Mark Jennings, the Wolves coach, admits three points are vital tonight against his former team Hamilton Parish in a relegation scrap, but insists there is no need to panic just yet.

Jennings, who has missed Wolves’ past two matches against North Village and PHC because of a medical condition, is looking forward to his return to the dugout against Hot Peppers, a team he previously coached.

He will not expect any favours from Parish, just two points and two places ahead of them, and will not give any either as the battle for survival intensifies.

“We still have seven matches left and we just have to take it one game at a time,” Jennings said.

“We definitely have to go there and try to get a victory as we have to beat the teams around us. There are still 21 points available. We’re not desperate, we just have to keep our composure.”

It has been more than two months since Wolves romped to a 4-0 win over Flanagan’s Onions last October.

The two teams have gone in different directions since then, with Onions bouncing back to win away to Dandy Town in their next game on their way to winning three out of four matches to finish the first half of the campaign in mid-table.

Wolves, by comparison, have now gone five games without a victory, picking up points in 3-3 draws with St David’s and champions Devonshire Cougars.

They began the second half of the season with a 3-0 loss to PHC, the team they beat by the same score in their opening league match and now trail Flanagan’s by eight points.

“We’re a young team and we just haven’t been consistent,” Jennings added. “There is no room for excuses but I definitely don’t think we’ll go down.”

Jennings will rely on striker Vincent Minors Jr to lead the team’s push for goals and expects Troy Tucker and Michael Williams to use their experience in midfield and defence as the fight against relegation gains momentum.

Just four points separate the bottom five teams and a win tonight would move Wolves three places off the bottom going into the weekend matches.

“We’ve got good individual players but have to be more consistent as a unit,” Jennings said.

“The mindset for the team has to be ‘don’t panic, take one game at a time and work hard and leave everything on the field’.

“I feel 100 per cent confident that the team we have can avoid the drop. I’m still proud of this team.”