Easter Monday fixtures

[thewwfc]

We continue through the agonising twists and turns of the end of the season on Monday.

Those stationed at either end of the table will as ever have almost as much of an eye on other results as their own, but that's the "fun" of this time of year.

Blackpool v Wrexham should be a close-run thing for starters - technically on the beach, Blackpool are still ahead of Wxm in the form table, so it remains to be seen how Wxm react to today's disappointment v Brovers, especially as they are not always powerhouse away performers.

Brovers v Stevenage is another stonker, Stevenage another beach side, but are traditionally solid and tough to beat, and the Gas will be desperate for a result here with Burton having narrowly leapfrogged them, and BA having a game in hand.

Orient could send Cambridge down, but personally I'll be cheering on Cambridge to deflate the O's and their playoff punt, given that we face the latter straight after Cambridge.

Crawley are another side that may well go down on Monday, but they get some pretty unpredictable results sometimes, so who knows.

Lincoln beating Reading today was surely not on most people's predictions, let's see if they can fuck up the hopes of Bolton too, who are holding onto their playoff desires by their fingernails.

You'd have to guess that Stockport v Hudds is a home banker, sadly.

Very nervous for our home game v Charlton, although at least they can't achieve my original prediction that they would leapfrog us on this day and I'd have to deal with the infuriating gurning of Jones on full time. Well, I still may have to deal with the gurning and fist-pumping. We'll see.

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Orient could send Cambridge down, but personally I'll be cheering on Cambridge to deflate the O's and their playoff punt, given that we face the latter straight after Cambridge.

The double edged nature of things, obviously having known we're down for six weeks means it's been a case of predicting when, not if, but pulling a fantastic result like today out of our arse only means we get to go down at home in front of a packed house against a fairly local side (the ironic gurns of the "M11 derby" aside).

Personally, I'd bookmarked today as the day, so I'm happy it hasn't happened yet but I'd imagine it'll feel a lot worse to do it home to Orient.

There is, of course, "the hope". Beat the O's and we have Burton next, would that just be an even worse way to go down?! Hard to say.

 

[folletto]

We haven’t been playing brilliantly lately and tend to be slightly reserved away. That being said I feel Iike the pressure is off us a bit this game whilst it’s piled on Wycombe. A win sees us still praying that we can pull of the miracle of automatics. Anything other than a win practically confirms we can’t catch Wycombe

 

[Arbury]

Lorient at home which has turned into a pretty big game for both sides, since Lorient promotion they’ve had our number and not once have we given them a game, hoping that changes on Monday and we at least make them break a sweat for there inevitable win.

We’re somehow still in with a chance after giving everyone a 10 game head start, this lge is proper cack this year and we should have been relegated along time ago, just a few points in those first 10 games would have made all the difference.

UIE.

 

[The Terminator]

Lorient at home which has turned into a pretty big game for both sides, since Lorient promotion they’ve had our number and not once have we given them a game, hoping that changes on Monday and we at least make them break a sweat for there inevitable win.

We’re somehow still in with a chance after giving everyone a 10 game head start, this lge is proper cack this year and we should have been relegated along time ago, just a few points in those first 10 games would have made all the difference.

UIE.

Will be a tight game IMO, if it’s level near the end, other results will dictate what we do.

We’ve started games poorly recently but have also come from behind to win our last 3 scoring 10 in the process.

We MUST win this though as we have Wycombe next week which is shaping up to be a huge game.

 

[Casey]

We are all but down. Its been a car crash of a season for us. Its not the players as such but the system they've been told to play doesn't suit the players we recruited.

We live to fight another day if we beat Exeter and other results favour us but even if we do there is always another collapse waiting to happen. See Exeter away, Bolton, Stevenage, Orient and on and on.

Casey

 

[denzel ecfc]

Now we're safe be nice to play a few more kids rather than have Kevin McDonald lumbering around, but captain cautious won't do that.
I doubt we will create much, Crawley at home was the game of the season at the Park but we're off that at the moment so probably a 0-0 or 0-1.
I'll be watching a non league game somewhere else in all probability

 

[Tangerine_tart]

Wrexham at home. We need to win. They are in a slump and we are free scoring. I'm going for Blackpool 3-1 Wrexham. Bloomfield road will be rocking .

 

[AdamStag]

The point friday was massive, at one point we were 3-1 down and brovers were winning, looking very dicey

We’ve reading monday and then bham sunday, so a point at home to reading with GD would be very welcome.