Stuart Neave is now fully concentrated on lifting his Inverleith squad off the bottom of Division One.
And the coach hopes regaining the Scottish indoor hockey title will act as a spur.
The Edinburgh-based side have only earned one point from their ten games since being promoted from Division Two.
And they have a goal difference of minus 32, the worst in the ten-strong division.
Inverleith trail second-bottom Uddingston by six points and Clydesdale and Hillhead by eight points.
Neave’s men visit Edinburgh University on Saturday (push-off 4pm) and students are fifth in the table with 13 points from ten games. They want to stay there to avoid appearing in the relegation play-off.
Kinross-based Neave knows he has a massive task ahead of him and a confidence-boosting win in the first game back after the winter break would be such a tonic for his squad.
At the other end of the table, Grange have 29 points from 11 fixtures and hold a six-point lead over second-placed Kelburne but the Edinburgh side have played a game more.
On Saturday, they visit third-placed Grove Menzieshill who have 21 points from ten outings.
The other matches feature fourth-placed Western Wildcats who host second-bottom Uddingston while Kelburne are at home to eighth-placed Clydesdale.
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