The Chairboys’ victory against the League Two leaders put club in good heart as meeting with prospective new owners looms

This is a big week for Wycombe Wanderers. It may be a defining one for Gareth Ainsworth, the manager. on Tuesday they play at Exeter. On Wednesday prospective new owners will be divulged at the club’s AGM. And the Chairboys are not sitting comfortably, 22nd in League Two.

Fortunately for Ainsworth they are five points clear of Torquay in 23rd thanks to Saturday’s 1-0 defeat of the leaders, Chesterfield, at Adams Park. On five-match form Chesterfield were top, Wycombe bottom. Managers will say there are no easy games. There are no foregone conclusions.

Early this month a sinkhole appeared in High Wycombe, devouring a car when perhaps aiming for the club. They have had a dire run from October when, after 12 games, they were above another dotted line, in the last play-off place. Eighteen games had yielded 11 points before Saturday. Home fans had not seen a win since 12 October and had no goal to cheer for the first 8