'It's OK to be nervous' - Harrogate boss Weaver

Simon Weaver is the EFL's longest-serving manager having been appointed as Harrogate Town boss in May 2009 [Getty Images]

Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver wants his players to embrace the tension against Barnet on Saturday as they attempt to complete their great relegation escape.

Successive wins over Colchester and Walsall have handed the Sulphurites the momentum in their bid to extend their five-year stay in the EFL.

But they are still in the drop zone on goal difference heading into the last game of the League Two season at the Exercise Stadium.

"There'll be some nervous energy from the stands this weekend which is completely understandable but hopefully we can all use it as fuel to go on to succeed one more time," Weaver told BBC Radio York.

"The players all understand that it's OK to be nervous. It's actually a good thing. It shows that you care. And it can keep you focused.

"Don't expect a perfect performance because of it. But that's OK. It's OK to be imperfect but brilliant with the attitude and use it as a driver to succeed."

With Barrow all but down mathematically, Crawley, who face promotion-chasing Salford, Newport, who play Barrow, and Tranmere, who face Grimsby, are also in the scrap to stay in the EFL.

With the last round of matches in the division kicking off simultaneously, there will be some anxious checks over what is happening around the country in the stands.

Weaver says he will resist the temptation to look himself but will keep across the situation.

"I don't think it would be a good look for me checking my phone and scrolling all the time. I'll get a little nudge every now and again from Rachel the physio who will keep me in tune with the scores but it's the end result which counts," he said.

"If we control what we can control and get a win then it puts a lot of pressure on elsewhere."