Quentin Townsend, Droitwich Spa FC Manager, would like to share the following communication:

"Firstly, I want to take a moment to address all our loyal supporters and fans.

I know that five defeats on the bounce, and the league position we currently find ourselves in, is not where any of us want to be. I want to assure you that nobody at this football club is oblivious to our situation, and nobody is working any harder than the management, coaching staff and players to put things right.

Behind the scenes, we are working tirelessly to improve things. Recruiting players at this level, particularly with the financial resources available to us, is incredibly challenging, but we are doing everything we possibly can to strengthen the group and give ourselves the best opportunity to turn things around.

In 15 years as a football manager, I have never found myself in this position. My experiences have always been fighting for play-offs, promotion and cup competitions, so this is unfamiliar territory for me. But if anything, it has made me even more determined to get things right.

This is a talented group of players. We lost a significant number of players over the summer, some of whom have been extremely difficult to replace, but we are working with what we have and giving everything we can to move this football club forward.

I genuinely believe we are not too far away. I know we have said that before, but when you read opposing managers’ programme notes and hear what they say about Droitwich, the message is often the same: our league position does not reflect the quality of our team.

Unfortunately, whether you call it luck, the rub of the green, or simply those fine margins that make football what it is, things are just not falling our way at the moment. But we have to make our own luck, keep working, keep believing and keep fighting.

I have never been somebody who walks away from a challenge, and I certainly won’t start now. I enjoy the challenge, and whilst our current situation may be giving the management, staff, players and supporters a few sleepless nights, I want to reassure you that we will continue to give everything we have to put things right.

As we approach the festive period, I am hopeful that we can start bringing everything together, and with a couple of experienced additions potentially on the horizon, we can get ourselves closer to where we want and need to be.

Above all, please continue to support the lads. They need you now more than ever. Your support, both home and away, means an enormous amount to everyone connected with this football club, and we never take it for granted.

Thank you for sticking with us, thank you for believing in us, and thank you for being Droitwich Spa FC.

We will keep fighting. We will keep working. And we will do everything we can to get this club where it belongs."