ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman insists his side must keep their focus as the Reds close in on an historic promotion.

Saturday’s 3-0 win over York City at the Wham Stadium kept Stanley in second spot with two games of the League Two season to go, and relegated the visitors in the process.

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The Reds could be promoted on Saturday if they collect three points from their trip to Wycombe Wanderers and results work in their favour, but with only four points covering four teams from second to fifth, and Portsmouth five points further back in sixth with a game in hand against AFC Wimbledon tomorrow night, Coleman knows that promotion is far from certain.

“We’ve just got to give it our best shot,” said the Stanley boss.

“We are in the situation now where we can determine our own future if we win. It would be nice if other people could do us a favour but we have got to do it ourselves.

“It is that close, it’s all up for grabs. Portsmouth will still feel they have got a chance.

“We have got to our heads down and try and play the way I know we can play and hopefully we will get what I think will be our just rewards.

“You go into football to have these runs and I know this sounds ridiculous but sometimes even a relegation run-in is exciting because it gets the juices flowing and I have had a couple of those here. We have been on both ends of the spectrum and I know which one I would rather have.”

Coleman was full of praise for his side in their comfortable victory over York with Josh Windass scoring a brace after Tariqe Fosu had opened the scoring.

And the Reds chief now wants his side to get over the line in the closing stages of the season.

“The players have got the bit between their teeth and they are giving it their all,” Coleman added. “Whatever happens in the next two games you couldn’t say they haven’t been great this season because they have. It would just be nice if we could finish it off.”

The Reds were never really threatened by York on Saturday, especially once Fosu had eased any nerves.

“You really don’t want to relegate anybody but it was a case of dog eat dog,” Coleman said of the weekend win. “We were desperate for the three points.

“We knew everyone around us would be trying to take the three points so it was crucial that we got that.

“We tried to play the right way and I think we got our just rewards.

“We said to the players at half time that we had to work their goal more. Our approach play was good but we were having one too many passes.

“I think we were a lot more dynamic in the second half.

“We made chances and we took chances.

“I think it was a comprehensive, professional performance.”