…is 8.5 which is where Mansfield currently are. We have by far the most difficult run-in of all the top 8 teams:

CUFC. 8.5
Salford 12
Stevenage 12
Orient 12.2
Northampton 12.4
Mansfield 13
Stockport 13.4
Bradford 14

Bradford are handily placed and I expect them to pick up significant points and be contenders for the top three. They have games against teams that are currently in 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th positions.

Our chances depend on us seeing off all the other teams in the top six; draws would help, wins would be even better.

Mansfield’s position looks good at least for the playoffs but we’ll know more after their next four games which are all against teams in the top eight.

In short, we have a difficult job but momentum. We can afford few slips and others have games in hand on us. It’ll be tight.