26-02-2024, 13:56
Barnet 0-1 Chesterfield
Eastleigh 3-0 Oldham Athletic
Rochdale 1-1 Wealdstone
Solihull Moors 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Southend United 2-0 Altrincham
Woking 1-0 Gateshead
What stupid Tuesday night games these are for teams that played Saturday and are left to traipse to the other end of the country for a night match with players on whom they've barely had time to make fitness assessments. I wonder if anyone will ever listen to me about a 20 team league and in the EFL too. Five EFL divisions not four. And a distance flag within the computer programmes that generate the fixtures. Computers are well capable of handling that. Is football?
Solihull's is the only really sensible fixture. Ours isn't too bad especially as we'll still win the league even if Danny Webb and Cookie both play. But Oldham. Wealdstone, Altrincham and Gateshead will all be too tired to use Wednesday for any useful purposes, so they'll be assessing fitness, treating players, warming up a bit and kicking about on Thursday, so they'll only have Friday to really prepare if they have a game on Saturday. If you haven't got Jack Grealish calves and Will Carling thighs forget promotion.
Eastleigh 3-0 Oldham Athletic
Rochdale 1-1 Wealdstone
Solihull Moors 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
Southend United 2-0 Altrincham
Woking 1-0 Gateshead
What stupid Tuesday night games these are for teams that played Saturday and are left to traipse to the other end of the country for a night match with players on whom they've barely had time to make fitness assessments. I wonder if anyone will ever listen to me about a 20 team league and in the EFL too. Five EFL divisions not four. And a distance flag within the computer programmes that generate the fixtures. Computers are well capable of handling that. Is football?
Solihull's is the only really sensible fixture. Ours isn't too bad especially as we'll still win the league even if Danny Webb and Cookie both play. But Oldham. Wealdstone, Altrincham and Gateshead will all be too tired to use Wednesday for any useful purposes, so they'll be assessing fitness, treating players, warming up a bit and kicking about on Thursday, so they'll only have Friday to really prepare if they have a game on Saturday. If you haven't got Jack Grealish calves and Will Carling thighs forget promotion.