Notts are still in with a mathematical chance of getting automatic promotion, but it would take some very extraordinary results in the next few weeks to make that happen.

Notts are still in poll position to make the end of season playoffs, but they are not quite there yet. A win away at Colchester next Saturday for Notts should be enough to claim a place in the top seven.

Any team that Notts may meet in the playoffs would be very hard to beat, but as we know, anything can happen in a playoff match. I for one would welcome another Wembley visit.

So the question is, Could Notts put the failure of getting automatic promotion behind them & reset to have a successful playoff campaign?

I would fully expect us to be in the playoffs, but I'm struggling to see how we can win them. We have gone back to being easy to play against, predictable in the way we play. We just seem to have lost our way. Of course anything can happen so we have to hope, but if we fail, then I think during the summer we need a re-think of our whole footballing strategy and philosophy. How ironic that our defeat yesterday handed promotion to Bromley without even kicking a ball. There has to be something wrong when Bromley can get promotion with their limited resources and we with bigger crowds and better resources fail.

27 minutes ago, McPie said:

There has to be something wrong when Bromley can get promotion with their limited resources and we with bigger crowds and better resources fail.

Bromley FC, under manager Andy Woodman, employs a direct, physical & highly organised style of play often utilising a 3-5-2 or 5+4+2 formation

Bromley focus on defensive solidity through a mid-block, quick attacking transitions, set-piece dominance, and effective use of target men, making them difficult to break down and highly efficient in the EFL. 

Wimbledon & Port Vale utilised a similar system and they were successful last season.