"The referee was always going to side with their player because it looked worse than it actually was and I was the last defender.

"I thought at first I would miss three games but I'm relieved to hear I will only miss one match."

Creighton's absence for the Weymouth clash will be a big gap for Harriers to fill on Saturday. He has formed an impressive partnership with captain Stuart Whitehead in central defence.

In recent weeks the duo have found their form and gave Harriers a more solid look, after a tempestuous start to the season where they conceded 10 goals in the first four matches.

"Last season we were lucky to have a settled back-line almost all the time and that made a big difference. We had Stuart Whitehead, Jeff Kenna, Jonny Harkness and myself week-in-week-out.

"The first month of the season we didn't keep the same defence one game to another and that makes it very hard to get into a pattern. Since then Stuart's got back into the side, had more continuity and we've started to look a lot more solid."