Perversely, I think we might win this one. Warnock seems to be able to say all the right things to the players before games against good teams, and he'll know how to outfox Mick McCarthy. I imagine there are some angry players in our dressing room after that Monk-esque performance against Bristol City, and I could see us coming out of the blocks with a point to prove.
However, a win is irrelevant to our promotion chances, because we'll then fall apart against Coventry and get embarrassed again. Rinse, repeat.
Saturday 27th February 3PM
Barnsley v Millwall H
Birmingham v QPR D
Blackburn v Coventry H
Brentford v Stoke H
Luton v Sheffield Wed D
Middlesbrough v Cardiff A
Preston v Huddersfield H
Rotherham v Reading A
Swansea v Bristol City H
Wycombe v Norwich A
I don't know anywhere near enough about St Pauli or Bundesliga 2 to really say if it means anything, but I notice Stojanovic has only kept 1 clean sheet in his 8 games there, letting in 13 goals.
In the same period Bettinelli has played 10 homes, kept 2 clean sheets, and let in 16.
Fairly similar statistically, though I've not actually watched their games and I imagine Stojanovic made more saves in that period.
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