Peter Taylor believes City are heading the right way despite last night’s setback at Aldershot.

The two-match winning run was ended with a 1-0 loss at the Recreation Ground. Defender Anthony Charles notched the only goal before Lee Bullock missed a great chance to equalise deep into stoppage time.

But Taylor, who is looking for another loan addition ahead of Saturday’s clash with Rotherham, saw more reasons for optimism.

He said: “Of course it’s disappointing after the last couple of results. You’d love to win every match and go on fantastic runs but we have got to be realistic on that.

“There were still good things – and some poor ones as well – and overall I feel we are still getting slightly better.

“We can improve in certain areas. Aldershot had a bit more patience on the ball and I felt we were looking for longer passes and ‘worldy’ balls.

“That’s probably down to confidence and the players that we’ve got here.

“We can play better but we still probably created as many chances as the opposition, if not more. We looked very strong on set-pieces and our corners were good.”

But Taylor was unhappy with the 54th-minute goal as City half-cleared a corner and then left centre half Charles unmarked when the ball came back into the penalty area.

Striker Gavin Grant made his first appearance from the bench and produced a couple of lively runs.

Taylor added: “He’s lively and decent, although he’s not ready for a full game yet.

“Gavin got a bit of a whack on his ankle at the end but hopefully it’s not too bad.

“Mark McCammon also had four stitches in his head but he’ll be okay.”