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Halifax two feeble draws and Shots to do the same - Southend to win 5-0 and be fuming!

As much as I wouldn't have been that averse to a Gateshead victory - because I'm confident we'll win on Saturday to go Top 5 either way - last night was probably the best outcome all around given that Shots absolutely laboured to the victory unconvincingly, despite Heed having an outfield player in goal - and Heed were chasing an additional man for 45 minutes.

Those two and Halifax really aren't looking convincing at all, and Solihull not much better either.

One of them really needs to scrape through at the expense of Southend.

All the more reason to pass them in the other direction this season 

If Halifax pick up 3 points tonight then that is the play off places confirmed, just the final order to be resolved. To keep momentum we need to win on Saturday and then see where that places us. Home tie next Tuesday/Wednesday would be awesome. If we make the semi's then either of Barnet/Bromley will be tough, but we know that. Seems we have had better results at Barnet in the past, so maybe that's the route and on grass. Either way lets get past Saturday first and see whom we have at home. One game at a time now. COYR

My hunch tells me that Barnet is more of a classic York (A) from last time - they'll have the pressure of being playoff favourites, but our lads will know they can turn them over on the day as they've done it before.

For that reason it's not the end of the world for Gateshead to scrape wins in their games this week - but I reckon they'll drop points somewhere, if not versus Shots then certainly very likely versus Bromley.

Since our return to this level, whilst our last outing at Bromley might have felt like a victory at the end, our record against them is pretty grim!

We haven't beaten them in eight attempts, and it's probably for the best we won't play them at our place - where we've been defeated on every occasion.

Compare that to Barnet, where our record is reasonable - and includes probably the best victory of the lot (last season's 4-2) and the worst (this season's 0-3):

Barnet (Away): W2 D1 L1 F7 A7 Pts7/12
Barnet (Total): W3 D2 L3 F13 A15 Pts11/24

Bromley (Away): W0 D3 L1 F4 A6 Pts3/12
Bromley (Total): W0 D3 L5 F6 A12 Pts6/24

As mentioned previously though, all bets are off once we get to this stage - the stage almost seems set for us to finally get one over on Bromley.

Assuming we get a home eliminator, who would we prefer to visit in the semi finals - Barnet or Bromley?

The pacing of finishing 4th is slightly nicer, as it's four days rest into the first game and then another four - but that doesn't answer your question...

Purely from a spectator's point of view, playing on the Saturday v Barnet would be better logistically for travel - but that doesn't answer your question either!

Obviously there's the pitch differences - the lads are used to playing on an artificial surface and I really don't like Barnet's ground.

So Bromley it is (I think)?!

A win should do it for Halifax I reckon, they'll fancy themselves to get it done at 'home' to Ebbsfleet.

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It is just passion nothing more nothing less. I shout and curse when I go to Alty, but I do return to normality after the game is over,. If you want to avoid the shouting and cussing then I suggest going to the Opera.

Sorry... are we still discussing the same incident?!

You tell me

Spitting = "just passion, no more no less"?

Are you for real?