After this 'free' weekend the Alex have a punishing 15 games in 8 weeks. Quite apart from the strain this will place on the small squad, many will wonder whether the Alex will perform any better in that time. It will definitely be make or break and will end up defining the season. Either some people's dire prognostications will come to bear; the team will rally and develop a run of form or they will continue to plod along and grind out the odd positive result that will see them safe but unconvincing by the end of March.
I know there are definite camps out there but let's just go along with the idea of a competitive prediction, including a surprise forecast amongst the overall picture.
I'm in the 'plodding' group and I forecast that we'll scrape 21 points from the following 15 games (which will see us safe by the end of March). I also see us completing the double over Sutton. We will continue to draw a lot.
Any takers?