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Diamondsforever wrote:

BartonRaz wrote:We won't make the play-offs and I think we as supporters need to get that out of our heads personally.

Each to their own BR but IMO if we put all thought of it out of our heads now, we might as well not bother turning up to the remaining games. It's not an impossible task and until such time as it is, we need to turn up and support the lads as best we can.

I take your point and it's just my opinion. I'd go and support the club for the rest of the season if we were in the same position as K*ttering (playing for nothing), but I don't go to NP anymore (this season) even thinking about the play-offs.

I'd love to be proved wrong but IMO this team isn't good enough in all departments.

Well said DF, we must stay positively positive!

Lets be honest, in this league it doesn't matter who your playing against, anyone can beat anyone on their day and I think we do better against the 'bigboys' anyway. IMO we're not good enough, BUT I dont believe fleetwood, newport, mansfield, grimsby, darlington, gateshead and york are good enough either.

The top 3 is a dead cert.

From what I've seen of kiddy and wrexham and their results, I think they are good enough however, both have financial troubles (more possible point deductions?) and have also suffered with a few strange results (wrexham conceding 7 at home!)

If its anything other than Crawley champions and a Luton V Wombles final, I will be suprised.

And it'll be the 2 most consistent teams from now on from Diamonds, Kiddy, Wrexham, Fleetwoood, Newport, York, Grimsby and Darlo.


My Prediction:

Crawley
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Luton
Wimbledon
Kidderminster
York
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Wrexham
Fleetwood
Rushden & D
Newport
Gateshead
Darlington
Grimbsy

Agree with your predictions.

Forget Luton, AFC and Crawley, we should be concerned with catching Kiddy and/or Wrexham.

We should win our next 3 games, so will be looking to make up ground there. but within those three games, Wrexham have two games - Forest Green (H) and Eastbourne (H). 6 points i'd have thought.

Kidderminster however have an extremely tough run-in. They still have to play Luton twice and their next three games are Luton (A), Crawley (H) and Wimbledon (A).

I'll be watching their results with interest.