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Slocombe 6.5 another clean sheet

Brindley 7 Assured performance, carries the ball well when he cuts inside, on that trademark diagonal run

Lacey 7 Defensive and ball at feet, comfortable

Cameron 7 One particular defensive header was a stand out

Richardson 6.5 If only the final ball could be delivered...

DKE 6.5 Busy performance as you would come to expect

Palmer 6.5 Does what it says on the tin

JOB 6 A couple of good opportunities to shoot went begging

Ruben 7 Well marked, protected the ball well when receiving

Roberts 7.5 Won penalty, scored penalty MoTM

Wootton 7 Again well marked in a good defensive Maidenhead performance

It’s the month where the big decisions fall, whether in pointless competitions like the Premier League, or in incredibly important, era-defining contests like the Vanarama National League or the PON prediction league. Who will make history? Who will finish fifth? And will anybody notice if I give myself an extra 100 points? These matches take place on Saturday, with the two Championship games kicking off at 12.30 and all the others at 3pm. And remember those jokers. Good luck!

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AFC Bournemouth v Millwall

Sheffield United v Fulham

Exeter City v Port Vale

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers

Solihull Moors v Dagenham & Redbridge

Wealdstone v King’s Lynn

Yeovil Town v Boreham Wood

George has been made available by Peterborough!!!! Worth a look?????Β 

In summary, Bristol Rovers needed to beat Scunthorpe by 7 goals to clinch promotion on Saturday. They won 7-0 and pipped Northampton on goals scored. Northampton have to settle for a playoff place. This is where it gets interesting. In January, Ryan Loft moved from Scunthorpe to Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Loft didn't play against Scunthorpe. He was an unused sub. It's being reported that as part of the deal, Scunthorpe would get an extra 50K if Bristol Rovers achieved promotion. Scunthorpe have been awful all season, but last Saturday they were absolutely awful. They rolled over and played dead. The circumstances around the game will certainly raise questions about why Keith Hill felt he shouldn't play his strongest side.Β 

Slocombe 6 A quiet afternoon, well protected. One shot by Altrincham whistled by his post

Brindley 8 Always confident moving forward to create space

Lacey 7.5. Motored through the game

Chicksen 7 Again too many times cutting inside

DKE 7 Missed a great headed chance. Busy.

Palmer 7 Ticks the team over but when had an opportunity to shoot, just hasn't got it in front of goal

JOB 6 Missed 2 golden chances in the first half, 2nd set up by Cal

Richardson 7.5 So important the speed on the right flank. Crossed for Ruben's goal

Ruben 7.5 Great headed goal and ran over to the bench to thank analysis guy

Roberts 7.5 Calmly taken penalty

Wootton 7.5 Took his goal brilliantly

Subs

Sam 7 That ball to Richardson set up his 3rd goal, purring

Francis 6Β 

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It's the penultimate week of this season's prediction league - we say goodbye to League One (no idea why they're finishing a week early) and any mathematical chance most of us have of winning it. But there's pride and honour to fight for. Kick-off is 3pm on Saturday - except for the two League One fixtures, which start at 12.30pm. And don't forget your jokers!

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Blackburn Rovers v AFC Bournemouth

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

Gillingham v Rotherham United

Crawley Town v Leyton Orient

Northampton Town v Exeter City

Bromley v Chesterfield

King's Lynn v Eastleigh

Game 43 - The Robins (H)

Team: Altrincham

Date: 07/05/2022

Where: Meadow Lane



What line-up should Ian BurchnallΒ opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

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  • I can only see Vincent playing in a 352 @gtownjohnno. At the moment, IB seems to be leaning towards a 4231, which means he will pick Francis over him. Vincent would only play in that formation if Ruben gets injured, or in place of JOB. The issue with 4231 is that although it makes us a better attacking side, our defence is even more suspect against a physical side without 3 CBs playing.

    Arter was disappointing after his first game for us, and I would not be surprised to find out that he was carrying an injury, if that was the case.

    I would be sending Brunt back as well to be honest as he has also been disappointing. I'm assuming that we have kept him to cover several positions.

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    One point seals a place in the playoffs for Notts. We are hanging on to the home playoff spot at the moment. Ideally we need to win this game by a couple of goals. Our home form is the 3rd best in the division. We haven't been at our best in the last 2 games. A defeat at Aldershot and a 1-0 win over a poor Dover side doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Altrincham aren't great away from home but they are dangerous opponents. It will be interesting to see how they approach the game. If they try to play, Notts will win I think. If they sit back, it will be a whole different ball game. I think it will be another 1-0 win and immediately checking how Grimsby have gotten on at home to Maidenhead. It may well come down to goal difference to see who gets the home tie.Β 

    That's the play-offs sorted then, and very nice listening it was too from my garden in Germany! And we're nearly certain to start the play-offs with a home tie, which will probably be against Grimsby. That'll be a very different game though!

despite 76% possession stats

and the most ridiculous offside ever by a linesman

Game 41 - The Shots (A)

Team: Aldershot Town

Date: 30/04/2022

Where: The EBB Stadium



What line-up should Ian BurchnallΒ opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

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  • Aldershot away has done us in again. We just can't seem to get a run going this season and it feels like a case of one step forwards and two steps back (again!) Teams will be battling like that in the play-offs and I just don't trust us to be able to match them at the minute, especially away from home and that's a big worry for me.

    And I get the ref obviously wasn't great but we've still got to defend much better, hopefully Cameron and Brindley coming back can give us a boost.Β 

    The only bonus for us is that Chesterfield are getting worse and Grimsby couldn't beat Barent so somehow we stay 5th!

    8 hours ago, menzinho said:

    Teams will be battling like that in the play-offs and I just don't trust us to be able to match them at the minute

    We approach matches against the better teams and those against the Weymouths and the Aldershots very differently, and that's part of the problem. It's disrespectful, and frankly there's no excuse for the opposition "wanting it more" when we have (or rather had) a top-three place to fight for. Now it'll be the play-off quarter-finals for us again. We can thank our lucky stars we're somehow still in the top five.

Jaros 6 exposed for all the goals, saved another from an atrocious Rawlinson back pass

Chicksen 4 Exposed as well down the left flank . Too much cutting in when going forward

Rawlinson 3 Football skills exposed as not good enough in a BurchnallBall game

Graham 4 Not the worse of the defence but little to show in distribution

DKEΒ  4.5 Missed a great headed chance in the 2nd half. Seemingly booked for a non bookable offence and was sent off

Francis 3Β  Wandered around, got dispossesed . Looks why Harrogate got rid

Palmer 4 Poor game. Always the fulcrum but passing options limited

Brunt 3 Anonymous

Nemane 5.5 Should have had a penalty (looked cast iron)

Rodrigues 5 Missed 2 glaring chances, the 2nd of which was set up by Sam

Roberts 5 Better 1st half than 2nd. Just couldnt get into the game 2nd half

Subs

Sam 6 One shot which was blocked, but set up Ruben with a good pass

Wootton 5 No real chances

Arter 5 Took a card for the team.

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Game 42 - The Whites (H)

Team: Dover Athletic

Date: 02/05/2022

Where: Meadow Lane



What line-up should Ian BurchnallΒ opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

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