Wealdstone's 2014 title charge has been a more dominant one than Reading's all-conquering Championship campaign of 2005-2006, according to Glen Little.

The Stones midfielder was a pivotal part of the Royals’ charge to glory back then, in a season which saw them go 33 games unbeaten and amass 106 points on their way to winning the title by a towering 16 points.

Yet Little insists that, while his former team-mates at the Madejski Stadium displayed the make-up of champions by scoring many late goals, they did not overwhelm opponents in the way Gordon Bartlett’s side have this year.

“In some ways, the Reading one was a special season to get 106 points and we have not been far off that,” he said

“We went 33 games unbeaten that season, but we snatched a few results where this season has not been anything like that as we’ve dominated 99 per cent of the fixtures so could have beaten Reading’s points total from that season.

“We could still do it, but in terms of dominating games and being the better team it is probably the best season I’ve had.

“If you look throughout the leagues, all the top teams will have been pinching wins, picking up the points and keeping going, where I think our trouble a lot of this season is that we have been too comfortable.

“I can think of one league game all season against Hendon at home where we didn’t deserve anything, but nicked a goal late on to get a draw. That’s amazing really, and makes the number of late goals we have conceded to lose points all the more frustrating.

“We are on 85 points but could easily have 96 to 98 by now.”

Monday night’s win over Billericay, which the 38-year-old sat out with a shin knock, means that, despite the odd blip, Gordon Bartlett’s side were within four wins of the title before last night's (Thursday's) visit to East Thurrock United.

But experience tells Little, who also won promotion to the Premiership with Burnley, it is one thing to be dominant and contend, but quite another to clinch the deal.

He recalled the words of his former Royals coach Wally Downes during those heady days eight years ago.

“We are in a great position, but until you are over the finish line it does not count for anything,” he added.

“It is one thing to put yourselves in a position to win the league. There is a team not too far down the road in Arsenal who have given themselves plenty of opportunities to do it in recent years but, as they have shown, it is not easy.

“You can give yourselves a chance, but the hardest thing is getting over the finishing line. We are making a pretty good job of it at the minute, but until you are done and dusted you have got to keep going and grind the results out.

“Wally just used to say ‘win the next game,’ and that’s not a bad motto to have.”