StarkMallard

I have one of those round barbecues, but yesterday a wheel fell off. Could it be a sign? And today I did my back in moving it. Is this also a sign? Either way I'll definitely be watching tonight!

Time passes quickly when you're behind and slowly when you're ahead @theAnticlough. It's what Einstein called relativity! Agree with the above that we should try to control possession and not risk too much in the first leg, especially with it being away. A draw would be OK. Even going back to the NL days, our recent encounters with Chesterfield have been chaotic affairs and we've never quite got to grips with them. We need the playoffs to be different, we need to be in control, so I'd sacrifice some attacking flair for that.

Fair enough @Piethagoram, on PiesPlayer (filmed from the Main Stand) my initial reaction was that he'd gone down too easily. But looking at that it's a stonewall penalty, the defender was nowhere near the ball. Good job it counted for nothing in the end.

Is that the Football League Paper? Shades of Sir Charlie Palmer there, with @Chris playing the role of the glum Florist fan!

There's always next season @Fan of Big Tone!

The results: Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Luton Town Leyton Orient 2-2 Burton Albion Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers Reading 0-1 Blackpool Barrow 1-2 Newport County Cheltenham Town 1-4 Colchester United Gillingham 1-0 Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town 1-2 Chesterfield Congratulations to @magpiejue for winning this season's final round! So this is our final table! @william1984 scores a victory that will echo through the ages (or at least until August). After sitting in eighth place at the halfway point, he was by far the strongest player in the second half and won it by a considerable margin in the end. Congratulations! You win pride, honour and a tuft of my hair (optional). @Dan is runner-up and @magpiejue sneaks into third at the death. Elsewhere, @Fan of Big Tone, @nottsnutter and @Megan_Elizax join the 200 club at the death, with @Michael D Pie. just missing out and yours truly just falling short of a play-off spot, like Swindon. Time to put my abacus away for another summer then. Thanks everyone for playing and making this fun, take care and hopefully see you next time!

I think it's great we're having this discussion at all - it's not so long ago that we were struggling to fill 25% of the ground. The capacity is adequate for our needs right now, everyone who wanted a ticket against the cider quaffers got one. All the same, I'd like to see our existing seats filled (and not covered by adverts or tarpaulin) before there are any thoughts about filling in corners. Standing could be one way of doing it. It's possible to have two or three fans per seat in standing areas, so that could add a few thousand to capacity (while hopefully allowing us to offer cheaper tickets). To do that, the club would need to add smaller steps between the existing steps, and I don't know if you can do that for structural reasons. One other issue is the concourses. There might be scope fo expand them behind the Kop, but the Sirrel stand is difficult because it backs onto the street. Even if it can be done, some seats will always be unavailable due to the away block. Our lack of a proper dedicated away end creates all kinds of problems. It's a shame we couldn't use the Meadow Lane end for it as the stand is a perfect size; unfortunately, that's a non-starter due to its location.

After feeling zero nerves in the run-up to yesterday's match, I was a mess for the majority of it. We went in at the break one goal shy of a place in the top three and all of a sudden it felt very achievable. Alas it wasn't meant to be. The way we approached the first half was exactly how I want to see us play in the play-offs too - dominant and in control. Unfortunately we surrendered that control in the second half, which I think is why MP brought Palmer and Robertson on. As for the "winner", Bedeau was offside when the cross came in from the right and was in the process of putting his hands up in a "look, I'm not interfering with play" gesture when the ball came his way. It wouldn't have taken us up anyway (although it would have given our travelling fans an extra trip to Cleethorpes in the play-offs). I agree with @menzinho that the referee got the penalty calls right. Bristol Rovers are an odd club with odd fans, but they've got a very good team for this level who have been playing significantly below their potential for most of the campaign.

Brilliant performance so far, we've really risen to the occasion. Rovers still look handy though, this game isn't finished yet. We have a tendency to overplay it at times. I really like Crewe Alexandra.

Oh no. I suddenly feel hope. And I've suddenly developed a soft spot for Crawley Town.

Fully agree with @Fan of Big Tone, let's give them a massive reception and show them we back them no matter what. This season isn't finished. I'm not nervous at all today. We have a very outside shot at promotion. In the highly likely event of us falling short, we'll get another go. Let's give it our all and hope for the best. Regarding Robertson, I'd put him on the bench and bring him on in the second half for some match practice depending on the situation. If Cambridge or Salford are 3-0 up at half time, we might as well get some minutes in his legs.

Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Luton Town Leyton Orient 1-1 Burton Albion Peterborough United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers Reading 0-2 Blackpool Barrow 0-2 Newport County Cheltenham Town 2-1 Colchester United Gillingham 1-1 Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town 0-2 Chesterfield (joker)

I used to listen to She Sells Sanctuary on my way to Meadow Lane. It didn't bring us luck. Meanwhile, I have relapsed into Nordic power metal.

The final day of the season is upon us again. Here are the final eight fixtures, a last chance for you to gaze into your crystal ball and claim the GLORY of first place / a place in the pretend play-offs / mid-table (delete as applicable). All of these matches kick off at 3pm on Saturday, don't forget your joker, good luck! Bolton Wanderers v Luton Town Leyton Orient v Burton Albion Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers Reading v Blackpool Barrow v Newport County Cheltenham Town v Colchester United Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town v Chesterfield

Whoops! Of course I meant Wednesday (today), they're about to go online. Posting on Saturday morning would be a bit short notice... This season's almost done now, but it might be worth mentioning it to Chris if the issue persists next season. Several people have had this issue on and off over the years.