PAUL Mullin has a good feeling about tomorrow. It's over two months since the Accrington Stanley striker got a league goal.

But the 32-year-old has an inkling that his luck is about to change, and that the Reds can put an end to their losing streak this weekend.

Stanley's exit from the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday night was their seventh defeat in eight games, in all competitions.

But Mullin saw something in their second-half display at Belle Vue to suggest better times lie ahead.

"There's a bit of steel in the camp that's perhaps been missing recently, whether that's through a lack of confidence, or a hangover from losing players, or both," he said.

"But we need to start winning and turn it around.

"We've been saying that for the past couple of weeks but I sense there's a determination this week to take responsibility and get ourselves out of this.

"At times I don't think we've played that badly, we just seem to be making silly mistakes and getting punished.

"We've got to stop conceding sloppy goals. It's been a bit too easy to score against us recently.

"But at the same time we have to start putting some chances away as well."

And Mullin is eager to instigate a winning pattern when Stanley entertain Shrewsbury tomorrow.

"Our home games have become even more important now, because if we win our home games, we should be okay, and Shrewsbury's a game we're all looking forward to," said Mullin, who has developed a habit in recent seasons of making up for scoring droughts with a glut of goals.

"My goals normally come like that. But I'm more worried when I'm not getting the chances," he added.

"I had a couple the other night that I was pleased with.

"Obviously I was disappointed they weren't taken - there were two good crosses that came in that I should have got on target.

"But I'm getting in the right areas and the goals will come.

"And as we get a few results the confidence will grow."

Mullin has had to adjust to a number of different strike partnerships this term, with Gary Roberts, Ian Craney and David Brown lining up alongside him before being loaned out to Ipswich, Swansea and Burton Albion respectively, as well as Rommy Boco, Andy Mangan, Leighton McGivern and Andy Todd.

But he admits he has been comfortable with all combinations.

"I developed good partnerships with Gary and Ian, but I've got to start again now," he said.

"I've played with Andy (Mangan) before, so we know each other's games, and I have the makings of a good partnership with Leighton as well.

"It might take a bit of time getting used to a different way of playing and a different personnel but we've got lads in the side who are winners."