SELBY Town boss Dave Ricardo has hailed his players' willingness to play out of position for the good of the team.

The Robins "got out of jail", according to Ricardo, in their 2-1 Northern Counties East League division one win over Westella VIP in midweek.

But, ahead of tomorrow's trip to Bottesford (3pm), he was quick to praise the team's character.

“They might not like it but they are willing to do it for the good of the team," he said of the positional switches.

“Danny Norton went in at right-back and did a good job without moaning. Chris Jackson has a mouth the size of Selby Bridge but he really added something to us when he came on.

“The character we showed and the attitude will stand us in good stead.”

Second-half strikes from Chris Jackson and Jamie Forrester saw the Robins come from behind to secure their third consecutive victory and extend their unbeaten run to six games.

Ricardo remained realistic as to the quality of his side’s performance in doing so. “I feel we got out of jail,” he said.

"We’ve played far better this season and not got our just rewards. The sign of a good team is one that wins even when they play poorly, of course, and I think that was the case here."

The first half was scrappy. Brodie Cooper hit the angle of post and bar with a floated effort and Westella had a goal chalked off for offside.

The visitors edged ahead on the hour, when Joe McFadyen anticipated a flick-on and applied a cool finish into the far corner from 15 yards.

Jackson, introduced from the bench at half time, took up a position in the box from a corner at Ricardo’s command and duly nodded home at the near post.

With seven minutes to go, Forrester seized on a loose ball and fired in a worthy winner, a fine volley with his left foot from 20 yards.

Centre-half Dane Mortimer returns to the side tomorrow, although Tom Chamberlain is unlikely to be risked from the start due to his hamstring injury.

Hosts Bottesford sit fifth but have lost their last four games in all competitions and Ricardo feels his team "owe them one" after defeat earlier in the campaign.