BARRY BLANKLEY has admitted past results count for nothing ahead of Salisbury's play-off campaign.

City finished runners-up in the league thanks to the point gained from Saturday's 0-0 home draw with lowly Basingstoke, who avoided the drop on goal difference.

Salisbury now travel to fifth-placed Bishop's Stortford on Wednesday with the second leg at home next Saturday.

If they progress, they will face Havant & Waterlooville or Braintree in the final at Stevenage Borough's Broadhall Way ground on Sunday, May 13.

That could be a great day for local football with Saints in the Championshipplay-offs and another of Blankley's former clubs, Totton, at Wembley in the FA Vase.

Salisbury have already defeated Stortford at home this season and drawn away.

But City assistant boss Blankley said: "They are a good side.

"Their manager Martin Hayes has got them playing some very good football.

"Psychologically people will think that as we've beaten them 3-1 here and drawn with them one each away from home we'll be okay.

"But those results count for nothing now."

Blankley summed up what most of the 1,431 crowd knew at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on Saturday.

"This was a typical end of season game," he said. "They were desperate for a point and they got what they required."

The game itself provided little entertainment for the majority of the crowd.

But the visiting supporters were rejoicing when the referee blew for full time.

Paul Sales provided both of Salisbury's first half threats. First he headed over the bar on 31 minutes from a Matt Holmes free-kick and then tested Stuart Searle with a right foot volley five minutes before the break.

On 43 minutes the visitors should have taken the lead but keeper Ryan Clarke did well to keep out a Carl Gibbs drive.

The sides fought a midfield battle for the majority of the second half.

But with 10 minutes remaining, Salisbury upped the pace.

Scott Bartlett could not control his finish from substitute Marvin Brown's cross while Aaron Cook, Michael Fowler and Bartlett again all went close.

But the stalemate means Salisbury ended the regular league season with just four goals in eight home games.