The Dale slipped to bottom after a run of one win in their last seven league matches and Coleman has pinpointed the two consecutive home matches against Oldham and Tranmere as an ideal opportunity to relieve their relegation fears. “Without a doubt we have got to win both.” Coleman told BBC Radio Manchester. “If we’re going to have any chance of getting out of the predicament that we’re in we have to win our home games.”
Rochdale’s last six league matches have been against teams in and around the playoff picture and Coleman is fully aware that despite Dale’s recent winless run, they have picked up four draws in a difficult recent spell. Coleman continued: “In the last three weeks we’ve played three sides in the top four and we haven’t lost to any of them, two of being away from home. So we’re not as bad as people think.”Coleman has raided his former club Accrington Stanley to bring in experienced defender Phil Edwards and believes that he can bring something to his struggling team in the long term as well as the short term. He added: “Phil is a good footballer and a very good professional, with an eye on next season I thought it was an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up.”
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