Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins has hailed this weekend's games against Bracknell Bees and Peterborough Phantoms as the "biggest matches of the season" as he looks to keep alive slim hopes of a play-off place.

Two successive victories on home ice have given Telford a late chance of climbing into eighth place in the English Premier League, with both Bracknell and Peterborough immediately above them in the standings.

Just 13 points separate Watkins' side from the final play-berth, and with 18 games remaining, the Tigers boss believes there is still much  to play for.

He said: "Of course, I would love to be in the play-offs, and we will be doing our best, so these are four really big points up for grabs.

"We are playing the next two teams in the league and if things don't go well, then it will make it much harder for us.

"Obviously, the goal is to make the play-offs, and it is still a long shot, but the guys are putting in great efforts to do their best and to make it feasible.

"They are two of the biggest games of the season for us."

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