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McGhee: It's far from over yet
by Andy Naylor
Albion manager Mark McGhee told his players today it is too early to give up on the Championship.
He believes victory at his old club Millwall on Saturday will change the complexion of the relegation battle.
Albion are four points behind Millwall and nine adrift of Sheffield Wednesday, who currently occupy the fourth-bottom safety slot and have a much better goal difference.
The Seagulls have only six games to save themselves, including next month's visit by Wednesday but McGhee insisted: "It's no time to chuck the towel in yet.
"If we lose the next two games then by all means but it will look and feel a whole lot different on Saturday night if we have beaten Millwall and we've still got Sheffield Wednesday to play, regardless of their result.
"I just feel that, with the sequence we are on of three draws, our form is in the ascendency.
"We're looking at a mini-run between now and the end of the season to see where it takes us.
"We've now got Jason (Dodd) back. Reidy (Paul Reid) was very unlucky on Saturday not to be on the bench and it looks to us in the reserves as if he is back to something like himself, and the arrival of Gifton (Noel-Williams) changes things for us.
"They are all positives and we've got to keep thinking we have a chance. It's difficult but we're not going to accept it."
French left winger Alex Frutos should be available to face Millwall, despite missing training yesterday with sore ribs.
Albion remained second from bottom following Preston's 1-0 win over Crewe at Deepdale last night.
Victory for Crewe, who beat Coventry 4-1 last Saturday, would have lifted them above Albion but Brett Ormerod's first-half strike secured all three points for Preston.
McGhee: It's far from over yet
by Andy Naylor
Albion manager Mark McGhee told his players today it is too early to give up on the Championship.
He believes victory at his old club Millwall on Saturday will change the complexion of the relegation battle.
Albion are four points behind Millwall and nine adrift of Sheffield Wednesday, who currently occupy the fourth-bottom safety slot and have a much better goal difference.
The Seagulls have only six games to save themselves, including next month's visit by Wednesday but McGhee insisted: "It's no time to chuck the towel in yet.
"If we lose the next two games then by all means but it will look and feel a whole lot different on Saturday night if we have beaten Millwall and we've still got Sheffield Wednesday to play, regardless of their result.
"I just feel that, with the sequence we are on of three draws, our form is in the ascendency.
"We're looking at a mini-run between now and the end of the season to see where it takes us.
"We've now got Jason (Dodd) back. Reidy (Paul Reid) was very unlucky on Saturday not to be on the bench and it looks to us in the reserves as if he is back to something like himself, and the arrival of Gifton (Noel-Williams) changes things for us.
"They are all positives and we've got to keep thinking we have a chance. It's difficult but we're not going to accept it."
French left winger Alex Frutos should be available to face Millwall, despite missing training yesterday with sore ribs.
Albion remained second from bottom following Preston's 1-0 win over Crewe at Deepdale last night.
Victory for Crewe, who beat Coventry 4-1 last Saturday, would have lifted them above Albion but Brett Ormerod's first-half strike secured all three points for Preston.
