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Mostly the Brummies' fault that the fixtures have all gone to pot - and to think they didn't even get a Pizza Cup to show for it all. Ha. Anyway, as usual a bunch of crunch fixtures. Gas v Reading - the Gas desperate to stay up, Reading desperate to make the playoffs - must-win for both...

After we beat them, he was slating his players for just not looking up for it or getting stuck in. The only one he seemed happy with was the young academy lad Abimbola who came on for his first senior appearance as a sub against us - who started putting himself about straight away the minute...

100% (and two different managers cocking it up). I can't stand Jones so that makes it even worse.

Well, it's the problem with our cagey Southgateball style, playing not to lose, to try and keep it tight and nick things at the margins. When it just about works (as it has done in the past few games) then it's all very well to a point (albeit not enjoyable to watch), but when it goes tits up...

Charlton deservedly 2-0 up, shit marking for their first (atypical of us recently) and an absolute banger for their second. We haven't been terrible but we certainly haven't been creating very much and our best chance has been a narrowly-missed OG attempt from CAFC. I suspect we will not...

We continue through the agonising twists and turns of the end of the season on Monday. Those stationed at either end of the table will as ever have almost as much of an eye on other results as their own, but that's the "fun" of this time of year. Blackpool v Wrexham should be a close-run thing...

Commiserations Shrewsbury. A lot depends on the takeover as to your potential fortunes next season, so fingers crossed with that. The Gas/Burton battle remains an epic for our times.

Thank you agent Butcher and the Gas. It's still advantage Wxm with their gentle remaining fixtures, but at least nominally back in our hands. Charlton on Monday will be a bitch of a game though.

Shame to see Warne take the tainted coin of the Franchise, I generally had a fair bit of respect for him as a manager - comes across as a straight-talking no-bullshit type. Unfortunately that’s a solid appointment, hope their promotion bid fails next campaign and they stay down in the basement...

Well done to Exeter and Shrews, ridiculously low return for Hudds. Burton spent more than I’d expect - panic buys perhaps?

You’d expect most sides still in the promotion hunt to win here, apart from us v a Bolton side desperate for a playoff spot, and needing the win to avoid their season petering out to nothing. Posh have improved of late but their fixture v Stockport runs the classic “after the Lord Mayor’s...

Fantastic news. I think Lincoln have really shown some commitment to this - I think it was a couple of seasons ago where they seemed to be the ultimate draw specialists and were looking like certs for this, but I think they fucked it up by hitting a purple patch which ultimately ruined their...

Holy moly, Brovers in the drop zone for the first time, six defeats on the bounce. Sales of brown trousers starting to take off in BS7…

I think it depends how kneejerk the individual is. When Ainsworth started as manager, he needed a lot of time to get to grips with the team and shape it the way he wanted them to play - it's popularly acknowledged that we literally couldn't afford to fire him when he started, otherwise we...

Seriously? No way in hell Mansfield go down at this stage. The Gas are the only ones above the line with reason to be nervous.

Congrats to Brum although it's been a foregone conclusion for a long time. Perhaps time to check in on the race for the last playoff spot though. Reading's run-in (68 pts currently) Bolton's run-in (66 pts): Hudds (64 pts): Orient (63 pts): It's between Bolton and Reading for...

That’s not happening. You may have a stinker between now and the end of the season, sure - but on the balance of probability, with your run-in, you should seal 2nd. Charlton is your only properly tough game remaining but we have to play both them *and* Stockport. And sodding Bolton too. But...

Can’t wait to welcome Vale back to the third tier, bitching about the ref every single week…

We had one of those last week, very annoying (but to be fair Shrewsbury defended for their lives, so can’t be too bitter…).

Infuriatingly, all the promotion contenders have pretty gentle games today, so yet again only a win will be good enough for us unless we are definitively going to sack off all hopes of 2nd. I think Shrews’ return ticket to the basement could be sealed if they lose and the Gas win (obvs the...