KENNY Arthur is refusing to panic at Accrington Stanley's slide to the bottom of the Football League.

The Reds were pushed to the foot of League Two after slipping to a 2-0 home defeat to Peterborough on Saturday.

It proved to be Stanley's fourth successive defeat in all competitions - in which time they have also failed to hit the scoresheet.

But as John Coleman's men gear up for tonight's Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section round one showdown against Oldham, Arthur is not troubled by the club's position.

"It's obviously not a nice place to be in," said the former Partick Thistle goalkeeper.

"But if you look at the start we've had, we've had to play difficult teams.

"Every team we've played so far have been near the top, or there or thereabouts.

"We are not happy with it. We think we could have done a bit better in a couple of games and could have got more out of them.

"But again, we'll focus on the next game. Nothing is decided at the end of August. There's an awful long way to go and an awful lot of games to be played.

"There will be twists and turns along the way, but we have just got to remain positive and focused and try to do the right things to get the right results."

Arthur was Stanley's stand-out performer in the disappointing defeat to Peterbrough, saving a sixth minute penalty and keeping the Reds alive with a string of fine stops.

But the modest Scotland stopper is not one for basking in his own performances, insisting the team is more important than the individual.

And as the Reds chase a morale-boosting victory over north west neighbours Oldham, Arthur believes the club's team spirit will see them come out of a tricky period.

He said: "It was a busy afternoon (for me). There were plenty of positives to take out of it.

"And I'm the sort of person that in every game I play in, I'll take the positives out of it and focus on them.

"I will look again at any negative aspects of my performance and work with my goalkeeping coach, because I want to keep on improving and keep getting better.

"We are a team and a squad. Everybody - the players and the management - are all together in this.

"We are not going to single out people or parts of the unit. Accrington Stanley, as a team, will win together and lose together.

"We start every game with the same focus.

"That was the case for last week, and the week before, and it will be the same against Oldham.

"Every game is important to me personally and to my team-mates, because we are all professional football players.

"Of course, we are disappointed to lose a game and not taking points out of it. But we are going to have to go away and work extremely hard and we'll get it right."

And Arthur, who arrived on a free transfer from Partick this summer, is remaining confident after a good start to life in East Lancashire.

He added: "I've settled in reasonably well, and I've been reasonably pleased with my performances.

"We've got a great team spirit in the dressing room and it's a family-orientated club, so it's been easy to make the change from a different country and a different league."