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30 mins gone … 0-0 … complete borefest … I don’t think there’s been a shot on target yet.
No tempo, urgency, desire.

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A 900km round trip saw us piped 4-3 last night.

We are currently 10th of 20 teams and need 1 point from our last 3 games to guarantee football at the same level (equivalent to EFL L1) next season.

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My mob go:
Head 13/8
Draw 23/10
South 6/4

Gateshead are in shocking ‘form’, losing 9 of their previous 11.

Southends last 11 games – W5 D4 L2

Gateshead sit 10th in the ‘Home’ table with a +6 GD

Southend sit 9th in the ‘Away’ table with a +2 GD

Gateshead won the away fixture 3-1 back in September.

A hard one to call.
It could end up anything!
I’m going to stick my neck out and say:
Gateshead 2-2 Southend

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Hopefully, Stan will start DW up front with Carlton. They (if he’s here next year) could be a great strike force for us next season.
Fingers crossed for CR10

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Aye, think we’ve a better chance against Chester than bully boys Kiddy.

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Having to wait 13 days for the final is unjust.

Final should take place within 7 days max.

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YESSS!
Glad they (Chester) won.
It’ll be a better final with Chester in it.

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Kiddy 1-2 Chester
82nd min
Get in!

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Att: 4,647

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Kiddy 1-1 Seals

That’s the lads third penalty of the season – and he’s not scored yet!

Keeper saved it today.

Unbelievable!

It’s a poor game.

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How it’s looking, it wouldn’t surprise me

PENALTY to Chester!

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Half Time

1-1

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Hurrah!

Kiddy 1-1 Seals

Not much quality on show here.
Chester are the better footballing team.
Kiddy are a poor mans Wimbledon of old.
Big, strong, fit, willing lads who are prepared to run, run, run, battle, cheat, leave a foot in, throw an elbow, tug a shirt, body check, dead leg etc.
Long ball merchants.

Come on Chester!

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Kiddy 1-0 up … header from a corner.

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The final should be a week after the semis at most.
I think the NL ought to look at their end of season organisation for next season.
How to keep players chomping at the bit when they’ve got no game for 2 weeks – then that next game is the biggest game of the season?
Too much stop start.

Perhaps:
Eliminators (both) Sat 2nd May
Semis (both) Wed 6th May
Final Sat 9th May

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lancsiron wrote:

It was Kelly wasn’t it?

My bad… as they say.
Wish that had gone in.

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Iron-awe wrote:

Saw the highlights last night on you tube and boy am I glad I’m a season ticket holder who can attend live home games, that commentator was beyond awful, didn’t keep up with events, barely mentioned the players in the build up to the goals and the lack of enthusiasm for the game in general was beyond amateurish, he needs binning before the entire DAZN audience stop subscribing through boredom. Complete dick IMO.

Yes, great to watch but difficult to listen to his ‘commentary’ yesterday.

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Fin’s big day out:

Non League Finals Day

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We did concede 2 soft goals.
However, we scored 4 and it could have been 8 or 10?
We’d all be happy with the same formula on the 18th.
The icing on the cake for me yesterday would have been if the long punt from well within his own half by Evans had gone in – it wasn’t that far off.

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Great goal yesterday.

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Northumbiron wrote:

Slap a monkey on it did you Rene?

Who’d have funk it?
4-2 … blimey!

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How long will it take us until we are contesting / pushing for a play off place in L2?

Better we concentrate on ourselves?

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Patrick0811 wrote:

Cannot wait for the play off semi, I have been invited up to watch…and why not?
Guaranteed ticket for 2 people,(will have to bring the wife) overnight stay, and a restaurant meal after the game, all from two Scunthorpe friends i made watching a couple of away games!…. thats how fans should respect each other, no hatred, plenty of banter, and a barrow load of respect.
Just the way I would treat any Scunny fan at Ilkeston!
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Did you have a good day out?

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We’ll see if it’s the same guy tomorrow.

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lesgeo wrote:

Oh. Do you mean the guy who hadn’t bothered to find out when the final is to be played?

Yeah, I missed Ollie & Torps.

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He wasn’t happy about being subbed – well done Stan, save him for the final.

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Iron 4-2 ‘Pies
was 55/1 (with my turf monkeys)

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You can kill a game off in the last 15 mins / 10 minutes with managed substitutions.

Bring back the good old days – 11 plus 1.

For me, the rules need revisiting.
5 subs on bench.
3 permitted substitutions.
Additional GK sub allowed if due to a serious injury to the starting keeper.

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Cracking goal today to extend our lead to 4-1 with 20 plus injury time to go.

We could get a couple more!

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Carlton! … great goal !

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