Post by Jay on Mar 30, 2006 13:03:25 GMT -1
Glenn Hoddle has vowed to chase down Preston after Wolves' promotion rivals opened a five-point advantage on Tuesday night.
Preston's 1-0 defeat of Crewe in their remaining game in hand saw the club occupying the final play-off place open a potentially decisive five-point comfort zone from Wolves and the chasing pack.
But Preston boss Billy Davies immediately warned his players that "the job is far from done" while Wolves manager Hoddle refuses to budge from his view that the top-six battle will go to the wire.
Hoddle, though, has seen Wolves successfully chip away at a gap which once stretched to nine points and he said before training: "Preston won last night but nothing changes.
"We have still got to play them and anything can still happen. We have got to chase them hard and put them under pressure. I have looked at their fixtures and they have some tough ones coming up.
"We have got to concentrate on getting our results right and we know that in any given week things can change around pretty quickly."
Preston's match on Tuesday night levelled the playing field for all the contenders, who have now each played 40 games, and turned the focus to the next round of fixtures this weekend.
And all three of the main rivals for sixth place hit the road - Wolves are at Plymouth, Preston face an equally tough assignment at Coventry while Cardiff travel to Southampton.
"The job is far from done," said Preston manager Davies, still fretting over an injury-hit squad. "We'll enjoy this win but we'll be back in, we'll get our heads down again, get the walking wounded patched up again.
"There are some important games to come up and some wins that have to be got. This was a big test of nerve."
Preston's 1-0 defeat of Crewe in their remaining game in hand saw the club occupying the final play-off place open a potentially decisive five-point comfort zone from Wolves and the chasing pack.
But Preston boss Billy Davies immediately warned his players that "the job is far from done" while Wolves manager Hoddle refuses to budge from his view that the top-six battle will go to the wire.
Hoddle, though, has seen Wolves successfully chip away at a gap which once stretched to nine points and he said before training: "Preston won last night but nothing changes.
"We have still got to play them and anything can still happen. We have got to chase them hard and put them under pressure. I have looked at their fixtures and they have some tough ones coming up.
"We have got to concentrate on getting our results right and we know that in any given week things can change around pretty quickly."
Preston's match on Tuesday night levelled the playing field for all the contenders, who have now each played 40 games, and turned the focus to the next round of fixtures this weekend.
And all three of the main rivals for sixth place hit the road - Wolves are at Plymouth, Preston face an equally tough assignment at Coventry while Cardiff travel to Southampton.
"The job is far from done," said Preston manager Davies, still fretting over an injury-hit squad. "We'll enjoy this win but we'll be back in, we'll get our heads down again, get the walking wounded patched up again.
"There are some important games to come up and some wins that have to be got. This was a big test of nerve."
