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I think a heavy pitch probably hinders Yeovil too. Listening to the Nii Lamptey show, it seems like they play with pacy wingers - the pitch won't be great for dribbling - and they play James Bailey in centre midfield. On the face of it, they're not going to be a 'hoofball' team. On top of that...

It is a must win. Arguably one of our easiest game remaining in the run-in. But besides, Mansfield and Lincoln could overtake us if we fail to win. More importantly, automatics are still in sight, we need to keep the pressure on.

I’ve never experienced a Villa v Cov game, so I’m indifferent to them. When Martin O’Neill was manager, and with a load of young English players, I actually liked them. As for Leicester, I dislike them, but I was happy they won the league because it’s about time someone outside of the top 5 won...

If you've ever played a reasonable standard of sport, it's a thing. You can train at high intensities, even in conditions that surpass actual matches, but, it doesn't beat the real the thing. Had they played on the 24th, I'd say they'd have an advantage. Matches build great momentum and I think...

Arsenal TV should be a reality TV show. Their "plight" is so entertaining. I do want them to win the Europa League and Wenger retires on a high. It's ugly to see a legend become so polarising. I think West Ham fans are irritating me the most at the moment with those scenes at the Olympic...

The rule of law is the bedrock of modern western society. It’s what separates us from the brutish fundamental Islamist. Give them a fair trial, punish them in accordance to the law and show to the world that we’re better than these zealots.

Nothing other than a win is acceptable here. We have 4 home games remaining and 3 need to wins, at minimum. Yeovil may be ‘fresh’ after their postponement — but, they’ve not played in over 2 weeks so I expect a bit of rust. We owe them for last time. 2-0. Unchanged.

This was a fun tool to play about with the results. Football is obviously unpredictable so it’s just that, fun. However, you have our GD at +31?! You’re quite the optimist! That’s more or less winning every game 2-0 from now! I think we’ll finish on 80-84pts at the minute. 5 wins and 2 draws...

I think Vincenti does a lot of dirty work that doesn’t get the credit it deserves. He’s not an out and out winger (nor is Shipley), but I think he’s decent at linking up down the wing, is good in the tackle and makes some intelligent clearances that leads to counter-attacks. As we seen in...

I don’t think Robins’ is particularly loyal to any player per se — he seems to select the best players at his disposal at any given time. The four best midfielders available to us are; Bayliss, Kelly, Doyle and Shipley. It would be perfect had Bayliss worked on the wing, but it didn’t. Vincenti...

I didn’t word it clearly, but that’s the last 8 home games! My bad!

The main thing was for Wycombe not to win that fixture, and thankfully they didn’t. We have that all important game in hand, which is setup to be a ‘must win’ for us. In reality, there’s plenty of points still to play for — if any team in the top 7 takes 19-21 points, they’re probably going to...

A win at Newport was always a big ask. At home, they’ve not been beaten by anyone on the top 7. So it was a decent result. It hasn’t cost us anything because results went our way, and we’ve closed the gap on Exeter. In the next 3, I think we need 7pts, wins v Yeovil and Crawley, and a draw at...

Agreed. Also, who would be more likely to make an impact off the bench against tiring defenders? Reid or Shipley? Reid, by the sounds of it (I personally weren’t convinced against Luton, the last game I went to), has put in some good cameos of late. But, he probably needs to get a couple more...

Me neither, it’s almost as if it’s a bad thing for the likes of Stockport, Yeovil, Burton, Grimsby etc. to get promoted to the Championship. As if it’s too much of a strain on them. I know it’s a different sport, but the murky side of Rugby Union that it’s common for teams to ‘ensure’ they...

To think last season they were a mediocre midtable team. I think they’ll end the season on 99-101pts and help us on our run to the automatics!

I think the catalyst has been the way we approach games. After the 3 game skid, we had to act or we risked missing out on even the playoffs. We appear to be more attacking of late and getting first half goals. I think JCH is a factor, so too is Bayliss. Both of them offer outlets for goals. JCH...

Indeed, however, both teams have a significantly difficult run-in compared to us. Lincoln have to play; us, Carlisle and Accrington (all away) and Wycombe at home (hoping they win that assuming Wycombe are still the team to beat). Whilst Notts County have to travel to Accrington, also having us...

I really think Ponti needs to be put back into the U23s. Boost his confidence, and let him develop properly. The longer he goes without scoring a league goal, the worse it is for him I think. That probably means bringing Beavon back into the fold — perhaps a good option at this point of the...

Considering Burge made a ‘world class’ save, and Hyam made a really good goal line clearance... I think Newport will be thinking we’re very average too. They’re a solid team at home, and it might not be pretty, but clearly it’s effective.