MICKY Adams has said his Tranmere Rovers squad is 'fully fit and focussed' on the task of making it through the final weeks of their battle against relegation.

They are in action against ninth on the table Stevenage on Good Friday and take on Luton at Prenton Park on Easter Monday.

The squad is currently in the League Two drop zone following a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon last weekend.

Assessing Good Friday's opponents during a press conference this afternoon, Adams said: "I've said it for a couple of weeks, everybody expects to beat Tranmere now.

"So, they (Stevenage) will sleep well in their beds, expect to turn up and beat us, because we are in the bottom two, and when things don’t start so well then they will become under pressure.

"Stevenage have got their own agenda for their game. They’re going for the play-offs, so I don’t expect them to sit behind the ball and try frustrate, they will come for the juggula straight away.

"The chairman said it last week, it's a game at a time. We’ll select a team to go to Stevenage, but that squad could change for the Monday game, because we don’t know how the game will pan out in terms of injuries and certainly the result.

"We’ll go to Stevenage, hopefully, to get a positive result and then we’ll worry about Luton after that.

"I think, probably, Graham Westley’s reputation goes before him. I went to the game against Burton Monday night, expecting them to be physically strong, but they weren’t.

"Whether it's a change in philosophy from Graham, but they can compete and you have to compete with any team Graham puts out. They all looked to play as well, so it was a strong performance from them.

"Whereas in the past you would expect a battering from Stevenage, I didn’t see that the other day. They handled the ball and stuck balls in the box and you’re going to have to deal with it.

"Where going to have to compete against Stevenage for sure."

On his squad's fitness, Adams said: "Matt Hill survived about 65 minutes of the reserve game on Tuesday night.

"He's still some way off the fitness levels that are going to be required of him to play in the second division, but the good news is that he came through unscathed.

"We took the opportunity, as well, to give players a game that have not featured recently and I would think that they are ready for the run-in now.

"So everybody's got to be fully fit and focussed on the task ahead, so from that point of view it's been a useful week.

"Cole Stockton’s been on the training ground this week. He's not joined in with the first team yet, but he’s been out there with the kids and doing some physical work."

On Thursday, co-owner Mark Palios praised the "incredible efforts" of everyone at the club and thanked fans for their support through what had been a "torrid season."

He said: "There are eight games to go; eight jobs to do; eight fights to win and if we win four of them, we should be safe.

"If we don't, I don’t need to spell out the consequences.

“None of us want that to happen and that is why I am putting out a rallying cry to get everyone behind the club in this crucial period.

"We are in a fight and continuing to give wholehearted support is key to securing the club’s future in the league."