Sheer will and determination have been the secret to Darlington's recent revival, according to manager Mick Tait.
After a disastrous start to a campaign, which brought three straight League defeats, Quakers have now claimed nine points from a possible 12 following Saturday's 2-1 win over Doncaster Rovers at the Reynolds Arena.
Tait takes his side to York City tomorrow night and providing they can show the same kind of commitment which saw Quakers battle back from a goal down to beat Rovers at the weekend, the Quakers boss has every confidence in coming away from Bootham Crescent with another three points.
"The lads are desperate to put things right and they've shown it in the last couple of games," said Tait. "We haven't been scintillating or anything like that but the work-rate has been fantastic. If we keep working hard like that then the football will come and I think there were signs of it today. It's just a case of keeping the hard work going during the week and transforming it on to the pitch."
It was a second half double from substitute Neil Wainwright which claimed the points for Quakers after they had fallen behind to Jamie Paterson's spot kick early in the second half.
And Tait admitted he could have few complaints with referee Graham Laws' decision to award a penalty for Rovers after Gary Pearson brought down Paul Green.
"He thought he could win the ball," said Tait. "Gaz is a big strong lad so whether he got anything on the ball or not doesn't really matter because you know there's a good chance he's going to knock somebody over."
Pearson plays his final game tomorrow night before serving a one-match ban.
* There was a demonstration during the match against the club's decision to ban Scott Thornberry, who co-ordinates a Quakers website, from the ground.
A season ticket-holder was ejected by police, and club chairman George Reynolds said another "five or six" demonstrators would have their season tickets removed during the week because "they had spoiled the entertainment of others".
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