As for Matt's worries about Halifax, Wrexham and Eastleigh sneaking past us I'm beginning seriously to wonder about Sutton. They seem to be adopting a policy of falling over the winning line.
I can remember winning the Chesterfield League and though it was only amateur football the same mentality applies. We got into a position where we knew it was ours to lose. Next game we talked about it we decided if we were defensively solid, our opponents would weren't going to live with us and we'd be nearly home and dry. What happened? All we were was defensively solid. We let inferior opponents dominate the game. Result 0-0 and that was a very rare score at our level. We thought next time out we'll win anyway. But we were dreadful and lost easily to a team we could have beaten any other day of the week. Next match our centre back was sent off after ten seconds. We played the hardest game ever at Storforth Lane, totally unlike ourselves, to scrape through 0-1. We won the title with a whimper not a bang. I reckon Sutton need to forget the league table and come out and play. If they win 7 and lose 4 they'll have 84 points. I doubt anyone can better that. Maybe Saturday's games will make them realise they need to reassess. Torquay beating Weymouth and closing to three points behind would surely be a wake-up call?
If we miss out it is our own fault. We've got games in hand. But whatever happens we've done wonderfully well even to reach this position.
I can remember winning the Chesterfield League and though it was only amateur football the same mentality applies. We got into a position where we knew it was ours to lose. Next game we talked about it we decided if we were defensively solid, our opponents would weren't going to live with us and we'd be nearly home and dry. What happened? All we were was defensively solid. We let inferior opponents dominate the game. Result 0-0 and that was a very rare score at our level. We thought next time out we'll win anyway. But we were dreadful and lost easily to a team we could have beaten any other day of the week. Next match our centre back was sent off after ten seconds. We played the hardest game ever at Storforth Lane, totally unlike ourselves, to scrape through 0-1. We won the title with a whimper not a bang. I reckon Sutton need to forget the league table and come out and play. If they win 7 and lose 4 they'll have 84 points. I doubt anyone can better that. Maybe Saturday's games will make them realise they need to reassess. Torquay beating Weymouth and closing to three points behind would surely be a wake-up call?
If we miss out it is our own fault. We've got games in hand. But whatever happens we've done wonderfully well even to reach this position.