It all depends on winning games and maintaining the good form, Notts do need to adapt to playing ugly sides like Dover who just want to pass every minute by without doing anything constructive.

I do feel 4th is a real possibility though.

I fear 7th will be the final position for Notts.

It wouldn't be bad, but Neal Ardley does have time to inject quality into the squad and I am hoping Cal Roberts can offer some of this. I'd accept anywhere above the relegation zone, I think Notts have done well this season but I do feel forward momentum requires to be pushed.

I honestly do not know with Notts, I would like to say the playoffs at least but it depends on winning games.

Other teams could easily leap frog over us.

Heart says 4th, head says it could be 7th.

Notts do have the habit of just failing to reach the fresh hold for the playoffs.

I'm quietly hoping we can sneak into the top 3, Turner, Booty and O'Brien all fit again for the run in... As for Chesterfield, they've improved in recent weeks it'll be very close. I think they could stay up.

Notts - 3rd. 
Chesterfield - 20th. 

Notts will finish seventh and lose frustratingly in the first round of the play-offs. Champions the season after.

Finishing as high as you can is a real advantage in these play-offs. Finish second or third and you have one semi-final at home and then (hopefully) Wembley. Finish sixth or seventh and you have two away ties before the final.

Chesterfield will stay up on goal difference as only the bottom three will go down.

I hope for a playoff space, the club feels like it’s come along way and I would be frustrated to surrender it without a fight.

Notts has to maintain the form, December wasn’t a fluke but hard work paying off.

Not sure as some weeks e look a top 3 side and others it just doesn't happen for us. If I was to make a guess it would be 7th, but at this moment I reckon we could finish anywhere from 3rd to 10th.

Chesterfield will be fine, they're starting to pick up more wins than any other of the bottom 6.

@DangerousSausage Only two teams go up this season, one comes down from L2.

7th would be outside of the playoffs.

I am hoping Notts are good enough to finish 4th.

2 hours ago, upthepies said:

@DangerousSausage Only two teams go up this season, one comes down from L2.

7th would be outside of the playoffs.

I am hoping Notts are good enough to finish 4th.

that's incorrect - only 2 teams do ever go up from this league - but 7th is the last play off place. The teams who finish 4th are at home to the 7th place team (and 5th at home to 6th) in the 1st set of play off matches.

I'm liking most of your confidence in my team Barrow though...

hope your right and that we stay in top spot.

4th place should be quite easily achievable for Notts - it's just whether of not you can get past either Yeovil or Harrogate and into the top 3 as home advantage in the 2nd set of play off matches is huge.

@chipmunx Barrow would go up automatically, if they finished 1st. What happens to the 2nd and 3rd teams?

6 hours ago, Wilfordpie said:

@chipmunx Barrow would go up automatically, if they finished 1st. What happens to the 2nd and 3rd teams?

2nd and 3rd placed teams are at home in the 2nd round of play offs to the winners of the 1st round matches. I think it's 2nd v winners of 5th v 6th, and 3rd v winners of 4th v 7th. The winners of the 2nd round of play off matches meet in the play off final at Wembley.

Talk about making a system more complex than it needs to be, but I suppose if you're used to it, it will make sense.

It's going to be more interesting to see what does happen.

It’s s bit different, think Notts will finish 6th myself. Not hopefully about our chances.