Brown sets lofty target

26 February 2009 14:21
Michael Brown sees no reason why Wigan cannot secure a top half finish in the Premier League this season.[LNB] The Latics achieved that target during their first year in the top-flight back in 2006, taking tenth spot.[LNB]They have flirted with relegation in the two campaigns since then, but appear to be back on course under the careful guidance of Steve Bruce.[LNB]Wigan sit seventh with 12 games remaining this term, a standing they have enjoyed for several weeks.[LNB]They are currently in the middle of a six-game winless run, and face an unenviable trip to Chelsea on Saturday, but Brown is confident the Latics can cling on to their lofty perch.[LNB]"We're doing okay at the moment and another draw at Chelsea on Saturday would be fantastic," he told the Wigan Evening Post.[LNB]Achievement"Offer us 0-0 now and I think most of us would take it. I'm not being negative saying that - a point there would be an excellent result and take us closer to where we want to be.[LNB]"We've been up in seventh place for quite a while now and with the points buffer we built up a couple of months ago, that was always going to be the case.[LNB]"It's a fantastic achievement for this club to be where we are in the table, and it would be great if we could finish the season in the top area. I don't see why we can't manage that.[LNB]"After Chelsea we've got West Ham, Sunderland and Hull coming up, all teams who are quite close to us.[LNB]"We've got 35 points at the moment, this time last year we had 23, so we're doing much better. You don't feel as much pressure playing the games.[LNB]"There's still work to be done, we've got another few points to get before we hit 40 points, which was our target at the beginning of the season."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports