It was a Good Friday to remember as the Daggers held out to win at Boreham Wood in front of the BT Sport cameras. 

Inih Effiong’s decisive goal appears to have put the Daggers back on track after two successive defeats. 

Following two dire displays, the latest against Dorking last week where the second-half drop-off was particularly concerning, we went into Friday's game with little expectation other than individuals answering Strevens’ call to prove they deserve to be here next season. 

It is fair to say the Daggers went beyond that as they put in a great shift to secure all three points, holding out and keeping a clean sheet against a good side - a rarity this season.

We saw the embodiment of that Daggers spirit which Strevens sees as the foundation for his side - players literally putting their bodies on the line to secure all three points. 

The stand-out for me was that back line and so rightly, I feel, Manny Onariase picked up the man of the match accolade at the end of the game. 

But the same could be said for that whole back four who, carry on playing like that, could be the back line taking us into next season. 

A Strevens experiment that I felt didn’t work out last week did this week as he persisted with David Longe-King in that defensive midfield role. 

I questioned whether he was perhaps too flat-footed in defeat to Dorking, but yesterday he displayed his ability to break up the play and fight for the ball in the middle of the park - an exciting prospect if he continues in that form.

That goes for the rest of the side, with question marks over whether they can continue with performances like yesterday or ‘normal service’ will resume on Monday. It speaks to the inconsistencies across this campaign and last season, which ultimately saw the Daggers as masters of their own downfall.

This was epitomised in the league standings last season and it could well happen again, with supporters looking back on games we ‘should’ve won’ - even just in recent weeks - and where we’d be with those points in the bag.

However, the reality remains with five games to go that we’re six points off the play-off places. You feel there’s no margin for error on Dagenham’s part as they wait in hope that rivals slip up.

I’m not holding my breath as, although it’s perfectly possible, I can’t see Strevens’ side winning the next five. The next being a clash with Chesterfield at Victoria Road on Monday.

Hopefully the Daggers’ confidence is boosted and they put up a good fight, but to take all three points would be something.

Next week we’ll have a clearer picture of whether the play-offs remain a realistic prospect.

Until then, Come On You Daggers!