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Sorry I know it's been done already but that's just how I will always think of them thanks to the advert below...

2 for 2 on MDT starting this season so hopefully the streak continues. 3 points however scrappy and/or dull are vital to get the wheels back on.

I'll go with 1-0 Preston...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYP1d5nN2o

 Massive game, Flitters needs to stop the rot. I suppose it depends on whether we can put out a viable XI, but the conditions will be grim and might bring Stanley down to our level.

 A nice dour 0-0 would do just fine.

Pre match surrounded by wistles (Birt & Ent) and bottoms (Higgin & Rams) in The Commercial Hotel.

Hopefully we will enjoy what we do at the Wham Stadium today.
Just stopped snowing, which is good.

Not confident but you never know with our lot.
Conditions won't be helpful for a free flowing passing game, but might be ok for us.

Start the car!

Go one down, then fluke a late equaliser. I'd be more than happy with that.

 :)

Good stuff, as usual, WB!  :D  Although it took me a few moments to get the wistles and bottoms bit. I must be getting old!  Nice inclusion of a 'Bumble-ism' too.

As for the match.....I can only see number 5.

Lose 3-0

BBC saying the game is off.

https://twitter.com/BBCWiltsSport/status/939476709207871488

Bit poor that, they had an inspection at 1030, should have just called it off then seeing what the forecast was like

Power out.

Result... avoided defeat. A chance to regroup and try and get a few bodies back.

farce from Accrington/the ref. commiserations to those that travelled up.

A day trip to Lymm services for me...

Oh well. Time for another beer and then find a train heading south.

Burnley at home....

But the replay will be on a tuesday

The sensible thing would be the 3rd round Sat as both out of cup.

Looks a bit tricky for getting back.
Plus brand loyalty & inferior product.  :(

Wholly understandable.  It's the weather for sampling some Benny and Hots, in one of the CIU clubs

So  based on the fact this game was all ticket according to stfc at the time, I bought tickets on the phone and had them posted to Manchester. What chance have I got of getting a refund?

ColU warming up nicely for Friday they're presently above us  :(

I'd imagine every chance tj.

it's not Power's money :)

 :clap: cheers

Can do the replay if it's a midweeker.

Big shame for all those that travelled... That would of been freezing on that open terrace!

did anyone win in the top 6 :hmmm:

We’re all pretty crap, really - which makes our recent stumbles all the more shite.

 So not too bad... Exeter's goal at ColU keeps them below us on goals scored, Lincoln go above us, but Mansfield drop below us as we stay 8th.

 There doesn't seem much between most of the teams in Div 4....

No it wouldn’t - they’re playing chesterfield in the league on that date

Without looking it up, I wonder on what basis we are above Mansfield given that we’ve both scored and conceded the same number.

I assume it’s either head to head (we beat them), or disciplinary record.

Just got home, what a palaver that was. How a pitch can be playable at 1030 but then frozen by 1230 despite the temperature not dropping below freezing in the intervening period is a total mystery. Perhaps the ref didn't fancy getting cold!

Maybe more wins....

Shame, that would have been handy...

it's head to head to separate teams if goals can't.


premier league is different.

Cheers. Pretty sensible I’d say.

How do they do it, wealth of owners?

soapy tit wank! think it ends up declared equal position.

From a nerdy point of view it would be quite interesting to see it happen.

Say we lost 3-1 at home to Mansfield and we ended up finishing "dead level" in 8th and 9th, surely they wouldn't bother arranging a match?

I guess if we finished 6th and 7th under the same circumstances they would need to arrange one because it would affect who played who in the playoffs. But they'd need to do so pretty quickly to prevent it from delaying things.

Obviously if we finished 7th and 8th it would be a bloody big deal - but it would still have to happen at about 2 days' notice.

I know I need to get out more, but there are 5 inches of snow in the garden.

Rearranged for Tuesday 6th February

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/new-date-confirmed-for-accrington-fixture/

With a weeks deadline to get a refund i see

Never been to Accrington before so tempted to go. The 4 hour drive puts me off a bit!!

It's the 90 mins of football at the end of the drive that puts me off!

The best black pudding I have ever had came from Accrington. True story!

Quite nice pies, that's all I really remember.

Went in the Sturrock season. Chips n Gravy!