No one said this was going to be easy.

Of the 17 games left in the season, seven are coming up in the next three weeks.

We’re tantalizingly close to jumping back into the play-off spots. It’s right there.

Aaaaaaand now the injuries come in.

It’s hard to understate how great a loss Karleigh Osborne is.

As Neal Ardley pointed out after the win over Luton last weekend, Wimbledon are one of the best in the league when it comes to preventing chances on their goal.

The 2015-16 Dons have been a rock in defense, stopping problems before they happen and handling crises well enough.

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Osborne has been a big part of that equation, and pushing through the upcoming run-in without him is a massive blow.

Meanwhile, Jake Reeves is also dealing with his own injury problems and might not make the trip to Barnet.

Add in Will Nightingale’s long road back to fitness— plus the uncertainty and worry about who might be next— and the next few weeks have suddenly gone from intimidating to frightening.

This would be a tough situation regardless table position or schedule. But the timing really could not be worse.

Yet it must be said that if Dons can pull this off and win a play-off spot come May, they’ll have more than earned it.

Three injuries. Seven games in 21 days. 17 left in the campaign. Three points from the play-offs.

Dons are either going to pull this off or they’re going to die trying.

There’s not much else you can ask from your team.