And then there were 7

[Red and White Army]

Woking (49)

Average Opponent 16.8
Playoff left to play 0
Relegation left to play 2

AFC Fylde 23 Maidenhead United 22 Aldershot Town 14 Eastleigh 13 Sutton United 12

Solihull Moors (48)

Average Opponent 11.5
Playoff left to play 2
Relegation (bottom 9) left to play 2
Southend United 9 Tamworth 10 Boston United 20 York City 2 Rochdale 7 Dagenham & Redbridge 21

Wealdstone (48)

Average Opponent 11.4
Playoff left to play 3
Relegation left to play 2

Barnet 1 Boston United 20 Maidenhead United 22 Southend United 9 FC Halifax Town 5

Boston United (46)

Average Opponent 14.6
Playoff left to play 1
Bottom 7 left to play 3

Altrincham 8 Wealdstone 19 Solihull Moors 18 Gateshead 6 Maidenhead United 22

Dagenham & Redbridge (43)

Average Opponent 15.4
Playoff left to play 0
Relegation left to play 3

Hartlepool United 11 Ebbsfleet United 24 Braintree Town 16 Altrincham 8 Solihull Moors 18

Maidenhead United (41)

Average Opponent 17.0
Playoff left to play 1
Relegation left to play 4

FC Halifax Town 5 Woking 17 Wealdstone 19 Ebbsfleet United 24 Boston United 20

AFC Fylde (39)

Average Opponent 8.0
Playoff left to play 3
Relegation left to play 1

Woking 17 FC Halifax Town 5 Rochdale 7 Tamworth 10 Barnet 1

[DesCartes]

Realistically, there's only 5.

We're safe. Not mathematically, but we're 'safe'.

[JAM]

Ever since he has come into the job, NA has talked about getting to 50 points, and has even mentioned in a couple of interviews that 50 might not be enough

we are not yet safe, but 1 more win should do it. Win Saturday and Fylde cant catch us, if Maidenhead lose they will be virtually out of reach and then it will be an extraordinary set of results seeing us going down, especially as there are games between teams below us.

[Red and White Army]

Realistically, there's only 5.

We're safe. Not mathematically, but we're 'safe'.

Dagenham will get to 51 points given their fixtures.

But yeah, I’d be pretty surprised if we don’t pick up 3 points in our next 5 games….

[Calluna Card]

Beat Fylde and, for all intents and purposes, it's over. The only way I can see us going down on 52 is if it's on goal difference (and that means we lose against Maidenhead, Shots, Eastleigh and Sutton) and the results below us would have to go very very strangely. So much head to head below us and by contrast they have some really tough games.

Tomorrow....Barnet have the chance to go within a point of the title at home against Wealdstone. A big win on TV would put them even further behind on GD.

Boston are playing three of the teams below us in their final 5 games in Wealdstone, Solihull and Maidenhead so points will get carved up there.

NO it's not mathematical, but that win on Tuesday has made it look oh so good.

COYC

[Royal Flush]

It would surprise me if 52 was enough but stranger things have happened and teams at the bottom always seem to find format the end of the season.

A win tomorrow is required to make sure we at least keep the gap and maintain breathing space

[devereux5000]

Still feeling queasier than a person with motion sickness disorder on a cruise in the middle of a heavy sea storm.

[Growler]

I agree the general principle that teams somehow manage to pull things out of the bag when they get near the poop and nettles, but Solihull still look a bit fucked tbh.
Staying above them is massive.

The others can all fight amongst themselves.

Anyway…Hopefully the Woking players can win on Saturday, not lose on Friday, and then spend Monday goading and kicking the shit out of Aldershot’s Wembley Plans, get a few of them suspended, and we can all break out the brandy and cigars awaiting Mr Johnson getting his Johnson ChequeBook out for next year’s romp to the title with Mr Ardley’s Champion Team of next-level Essex-based signings 🤞

[Bertie]

then spend Monday goading and kicking the shit out of Aldershot’s Wembley Plans, get a few of them suspended

I so want TW Jnr to be picked - I'm sure Chin will introduce himself to him very early on in the game

Even if TW Jnr isn't picked, with the away dugout now next to Moaners as opposed to the home dugout, I know Moaners will be giving TW Snr their opinions of him and his team / family

[Red and White Army]

If we manage to beat Fylde, it should be nice watching the others battle it out from above. Lose and we’re potentially dragged right back in to it.

A Dagenham win tomorrow will make things quite interesting. They then have Ebbsfleet at home on Friday which you’d assume they’d win. That would take them to 49 points, and possibly above Solihull.

Solihull had 41 points after 25 games earlier in the season.

[Nonsense Potter]

Lose and we’re potentially dragged right back in to it.

Not a lot changes IMO. We needed six points from our next four games after the trophy final. Just because we got three straight after (in unexpected circumstances), doesn't change a win in any of the next three games pretty much putting us safe. It would take a really unlikely turn of events for us to get to 52 by Easter Monday and either everyone else goes on Mega runs, or we fail to get further points.

[Red and White Army]

Huge win for Maidenhead today.

But they probably have to win 3 of their next 4 against us, Wealdstone, Ebbsfleet and Boston.

The only way I can see them staying up is if they beat Wealdstone and Wealdstone also lose to Boston.

Dagenham absolutely have to beat Ebbsfleet on Friday. Then they have to somehow win 2 of their last 3 against Braintree A, Alty H and Solihull A. I think they’re toast.

[DesCartes]

Huge win for Maidenhead today.

But they probably have to win 3 of their next 4 against us, Wealdstone, Ebbsfleet and Boston.

The only way I can see them staying up is if they beat Wealdstone and Wealdstone also lose to Boston.

Dagenham absolutely have to beat Ebbsfleet on Friday. Then they have to somehow win 2 of their last 3 against Braintree A, Alty H and Solihull A. I think they’re toast.

Don't over-analyse this. The current bottom 4 are going down.

[samf679]

Does anyone remember how many points we were on when NA came in?

[Red and White Army]

Does anyone remember how many points we were on when NA came in?

21 points from 22 games when Doyle was sacked.

[Card Sharp]

Does anyone remember how many points we were on when NA came in?

21 points from 22 games when Doyle was sacked.

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

[Bristolcard]

21 points from 22 games when Doyle was sacked.

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

With no disrespect, 31 points from the team he was left with, is pretty decent really.

[Royal Flush]

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

With no disrespect, 31 points from the team he was left with, is pretty decent really.

Would equate to 71.3 over a season. If we can get anything near that next season we should be just fine

[Swansea Card]

With no disrespect, 31 points from the team he was left with, is pretty decent really.

Would equate to 71.3 over a season. If we can get anything near that next season we should be just fine

Close to play off form

[Red and White Army]

21 points from 22 games when Doyle was sacked.

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

Very. He’s been unlucky losing Ward to injury as well.

If he can replace the entire midfield next season and teach Effiong how to score again, we’ll do fairly well.

[Bobbo]

I hope, and I wish for myself, that NA has a better and different continuation compared to what happened first with Sarll and then with Doyleball: having corrected a trend towards relegation only to lose the right path at the start of a new season...

[Rio]

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

Very. He’s been unlucky losing Ward to injury as well.

If he can replace the entire midfield next season and teach Effiong how to score again, we’ll do fairly well.

And yet until about a week ago he'd "taken us from 19th to...19th"...

Another one of your pearl of wisdoms.

[Red and White Army]

Very. He’s been unlucky losing Ward to injury as well.

If he can replace the entire midfield next season and teach Effiong how to score again, we’ll do fairly well.

And yet until about a week ago he'd "taken us from 19th to...19th"...

Another one of your pearl of wisdoms.

He had.

Now we've won two matches and he's taken us from 19th to 16th.

See how this winning games and moving up the table thing works?

[Bobbo]

He had.

Now we've won two matches and he's taken us from 19th to 16th.

See how this winning games and moving up the table thing works?

Unfortunately NA is doing something that Doyle wasn't able to do this footballing's year: moving up the table and winning games.
And note, making scrambled eggs pies with the eggs bought by Doyle.

[Old Woking United]

So 31 points from 20 games from Ardley? Enough to make you feel 'giddy'?

Very. He’s been unlucky losing Ward to injury as well.

If he can replace the entire midfield next season and teach Effiong how to score again, we’ll do fairly well.

Trouble is Effiong generally has needed a hat full of chances to score anyway. I've said it before he goes from sploon to magnificent in 60.