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RonMariner
February 9, 2024, 10:28am

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Even if they don't catch Tamworth, they are virtually nailed on for second place and you would think they would be heavy favorites to go up via the play offs.

I mean, teams that finish a clear second, like Wrexham in 2022,  always win the play offs don't they?

Oh, hang on................
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Quoted from RonMariner
Even if they don't catch Tamworth, they are virtually nailed on for second place and you would think they would be heavy favorites to go up via the play offs.

I mean, teams that finish a clear second, like Wrexham in 2022,  always win the play offs don't they?

Oh, hang on................


I hadn’t appreciated that the regional leagues followed the same 6 team eliminator format that the National League does, with the added potential advantage for Scunny that there’s no neutral venue in the final - instead playing it at the ground of the highest placed finalist. Effectively, Scunny would ‘only’ have to win 2 home games to win promotion, whereas we had to win 2 away games against sides that finished above us just to get to the final, but as we know very well there appears to be the seed of psychological disadvantage that comes with that supposed home advantage in such high pressure games.

Have to say, when I first heard of the eliminator format I thought it was bonkers, but I’ve grown to really like it. Perhaps there’s a massive slice of bias there in that we win promotion by it, and that we wouldn’t have even made the play-offs on the basis of the old format, but there you go.


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February 9, 2024, 11:08am
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Quoted from RonMariner
Even if they don't catch Tamworth, they are virtually nailed on for second place and you would think they would be heavy favorites to go up via the play offs.

I mean, teams that finish a clear second, like Wrexham in 2022,  always win the play offs don't they?

Oh, hang on................


I’m not so sure they are nailed on for 2nd , a lot can happen
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February 9, 2024, 1:49pm

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I wouldn't get too cocky folks.

Don't want to contemplate it, but there is still a possibility that we could be playing them next season.  
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February 10, 2024, 5:32pm

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Bad day for Scunny.

Lost at home to Curzon Ashton and top of the table Tamworth won.

Scunny now 12 points behind the leaders with a game in hand.


When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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February 10, 2024, 5:39pm
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Aw shucks!!!
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Quoted from promotion plaice

Bad day for Scunny.

Lost at home to Curzon Ashton and top of the table Tamworth won.

Scunny now 12 points behind the leaders with a game in hand.


Yessss.....something to cheer


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Losing again to South Shields.

Wheels well and truly fell off.
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Tamworth losing too so opportunity missed


JESUS AT THE CENTRE
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February 20, 2024, 9:48pm
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Tamworth losing too so opportunity missed


I rather think they will be more concerned that Chorley won. With their current form second or even third place is far from nailed on.
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