Chris Coates: Four points may secure Stoke City's Leading Category emergency - This is Staffordshire

STOKE City chairman Peter Coates is hoping four details from the last six fittings might be enough to truly save his membership from relegation. But he admits that a remaining tally of 38 points could leave it tight amid the suffocating environment today impacting the base of the Premier League. a Chris Coates says four points may secure Stoke City's Premier League position. Coates is decreasing to answer concerns on the ongoing future of director Tony Pulis for anxiety about fuelling argument over his place. But he demonstrably remains certain that Pulis, his boss for days gone by seven seasons, can drive Stoke through their present crisis. Insure365 Print voucher Free Legal Expenses Policy with any Motor Insurance Policy with Insure365 - call 01782 898188 Terms: 1 Voucher Per Customer Contact: 01782 898188 Legitimate until: Friday, Might 10 2013 "I suspect 38 points will do it," he calculated, "but certainly a couple of victories and you're OK because 40 points will absolutely do it. "It is as much as us now to have enough details to stay in the Premier League. We have got of the same quality the opportunity as everyone otherwise and it's up to us to see it through since no-one does you any favours. "When I go through the accessories I believe there are highlights there for us, but it is as much as us to begin on a run." With Reading and QPR so far adrift, most onlookers now believe that it is a right combat between five groups in order to avoid the main one outstanding relegation place. But Coates is declining to write off Rangers before Stoke's possibly vital visit to Loftus Road next week. "It is greatly burdensome for them now, but they however have a fighting opportunity and they are certainly not down," he stated. "I thought they were extremely unlucky with 10 men against Wigan on Sunday. I will only believe Harry Redknapp should have go beyond a cat to get luck like that." He identified Stoke's flaws after defeat to Aston Villa made it just one single get in 13, but insisted there have been a lot of positive signs recently. "We know our big problem, we are maybe not scoring enough goals," he admitted. "But we came away from the Everton sport and I thought we earned anything, Newcastle moreover, so that is two good away activities where we've got nothing and been very sad. "West Brom at house, while the sport was somewhat level, we got a significant point and they got for a point, and there is nothing wrong with this because they've had a poor report against us over the years. "And against Villa on Saturday we were crushed in the end by a fluke. A fantastic purpose, but not one which would commonly go in. It killed us down at a late period when I thought we were advantageous to a place or might even have won the game after equalising," he included. STOKE City's under-21s saved a rare success after goals in the initial 11 minutes from Adam Thomas and Jordan Richardson led them to a 2-1 success at Crystal Palace. Stoke are now bottom only on goal difference from Palace, for whom former Portsmouth striker Aruna Dindane bagged their goal.