STRIKER Chris Senior confessed his Darlington future is on line ahead of Quakers' visit to Crawley tomorrow.

The 29-year-old striker moved last summer from Altrincham and signed a one-year deal, with the club having the option of extending his contract by another season.

Senior has spent the last four games on the bench and failed to come off it during Darlington's 1-0 victory at Grimsby on Tuesday night. 

With the diminutive forward struggling to make Mark Cooper's starting XI, it looks as if this could be his one and only season at The Northern Echo Arena - unless he manages a change in his fortunes.

"All the lads are playing for their livelihoods," admitted the Yorkshireman. "There are contracts to be earned and there are personal goals that people want to meet.

"My aim is to get back in the starting XI and score a few more goals before the end of the season and we'll see what will happen there.

"I have been knocking on the door. The manager knows the situation with my fitness but the team has been doing quite well without me starting. I understand the gaffer's situation but he knows if I'm called upon I'll be ready to start. From there hopefully the goals will start to flow."

Quakers' midweek victory at Grimsby has fuelled optimism in certain quarters a play-off place is not beyond the realms of impossibility. But, with six of the last nine Blue Square Bet Premier League games away from home, it is a tough ask.

"Maybe that is not a bad thing," said Senior when the remaining fixtures were put to him. "Maybe that could work in our favour. I know we haven't won as many matches away from home as we have wanted. 

"At home teams have been coming to The Northern Echo Arena and sitting behind the ball and making it hard for us. If we go away from home the pressure might be on the home team a little bit and we go out there and play a bit of football, that we know we are capable of.

"We won't give up. There is no need to give up on a play off position when there is still points to play for and games to be won. 

"There is a game at Wembley at the end of the season as a minimum. As players you want to be playing in that match. The only way you can guarantee that is if you can go out and put a performance in."