Looks like an interesting fight for the 2 promotion spots, some big hitters up there.

The devil in me would like to see Chesterfield & Notts County spend a little more time down there but then again would it suit us if one of them got promoted?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/national-league/table

Looking at that table, I notice our old friends from Barnet are almost certain for relegation. 10 points adrift with games running out.

Quoted from mimma

Looking at that table, I notice our old friends from Barnet are almost certain for relegation. 10 points adrift with games running out.

Not likely given there is no relegation this season

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

Not likely given there is no relegation this season

So, with that in mind, what’s the theme next season?

Lucky barstewards!

Sh1t Southern teams getting a stay of execution. Stevenage last year, Barnet this.

B@stards.

I just want Stockport and Halifax to stay down

Stockport are absolutely coined at the minute & throwing money at it, they signed Paddy Madden from Fleetwood for £250k and about £3500 a week. So for that reason, I hope they go up this year.

Aslong as Torquay don't go up, that way I have 3 localish teams to me to visit (sorry guys)

There will only be 23 teams in the National League next season unless they give Ebbsfleet United a retrospective reprieve after they were relegated at the end of the 2019/20 season before Macclesfield Town went out of business.

Quoted from ska face

Stockport are absolutely coined at the minute & throwing money at it, they signed Paddy Madden from Fleetwood for £250k and about £3500 a week. So for that reason, I hope they go up this year.

Ahh.. Stockport County, JF's original favourite go to "saved us from being" club ..How fitting if they get promoted..

Really want Stockport to go up purely due to the massive budget they’ll have next season

Quoted from Bigdog

Ahh.. Stockport County, JF's original favourite go to "saved us from being" club ..How fitting if they get promoted..

I remember this...accept abject failure, it could be worse, we could more excrement. Such an innovative outlook on life...

Quoted from pontoonlew

Really want Stockport to go up purely due to the massive budget they’ll have next season

Agree with this one.

Quoted from ska face

Stockport are absolutely coined at the minute & throwing money at it, they signed Paddy Madden from Fleetwood for £250k and about £3500 a week. So for that reason, I hope they go up this year.

And also Harry Cardwell...

Quoted from lukeo

Aslong as Torquay don't go up, that way I have 3 localish teams to me to visit (sorry guys)

I agree. One of the very few things to look forward to next season is a weekend in Torquay.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I agree. One of the very few things to look forward to next season is a weekend in Torquay.

Unless the muppets who run the National League make it a night game. You watch they’ll even make us travel further than we need to on Boxing Day.

When you look at the NL table it will be a competitive league next season there are some clubs down there that have good set ups and as Hurst said in his interview yesterday (which was quite interesting) a few will spend big.

I always remember the NL giving us localism games at Christmas. It was the FL that gave us games against non-local teams.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I agree. One of the very few things to look forward to next season is a weekend in Torquay.

I still haven't seen you to buy you that pint I owe you from years ago 😂 so fingers crossed it happens!


With inflation I probably owe you 6 now 😂

I'd prefer Chesterfield and Notts Country to stay down as they'll be good away matches next season, providing we can go to away games then  :-/

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I always remember the NL giving us localism games at Christmas. It was the FL that gave us games against non-local teams.

Aye, the Boxing Day/ NYD double header.

Super excited for King’s Lynn away on Boxing Day. 😬

Already planning Kings Lynn on Boxing Day...although we could get Notts or Chesterfield I guess...

Quoted from aldi_01

Already planning Kings Lynn on Boxing Day...although we could get Notts or Chesterfield I guess...

If they don’t get promoted Hartlepool would be a possibility too but King Lynn would make sense.

The Three Kings (Lynn)

Quoted from HertsGTFC

If they don’t get promoted Hartlepool would be a possibility too but King Lynn would make sense.

How would it make sense or have I missed the point?

Quoted from lukeo

How would it make sense or have I missed the point?

Similar sense to Macclesfield away on Boxing Day like in 2014.

If I remember correctly that year Macc away was because Lincoln requested to play Mansfield instead of us over the Christmas period. The one thing the NL trys to get right is localish derbies around Chrismas,

Quoted from Madeleymariner

If I remember correctly that year Macc away was because Lincoln requested to play Mansfield instead of us over the Christmas period. The one thing the NL trys to get right is localish derbies around Chrismas,

Yeah I think they avoided us the season after when if memory serves me right it was away at a rained off Guisley.

Quoted from LH

Super excited for King’s Lynn away on Boxing Day. 😬

Have you seen the away end? 😳

Quoted from NorfolkImp

Have you seen the away end? 😳

We’ll need the home ends too.

For Kings Lynn away everyone should like into the mick Wright terrace.. Side stand, slanted roof.. Plenty of noise!

Quoted from aldi_01

Already planning Kings Lynn on Boxing Day...although we could get Notts or Chesterfield I guess...

23 teams in the NL next season. We might have a Christmas/New Year double header against "Bye".

One team falling away from the NL promotion race is Notts County.

On 24th March they sacked Neal Ardley with the following league record...

P 26 W 13 D 7 L 6 Pts 46 (1.77 per match)

Not spectacular and they benefited from Dover refusing to continue as they lost at Dover in October.

The following day they appointed Ian Burchnall (yeah, I've never heard of him either) and so far he has achieved...

P 9 W 2 D 2 L 5 Pts 8 (0.88 per match)

Pretty much half what Ardley was getting in points per match and they have plummeted out of the play-off places when they were in contention.

Everyone reading this post, please remember this if Hurst has us around 5th or 6th after about 2/3 the way through next season.

all getting very tight after today's games. Torquay got a huge win at Chesterfield,whilst Hartlepool lost at play off hopefuls Bromley.
Stockport continue their charge, but you get the feeling that 5 points is too much to make up on Torquay. Got to be strong favourites for the play offs, which given their money, would be a good result for us.
play off places currently held by Sutton, Stockport, Poolies, Halifax, Wrexham & Bromley. Chesterfield and Eastleigh are close behind. Notts County look like they are falling away, and have a big game against Sutton tomorrow night

Bromley are my friends team and they’re putting a useful run together under their new manager. In Michael Cheek, they have a goal scorer too. As an outside bet, would be worth a couple of quid

Quoted from tashee69

Bromley are my friends team and they’re putting a useful run together under their new manager. In Michael Cheek, they have a goal scorer too. As an outside bet, would be worth a couple of quid

Michael Cheek is the leading scorer on 22, no prolific scorer in the league, after Cheek the next is Kabongo Tshimanga on 18, Alex Reid 17, Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 16, John Rooney 15 then a few on 13, 12, 11 & 9, although most teams still have 8 games to still play.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

One team falling away from the NL promotion race is Notts County.

On 24th March they sacked Neal Ardley with the following league record...

P 26 W 13 D 7 L 6 Pts 46 (1.77 per match)

Not spectacular and they benefited from Dover refusing to continue as they lost at Dover in October.

The following day they appointed Ian Burchnall (yeah, I've never heard of him either) and so far he has achieved...

P 9 W 2 D 2 L 5 Pts 8 (0.88 per match)

Pretty much half what Ardley was getting in points per match and they have plummeted out of the play-off places when they were in contention.

Everyone reading this post, please remember this if Hurst has us around 5th or 6th after about 2/3 the way through next season.

I've been to Notts a few times since their relegation and it's a toxic place with fans in there. In a 23 team league, 1.77 PPG returns about 78 points which is enough to finish there or thereabouts. They deserve to fall away getting rid of Ardley in that situation.

Big win for Notts County against title chasing Sutton.

FT....Notts Co 3-2 Sutton

Quoted from promotion plaice

Big win for Notts County against title chasing Sutton.

FT....Notts Co 3-2 Sutton

Advantage Torquay.

Although King's Lynn is not too far away (about 80 miles), it does take about 7 hours to get there.  ;D

Quoted from Les Brechin

Although King's Lynn is not too far away (about 80 miles), it does take about 7 hours to get there.  ;D

.....and 40 years back in time

Quoted from promotion plaice

Big win for Notts County against title chasing Sutton.

FT....Notts Co 3-2 Sutton

Am happy with that. Less chance of Sutton going up, means more chance of me going to a game on the bus. Actually I can even walk there. 😁

Quoted from Les Brechin

Although King's Lynn is not too far away (about 80 miles), it does take about 7 hours to get there.  ;D

I was sentenced to posted to nearby RAF Marham for three years and my record is 1hr 45 but that was at 2 in the morning coming home. I never want to go on the A17/47 ever again.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Although King's Lynn is not too far away (about 80 miles), it does take about 7 hours to get there.  ;D

According to the AA 2 hours

Notts County 1hr 45 mins

nearest away Chesterfield 1 hr 30 mins.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Although King's Lynn is not too far away (about 80 miles), it does take about 7 hours to get there.  ;D

Cycled home from there in less time than that.

Few more twists and turns today - Torquay stay top after 0-0 draw with play off hopefuls Bromley, Sutton won to close the gap, but Poolies sufferd shock 4-2 defeat at home to Maidenhead. Just wonder if Stockport ,who are a great run, might sneak it at the death as the top 3 keep dropping points and they are at home to Torquay next Saturday
Big boys all won , so it's still very tight for those play off places

Quoted from LH

I was sentenced to posted to nearby RAF Marham for three years and my record is 1hr 45 but that was at 2 in the morning coming home. I never want to go on the A17/47 ever again.

I know your pain very well.

Stockport drop points, so it's back in Sutton's hands as they cruise to victory v Woking.
Will surely be hoping for a Stockport Torquay draw on Saturday. Bromley, County & Chesterfield all win to maintain their play off pushes

If anyone is interested the top of the table clash between Stockport & Torquay has just started LIVE on BT Sport 1.

Who do we want to go up then? For me it is teams with most money behind them. Increases our slight advantage in that respect and boy do we need to grab any advantage we can possibly get.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Who do we want to go up then? For me it is teams with most money behind them. Increases our slight advantage in that respect and boy do we need to grab any advantage we can possibly get.

Yeah agreed, teams with the most money.

I didn't realise Harry Cardwell was on loan at Stockport.

Stockport 1-0 Torquay

Sutton Utd will be overjoyed.

That’s a nice finish!

National League fact of the day: Edgely Park has the biggest telly in England behind one of the goals.

Six of the top seven are proper ex-league clubs now. No illusions, it's going to be really tough to win it outright. You have to beat most of the Tinpots home and away and then try and get the edge against the top clubs in the head to heads.

Latest....Stockport 1-2 Torquay

Pressure back on Sutton.

Good game.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Latest....Stockport 1-2 Torquay

Pressure back on Sutton.

Good game.

And now 2-2. Really good game.

The top of the National League this season would easily compete in league 2.

Looking at the table and the play off race is still wide open. If Eastleigh in 10th win there games in hand they should bank a play off place, Halifax (who play Chesterfield on the last day) and Bromley (who play Notts Country on the last day) still have a great chance,

And on Tuesday night it's Wrexham v Notts County. Winner of that will breathe a lot easier.

Quoted from Youngy

And now 2-2. Really good game.

The top of the National League this season would easily compete in league 2.

Their lies the problem probably ten clubs who would fancy their chances to win promotion , just hope we can attract the right calibre of player we'll need them for sure .. edit Torquay Stockport draw 2-2 leaving Sutton needing to beat either Hartlepool or Barnet to win the title. Looks like one long journey gone

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

Their lies the problem probably ten clubs who would fancy their chances to win promotion , just hope we can attract the right calibre of player we'll need them for sure .. edit Torquay Stockport draw 2-2 leaving Sutton needing to beat either Hartlepool or Barnet to win the title. Looks like one long journey gone

Not for me it ain’t 🙁.

For me let it be Torquay and Sutton go up, leaves me with 6 games within about an hours drive :)

Hope Hartlepool don't go up, always found them an unpleasant bunch, 'proper' club or not.

Quoted from Abdul19

Hope Hartlepool don't go up, always found them an unpleasant bunch, 'proper' club or not.

What other than the odd troll that posted on here?

Some reprobates outside their ground and a fella laughing at Ashley Chambers having a massive hole in his leg, so yeah, about 4 of them. But we all have our petty grudges 😂

Wasn't there a Hartlepool fan on this forum trying to start a rivalry with us once?

Anyone but Torquay to go up.

One of the very, very, few things to look forward to next season, will be another weekender in Torquay, though having said that it'll probably be a Tuesday night game in January if they don't go up.

Quoted from Abdul19

Some reprobates outside their ground and a fella laughing at Ashley Chambers having a massive hole in his leg, so yeah, about 4 of them. But we all have our petty grudges 😂

I don't have a problem with them although a game I was at up there I think a Town fan got stabbed in some scrapping behind one of the goals, can't remember which game it was.

Quoted from Davec

Wasn't there a Hartlepool fan on this forum trying to start a rivalry with us once?

No , no ....he was on here informing us how MASSIVE they were compared to us and thats how they could sign Magnay, Amond etc.

Torquay away first game away fans are allowed back please!!

Quoted from lukeo

Torquay away first game away fans are allowed back please!!

no thanks

Torquay only manage to draw at home to Barnet, Sutton now 2 points ahead with a game in hand in the chase for the automatic promotion spot.

Sutton play Hartlepool tomorrow and Hartlepool need to win to get back into the top 2 play off places.

Sutton/Torquay, Hartlepool, Stockport and Notts County all guaranteed a play off spot but any two of Wrexham, Chesterfield, Bromley, Eastleigh and FC Halifax can still get into the final spots going into the last game (though Eastleigh have a game in hand). Halifax play Chesterfield on the last day which is pretty much a winner takes all game. Exciting stuff, especially with fans back in the grounds.

Hartlepool away when we won the 4th. div title was the worst trouble I have ever seen at a Town game. It started inside the ground when the poolie mob walked across the pitch to get at the Town fans. The fighting must have lasted a good twenty minutes until police reinforcements arrived to restore order. One Town fan was stabbed and scores more from both sides ended up in hospital. After the game it flared again outside. Town coaches had their windows smashed with bricks.

Eastleigh only drew their game in hand last night, so it means that 5 clubs are within 2 points of each other for the final play off place (and with 2 of those, Halifax and Chesterfield) playing each other

Quoted from forza ivano

Eastleigh only drew their game in hand last night, so it means that 5 clubs are within 2 points of each other for the final play off place (and with 2 of those, Halifax and Chesterfield) playing each other

Going to be very interesting with 5 teams fighting for those last 2 play-off places at the weekend.


6  Wrexham      41     19     10     12     63     42     21     67
7  Chesterfield     41     20     6     15     58     42     16     66
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8  Eastleigh     41     18     12     11     49     38     11     66
9  Bromley     41     18     12     11     62     53     9     66
10 FC Halifax     41     19     8     14     62     52     10     65
  

Latest....Halifax 0-1 Chesterfield.  

Chesterfield go above Wrexham into 6th.

Just watching Shaun Pearson being Shaun Pearson in the Daggers v Wrexham match....a couple of head in clearances from the big man

Quoted from moosey_club

Just watching Shaun Pearson being Shaun Pearson in the Daggers v Wrexham match....a couple of head in clearances from the big man

Same here, BT Sport 1.

It's tight in the race for the 2 remaining play-off spots

Think the National League names and numbers font looks a bit sunday league - belongs on a Pro Star shirt that's 3 sizes too big.

Quoted from moosey_club

Just watching Shaun Pearson being Shaun Pearson in the Daggers v Wrexham match....a couple of head in clearances from the big man

And now a yellow!

HT....Solihull 2-0 Eastleigh

Looks like Eastleigh's chances of making the play-offs have gone.  

Wrexham look really poor. Number 11 is dreadful. Daggers much the better team in that first half.

Well deserved goal for the Daggers

Wrexham remain in the play-offs only on goal difference, squeaky bum time.

Nasty challenge by the Wrexham lad, straight red and rightly so.

WOW...Bromley 1-0 Notts County.

Chesterfield out as it stands

Quoted from promotion plaice

WOW...Bromley 1-0 Notts County.

Shouldnt be surprised by that PP. bromley got a good side and Notts already in the PO’s

Quoted from Hagrid

Shouldnt be surprised by that PP. bromley got a good side and Notts already in the PO’s

I was more thinking of the implications of it Hagrid mate, as you say Chesterfield drop out as it stands.

I get you! Sorry!

Quoted from Hagrid

I get you! Sorry!

No need to be sorry mate  :)

Dagenham look ok, might be up there next season. Think their manager is the guy that performed miracles at Macclesfield?

I feel for Wrexham, so close and yet so far.

13 seasons in the hell hole and still counting poor beggars.

So Hartlepool V Bromley
notts V Chesterfield


Torquay and Stockport await the winners

Don't care who goes up, selfishly I want Torquay to stay down so that's another trip I can do.. Notts would bring a few (if allowed) so I guess keep them down aswell 😂

I want Stockport to go up, they will have a massive budget next season seeing as so they paid 250k for Madden and are paying him rumoured to be 4k a week wages.

Never want the monkey abusers to win but for once I’d happily see them batter Bromley to keep them down and another local game in the fixture list for next season’s SE tour .

I don’t care for the location of any of next seasons clubs, I’d just like rid of the biggest threats next season and that is Stockport by a long way. Failing that, Notts County or Chesterfield

With the play-offs finishing on 20th June, we and Southend will have had a six-week head start on the play-off losers.

Definitely seems like the first season back will be our best chance if we can grow a good side quickly.  Going to be very tough.

Keates binned at Wrexham. Owners don’t seem to be hanging about and presumably want some decent content for their behind-closed-doors programme being filmed next year.

They chuck in a few hundred grand and make it all back twice over in advertising? Another problem for us next year.

Quoted from MarinerDevil

With the play-offs finishing on 20th June, we and Southend will have had a six-week head start on the play-off losers.

Definitely seems like the first season back will be our best chance if we can grow a good side quickly.  Going to be very tough.

Only if there chairman are very short sighted all clubs in those situations, will , like we had,  will prepare for scenarios and will be ready to push the button on either plan.....its probably the teams going up that may be impacted more, those staying down could easily just "go again"

Notts County v Chesterfield / National League Elimination Round / 16:00 BT Sport 1

Chesterfield take the lead (28 min)

Oh hang on 1-1 (31 min)

Great atmosphere.

If anyone hasn't got BT Sport and fancies watching the game, I've just got it via the BET365 site

Missed the two goals already scored but sounds like a good atmosphere at Meadow Lane

2-1 Chesterfield now, 42nd minute

Quite entertaining watching Gavin liabilty Gunning.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Quite entertaining watching Gavin liabilty Gunning.

Who could be playing in a higher division than us next season

2-2

70 minutes

Should be a good finish to the game

Chesterfield should have scored there, one on one with the keeper.

Great game.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Chesterfield should have scored there, one on one with the keeper.

Great game.

Totally - probably had too much time to think about what he was going to do

He might rue that miss

Play off games like this are always good to watch as a neutral

3-2 Notts County
90th minute

5 minutes added time for it to be decided

3-2
Horrendous defending

Deserved win for County

But could so easily have gone the other way....

They've still got a lot to do to get out of the NL but they'll be happy enough in Nottingham tonight

Chesterfield one of our rivals then, didn't realise next season will be their fourth in the National League.

Count me in for an away day at Chesterfield. Great day out.

Count me in for an away day at Chesterfield. Great day out.

Count me in for an away day at Chesterfield. Great day out.

Sorry don’t want three days out in chesterfield!

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Sorry don’t want three days out in chesterfield!

You say that, but we played there three times in 97/98!

I’ve seen mariners at chesterfield three times
We have won all three!

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

I’ve seen mariners at chesterfield three times
We have won all three!

Siriki Dembele’s performance there on the opening day in 2017 has to rank amongst one of the most impressive Town debuts I’ve witnessed in the flesh. David Nielsen’s full debut against QPR was pretty impressive, but he’d already had a brief run out against Huddersfield the weekend before.

Can’t think of that many others. Technically, there was a moment in time when Rob Duffy averaged two goals a minute in a Town shirt but I’m not sure that counts.

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

I’ve seen mariners at chesterfield three times
We have won all three!

We've a good record there - won twice in 79/80. Only time I've seen us lose there is when we had about 3k drunks there - probably including the players because we were rubbish but already promoted...

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

We've a good record there - won twice in 79/80. Only time I've seen us lose there is when we had about 3k drunks there - probably including the players because we were rubbish but already promoted...

Was that the game in 1990?

Bloody hot day.

Quoted from Poojah

Siriki Dembele’s performance there on the opening day in 2017 has to rank amongst one of the most impressive Town debuts I’ve witnessed in the flesh. David Nielsen’s full debut against QPR was pretty impressive, but he’d already had a brief run out against Huddersfield the weekend before.

Can’t think of that many others. Technically, there was a moment in time when Rob Duffy averaged two goals a minute in a Town shirt but I’m not sure that counts.

Peter Bore and David Smith sprung to my mind

Quoted from Abdul19

Peter Bore and David Smith sprung to my mind

Great shouts. Bore with two off the bench and a left wing screamer (before they started calling them ‘snowflakes’) from Smith - I remember both well now you mention them.

Quoted from Poojah

Siriki Dembele’s performance there on the opening day in 2017 has to rank amongst one of the most impressive Town debuts I’ve witnessed in the flesh. David Nielsen’s full debut against QPR was pretty impressive, but he’d already had a brief run out against Huddersfield the weekend before.

Can’t think of that many others. Technically, there was a moment in time when Rob Duffy averaged two goals a minute in a Town shirt but I’m not sure that counts.

Neil woods away to Preston on the artificial pitch. 2 goals on debut, great day.

Latest....Hartlepool 1-0 Bromley  (14:30 BT Sport 3)

Quoted from promotion plaice

Latest....Hartlepool 1-0 Bromley  (14:30 BT Sport 3)

2-0

Some real chavvy buggers in the stands at Pool

Rhys Oates looks decent  ;)

3-0

Quoted from promotion plaice

Latest....Hartlepool 1-0 Bromley  (14:30 BT Sport 3)

Wish I'd had some money on how this was going to be scored

A switch to the right winger

Rhys Oates masterclass this. A few players who have been fairly forgettable for us in the past have had good seasons at this level. Reece Hall-Johnson got Player of the Season for Wrexham and apparently Jamal Fyfield has done well at Borehamwood.

Last Hartlepool game I watched a few weeks ago you wouldn't know Oates was on the pitch

So 4 ex-League club in the Play-off semis - that's a first I think. The consensus is we want to be rid of Stockport because of their playing budget isn't it?

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

So 4 ex-League club in the Play-off semis - that's a first I think. The consensus is we want to be rid of Stockport because of their playing budget isn't it?

Either them or Torquay for me Limerick - their manager Gary Johnson has always seemed a bit of a bogey manager for us so wouldn't mind them being gone.

Hartlepool - If they stay down we get to shout at Dave Challinor, but we do have to return to the place where we were once spanked 8-1 on a Friday night.
Notts County - We're officially the biggest club in the whole of non-league if they go up, but it's a good away day.
Torquay - Absolutely miles away but would be class if we got them on a weekend in August, September, April or May.
Stockport - As has been said, they're gonna be slinging money at it but we haven't played them in ages and I like Edgeley Park.

Torquay for me

its flipping miles away, i wont go, it'll be a tuesday night

Quoted from Son of Cod

Hartlepool - If they stay down we get to shout at Dave Challinor, but we do have to return to the place where we were once spanked 8-1 on a Friday night.
Notts County - We're officially the biggest club in the whole of non-league if they go up, but it's a good away day.
Torquay - Absolutely miles away but would be class if we got them on a weekend in August, September, April or May.
Stockport - As has been said, they're gonna be slinging money at it but we haven't played them in ages and I like Edgeley Park.

I think Wrexham and Stockport might have something to say about that even with Notts staying down. Notts have the stadium but their support is very fickle; when they were challenging for promotion in League 2 they'd get big crowds with some ticket offer on and then plummet to less than 4k on a Tuesday night, and they have shite away support.

Never mind about an away day, what about an away week if the fixtures could be arranged. Torquay on a Saturday, Yeovil on the following Tuesday night, and finally Weymouth on the next Saturday?

Just a thought.

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

I think Wrexham and Stockport might have something to say about that even with Notts staying down. Notts have the stadium but their support is very fickle; when they were challenging for promotion in League 2 they'd get big crowds with some ticket offer on and then plummet to less than 4k on a Tuesday night, and they have shite away support.

I was working off the basis that Stockport have been down to the 6th tier and Wrexham have barely ventured into the 2nd tier. Wasn't a serious comment anyway really, "biggest club" is such a silly discussion. Good for winding people up on 1FF though!

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

I think Wrexham and Stockport might have something to say about that even with Notts staying down. Notts have the stadium but their support is very fickle; when they were challenging for promotion in League 2 they'd get big crowds with some ticket offer on and then plummet to less than 4k on a Tuesday night, and they have shite away support.

Southend too.

Torquay 1-0 Notts County

(Wright 35 seconds)

County finish the first half strongly.

HT....Torquay 1-1 Notts County.

2-2

A flare thrown onto the pitch by the "Torquay Ultras"   8)

Are the semi finals not 2-legged anymore?

Quoted from Heisenberg

Are the semi finals not 2-legged anymore?

It's a one off game now with the 2nd and 3rd placed teams earning the advantage of it being at home.

The final is at Ashton Gate this season.

Quoted from Heisenberg

Are the semi finals not 2-legged anymore?

No

Wow, we wouldn’t have gone up in 2016 if that was the rule then!! Mind you, we didn’t finish 2nd, so it would have been different. Confusing.

As for the final venue, it does make sense really. As awesome as Wembley is, seeing it a 1/4 full is always a waste.

Quoted from Heisenberg

As for the final venue, it does make sense really. As awesome as Wembley is, seeing it a 1/4 full is always a waste.

More to do with the Euros being played there I think.

Extra-time.

Torquay v Notts County or Wales v Switzerland  (Confused)

Quoted from promotion plaice

Extra-time.

Torquay v Notts County or Wales v switzerland  (Confused)

both for me, I have Torquay on laptop and Wales on TV

Torquay take the lead. Excellent

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More to do with the Euros being played there I think.

Yeah I know, but I wonder if they’ll stick with it? Those 3,000 (yeah right!) FGR fans inside Wembley was a sorry, sorry sight.

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Torquay take the lead. Excellent

Then their goal scorer is laid out by his own team mates for 5 minutes after a celebration pile on   ::)

Kick off again and then Torquay go straight on the attack and win a penalty

4-2

Looks like we'll be going to Meadow Lane again

Looks like we'll have two local derbies next season then, Chesterfield and Notts County.

Must say I have been impressed with all the play off games.

It looks it's going to be hard for us next season.

BUT

We can do it !!!!

No pen for Torquay hard on county.

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Looks like we'll have two local derbies next season then, Chesterfield and Notts County.

Can we count King's Lynn as a local derby?

that was never a penalty in my opinion, he won the ball, the ball changed direction.

good subs by Gary Johsnon, the guy with the double barrelled name has added some rawness and energy and Billy Waters has always been a threat in the national league.

Compared to Notts County who never had much attacking threat on their bench at all.

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Must say I have been impressed with all the play off games.

It looks it's going to be hard for us next season.

BUT

We can do it !!!!

No pen for Torquay hard on county.

Hi Pete

Hope you're doing ok

You're right... there have been some good games

As we all know the play-offs are hard to succeed in but we should make them all being well

I'd rather go up as champions of course!  ;)

Get in Torquay!

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Can we count King's Lynn as a local derby?

Definitely  it's the 'Eastcoastico' 😁

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Definitely  it's the 'Eastcoastico' 😁

You never know if it's a boxing day fixture you might get the Queen and family at the home end! ;)

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Definitely  it's the 'Eastcoastico' 😁

Their place will definitely be awash with us Town fans that’s for sure 🏁

Don’t ever want to go to Yeovil again, the 3:0 defeat under Slade was a real low point.

Noooooooo let's hope Torquay lose the final 😂

Just seen a Hartlepool player ( Hoolahan / Hooligan?) high kick a Stockport player in the neck

Yellow card.... couldn't help but think again that Matete's straight red at Exeter was totally the wrong decision  :-/

1-0 to Hartlepool

Oates on the scoresheet again

1-0 FT

So Torquay - Hartlepool final

And a trip to Stockport for the Mariners

I know last season was nothing to measure against and a complete debacle but looking at what I saw yesterday in the Torquay v Notts County game it just underlined that Hurst has a massive task in his hands and a first season promotion feels unlikely in my view.

Hope Torquay go up
Lovely place but a long trip.

Hartlepool not the dump it once was and probably a good away following.

Torquay or Hartlepool for an away day ... I know where I’d rather go  !

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Torquay or Hartlepool for an away day ... I know where I’d rather go  !

Your average monkey would prefer Devon too.

Didnt think I'd ever say this but come on hartlepool

Ticket prices for the final are a bit steep, especially considering it is only at Ashton Gate.

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Ticket prices for the final are a bit steep, especially considering it is only at Ashton Gate.

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The NL Board are consistently good at making bad decisions. The venue could have been at a prem ground as Wembley isn't available and the price is ridiculous, plus the add ons will make it nearly a £50 touch.  :-/ :-/

Torquay have had an early goal disallowed in the final. Not sure why.

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Torquay have had an early goal disallowed in the final. Not sure why.

An early goal would ruin things for a neutral, just like a sending off would I suppose.

Never thought I would say it but it just doesn't feel the same when it isn't played at Wembley, even when Wembley is mainly empty.

Rhys Oates (we had him on loan didn't we?)  has impressed me in these play-off games, looks very good nowadays

1-0 monkey hangers

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1-0 monkey hangers

If they go up, expect some of their fans on here telling us how tinpot we are.

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If they go up, expect some of their fans on here telling us how tinpot we are.

And reminding us how we are their feeder club.

Another perfectly good goal ruled out for Torquay

Another Torquay goal disallowed, seemingly because their keeper's as weak as piss.

End to end this

Keeper scores 1-1 wtf

Bloody hell, Torquay keeper equalises with the last play of the game.

That is flipping brilliant…

Unreal

MAGNIFICENT!

(The Hartlepool keeper reminds me of Tommy Forecast on high balls)

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Another perfectly good goal ruled out for Torquay

Fancy red crossing this you sad idiot

Great header to be fair...extra time.

Come on Torquay wee on Challinor

Get this bloody player off

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Fancy red crossing this you sad idiot

Keyboard warrior having five mins from ‘hanging the monkey’ whilst his parents are out.....who sits on here Sunday afternoons red crossing!

Quality penalties, first 4 missed  ;D

intercourse off hartlepool

A trip to Torquay it is then.

Some terrible pens and a predictable chavfest

Going by the quality of that game, we don't have much to worry about

Dislike hartlepool but glad Torquay stayed down. That's 3 definite away games for me now UTM

As much as I would like Hartlepool to have failed not seeing that cnt Challinor next season will do for me.

Right, when are the fixtures out?