But he won’t give up on his team being involved in the shake-up for what he feels are one of the two last remaining slots.
The Pilgrims went down 1-0 to Spennymoor Town on Tuesday night.
That result kept them in 11th place and a win would have closed the gap on the top seven to just a point.
In an interview with Lincolnshire Live, Elliott suggests it’s still all still to play for.
“I think the top four or five are sorted and Spennymoor are definitely a top five team,” Elliott told them.
“You can clearly see what it takes to be a top five team because in both boxes, they have got that bit more nous.
“They have got that finishing but they have also got it in their defending box where they can see games out.
“In general, our performance was good and I do not want to hammer the players too much because we have been on a decent run and played well here too.”