What might help all the teams bunching up behind us is if the their local press pull a rabbit out of the hat about their manager and link him with other clubs, that always helps morale.
Also if the fans forums continue sniping away about their manager, wanting him sacked if he gets their club promoted, questioning his ability, tactics and interview manner. Always build up confidence that.
Then work on the owners, continue to boycott anything to do with the club, don't buy anything connected to them, don't even contribute to the EFL streaming of games because the owners get every penny, and then you have the firm foundations of a promotion team. Everyone pulling in different directions.
What could possibly go wrong with all those distractions bubbling away behind the scenes ?