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[Trek]

Sometimes its easier said than done, I have noticed in the last few matches that they simply are having the chances but just not putting them away. They all need just that little bit of tidyness towards the the end to put away the chances that are put on a plate for them.

That's been our problem all season, not just the last few matches.

[diamonds82]

Oadby to win is better for us as that dents Eynesbury promotion chances, unless we are desparate for the title of course, however i will be happy trailing in 2nd place.

We need Sileby to drop at least another 3 points, Eynesbury to be beaten by Oadby and us then all we have to do is keep winning.

Football is easy, don't know why people fret :lol:

I couldn't agree with you more there Biggles & Bob's Bitch Oadby win would dent Eynesbury promotion and would put them on the back foot against us. Friends with who I discussed it with all agreed a loss for Eynesbury would put them on the back foot. I'll thought I'll put it on here to see people's views of it.

Trek all that a Eynesbury win would do is make it a much closer race. Its thats what you want then thats ok.

[Olly]

Seems like we're really split on this one, personally I'd prefer an Oadby win but either way its good to know that whatever happens, at least one of them will be dropping points.

[Deryck]

We just need to bang in as many goals as possible and overcome a 5 goal lead Sileby have on us.

Yet because the final games are not played at the same time, Whitworths will know exactly how many they need to let through on the following Tuesday to ensure that they try to get a payday from us next season. I said 'try' because if they were to let through for example 8, which just happened to be the magic number, I believe many would boycott the game at their place and deny them of a payday anyway.

[SouthRushdenJFC]

Whitworths, nor any team in this league, will deliberately lose to keep us down.

[Trek]

Trek all that a Eynesbury win would do is make it a much closer race. Its thats what you want then thats ok.

Normally in these circumstances you would say a draw with both contenders dropping a couple of points but no one has suggested that yet. Perhaps I and a few others still are looking for the title and aren't settling for second place just yet. ;)

[rushdenman]

Everyone is quoting the 5 better goal difference that Sileby have but remember that they have a game in hand. Assuming they win that game the differential would be at least 6, and may be even double figures. Realistically I think we need Sileby to drop more points yet.
I think Oadby will go up unless Stevenson gets injured so maybe defeat for Eynesbury on Saturday would be better for us as it would give us some breathing space over them at least.

Whatever the other teams do we must concentrate on winning our games first, then adding to the goal difference if possible as a secondary objective. Recent matches suggest that we are capable of slipping up against a lesser team if we allow our concentration to slip.

Whichever 2 teams miss out on promotion they can consider themselves somewhat unlucky to have had such a good season without promotion due to the disparity in results of the top 4 compared to the rest of the League. I think any of the top 4 teams would give a very good account of themselves next season in the Premier Division if they get promotion.

[Biggles]

Yet because the final games are not played at the same time

It is strange that teams competing for promotion are not finishing on the same day as this is not fairplay and an even playing field.

Have the board queried this with the UCL or even the F.A and requested that if it is still tight going into the final couple of games that the season is extended again to the Sat 11th may, with our final game shifted back to that date along with the proposed midweek games.

[Everyweeker]

Have to say I am with Trek on this one. We have seen how a team we thought unstoppable, Sileby, can begin to slip up and open the door slightly. I want our options kept open as long as possible, so want Oadby to suffer defeat. We have a game to play v Eynesbury, if we dont win it, we probably wont go up for any number of reasons, if we do, we'll expect to finish above them.

Oadby are looking excellent, but they have the toughest run-in of all, lets see if they can cope with a defeat.

[Jemfy]

I'm with Everyweeker and others in having Eynesbury win as our best result.

We currently have a maximum points total of 4 lower than Oadby and the same as Sileby, and one above Eynesbruy.

Realistically we currently need Sileby to drop points again to open up a spot - we could overhaul their goal difference or they could extend the lead. I don't think Whitworths would lose by enough on purpose to keep us down, but I think Sileby could go all-out attack for their remaining final games and already have a higher GD than us going in to their final game. It's annoying that we don't play at the same time so they don't know their target, but I'd expect them to finish with a higher GD than us if they finish on the same number of points anyway. Whitworths might just get that second pay day if we need them to get a point on the final day!

So we need Sileby to drop points as well as taking maximum points from our remaining games in order to get a top 2 spot. This includes beating Eynesbury, which if we fail to do I can't see us going up (i.e. we won't catch Sileby or Oadby, who we would realistically require to drop points at least 2 times each no matter what the result in the Eynesbury/Oadby game)

So if in the hypothetical situation of adding the Eynesbury game, and all our remaining other ones, as wins, we finish at least 4 points above Eynesbury. We don't need to worry about them, aside from our game, half as much as the others.

So if Eynesbury beat Oadby that will leave it so if either team messes up we are there to pounce. Two options rather than one. Two teams that we need either to drop points once.

No result in that game is a disaster. A draw would be OK too, but would mean we need Oadby to lose a game, or draw twice to realistically go above them. Both not impossible with their fixtures, but it's not ideal of course.

An Oadby win makes them un-catchable, and while it helps make sure Enesbury won't catch us, it makes it a 2 horse race for 1 spot, rather than 4 horses for 2. The key thing IMO is that we have to play Eynesbury, and a win for us would knock them out of realistic contention. Added bonus is a far outside shot of Oadby and Sileby dropping points and us nicking the title too.