When your side is not involved, the battle to avoid dropping out of the EFL can make exciting viewing for those who like a touch of schadenfreude.
If you are into that sort of thing then you might want to break out the popcorn this weekend as four of the bottom five face off, while another has a new boss in town.
Of the strugglers, only Crawley and rock-bottom Harrogate are yet to change their manager and they meet on Saturday (15:00).
The Red Devils have stuck with Scott Lindsay who kept them up three seasons ago before earning promotion but then could not keep them in League One when returning in March.
Harrogate’s situation is made a little more complicated (or should that be awkward?) with boss Simon Weaver’s father, Irving, being the club’s owner.
The Sulphurites’ last win was on September 27, and they have lost 14 of their 18 games since – though the positive is they are only three points adrift.
Bristol Rovers brought in Steve Evans in December to try to halt their slide but the impact has been slow, with one win from seven league games and five defeats only heightening the fears of Pirates fans of a second trip to the National League.
There is surely a golden chance to create some breathing space with second-from-bottom Newport the visitors (12:30).
Rovers’ only win under Evans came at Shrewsbury on New Year’s Day and time ran out for Salop boss Michael Appleton this week with former player Gavin Cowan drafted in from Brackley to try to stop the rot, starting at home to Barnet (15:00).
Oh, and by the way, Crawley, Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury were all in League One last season which could be seen as some sort of warning to those dropping down this year.
BBC Sport will have live text coverage of all the EFL action this weekend, starting on Friday with the Championship game between Bristol City and Derby County (20:00).
