The former Rangers midfielder was a preferred determine on the MKM Stadium
Greg Docherty scored the opener in opposition to Ipswich Town at The Valley on Wednesday night time(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Greg Docherty says the power of feeling he has for Hull City will likely be parked on the entrance to The Valley when he seems to be to information Charlton Athletic in direction of Championship security on Saturday.
Docherty spent 4 years at City and performed a key function in Grant McCann’s facet that lifted the League One trophy at The Valley again in May 2021, turning into a agency favorite on the MKM Stadium terraces.
Now skipper with the Addicks, Docherty’s consideration is firmly on getting a constructive outcome which might guarantee Athletic of their place in subsequent season’s Championship.
Wednesday night time’s 2-1 loss at residence to Ipswich Town, in which Docherty scored the opener, left Nathan Jones’ facet 5 factors clear of Oxford United with solely two video games left, and degree on factors with West Brom following their two-point deduction on Friday for breaching PSR guidelines.
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Oxford, although, hosts Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday in a recreation they will count on to win, which may make issues tough for the Reds, ought to they lose to a City facet that’s in determined need of the factors themselves to kick-start their flagging play-off hopes.
“We are coming up against a good team that have their own ambitions,” Docherty mentioned forward of Saturday’s reunion along with his former employers. “We are under no illusions of how difficult it will be. They have got good attacking players, and we will have to be at our best. But when you do win in this league, you have to be at your best anyway, so it is a game I am looking forward to.
“I will likely be parking all my earlier feelings of the membership,” the proud Scotsman added. “I’m right here now, and my full focus is right here. I count on a group that may come and assault rather well, they rating lots of targets.
“But I think we can counteract that defensively as well, we are a really strong unit, and we are getting back to where we need to be and what gets us good results. The way we have prepared going into the game I am sure we can go and get a good result.”
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