MAKE no mistake about it Worcester Rugby Club are heading for a do-or-die spell in their battle for Premiership Two title glory.

And all supporters can rest assured that we'll be leaving no stone unturned in the club's bid to realise our ambition of clinching promotion.

We have got two months of league rugby now and it's what we've been preparing for all season.

On Saturday we'll be back in action with a tough away trip to Coventry which is always a difficult place to play.

They are a much improved side and have just had substantial victories in their last two games.

We went there at the death last year and lost in a shoot-out, so we are expecting a fearsome local derby on Saturday. It'll be a big challenge for us.

I think it's fair to say that at this stage of the season none of the top teams can afford to slip up.

It's very close between us and Rotherham and Leeds and, of course, Rotherham have a better points difference than us.

When you look at the fixture list now we have got four very tough games coming up.

After Saturday we have Exeter and London Welsh, both at home, followed by a visit to table-toppers Rotherham.

And, obviously, there's no doubt that those four matches, along with what Rotherham are doing, will have a marked effect on what the final outcome in the league will be.

But we can all be sure of one thing - it's going to be very, very hard fought battle and I'm convinced that over the next four weeks it will all be sorted out one way or another.

But, from our point of view, we are ready for whatever might be thrown at us.

The boys are training and working hard and looking forward to the challenges ahead of them.

They want nothing less than promotion and are determined to write another triumphant chapter in Worcester's long and distinguished history.

They know the club has come an awful long way and are now rubbing shoulders with the best. Now they want to go that one step further and gain promotion.

So far we have played 18 matches and won 15 of them taking us to our current second in the table position.

Now we are heading for that crucial spell when the players can make sure they realise their burning ambition.

It's up to them. They know exactly what they have to do - and believe me they'll be doing everything in their power to make it a campaign that will go down in title-winning history.

Thursday, March 9, 2000.