Championship

ROBINS SETS SIGHTS ON A PLAY-OFF BID

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The LeaguePaper Team
25 January 2026

By Harry Swift

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MARK ROBINS believes his Stoke squad is good enough to make a push for the Championship play-offs – provided they get key players back from injury.
His depleted Potters battled to a deserved draw at St Andrew’s, taking their tally to an impressive seven points from a possible nine in their last three away games.
And despite having 12 players missing through injury, he believes they are now in a good place to make a charge for the top six.
“We have to ha...

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