The ones to watch are Hednesford, they can get within 3 points of us, but they have 3 games to catch up on and of course they are our next opponents. If Hednesford fail to win on Tuesday at Stratford that would gauruntee Banbury finishing in top five.
I'd like to see if we can overtake Peterborough £port£.
As it stands don't we get Olympic in the play off? They're smashing everyone else currently.
Great point by Piggers about a platform to build on.
When you look at the games we have left it really is in our own hands and that’s a great place to be.
Hednesford next week will be looking for revenge after our late, late win at their place! For long periods of that game we were second best, but we know we can beat them! Win next week and we really do put ourselves in the box seat!
For me it’s all about getting in the playoffs and being there to compete - I don’t care who we play, it’s a free hit if we manage it and would be a great achievement, even if we didn’t win through.
I’m just delighted we’re in the mix as we come into the final quarter of the season - it’s exciting and I reckon we’ve a few twists and turns to come yet! It’s about the players holding their nerve and more importantly their belief!
RIP Dale Roberts - gone, but never forgotten !! AFC Rushden & Diamonds Membership No. 51
Yep, they may be gone now, but Peaksy and his team, and to some extent Ty of course have put us in a very strong position to go on and finish in the top 5 and I hope the rest of the team at least stays to help achieve this as it would be very disappointing to miss out now tbh.
Don't get me wrong, under no illusions at how difficult winning playoffs would be, you would be looking at Rushall away, maybe Coalville away and then of course a trek up north for the super playoff final against perhaps either one our former Trophy opponents in South Shields or Matlock, we'd massively be up against it, but I'd be delighted to just take part in the playoffs to be honest, still an achievement and can't beat all the hope and excitement of them either.
Olly wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:18 pm
Yep, they may be gone now, but Peaksy and his team, and to some extent Ty of course have put us in a very strong position to go on and finish in the top 5 and I hope the rest of the team at least stays to help achieve this as it would be very disappointing to miss out now tbh.
Don't get me wrong, under no illusions at how difficult winning playoffs would be, you would be looking at Rushall away, maybe Coalville away and then of course a trek up north for the super playoff final against perhaps either one our former Trophy opponents in South Shields or Matlock, we'd massively be up against it, but I'd be delighted to just take part in the playoffs to be honest, still an achievement and can't beat all the hope and excitement of them either.
I thought the super play-off was a one-off a few years ago. Wasn't expecting it this season.
They say we've lost our money we're not famous anymore.....
In play offs if we could get that 4th place we would most likely play Coalville who are beatable and in final against Rushall it's a one off, so who knows what might happen, could even go to penalties.
