Play-Offs

[Suffering shrimper]

You just know it’s gonna come down to last day we never make it easy

 

[Stuart W]

You just know it’s gonna come down to last day we never make it easy

Think I will stay up until TUIB comes on here to say the play-offs are back on……
Can I go without sleep for six weeks though???

 

[slapheadsteve]

Just gone down to 9/4 Southend United on odds checker to reach the playoffs.
Our odds are shortening all the time

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Think I will stay up until TUIB comes on here to say the play-offs are back on……
Can I go without sleep for six weeks though???

Tangled has said over and over, we will not be making the play-offs this season. Are you still so sure Tangled? With Gateshead and Altrincham in freefall, suddenly, we have every chance.

 

[Strykr]

You look at the table and its doable, sadly i highly doubt we have the quality to do it. But you never know...

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

You look at the table and its doable, sadly i highly doubt we have the quality to do it. But you never know...

It certainly needs to start with a win on Saturday, that would really put pressure on those above us.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United’s play-off push has been helped by an unexpected series of results in the National League tonight.

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[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Danny Waldron to get the winner at Gateshead on Saturday anyone?

 

[Maroon Blue]

6 games tonight, 6 away wins. The four teams immediately above us all lost at home to relegation strugglers. You would have got good odds on that happening. UTB

Just to add to the above, both Altrincham & Gateshead have now lost 4 games on the trot! Bet their fans are in meltdown after being in such strong positions.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Just to add to the above, both Altrincham & Gateshead have now lost 4 games on the trot! Bet their fans are in meltdown after being in such strong positions.

Gateshead were woeful tonight. Braintree were excellent against them infront of a crowd of just 600odd, with 21 Braintree fans..

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Just to add to the above, both Altrincham & Gateshead have now lost 4 games on the trot! Bet their fans are in meltdown after being in such strong positions.

And it might put a lot more pressure on their players on the pitch.

 

[cerbera45]

some strange results tonight

 

[Blues ‘n’ twos]

Saturday is a must win day!
The clubs just above us will be shi*ing themselves

 

[Tommy2holes]

Really important to keep feet on the ground and just grind out results. Some tough fixtures coming up..

 

[stewart]

Really important to keep feet on the ground and just grind out results. Some tough fixtures coming up..

every match will be tough ,no easy opponents in this league. All iare either fighting for a play off position or to escape relegation. These last 9 fixtures will not only test the metal of the players but also the ability of Maher and Co,

 

[* ORM *]

We need a run now to wibble their wobble! It’s one from us, Altrincham and Rochdale. We need to create a little panic and nervousness

We’re already on a run. We just need to continue it. I feel a Keegan moment coming.

I’d love it, I’d ****ing love it if we made the play offs (even if we don’t get through them).

Maher out eh?

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

I went to original game at Boston but can't go next week. Any idea if they are letting us trade tickets back?

Yes, I got my refund with an -mail. Had a reply and refunded within 48 hours.

 

[ms brush]

Just circled back to this thread and the poll. I note the question, can we make it? The answer is clearly yes, we can. There are enough points left to play for that it is mainky in our hands still.

However, had the question been will we make it? In my eyes, probably not. There are too many variables, and despite much better performance and results of late, i am not sure we have done enough this season. Will be very happy to be proved wrong!

 

[Avl1983]

I'm still not convinced we'll perform well enough to make it but I am enjoying the other teams making this more exciting coming towards the end of the season. Roll on Saturday

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

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Still in the race - Southend United (Image: FOCUS IMAGES)


By Chris Phillips. Chief sports reporter.

SOUTHEND United’s play-off push has been helped by an unexpected series of results in the National League tonight.

The Shrimpers remain three points behind seventh placed Rochdale after Dale were beaten 3-2 at home by Boston United.

Rochdale did still have two games in hand on Blues but they were not the only play-off pushing side to lose this evening.

League table - how things stand in the National League (Image: FootballWebPages)

Fifth placed Halifax Town lost 1-0 at home to Dagenham & Redbridge, sixth placed Gateshead were beaten 3-1 at home to Braintree Town and eighth placed Altrincham lost 1-0 at home to Wealdstone.

Southend remain ninth and head to 10th placed Eastleigh this weekend.