MK Dons manager Paul Tisdale still believes his side can catch leaders Lincoln City, despite a ten point gap existing between the two.

The Imps visit Stadium MK in a couple of weeks time and ambitious Tisdale is focused on finishing as high as he can, with first place still something they aspire to.

Earlier in the season it seemed like the two clubs were in a two-horse race to win the division, but the Dons have slipped down the table and are now embroiled in a fight for a top three spot.

That hasn't stopped the former Exeter manager expressing his aspirations of winning the big prize.

"I'm not happy with fourth, we want to be third, second or first," he told the MK Citizen.

"At the start of the season, we had different expectations. There are eight games to go. I'm not prepared to concede anything. You'll have seen plenty of league campaigns with very unusual, exciting finales.

"With eight games to go, we cannot concede it (to Lincoln) but we will look at results and know what we'd prefer to happen."

He did admit that the fate of his side rests in the hands of others, with all eyes on Bury, Lincoln and Mansfield in the final six weeks of the season.

"We're at that point in the season now, where we stop talking just about our own performances and start looking at others, working out points. Today is that day. I'd be lying if I told you we weren't looking at other results, and hoping one team beats another. We're there. It's mid-March and we're ready to go."

Not only do they host Lincoln, but Mansfield Town are the opponents on the final day of the season in what is shaping up to be a winner-takes-all fight for third place and an automatic spot in League One next season.

The Verdict 

There's no chance that MK Dons will win the title.

Even if Lincoln do collapse, Bury won't do the same. Automatic promotion is possible, second might be achievable, but they'll not finish top of the division.

That's surely going to be either Bury or Lincoln.