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Actually just noticed today's League 1 games are at 17:30, not sure which is the more ridiculous or hard on the fans of the two.

Feel sorry for the Oldham fans making the trek to Northampton. What a ridiculous kick-off time, means that they won't be able to make it back home on the train on the same day, unless they leave at half time! I guess many will be driving there? It's not too bad, about a five hour round trip.

I don't know about others but I hate the fact that these games take place on a Sunday lunchtime, often on a nice warm sunny Spring day, ironically accentuating the pain for the unlucky fans who confidently expected to avoid relegation/get automatic promotion, as well of course prolonging the...

I'm quite sure Preston have the record for most play-off failures, nine in a row before they eventually won the League 1 play-offs in 2015 through beating Chesterfield and Swindon. But out of the teams never to win the play-offs, Sheffield United must have the most failures with eight (including...

Tranmere have only lost one play-off competition in recent years and they got to the final, it's hardly on the level of Grimsby/Wrexham/Luton constant failures.

Bolton bouncing straight back up and you getting to the play-offs with something to spare after the terrible seasons you had should give some encouragement to the Sunderland fans who naturally are all doom and gloom and can't see light at the end of the tunnel. But one thing which puzzles me...

Interesting, the Ryman Premier play off final had 1102, and there looked to be a good deal more than 136 Kingstonian fans. So now they do have some genuine supporters, not just Spurs fans liking to watch their local team, or those who like to make trouble at big games?

Anyone have any idea what the attendance is tonight? I thought of going and I've been to a Boreham Wood game once when they hosted Kingstonian in the 2010 Ryman League Premier final, but although I quite enjoyed the ground and the game, seeing one of their lowlifes assault one of the...

That's a bit rich coming from a FGR fan whose team play in a town of 7.7K and for the majority of their time in the Conference treaded water (being lucky to escape relegation on several occasions). So one season in League 2 scraping survival means that FGR are now officially part of the lofty...

I imagine Chorley have always had some core fanbase (naturally it would have dipped during its tougher times during the earlier part of the millennium as many football fans are fickle) as they've been one of the better and well-known sides in non-league, playing in the top two divisions for much...

Of course, I guess Hartlepool sprang to mind because they're an ex-league team. Yes, Gateshead vs Truro would have been a staggering 906 mile round car trip - though, interestingly were a match to take place between the two and you were travelling by public transport you would actually be able...

They've done amazingly well for a newly promoted side still part-time (correct me if I'm wrong). But I'd be even more amazed if they managed to sustain this level of fitness and results. Interestingly, their only defeats since January have been against Sutton and...I don't need to remind you of...

Talking about turning the form book on its head, if Braintree win their tie, that will mean Hampton will be the only National League team tonight to win at home. So much for a "superior" team making home advantage count...

Ah great, looking like penalties, everyone loves those (except fans of the teams involved)...

Oh dear, not exactly going to plan for those ex-league teams...

Hampton drawing 1-1 with Truro. Hartlepool will love this trip should the latter go up - easily the long distance ever travelled between clubs in the top 5 divisions, surely...

Well, obviously the quality is going to be lower when a 6th place team is involved. But whatever, bet you're glad to have escaped this. :)

So will the Aldershot and Stockport games go to ET and penalties if they stay that way?

Bradford really don't deserve to be there in the first place, they only qualified because Spennymoor couldn't beat the worst team in the division by a country mile at home. I feel for Kidderminster if they don't go through, but nine points between the teams isn't a massive gap, and although...

I like this system. Favours the higher placed teams more than the old (as if playing your home game first or second in a two-legged tie would make a scrap of difference) and already a few days after the league season has ended, two teams know where they stand, rather than this agonizing wait...