OVER the last couple of months, Blue Square Bet Premier games have been few and far between for Mansfield Town.
With FA Cup and also FA Trophy commitments, alongside postponements, they have lost ground on many rivals in the league.
So much so, they have five games in hand on some but it is all about to change, with 24 matches to fit in between now and April 20.
It means plenty of midweek matches but with Kidderminster up first for the Stags at the One Call Stadium today, defender Lee Beevers sees it as the ideal opportunity.
With last week's match with Liverpool in the FA Cup consigned to the past, he wants total focus on the league.
And he said Mansfield have to look no further than today's opposition for an example of what a winning run can do.
Steve Burr's side did not win any of their first ten matches but have won eight of their last nine league games to propel themselves up to sixth.
Mansfield sit tenth, seven points off the play-offs but know winning their games in hand will be huge in terms of getting in the promotion mix.
And Beevers sees no reason why the Stags cannot do exactly that, as Paul Cox's sides have regularly finished seasons strongly.
No better example of that is last season when his Mansfield side won 13 and drew one of their last 15 games to finish third.
Beevers said: "We have a lot of games to catch up on and we are five behind already on some. It is going to be a very busy end to the season.
"We did not start too good ourselves and have been on a bit of a run since November and now if we can keep winning, we can go right up there.
"As long as you get the consistency, back-to-back wins and on an unbeaten run, you can climb the table.
"When they start coming thick and fast, if you can get on a roll early the belief just comes more and more.
"You don't want to have a stoppage in fixtures, you want to play one team, move them on, bring on the next and keep it going.
"I do not know why it happens but once you get on that run, everybody feels unbeatable and you go out with so much confidence and it just rolls on from there.
"Kidderminster have been on a fantastic run and they did not have the best start to the season but they were not where they should have been at that point.
"They are on such a good run of form that they have now got up there – and there is no reason why we can't do the same."
The transfer window is now open and Cox is hoping to bolster his squad to help with a promotion push.
But full-back Beevers is not daunted by that prospect, instead he believes more competition is healthy for the whole team.
"We have this transfer window every season and if a player comes in, it is only going to make the squad stronger," he said. "I think it is a good thing because things happen during the season and it is a good time to have it and then see where you go after that.
"It brings a spark to the squad. It makes everyone hungrier and spurs everyone on.
"Now all focus is on Kidderminster. This game is more important than the Liverpool one.
"That was a one off and now it is down to what matters most, the league."
