Midweek games

[Calluna Card]

Before we take on a Solihull side who are dropping like a stone tomorrow, there are some games tonight that could ease the pressure on us a little bit.

Ebbsfleet v FGR
Fylde v Boston
Oldham v Maidenhead
Southend v Shots
Yeovil v Tamworth

Seem to remember a fair few results went against the grain and against us last season -meaning our dramatic improvement in form around 12 months ago didn't count for much in the end other than keeping us going with the chasing pack- so whilst taking nothing for granted (and I get the adage about it being in our hands/who cares what others are doing etc) it'd be nice to go into tomorrow with an opportunity to pull even further clear rather than a sense of pressure/desperation to get the cushion back to 6 points.

Braintree v Wealdstone tomorrow night is another good opportunity for a side around us to drop points.

Ultimately, five wins between now and May should comfortably do it. No better place to tick one of those off than tomorrow.

COYC

[JAM]

Also Eastleigh v D&R tomorrow night

Interestingly no one can go above us tonight, but should we win tomorrow we wont be able to go above anyone either

[Calluna Card]

Also Eastleigh v D&R tomorrow night

Interestingly no one can go above us tonight, but should we win tomorrow we wont be able to go above anyone either

Forgot about Eastleigh v D&R. Daggers have gone off a cliff since beating Ebbsfleet NYD.

I am increasingly of the view that we'll be alright and with a few games to spare. We're in a much better place under NA than we were under MD 12 months ago when we could only draw with Wealdstone (?) leaving me convinced we were done....and then we went and beat Gateshead.

However...seem to remember last season we had a considerable goal difference advantage as we approached the run-in. Not the case this time around. Shouldn't come to that...

COYC

[Two of Diamonds]

Ebbsfleet are down and Boston virtually so. Them getting something at Fylde will be helpful.
It's then any 2 from 7, of which we are 1. We still have 5 of the of the other 6 immediately below us to play, as well as Boston.

[oakie]

Our form is improving, loss to York is only defeat in last 8 games with 5 draws, could just do with turning some of the D into W and we should be fine.

Teams like D&R form is going the other way & that can be difficult to turn around - none of D&R, Ebbsfleet, Solihull or Yeovil have won a game in the last 6.

Have to agree with Two of Diamonds, feels like it 2 others to join Ebbsfleet and Boston.

[Growler]

Auto Red&WhiteArmy:
But if we’d turned those draws into wins we’d be in the playoffs. It’s not good enough.

Auto RightCard:
It’s all the new people’s fault! Why can’t it be dull AF like the old days?

[Red and White Army]

Auto Growler:

The midfield is pedestrian, the defence is OK and Walker couldn’t hit a barn door but we’re a good team. RAAAAAAH.

[Old Woking United]

Shots not arrived at Southend yet. Shrimperzone(I know) is quite amusing. Tinpot club this season.shame

[doylie]

Boston beating Fylde atm.

Tamworth beating Yeovil, which is dragging them down towards us.

[doylie]

Shots not arrived at Southend yet. Shrimperzone(I know) is quite amusing. Tinpot club this season.shame

The traffic up the Shankhill Road is pretty bad at this time of night to be fair.

[Two of Diamonds]

Shots not arrived at Southend yet. Shrimperzone(I know) is quite amusing. Tinpot club this season.shame

And most seasons!

[Two of Diamonds]

Fylde lose - tick
Alderplop lose - tick
Tamworth lose - tick
Maidenhead win - booo

As an aside Oxford City have now lost 4 on the bounce as well and have to play the top 2 next before we go there.

[Cards]

Fylde lose - tick
Alderplop lose - tick
Tamworth lose - tick
Maidenhead win - booo

As an aside Oxford City have now lost 4 on the bounce as well and have to play the top 2 next before we go there.

Oxford city signed Laurie Walker today - I know he has played there before but always seemed a top end NL GK

[JAM]

Fylde lose - tick
Alderplop lose - tick
Tamworth lose - tick
Maidenhead win - booo

As an aside Oxford City have now lost 4 on the bounce as well and have to play the top 2 next before we go there.

Oxford city signed Laurie Walker today - I know he has played there before but always seemed a top end NL GK

Good for 2 reasons

1) he wont play against us tonight and
2) hes cup tied as played for Solihull in an earlier round

[Chobham Card]

I've just had a look at the table after tonight, and it's struck me that we still have to play the teams in 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

We need 0.8 points a game to get to 50. Winning half of those games alone would put us on 47.

[WFC96]

Aldershot drop into the relegation zone after last nights results. 21st April might be even spicier with only two games left after that.

[Growler]

Need to take a cash damages deposit in advance for those yellow gates, I reckon.
They’re coming down again that day when our fourth flies in and Inih starts twerking.

[Calluna Card]

Need to take a cash damages deposit in advance for those yellow gates, I reckon.
They’re coming down again that day when our fourth flies in and Inih starts twerking.

Have the Shots ever actually paid us for the repeat damage caused to CLT?

Would love to send them down. They should have gone a year or two back but for a reprieve if I recall correctly.

Dorking is a far more civilised rivalry to potentially look forward to with humans who are bit more evolved than our Hampshire neighbours.

[readingcard]

It's going to be the shots in the semi too isn't it!

Imagine sending them down AND out of the trophy

[Kanu's Nan]

The more likely scenario is they squeak a point against Hartlepool, squeak a result against Solihull (I mean they are very toothless) so maybe have 2-4pts more this time next week. TW gets another few games of grace, they win their Trophy quarter (unconvincingly) and then after a shitty draw with Dagenham he points to an "unbeaten run"

They then get walloped by the Heed and Alty, make the decision to pot TW before it's too late, hire some kind of former club legend on a short-term basis to be assisted by Terry Brown. Upturn in form coincides with losing to Alty again in the Trophy, they arrive at Kingfield needing a win to be totally safe, a horrible 2-1 win ensues where we are largely shit and someone mouthy like Barrett or Frost scores a late deflected winner.

The caretaker manager gets the job full time, the East Bank club together to buy a massive piece of cloth to celebrate "A NEW START" and then you can replay the last two years again. Until Azeem goes.

[Meerkat]

Need to take a cash damages deposit in advance for those yellow gates, I reckon.
They’re coming down again that day when our fourth flies in and Inih starts twerking.

Have the Shots ever actually paid us for the repeat damage caused to CLT?

Would love to send them down. They should have gone a year or two back but for a reprieve if I recall correctly.

Dorking is a far more civilised rivalry to potentially look forward to with humans who are bit more evolved than our Hampshire neighbours.

Why the hell do you want a civilised rivalry? And there is no rivalry with Dorking, they are the new Staines

[WFC96]

I'm in two minds because I do enjoy the Christmas game(s) but also if they did go down then...funny.

[Calluna Card]

Have the Shots ever actually paid us for the repeat damage caused to CLT?

Would love to send them down. They should have gone a year or two back but for a reprieve if I recall correctly.

Dorking is a far more civilised rivalry to potentially look forward to with humans who are bit more evolved than our Hampshire neighbours.

Why the hell do you want a civilised rivalry? And there is no rivalry with Dorking, they are the new Staines

I've never liked Aldershot games, even the rare occasions when we win. Some of the worst fans in Britain, the atmosphere is always utterly toxic and truth be told I've probably got PTSD by one massive injustice from many moons ago (2-1 home defeat in 2004 when Fergie scored one of the best goals in the club's history against Nikki Bull before Justin Richards was sent off for kicking the ad hoardings in frustration....the referee that day -Stephen Dorr- later went to prison for child sex offences*) .

The Dorking "rivalry" may be a bit contrived but at least they are in Surrey and you can still get a drink within a 10 mile radius of the stadiums home or away.

*Don't shit yourselves admin, it's a matter of public record.

[Red and White Army]

they arrive at Kingfield needing a win to be totally safe, a horrible 2-1 win ensues where we are largely shit and someone mouthy like Barrett or Frost scores a late deflected winner.

They haven't scored a late winner against us for a couple of seasons now, so it's surely due based on the history:

21/04/2014 Woking Aldershot Town 1 - 2 (Molesley 83)
28/12/2014 Woking Aldershot Town 1 - 2
02/01/2016 Woking Aldershot Town 2 - 1
01/01/2017 Woking Aldershot Town 1 - 2 (Gallagher 90)
01/01/2018 Woking Aldershot Town 1 - 2 (Rendell 89')
06/08/2019 Woking Aldershot Town 0 - 1
02/01/2022 Woking Aldershot Town 2 - 3 (Andrews 88’ Ndjoli 90+4')
01/01/2023 Woking Aldershot Town 4 - 1
01/01/2024 Woking Aldershot Town 2 - 3

Either that or it's due to be a draw based on law of averages.

[Meerkat]

Why the hell do you want a civilised rivalry? And there is no rivalry with Dorking, they are the new Staines

I've never liked Aldershot games, even the rare occasions when we win. Some of the worst fans in Britain, the atmosphere is always utterly toxic and truth be told I've probably got PTSD by one massive injustice from many moons ago (2-1 home defeat in 2004 when Fergie scored one of the best goals in the club's history against Nikki Bull before Justin Richards was sent off for kicking the ad hoardings in frustration....the referee that day -Stephen Dorr- later went to prison for child sex offences*) .

The Dorking "rivalry" may be a bit contrived but at least they are in Surrey and you can still get a drink within a 10 mile radius of the stadiums home or away.

*Don't shit yourselves admin, it's a matter of public record.

Dorking are never going to create the atmosphere and crowds of Aldershot games, and the horrible fear/expectation of losing is what makes the good results so brilliant.

Personally I think the best result is for them to get relegated and then saved at the last moment by Fylde going pop. Let them have the trauma, and then be messed up planning for the wrong league, and keep the derbies.