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Wilmslow Alty:
Looking at the remaining fixtures there are now, realistically, eight teams vying for the six playoff spots. A victory for us tomorrow could put Oldham out of the picture so it's almost seven (almost!)

Top three is all but settled - it would take a collapse for Bromley and Barnet not to comfortably take the prime playoff spots. Top five, though, is in reach for Alty. With our goal difference, 77 points should be enough for that, possibly 76, which means dropping no more than two points and certainly no more than three if we want home advantage in the first playoff game.

Top seven is starting to look comfortable (whisper it quietly though). 73 points should see us finish in the playoff places, which means dropping no more than six points in our last four games.

Some key six-pointers to look out for over these last three weeks:

1/4 Alty V Oldham (not as crucial as it might seem with Oldham almost out of the picture but a win for Alty would narrow the playoff field and see Oldham cut adrift)

10/4 Halifax V Oldham (an Oldham victory or a draw would be most helpful to us here)

13/4 Barnet V Halifax (With Barnet's top three finish almost assured, a Barnet win would be most helpful here as Halifax are the bigger threat to us but a draw wouldn't hurt either)

13/4 Bromley V Solihull (Again, it's Bromley we'd want to root for as they're too far ahead to catch. A draw would be helpful to us too though)

16/4 Chesterfield V Gateshead (Chesterfield seem determined to end their season with a whimper but they could help us out by taking all three points against Gateshead. Failing that, at least a draw, eigh, Spireites?)

nimeta:
If we win tomorrow, it would be shocking for us not to make the play-offs given that our remaining 3 games are against sides all in the bottom 6.

Oldham need to come out fighting. They have had a very poor run and this is last chance saloon for them. I have bad memories of the FA Cup game earlier this season which we marginally deserved to win but they came away with a 1-0 victory. Could be a tense afternoon for both sets of fans.

Timperley The Best:
Can't be far off being mathematically sure of a play off place if we beat Dorking

Alty Dave:

--- Quote from: Timperley The Best on April 01, 2024, 05:55:39 PM ---Can't be far off being mathematically sure of a play off place if we beat Dorking

--- End quote ---
Agreed and if others drop points as well that will help.

MarpleAlty:
Much like last season's Trophy run (which we obviously conspired to stuff up!), we have a fantastic opportunity here.

Of ALL of the playoff teams, we're the only team that doesn't have a midweek fixture left - with three having an FA Trophy game to contend with.

Even Gateshead, who look well placed on paper to pip Bromley to third, are going to have to due a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday week.

Halifax in particular look absolutely screwed with four home fixtures left if they can't get their pitch right.

Regardless of which order everyone finishes in, at least a couple of these teams are going to be burned out.

On the other hand, injuries and suspensions to some of our key players at certain points mean they're probably going to be fresher than most - Regan Linney especially.

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