Ian Holloway wants Crystal Palace fans to sing the roof off at Selhurst Park on Saturday and propel the club to the play-offs.
A goalless draw at Millwall on Tuesday means the Eagles’ top six aspirations go into the final game of the season at home to Peterborough United.
A win, something they haven’t achieved for nine games, will definitely put them in, while a draw would be enough so long as Bolton don’t beat Blackpool by three goals and Nottingham Forest don’t beat Leicester by more than five. If Palace lose and Forest and Bolton both win, they will finish seventh.
And Holloway wants his players, and the fans, to grab the opportunity with both hands.
“We still have a fantastic chance,” he said.
“We have got to get in there and we will be hard to beat and we will have a real chance.
"We need one more point if the results go against us and with a performance like we had against Millwall I can see us getting it.
“I have been confident in my team all along but we have had an horrendous run and it can take over your whole persona, all you can remember is something going wrong for you.
“The fans need to be the way they have been ever since I have been here.
"They want what their players want, they want what the manager wants, they want what their board wants, which is a chance to get promoted.
“I hope they sing the roof right off and I hope things go in for us. I am sure if we continue in that way one will.”
The goalless draw was a dire affair. If the passion and vocal support off the pitch had been matched by quality on it then it would have been a thriller.
While there was plenty of endeavour, there was distinct lack of quality.
Yannick Bolasie stung the palms of David Forde and Glenn Murray mis-controlled when through on goal in the only chances of any note for Palace.
Holloway though, was proud of his players.
“I didn’t think we looked like giving one away and they will gain some strength from that,” he said.
“I stood there and didn’t feel worried that anything strange that has been happening would happen because of the way my lads went about it. I thought my team looked a unit.
“It might not have been the prettiest game to watch, but I could see what we were doing and I felt really proud as they had it nailed down.”
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