Dons will not give up on the League Two title without a fight
With three games to go, Dons are not ruling out a title shot
After closing the gap to the League Two leaders to four points with nine left on offer thanks to their win over the Ravens on Saturday, Dons still have an outside chance of claiming the crown.
Bromley take on fellow promotion hopefuls Cambridge and Salford in their next two, before a final day clash against Walsall - a tough route towards the title, but one win could very well be enough for Andy Woodman’s side to get over the line.
While Dons’ recent stutter came to an end with the win over Bromley on Saturday, they need the leaders to drop points in two of their remaining three matches to be in with a shout of their first league title since 2008, but Craig MacGillivray believes while it is still mathematically possible, winning the league still has to be their ambition.
“While it is mathematically possible, we have to be chasing down Bromley, especially off the back of this win,” he said. “They’ve got a tough game on Thursday and then another one at Salford.
“We’ve got to look after ourselves, the aim of course is to get promoted, but while it’s still possible, we might as well chase them down as well.
“I don’t think we’ve been that bad in the last couple of weeks, but this is why people love football. It’s so unpredictable. We go 14 unbeaten, and then little things happen and we can’t catch a break. There are so many momentum shifts.”
“Match-defining”
MacGillivray was the stand-out performer, especially late on against Bromley. With the Ravens known for their set-piece threats, the Scot proved on top form to deny Mitch Pinnock on a couple of occasions, with one save right out of the top drawer late on to deny the visitors a share of the points.
“It’s nice to make big saves like that, and it was a big match-defining action,” said the keeper. “There have been a few recently, one last week could have been the big moment but we concede late on.
“It’s my job though and I know it’s boring because that’s what goalkeepers say but I’m there to stop the ball going in the net and thankfully I could do that a few times.”
His performance also drew rare praise from head coach Paul Warne, who singled the 33-year-old out in his post-match debrief with his players.
MacGillivray added: “The gaffer said afterwards he can’t remember ever singling out a goalie for a performance but I’ll take that!
“It’s nice to get the moment and the limelight because a lot of times it’s a lonely position but at the same time, if the other lads aren’t doing what they are doing, we aren’t going to win that game.”