Sparrow
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It's all very interesting...
Current Table:
Current Table:
1. Bristol PL: 37 P: 73
2. Barnet PL: 36 P: 71
3. Grimsby PL: 36 P: 65
4. Macc PL: 35 P: 64
5. FGR PL: 37 P: 62
6. Eastleigh PL: 34 P: 57
7. Halifax PL: 32 P: 55
8. Woking PL: 35 P: 53
9. Kiddy PL: 36 P: 52
10. Gateshead PL: 32 P: 50
11. Chester PL: 35 P: 49
Probably safe enough to assume Bristol, Barnet and Macclesfield will have a play-off place. They'd have to have a pretty severe dip in form to drop out of the play-offs and it doesn't, at the moment, look likely.
Grimsby may be eyeing a top three finish but they should also be looking over their shoulders. A drop in form could easily see them slide out of the play-offs and with their next four games being Braintree H (a difficult side to break down), Woking A (play-off chasers), Chester A (tough place to go, outside hopes of play-offs, aiming for top 10 finish) and Eastleigh H (play-off chasers) they really need to be 'at it'. A decent return from those four, seven points, should be enough to keep confidence high and their position.
They do, however, have some 'easier' games - Welling A, Alfreton A, Southport A, Aldershot H. Whilst on paper they should be looking for a return of nine points from these games, those teams are fighting for their lives and the three away games have 'potential banana skin' written in bold on them. It could, though, be that Southport (penultimate game) and Aldershot (final game) are both safe by the time those fixtures come around.
FGR will be cursing their three-point deduction ahead of a difficult run-in. They still have to visit Barnet, Woking, Lincoln, Chester and Gateshead whilst welcoming Southport, Braintree, Aldershot, Macclesfield and Dover to The New Lawn. With Eastleigh five points behind with three games in hand and Halifax on the same point total with five games to spare, there is no room for error. Two key players in Wedgbury and Norwood both came off injured on Tuesday vs Wrexham, bad news indeed.
Eastleigh's remaining fixtures are the pick of the bunch, for the wrong reasons. They're next eight games are horrific - Macclesfield H, Bristol A, Kiddy A, Barnet H, Wrexham H, Grimsby A, Gateshead A, Dover H. This is then followed by Welling A, Alfreton H, Lincoln A and Kiddy H. Somewhere in there, as well, they have to travel to Halifax. The good news for them is that they will feel that it is in their hands and rightly so. Whilst I'm sure they'd have wanted some more favourable fixtures at least they don't have to rely on others.
Halifax, like Eastleigh, have their play-off hopes in their hands. What they don't have in their hands is a decent pitch or control of the weather. They have 15 games left to play so it'll be interesting to see how the part-timers get on playing Saturday - Tuesday (and maybe even Thursdays) most weeks. They're run-in isn't great - Macclesfield H, Lincoln A, Barnet A, Torquay H and Woking A. They also have to add two home fixtures, Eastleigh and Barnet, into their list. Good luck, like.
Kidderminster, despite seemingly selling every player they have, are still in with a shot at sneaking into 5th place. They're eight points off the play-offs with a game in hand however, they're recent form is less than convincing. They've only scored three goals in their last eight games - winning two, drawing two and losing four. Halifax H, Alfreton A, Eastleigh H and Dover H await them. Anything less than six points will probably see them drop out of the top 10. Kidderminster's run-in isn't convincing either - Bristol H, Welling A, Barnet H and Eastleigh A. Ground-sharing with Worcester has taken it's toll on the pitch which won't help matters.
Woking's Christmas period has put their play-off hopes seriously at doubt following a highly promising start. They've won once in their last ten but have seen some promising performances that resulted in draws away at Eastleigh, Gateshead and Kidderminster (2nd half) and at home to Bristol. It is, though, now or never. A defeat away at Lincoln could extinguish all hope if other results also don't go their way. The hope that lies with Woking is that their remaining fixtures could be much worse and in the past two season they have put together a late run of wins. Lincoln A, Dartford A, Grimsby H and Telford A are their next four games, all certainly winnable. FGR, Gateshead and Halifax are also yet to visit Kingfield. The Cards will need to rely on slip-ups from FGR and Eastleigh but their is still hope.
Gateshead have gone about their business pretty quietly this season but also pretty poorly. I'm sure Gary Mills will have wanted to be much closer/in the top five by this time. Like Halifax, they have 15 games still to play which could cause them problems. They have trips to Dover, Halifax, Grimsby, Woking and Barnet to look forward to and also home games against Bristol, Macclesfield, Eastleigh and FGR. It's not over for them at all and they'll take confidence from winning three of their last four. Bristol H, Wrexham H, Braintree A and Welling H will provide tough tests in the coming weeks.
Outsiders:
Chester - Won four of their last five.
2. Barnet PL: 36 P: 71
3. Grimsby PL: 36 P: 65
4. Macc PL: 35 P: 64
5. FGR PL: 37 P: 62
6. Eastleigh PL: 34 P: 57
7. Halifax PL: 32 P: 55
8. Woking PL: 35 P: 53
9. Kiddy PL: 36 P: 52
10. Gateshead PL: 32 P: 50
11. Chester PL: 35 P: 49
Probably safe enough to assume Bristol, Barnet and Macclesfield will have a play-off place. They'd have to have a pretty severe dip in form to drop out of the play-offs and it doesn't, at the moment, look likely.
Grimsby may be eyeing a top three finish but they should also be looking over their shoulders. A drop in form could easily see them slide out of the play-offs and with their next four games being Braintree H (a difficult side to break down), Woking A (play-off chasers), Chester A (tough place to go, outside hopes of play-offs, aiming for top 10 finish) and Eastleigh H (play-off chasers) they really need to be 'at it'. A decent return from those four, seven points, should be enough to keep confidence high and their position.
They do, however, have some 'easier' games - Welling A, Alfreton A, Southport A, Aldershot H. Whilst on paper they should be looking for a return of nine points from these games, those teams are fighting for their lives and the three away games have 'potential banana skin' written in bold on them. It could, though, be that Southport (penultimate game) and Aldershot (final game) are both safe by the time those fixtures come around.
FGR will be cursing their three-point deduction ahead of a difficult run-in. They still have to visit Barnet, Woking, Lincoln, Chester and Gateshead whilst welcoming Southport, Braintree, Aldershot, Macclesfield and Dover to The New Lawn. With Eastleigh five points behind with three games in hand and Halifax on the same point total with five games to spare, there is no room for error. Two key players in Wedgbury and Norwood both came off injured on Tuesday vs Wrexham, bad news indeed.
Eastleigh's remaining fixtures are the pick of the bunch, for the wrong reasons. They're next eight games are horrific - Macclesfield H, Bristol A, Kiddy A, Barnet H, Wrexham H, Grimsby A, Gateshead A, Dover H. This is then followed by Welling A, Alfreton H, Lincoln A and Kiddy H. Somewhere in there, as well, they have to travel to Halifax. The good news for them is that they will feel that it is in their hands and rightly so. Whilst I'm sure they'd have wanted some more favourable fixtures at least they don't have to rely on others.
Halifax, like Eastleigh, have their play-off hopes in their hands. What they don't have in their hands is a decent pitch or control of the weather. They have 15 games left to play so it'll be interesting to see how the part-timers get on playing Saturday - Tuesday (and maybe even Thursdays) most weeks. They're run-in isn't great - Macclesfield H, Lincoln A, Barnet A, Torquay H and Woking A. They also have to add two home fixtures, Eastleigh and Barnet, into their list. Good luck, like.
Kidderminster, despite seemingly selling every player they have, are still in with a shot at sneaking into 5th place. They're eight points off the play-offs with a game in hand however, they're recent form is less than convincing. They've only scored three goals in their last eight games - winning two, drawing two and losing four. Halifax H, Alfreton A, Eastleigh H and Dover H await them. Anything less than six points will probably see them drop out of the top 10. Kidderminster's run-in isn't convincing either - Bristol H, Welling A, Barnet H and Eastleigh A. Ground-sharing with Worcester has taken it's toll on the pitch which won't help matters.
Woking's Christmas period has put their play-off hopes seriously at doubt following a highly promising start. They've won once in their last ten but have seen some promising performances that resulted in draws away at Eastleigh, Gateshead and Kidderminster (2nd half) and at home to Bristol. It is, though, now or never. A defeat away at Lincoln could extinguish all hope if other results also don't go their way. The hope that lies with Woking is that their remaining fixtures could be much worse and in the past two season they have put together a late run of wins. Lincoln A, Dartford A, Grimsby H and Telford A are their next four games, all certainly winnable. FGR, Gateshead and Halifax are also yet to visit Kingfield. The Cards will need to rely on slip-ups from FGR and Eastleigh but their is still hope.
Gateshead have gone about their business pretty quietly this season but also pretty poorly. I'm sure Gary Mills will have wanted to be much closer/in the top five by this time. Like Halifax, they have 15 games still to play which could cause them problems. They have trips to Dover, Halifax, Grimsby, Woking and Barnet to look forward to and also home games against Bristol, Macclesfield, Eastleigh and FGR. It's not over for them at all and they'll take confidence from winning three of their last four. Bristol H, Wrexham H, Braintree A and Welling H will provide tough tests in the coming weeks.
Outsiders:
Chester - Won four of their last five.
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