Despite Wycombe’s struggles this season, manager Gareth Ainsworth has stated that he’d ‘rather be fighting at the bottom of the Championship than scrapping at the top of League One at the moment’.
Wycombe are currently bottom of the second tier and have only won three games in the league this season.
Heavy away losses to the likes of Blackburn and Brentford, as well as heartbreaking late defeats against Norwich and Rotherham, have given Wanderers a reality check of how unforgiving the Championship can be.
Glenn Murray won a penalty after being sandwiched by Josh Knight and Jack Grimmer (Aaron Chown/PA)
However, the 47-year-old is still enjoying his maiden season as a Championship manager, and that he will look at Wycombe’s run in ‘game by game.’
Speaking after the 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, he said: “There are 60 points available and we have got enough points left to survive.
“It is going to be tough; we need to go on a run, we are well aware of the situation but I have got a great bunch of boys who will give me everything every day and I can’t ask for any more than that.
“We have had some big players out and I have probably been a victim of losing some big players which has gone against us in our best ever year.
“I always knew it would be tough in the Championship.
Murray stepped up to take the penalty which he won (Aaron Chown/PA)
“I'd rather be fighting at the bottom of the Championship than scrapping at the top of League One at the moment.
“It’s a brilliant place to be.
"I’m really happy and I am looking forward to the next game.”
On the defeat against Forest, he added: “First-half I thought we were very good.
“I thought at half-time, if we keep going the way we are, we will go on to win the game or get something out of it.
Which he scored (Aaron Chown/PA)
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“The penalty changed that and it’s a soft penalty for me, but if you give the opportunity for Murray to bring the ball down on his chest in the box…you just can’t do that at this level.
“I have got boys who are learning their trade so next time, they won’t do that.
Anis Mehmeti stands alone as Wycombe lose again this season (Aaron Chown/PA)
“You get punished for your mistakes and we made more mistakes than Nottingham Forest.
"No disrespect to them as I don’t think they carved us apart, but 3-0 is a big score line and we were on the wrong end of it.”
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