February fixtures

[nw6pie]

February is going to be a busy month for the top five in the National League - we have six games, which is at least one less than all of our rivals. Here's the schedule for the month ahead (is it being greedy to hope that we can get 16 points?)...

Us
Feb 4 - Torquay
Feb 11 - Chesterfield
Feb 14 - BARNET
Feb 18 - Yeovil
Feb 21 - SOUTHEND
Feb 25 - DAG & RED

Wrexham
Feb 4 - Altrincham
Feb. 7 - Sheffield United (FA Cup)
Feb 11 - WEALDSTONE
Feb 14 - WOKING
Feb 18 - Aldershot
Feb 21 - S****horpe
Feb 25 - DORKING
Feb. 28 - CHESTERFIELD (that will be postponed if Wrexham beat Sheffield United on Tuesday and they'll play Spurs the following day)

Woking
Feb 4 - Eastleigh
Feb. 7 - Chesterfield
Feb 11 - BOREHAM WOOD
Feb 14 - Wrexham
Feb 18 - Altrincham
Feb 21 - BROMLEY
Feb 25 - WEALDSTONE

Chesterfield
Feb 4 - Boreham Wood
Feb. 7 - WOKING
Feb 11 - NOTTS
Feb 14 - Aldershot
Feb 18 - Solihull
Feb 21 - WEALDSTONE
Feb 25 - OLDHAM
Feb. 28 - Wrexham (postponed if Wrexham beat Sheffield United)

Barnet
Feb 3 - S****horpe
Feb. 7 - Halifax
Feb 11 - Torquay (FA Trophy)
Feb 14 - Notts
Feb 18 - Torquay
Feb 21 - ALTRINCHAM
Feb 25 - ALDERSHOT
Feb. 28 - OLDHAM

[the_anticlough]

Woking have it tough

I don't think anybody will be saying it's more than a 2-horse race by the end of the month.

[slack_pie]

Woking have it tough

I don't think anybody will be saying it's more than a 2-horse race by the end of the month.

Not an easy run for us either. I could see us dropping 10 points if we're not on our game.

[the_anticlough]

Not an easy run for us either. I could see us dropping 10 points if we're not on our game.

I'll go for an optimistic 14 out of 18 pts, 8 would be fatal in the hunt for top spot.

[nw6pie]

I'll go for an optimistic 14 out of 18 pts, 8 would be fatal in the hunt for top spot.

I'd say Wrexham have the easiest set of fixtures for the month, especially as five of their potential seven league games are at home where they are yet to drop a point all season (that S****horpe game on the 21st is actually at home, my mistake above).

Our best hope is that their glut of matches (eight games in 25 days) starts to take a toll on their performances, especially on that poor pitch of theirs. And, obviously, that we keep winning and pile the pressure on them.

[OP67]

Not an easy run for us either. I could see us dropping 10 points if we're not on our game.

That would be game over for the quest to be Champions. Wrexham look pretty unstoppable having won their last 7 league games.

[slack_pie]

That would be game over for the quest to be Champions. Wrexham look pretty unstopable having won their last 7 league games.

It sure would. But I could easily see us losing away at Chesterfield and Wrexham and drawing a couple too.

[OP67]

It sure would. But I could easily see us losing away at Chesterfield and Wrexham and drawing a couple too.

Very true, Barnet and Southend at home have draw written all over them. I'm hopeful of a point at Chesterfield but Wrexhams pitch is dreadful so our passing game will be a problem against their hoof it tactics so a loss likely there.

[SaltySeaDog]

Very true, Barnet and Southend at home have draw written all over them.

The good thing about these games however is that they could be more likely to come at us (as happens away from home), leaving space for us to take advantage of.

But if they go for a low block & try to take us on the counter, it could be a little spicy at the back. tbh I don't know how these teams set up anyway

[Proactive not Reactive]

Think its too early to worry about the Wrexham fixture yet, tough game at Torquay tomorrow hopefully negotiate that and onto Chesterfield.
If we can hold our end up so to speak think the toughest thing about February is that is they both play Saturday/Tuesday all month(4 games) whilst we only have two.
I think Barnet might try to attack us at ML(very dangerous team going forward a lot of pace) but think Southend will stick 10 behind the ball.