And we have a better goal difference thanks to the five we put past Nottingham Forest. Everything depends on who beats who up there in the top six. It is even still just possible that we can take second place and automatic promotion. Wolves now look uncatchable but Birmingham are suspect. Cardiff in March made little use of their games in hand and are currently far from convincing. The form teams are ourselves and Sheffield United.

HOW MANY CLUBS ARE VULNERABLE AND COULD FOLD?
There are genuine concerns that the current financial, recession and credit crunch problems will seriously affect those clubs where corporate sponsors and boxholders are facing cut backs in their businesses. Corporate money plays a huge part in any football club’s finances. Quite simply, there are clubs who may well find it difficult to persuade current corporate supporters to continue with that support. At Turf Moor the boxholders who currently reside in the James Hargreaves Stand are there because of money paid out before the recession began to bite. It is to be hoped that buyers for these boxes will continue to be found and club sponsors will continue to invest. No one knows just how many season ticket holders have lost jobs and will be unable to buy a new season ticket. The forecast is for the unemployment total is a rise to 3million. The club is in enough financial trouble without the added problem of having difficulty of losing season ticket holders and, or, finding corporate interest. The Daily Mirror identified Southampton, Charlton, Stockport, Cheltenham, Bournemouth, Darlington and Chester City as being in severe trouble.

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