DPL, Coventry - Drexit now or Drexit later!

We don’t want it tomorrow (from the top 6), but it would be the aim by this time next month as we return to the Championship swapping places with Rotherham - which has its precedents.

Perhaps we should relish the excitement which events have provided for us tomorrow. It is a time which that rather rarely encountered football follower, “the neutral" will supposedly relish.

The Darren Ferguson involvement is interesting enough, but to add Grant McCann makes for an amazingly intense situation even though 80 or 90 miles down the main line of our sponsor separates the action.
It could be a test of Darren’s ability, questionable whilst here, to lead his players to complete the job. He failed here and there was a serious glitch at Walsall.

On the other hand, we too have lost important matches, yet in the eleventh hour we have pulled ourselves up as evidenced by our current position in the driving seat, yet it still seems very close.

Rovers and the Sky-blues may well be closely matched with Enobakara, the Wolves loanee, a talent equivalent to Herbie Kane at his best based on his showing against Portsmouth. Wide defenders on both sides will have a real job on their hands. I have often written of the effectiveness of pressure and endeavour as opposed to pure skill which has often been the key to escaping from this league although in Barnsley and Luton, quality football has probably been at their core. Portsmouth have never looked particularly skilful and the success they have had is founded on effort with their dodgy defence a distinct drawback.

Coventry can turn on the skill and our advantage on a good day is the ability to actually combine a high level of effort with skill… …on a good day. Will it be Jolly Boating Weather or preferably Quiet Flows the Don?

It is true that we have shown ourselves better than Barnsley, but probably we have had 2 good days when they have not been at their best. Apart from the cup win at Charlton when they fielded a weakened team, we played poorly against them at the Valley in the League and they won without looking particularly good and of course we could not beat them here. Sunderland have brought out better performances from us, but given that they probably have better individuals we have failed to make our teamwork better what they have produced. And when all said and done 3rd, 4th and 5th have all gathered considerably more points than we have.

So if we do make it, our chance will be as an outsider, but a win tomorrow will make all the difference to our momentum..

Even though Coventry have little tangible to play for, they will be out to knock us off our perch and they can play without worrying about the consequences.

I will go for 4-3 to us with Marquis/Wliks with the first goal and 10,700.