Leyton Orient boss Martin Ling has urged his players to put the disappointment of slipping out of the play-off picture behind them.Orient have lost their last three games to all but end any chance of a top-six finish but they still have to play four of the sides chasing promotion - starting with Leeds at Brisbane Road on Saturday.

"Looking at the fixtures we have four big games during April and in the current climate, where our season is drifting, I think we're better off playing these high-profile games," Ling told the Recorder.

"Our next four matches are against sides all still involved in the promotion issue and Saturday's match with Leeds will be a massive game, with a full house. These games give us the chance to play party-poopers.

"We have made an improvement on last season and the next four games will give us a yardstick of just how great that improvement has been.

"Of course, we won't give up on the play-offs until it's mathematically impossible - and we need to get back on track after three defeats and finish as high as we can."

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