Rival Watch

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Somehow not much damage done today, but we could really have pulled clear which is frustrating.

We weren't the only side to drop points late on, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Burton & Exeter did also.

No one in the bottom 4 is in any kind of form luckily, think 3 wins from 9 games will do it.

[windermereROYAL]

Somehow not much damage done today, but we could really have pulled clear which is frustrating.

We weren't the only side to drop points late on, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Burton & Exeter did also.

No one in the bottom 4 is in any kind of form luckily, think 3 wins from 9 games will do it.

We should have won the last 2 home games that were deemed winnable against teams around us, another one against Cambridge next week, and then we finish our home campaign against 3 sides in very good form, Burton and Bristol rovers away maybe, but our run-in is far from easy.

[tidus_mi2]

Somehow not much damage done today, but we could really have pulled clear which is frustrating.

We weren't the only side to drop points late on, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Burton & Exeter did also.

No one in the bottom 4 is in any kind of form luckily, think 3 wins from 9 games will do it.

We should have won the last 2 home games that were deemed winnable against teams around us, another one against Cambridge next week, and then we finish our home campaign against 3 sides in very good form, Burton and Bristol rovers away maybe, but our run-in is far from easy.

I mean, they're in good form now, no guarantee they will be when we play them, sort of how I'm sure Shrewsbury and Wycombe would have looked at us as a team in good form, especially at home.

[Mr Angry]

Nobody in the bottom 4 is looking as if they are going on a miracle late run that saves them, coupled with a total collapse by us.

The current 5 point cushion we have to the relegation spots is vital though.........

[WestYorksRoyal]

They'll all be looking on at us and saying 21st may be enough this year.

[Sutekh]

They'll all be looking on at us and saying 21st may be enough this year.

Exactly. What Selles has failed to do, Dai not paying bills will do instead.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Port Vale form since the abandoned game now looks like this:
Played 9
Won 0
Drawn 2
Lost 7

Played 12
Won 0
Drawn 3
Lost 9

[Hendo]

Port Vale form since the abandoned game now looks like this:
Played 9
Won 0
Drawn 2
Lost 7

Played 12
Won 0
Drawn 3
Lost 9

That’s quite something.

[Sutekh]

We should have got the Pompey game abandoned

[Mid Sussex Royal]

No one below us in in any kind of form, in the last 5 games each for the bottom 6 only Fleetwood and Carlisle have won a game (one each). Cheltenham could get out with games in hand I guess but with the international break now followed by Easter means they have a very congested end to the season.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Didn't realise how poor the form beneath us in the table is. Fleetwood doing well with 7 points from 5, but they are 8 points behind us without a game in hand so it's not enough; they need wins not draws.

Aside from that, they have picked up the following points in the last 5:

Burton - 1
Cambridge - 1
Cheltenham - 2
Port Vale - 3
Carlisle - 3

We've had a bit of a wobble with the Shrewsbury and Wycombe games plus 2 points deducted, and we've still gained ground on all of them. Can't see enough of them gaining form to catch us.

Our next opponents Northampton also have 2 points from 5, so perhaps they're on holiday mode. Beat them and we're basically safe barring further points deductions (which are very possible).

[East Grinstead Royal]

I see Steve Evans has breached his touchline ban.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68607220

[Stranded]

I see Steve Evans has breached his touchline ban.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68607220

He was sat in the stand at the time.

[Silver Fox]

[WestYorksRoyal]

Anybody see FIFA trolling Steve Evans a few weeks ago? Their World Cup Twitter handle replied something along the signs of "great scenes" beneath of the clips of him doing his full time fist bumps.

[MartinRdg]

I see Steve Evans has breached his touchline ban.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68607220

He was sat in the stand at the time.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Only 3 games in L1 tomorrow, but one is Burton Albion v Port Vale which is massive for both of them. Draw suits us best, but if there has to be a winner I'd prefer Burton help bury Vale.

[Snowflake Royal]

Only 3 games in L1 tomorrow, but one is Burton Albion v Port Vale which is massive for both of them. Draw suits us best, but if there has to be a winner I'd prefer Burton help bury Vale.

Draw best, but I'd far rather Vale won and were still 6 behind than Burton won and move equal points.

Max teams between us and danger.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Burton 0-0 Port Vale at ht.

[Clyde1998]

Not quite a relegation rival anymore, but Carlisle beating Stevenage 1-0. NGW has come off the bench for Stevenage at half-time.