I spent the afternoon listening to the game and getting depressed but I also decided to look at how everyone else has started. Based on a par score as follows:
6 points against: Histon, Tamworth, H&Y, Bath
4 points against: FGR, Southport, Gateshead, eastbourne, Fleetwood, Barrow
1 point against: Rushden, Kettering, Kiddy, Newport, Mansfield, Wrexham,
0 points against: Luton, Wimbledon, Crawley, York, Grimsby, Cambridge and Darlo.
(Alty replace the team concerned in the list so Bath need 6 points vs us, Rushden need 1 pt vs us)
This will give everyone a par score of 54 points (enough to stay up).
Alty are currently only 1 behind par. FGR are 2 behind having failed to beat either Bath or Gateshead at home, Eastbourne are 3 behind having taken 1 point from games at Histon and Tamworth (plus home wins over H&Y and Wrexham)
Full scores:
10 Mansfield
7 Fleetwood
6 Tamworth
4 Southport
4 Crawley
4 Darlo
4 Grimsby
4 Wimbledon
3 Luton
3 Rushden
0 Kettering
0 Barrow
0 H&Y
0 Newport
-1 Gateshead
-1 Bath
-1 Alty
-2 Histon
-2 FGR
-2 York
-2 Wrexham
-2 Kidderminster
-3 Cambridge
-3 Eastbourne
The lengths I have to go to to find a positive view on things!