JAN Molby remained bullish about his side's survival prospects after Saturday's dismal 3-0 scoreline at fellow relegation battlers Southend.

The Danish director of football declared: "We'll be kicking off next August in Division Three. There's no doubt in my mind, whatsoever.

"There is a long way to go and a lot of points to play for. Anything can happen. We need to find those qualities to win a game of football."

But Molby's conviction did not blind him to his side's shortcomings on a day when, for once, they created enough chances to have come away with something.

He admitted: "You've got to take your chances, haven't you?

"It's the first time for a while where you can point the finger and say we've had good chances and missed them.

"How we came in losing at half-time is beyond me. Jesper Christiansen had two great chances, Ian Foster and Dean Bennett also went close on a couple of occasions.

"I just felt if we played in the second half like we did in the first then we might be able to get something out of the game. But we didn't. We allowed Southend to get on top of us."

Molby was dismissed from the touchline for his comments to the referee's assistant after the first penalty was given when former Harriers front man, Drewe Broughton, went down in the box in the sixth minute.

He continued: "I questioned the decision, which, obviously, you aren't allowed to do any more and he decided to send me to the stand.

"I didn't see it and neither did anyone else in the ground. The only person who saw a foul was the man that mattered, the referee.

"He's given it for a foul by Abdou Sall on Drewe Broughton but Craig Hinton was the one marking him. If you can't tell those two apart then there is a serious problem there somewhere."

Just seven minutes into the second half, he was left fuming again as Constantine made it 2-0 from the spot after Matt Gadsby was deemed to have handled the ball.

Molby said: "I think, considering the referee was three yards away from it, he's done well to allow the assistant referee to make that decision. He was 25 yards away. These are big decisions in football, aren't they?"

With tough-looking encounters against Swansea and Doncaster looming, Molby is seeking a remedy for his side's barren spell of seven league games without a win.

"Since Alex Rae scored in the 89th minute at Aggborough to equalise for Wolves, we haven't put a foot right," he added. "That has to stop. It can't continue."

For his part, Southend caretaker manager Steve Tilson said: "In the opening 45 minutes we gave Kidderminster far too much space and were second best in quite a few areas.

"The break arrived with us hanging on a bit but fortunately we got to grips with the situation in the second half.

"Indeed, I thought our performance after the interval was one of the best we have turned in all season and in the end we could have won by a bigger margin.

"It was a vital victory for us and one which will fill the lads with confidence for the battles ahead."