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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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asl wrote:Morecambe losing, though there must have been a late start. Cambridge now 3-1 Down. FGR 2-1 down.
Morecambe delayed by snow at Port Vale, remarkably. Who knew it was snowing anywhere today.
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Boo...Bolton now ahead. On the other hand, Exeter are running riot against Cambridge!
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Bolton land a blow in the race for third place.

Can Tranmere respond?
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Tranmere cannot.

Finishes 0-0. Even if we lose all our games Tranmere need to win three from six, or win two and draw two.
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I look at the table this evening and see a thing of beauty.
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Four defeats in a row for FGR. Five defeats in six in fact. And they are still somehow only five points off third spot.

That tells you all you need to know about whether the sides in fourth fifth are going to threaten us
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Looking to Tuesday then. Bolton travel to Salford and Tranmere travel to Walsall.

We don’t play so it is feet up knowing we will be top no matter what happens. If either side fail to win the that is fantastic.

Salford then have to travel to Tranmere next Saturday. They are only three points off the playoffs....if they can beat Bolton and Tranmere and push FGR out of the top seven at the same time, then I might not dislike them so much!
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Ben3 wrote:Yes yes, we should secure promotion on Tuesday 27th April, no problems at all. That's the date, you can mark it in your diaries now if you want, save yourselves the stress of the ups and downs between now and then
Some would say prophetic - originally posted 3rd March

(Took me ages to find this :lol: )
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Going as expected so far, barring one positive.

Morecambe 2-0 up at HT.

Bolton 0-1 up away at Salford after 30 mins.

However, Tranmere are being held at Walsall 0-0 currently after 30 mins. If Tranmere do end up drawing then we stay six points clear with a game in hand.l
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Tranmere losing to Walsall, also down to 10 men, currently in added time. They look like they've blown their chances now as they're 6 games without a win.

Morecambe move ahead of them into 4th and have a fairly favourable run in.
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The top 3 are now set, I think, just down to what order they finish in. CTFC with the advantage, obviously.
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Shade wrote:The top 3 are now set, I think, just down to what order they finish in. CTFC with the advantage, obviously.
Even if Morecambe win all five games they have left, we only need to win three from six. I think you are right about the top three.
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Win on Friday and realistically we are as good as there because no chance other teams win all their remaining games (Morecambe play Bolton so one of them drops points and Tranmere have a tough run including Salford, Bradford and FGR).
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Bolton 1-0 down already at Grimsby!
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More importantly, Morecambe 1-0 up at home already. They might make us wait to the 27th! :lol:
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Not now! 1-1
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2-1 again
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I think Morecambe are more likely to drop points on Tuesday (away at Grimsby) and next week (home to Bolton) than they are today.
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3-1 Morecambe
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Always bloody loved Grimsby, me...
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Not too bad results. Shame to see FGR win but was to be expected after the clown was sacked.
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I'll take those, a win, a draw and a defeat for the 3 who were closest to us. Shame we are off the top for now, but I feel its more important that Bolton lost again as I fear they could have gone on another run and won all their remaining games, whereas I think Cambridge will drop points.

Whatever has happened, we need to remember how to score some goals from open play. Fast.
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Tranmere draw, Bolton lose.

Morecambe the only threat to our promotion now. Tranmere look out of it.

Malabus and the other bed wetters on Twitter can hopefully calm down again.
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Results not too bad. Shame we didn’t do the job last night
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As frustrating as it is to see us play as we did, we have just got to remember that everyone else is trying their best not to win it too.
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Shade wrote:As frustrating as it is to see us play as we did, we have just got to remember that everyone else is trying their best not to win it too.
Indeed. It is a close lead and we have lost fewer games than any other team. Cambridge have won one more, but have played one more.

We are still the most consistent team in the league. We aren’t going to suddenly collapse for the last five games, and our less consistent rivals are not going to suddenly become world beaters and win their last four.
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^^^^^

We hope!!!
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A nuclear bomb hits RCS House.

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PittvillePundit wrote:^^^^^

We hope!!!
No to hope when there is 41 games of evidence to be informed by.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
PittvillePundit wrote:^^^^^

We hope!!!
No to hope when there is 41 games of evidence to be informed by.
Are you aware that we are discussing Cheltenham Town FC and not Manchester City FC.
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Yes.
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Stop feeding the troll. Maybe he will finally f#!$ off for good then!
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Ben3 wrote:Yes yes, we should secure promotion on Tuesday 27th April, no problems at all. That's the date, you can mark it in your diaries now if you want, save yourselves the stress of the ups and downs between now and then
;)
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What a match on Saturday: Morecambe vs Bolton. The winner takes third in all likelihood.
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I'll take a draw, just in case...
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