But manager Jimmy Quinn reckons four more wins will ensure a play-off spot. He said: 'Some people might panic but I certainly won't. We're just going through a phase at the moment with injuries and not getting that little bit of luck we need'.
Town have a tricky looking run-in, with games against leaders Chester and play-off chasers Exeter, as well as a local derby with fierce rivals Telford. The quest begins tonight with the away trip to Barnet, who the Shrews could leapfrog with a win.
Quinn's men will be looking for revenge after going down 1-0 in the return fixture at the Gay Meadow earlier in the season. Town will make one change from the Hereford game, with Jamie Tolley out with an ankle injury. Meanwhile, influential winger Sam Aiston serves the last game of his ban.
After the Hereford game under pressure boss Jimmy Quinn reacted to growing criticism of his tactics by saying: 'I'm not feeling any more pressure than any other player or manager when they're losing.
'It's great when you're winning but when you're losing it's about solving problems, not adding to them'. Fans had been asking questions about Quinn, after he finished the game against Aldershot with five strikers, including himself.
But after the improved performance against Hereford, former Salop legend Graham Turner, now boss of the Bulls, said he believed Town had the quality to go up. He said: 'You knew from when the first ball was kicked that with the quality they've got they'd finish in the top five'.
Town fans will be hoping he is right.