By PON_News
Notts County came close to securing automatic promotion to Wrexham, even though they amassed over 100 points. According to Manager Luke Williams, Notts County’s exceptional season does not necessarily make them the top pick for promotion in the National League play-offs.
Notts will compete against Boreham Wood in the semi-final on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the Wembley final six days later.
Notts ended the season 35 points ahead of Boreham Wood in the standings and set a new record of 107 points for a team that finished second in the league.
Luke Williams spoke to BBC Radio Nottingham, he said: "I don't know who makes us favourites?
"It's a different competition, so I'm not sure how we are equated as favourites - that one is strange.
"If you just say the teams that are higher in the league are more favoured to win then I suppose that is a simple way to make that assessment."
In any previous season, Notts’ points tally would have secured their automatic promotion back to the English Football League. However, Wrexham’s division-record 111 points earned them the title and promotion.
The difference between Notts in second place and Boreham Wood in sixth was greater than the gap between Sunday’s rivals and the relegation zone.
Despite this, Williams asserts that the events of the previous 46 games - including the club-record 32 league wins and 117 league goals - will have little impact now that the competition has become a knockout format.
"The mentality around this tournament now and the one that just finished are very different," Williams added.
"We have to be ready to win the game in front of us and not look at what we have done in the past."
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