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[Toff Apple]

hopefully it won't be us:-
Things looks desperate for Torquay.  Guisley will struggle and I suspect gateshead will too

[GB Alty]

We will unless we strengthen considerably

[Ballers]

Guiseley won't struggle.

[alty.fc]

The teams with the least points I reckon

[Mick]

hopefully it won't be us:-
Things looks desperate for Torquay.  Guisley will struggle and I suspect gateshead will too

I doubt torquay or gateshead will be in trouble, history tells us that they will be ok despite rumours
Maybe some of the promoted clubs but not our former play off opponents

We have to be very aware of the so called second season syndrome

[Jimmy]

hopefully it won't be us:-
Things looks desperate for Torquay.  Guisley will struggle and I suspect gateshead will too

Guiseley and Gateshead will be lower mid table Gateshead maybe higher

[hsmith1]

Torquay are in a very bad way,manager ,his backroom staff has refused to take a massive pay cut so have been put on 'gardening leave'now they have closed the youth acadamy,think they will struggle,i like to think we will be ok,but am worried by the lack of depth in our squad.

[Ballers]

Torquay are in a very bad way,manager ,his backroom staff has refused to take a massive pay cut so have been put on 'gardening leave'now they have closed the youth acadamy,think they will struggle,i like to think we will be ok,but am worried by the lack of depth in our squad.

The manager and backroom staff weren't up to the required standard anyway and the closing of the youth academy will have zero impact on the first team  (they don't provide a steady stream of ready made players).

They'll finish about the same position as this season, a position or two lower perhaps.

[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

Judging by last season's performances against the relegated teams, perhaps it's not a bad thing that there are no obvious whipping boys.

I want to see us make 4 more quality signings and improve on last season's points total. Hopefully the necessary deals are already done or close to being done.

[PukkaPieman]

I think the most likely contenders to be fighting to avoid the drop will be

Us
Welling
Kiddy
Borehamwood
Guiseley
Southport
Aldershot

And one of these (very unpredictable as most have new squads or managers)
Tranmere
Cheltenham
Torquay
Halifax

I reckon the most likely to drop would be

Kiddy
Southport
Borehamwood
Welling

[Jimmy]

Probably add Braintree to that list

[andrewflynn]

I think we need to face up to the fact that, as it currently stands, we are one of the four most likely teams to go down.

[Jimmy]

I think we need to see who sinnott brings in after all he is probably correct in who he has released

[York Alty]

I have a feeling about Cheltenham going down. We will be in the fight too alongside Welling, KIDDY, borehamwood and others.

To go...

CHELTENHAM
WELLING
BOREHAMWOD

ONE OTHER...

[brian1925]

At the moment, we will definitely struggle. We have a half decent starting XI as shown for most of last season, but injuries and suspensions will impact on us badly (as they would do on any part time team). A midfield general to replace Cav, a 3rd striker and a utility defender are urgently needed, but there is plenty of time and there are plenty of players. I'm pretty sure the management are doing everything they can to bring players to Alty, but it can't be that easy given our status.
As for the other teams. It does look a bit ominous for Torquay and Kiddy, but I'm sure they'll find a way of pulling through. I don't think Southport will be as bad as last season - they've completely revamped their team and will be less dependent on loan players. Guiseley didn't look that great in the play off final, but they play a very similar style to us and I have a feeling they'll be okay in the national division. Aldershot were bog awful last season, but they too have completely revamped their squad, so it is difficult to tell if they will struggle again.
In short, I think the standard in the league will be higher next season, so the calibre of the three players or so we bring in will be critical to our chances of survival.