It has been their home for 106 years but Barnet will play their final match at Underhill tomorrow when they welcome Wycombe Wanderers.

Given the 3-2 defeat at Torquay United on Tuesday, it is a match that has taken on even more importance.

A sell out crowd is expected. More than 5,000 people will cram themselves into the old stadium. A win is imperative to help boost the Bees’ survival hopes after they slipped into the League Two relegation zone.

“We definitely want to leave our mark on Saturday,” Bees head coach Edgar Davids said. “But no matter what happens it is going to be a special day for the fans.

“There are going to be a lot of supporters there. I hope that helps lift the team and that the fans do stay behind the players.”

Barnet goalkeeper Graham Stack believes the best way for the Bees to celebrate Underhill is to defeat the Chairboys.

He explained: “I hope the fans enjoy the day but the only way they will do that is if we beat Wycombe. It would be quite a sombre mood to leave Underhill if we do not win that game.

“Underhill means a lot to everyone at the club. I remember playing at Underhill 15 years ago when I played for the Arsenal Reserve team. So it will certainly be a sad day.

The Bees goalkeeper is hopeful the sell-out crowd can create a passionate atmosphere and lift the Bees players.

He added: “We have perhaps missed a big atmosphere at home on occasions. Don’t get me wrong though, those first 12 games we didn’t give people much to sing and shout about.

“But against Chesterfield perhaps we needed that little lift. We know though that it is us up to us to give the fans that lift.

“We have big game players in our team that thrive on the bigger atmospheres. You can see the lift a big and noisy crowd gave the Torquay players on Tuesday.

“I genuinely believe that if the supporters get behind us and encourage us it will make for a cracking day.”

Barnet are just a point from safety but have two matches to haul themselves out of the drop zone.

This Saturday’s match against Wycombe is followed by a trip to promotion hopefuls Northampton Town.

Davids admits he didn’t want to rely on other teams dropping points in order to survive.

He said: “We must go for the six points in the next two matches and then look at what the other teams are doing. We wanted to avoid relying on other teams.

“When I first started here we were in the relegation zone and we were chasing and chasing. At the end of the day we got out of it but sometimes you come up short.

“We still believe that we can do it. The guys are showing great effort so we can’t wait for Saturday.

“We have to perform. We definitely we need help from the fans to lift the spirit,” the Bees’ head coach added.

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