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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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FGR 3-1 down.

Newport lose at Barrow after being ahead.

Morecambe pull one back but Cambridge hang on for 2-1.
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Shade
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4-1 to Bradford. Have FGR lost it? We are suddenly 6 points above them and they were ahead of us not long ago - we have been in inconsistent form, so there's must be classed as poor. No Matt, defensive problems...they are lucky the teams around them are losing as well.
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Shade wrote:4-1 to Bradford. Have FGR lost it? We are suddenly 6 points above them and they were ahead of us not long ago - we have been in inconsistent form, so there's must be classed as poor. No Matt, defensive problems...they are lucky the teams around them are losing as well.
If they hang on for playoffs, they will either lose to someone like an on-form Orient, or Bolton/Tranmere.
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Shade wrote:4-1 to Bradford. Have FGR lost it? We are suddenly 6 points above them and they were ahead of us not long ago - we have been in inconsistent form, so there's must be classed as poor. No Matt, defensive problems...they are lucky the teams around them are losing as well.
Yep MC has bottled it yet again
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Come on then Salford. One last play off push starting today please!
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Tranmere 1-0 in the head to head vs Cambridge.
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Salford lead 1-0 at FGR
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Newport 0-0 Bolton at the break.

Tranmere the only team in the top nine winning at HT.
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Newport 0-0 Bolton. Interesting that Bolton have been on top in terms of shots and possession, but Newport have had 3 on target to Bolton's 0. Similar to when they drew on Friday, dominating everywhere except the final third, it seems.
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As it stands, Morecambe have a great opportunity to close the gap in the Classico tomorrow.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:As it stands, Morecambe have a great opportunity to close the gap in the Classico tomorrow.
El Shrimpio?
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Shade wrote:
RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:As it stands, Morecambe have a great opportunity to close the gap in the Classico tomorrow.
El Shrimpio?
Classico de Gambas. Coined by Sir Stelling some years ago.
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Tranmere 1-1 Cambridge.

I would bank these scores as they are. Tranmere and Bolton dropping points, so a game closer to promotion if we draw.
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Newport 1-0 Bolton!! Come on you Exiles!
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Couldn’t have asked for better results really.
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Morecambe DRAW. 1-1 at home to second bottom Southend.

This means we are closer to promotion than we were before this week’s games.

As an aside, Carlisle are 2-0 so as it stands in 9th, level with Exeter. Five points behind FGR with a game in hand.
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Horteng
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Starting to get that feeling Duffo and the lads will get over the line. What an achievement if it happens :)
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And I can see FGR failing and Stale coming tapping Duffo up....
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He can try but he won't succeed. Why would Duff make a sideways or possibly even a backwards move?
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Football fans exhibit fascinating traits of human psychology. We hope that our team will win every game we play (on the inside) but hide this, to protect ourselves, behind an exterior of pessimism. If the worst happens - well, at least we were expecting it!

Meanwhile, we pretend that the entire history of football can be discounted and all the teams in the top six will win every game from now top the end of the season. Somewhere in our heads we must know this can't happen, but yet we play it out as if the unprecedented is extremely likely.

(Not surprisingly, the betting industry plays on this last trait, and people bet on how much they'd like to win rather than what is likely to happen :shock: )

Long winded way of saying - we're going to be fine. If any three from FGR, morecambe, tranmere, Bolton and Cambridge win all their games then fair play to them, I'll hand them the trophy myself. In reality it will take a lot less than that to go up
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Hubert Parry wrote:He can try but he won't succeed. Why would Duff make a sideways or possibly even a backwards move?
Not saying Duff would, just that Stale won’t like us going up and I’m sure if they don’t this year then MC will be off. If not then Stale is madder than I thought....
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No way would Duff go to FGR. It would be a backwards move and I believe Duff is more intelligent than to chase big money on a short term basis. My suspicion is his managerial career will be like his playing career. Progression through the leagues and who know's he may end up at the top?
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Duff to FGR is even more laughable and delusional than Duff to Salford.

Duff his Premier League bound. His move after us will likely be to an established Championship side.

Who knows, we may be in the Championship too by then.
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Duff to FGR is just absurd. Like others suggest I'd imagine his next destination will be to a big league one side (with ambition to grow) or a struggling Championship side assuming he takes us up.
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FGR will soon be a place for desperate, previously failed managers who don't mind grasping the poisoned chalice.
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Shade wrote:FGR will soon be a place for desperate, previously failed managers who don't mind grasping the poisoned chalice.
Or maybe that bellend from Arsenal ,who might be looking for a job soon ?
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Newport play tonight. A win takes them to 63 points. This is a point behind Bolton and Tranmere, and Newport have a better goal difference. Newport have also played a game fewer than everyone else, so if they do win tonight it really puts the pressure on the three other teams competing for the third promotion spot.

I hope we don’t need a win at Newport in May.
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Newport drew 1-1 at Mansfield.
Colchester 2-0 down at half time at Oldham btw.
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Fuller
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Colchester lost 5-2. They’re not a rival I know but it looks like they’re in a right mess.

Harry won’t be happy at all.

Due at Whaddon Rd in two weeks time.
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Tranmere, Bolton and Morecambe all have comfortable wins on paper, so hard to see where points will be dropped.

Morecambe at Vale probably the most likely.
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Oldham won the "possibly soon to be in administration" cup then. Don't know if anyone here has noticed, but 15th placed Oldham are now the top scorers and worst defence in the division, F64 and A68.
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Cambridge losing at home to Exeter, 0-2.

FGR losing at Walsall.
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Bolton 0-1 down at home
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Morecambe losing, though there must have been a late start. Cambridge now 3-1 Down. FGR 2-1 down.
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Tranmere 0-0, too. All looking good.
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