'Grinding out games' - Kevin Wilkin credits AFC Telford United after win over King's Lynn

“Winning the three points is the most important thing. Kings Lynn are a good side; they're full-time, they move the ball well, have good players, and I think they're in a little bit of a false position in the league, and didn't allow us to have things all our own way," boss Wilkin said.

“I think, off the back of the previous week and the results that we've had and how we've had to come through them. 

"Today was a challenge in other ways for us, but it's great that we meet that challenge and get through the other side of it. We take the points and now move on to Tuesday.”

Wilkin alluded to the previous weekend’s 8-0 crushing of Curzon Ashton, followed by an against-the-odds victory with ten players at Hornchurch in the Isuzu FA Trophy, which has increased hopes amongst supporters that a play-off push or Wembley final might emerge.

“The team coming together and learning about one another and what it takes in any given match. It was a different conundrum for us today," he added. 

"There's probably a little bit of a raised level of expectation off the back of the results that we've had lately, and we need to keep that nice and measured if we can.

“We've had to fight hard to get ourselves into the lead and wait for a moment in the game. Josh (Gracey) has made a fantastic save in the opening couple of minutes that keeps us level.

"And proving to yourself that sometimes you have got to grind games out and you're not going to get it all your own way, just when you want it, just how you want it.

"It's an important lesson from today and it's important that we come through them."

The Bucks had the tables turned on them by the visiting Linnets. Despite being winless in seven matches, the Linnets were structured and a little brighter than Wilkin’s side in the first half-hour.

A change in approach and formation paid off. Matty Stenson opened the scoring after 34 minutes. Jamie Meddows then seized on some slack defending five minutes later.

“We changed the system, and it's nice that you can change the system if you want and haven't got to change the personnel. 

"I felt we became more competitive then, asked more questions, and clearly we got a couple of goals off the back of it. 

"Sometimes you have to stay in games, and it's important to understand that and staying together at crucial times is really, really important."