All teams have 5 games left so 15 points to fight for. Pos. Team............... GD.... Pts 18... Morecambe..... -14.... 48 19... Portsmouth..... -15.... 48 20... Exeter............. -6...... 47 21... Rovers............. -8...... 47 22... Wycombe......... -7..... 46 23... Northampton... -20.... 43 24... Torquay........... -24.... 36 Torquay look dead now. 10 points from safety - 11 points needed due to goal difference. But Torquay hold the key on who they could take down with them as they still have to face 3 of the 4 sides above them. Looking at the remaining fixtures below, who have the better fixtures? Who do you think will be joining Torquay? In bold is the big games - 6 pointers! Torquay has left to play: Vs Rovers - Away Vs Dag & Red - Home Vs Exeter - Away Vs Mansfield - Away Vs Wycombe - Home Northampton has left to play: Vs Burton - Home Vs Wycombe - Away Vs Portsmouth - Home Vs Dag & Red - Away Vs Oxford Utd - Home Wycombe has left to play: Vs Newport - Away Vs Northampton - Home Vs Fleetwood - Away Vs Rovers - Home Vs Torquay - Away Rovers has left to play: Vs Torquay - Home Vs Portsmouth - Away Vs Rochdale - Home Vs Wycombe - Away Vs Mansfield - Home Exeter has left to play: Vs Cheltenham - Home Vs Chesterfield - Away Vs Torquay - Home Vs Scunthorpe - Home Vs Hartlepool - Away Portsmouth has left to play: Vs Dag & Red - Away Vs Rovers - Home Vs Northampton - Away Vs Bury - Away Vs Plymouth - Home Morecambe has left to play: Vs Fleetwood - Away Vs Scunthorpe - Home Vs Hartlepool - Away Vs Wimbledon - Away Vs Bury - Home
The big 6 pointers..... Sat 12th Rovers vs Torquay Fri 18th Wycombe vs Northampton Say 19th Portsmouth vs Rovers Mon 21st Exeter vs Torquay Northampton Vs Portsmouth Sat 26th Wycombe vs Rovers Sat 3rd May Torquay vs Wycombe
We have the easier run in by the looks of things only Rochdale are up the other end of the table IMO I would say we need another 7pts from these games
I had Exeter "sunk" a few weeks back; then they pulled 6 points out of the bag against Plymouth and Fleetwood and they looked safe. But they are back in trouble and could possibly go down with what looks a difficult run in. However, there are so many potential twists and turns, it's going to be a nightmare month for all of us. We need 2 wins and the sooner they come the better.
At this time of year it's better to be playing against safe middle of the table sides who have nothing to play for. Every game against 6 pointer sides are very dangerous. so the fixture list could look a lot more comfortable for the Gas than what's ahead of us! If we were a better side than the edgy way we are currently playing I think we would be OK, but I'm as nervous as the players at the moment.
