as I think Nick alluded to earlier, the Prem relegation season ended with one point from 30. So could be a little bit of history repeating. ....The point was against Oldham, Hartson at Bradford sending off in tunnel before kickoff kept them in it I thought safety was settled with 1-1 home draw v Villa (Hartson late goal).Players Did not start making an effort at Southampton until 2 down and it filtered through Bradford beating the victims.

It's Ian Cooke on the left having just scored

We now have a worse goal difference than teams around us. If we don't pick up another point the best we can finish is 20th. Getting a best ever points tally and finishing position has long since gone up in smoke. If we lose our next game and Exeter win they go above us and we're in a relegation spot. Having a game in hand is no comfort as it us another opportunity to worsen our goal difference. Wigan look safe now so maybe our game there in 2 weeks may be marginally easier as I don't see us getting anything against Stockport or Plymouth (the latter who always do well at our ground whilst we seem to do well at theirs).

Hope the Supporters' coach got back at a reasonable hour

Woken up this morning gently depressed.

$6MDM - Ethan Sutcliffe scored the third Tonbridge goal yesterday in a 3-2 win and recently scored two match winners in two recent 1-0 wins.

6$D - The reason Burton are charging decent admission prices and programme precise is down to new owners. There wages last year was £8.2m and operating losses of £8,7m.

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Morecambe suffer back to back relegations and will start next season in the National League North.

Maybe the logic behind the pattern of our season is that the combo of a poor budget and a good head of recruitment (ie Mr Cope) means that we have a good first choice squad but no depth at all beyond that. If the first choice squad are fit and on form we are strong but if not then we struggle a lot.

What is galling looking back on the game was what a soft goal that was to concede. As poorly as we played in the second half they really didn’t do much (they missed an absolute sitter but these things happen) but to drop a hugely valuable point because of a long throw is very frustrating.

Another thing I liked about Burton, beyond sensible admission prices and a matchday programme, was no stupid digital advertising hoardings. They did have their own alternative, which was to have people carry placards around the pitch at half time, that resembled some sort of sponsors protest, with the guy on the PA reading out all their names. I didn't take a blind bit of notice but welcomed my view of the game not being impinged by intrusive and blinding digital advertising hoardings.

The crazy thing is that our second good run was five wins in eight - but stretch that out and the big picture is six wins in 29 (bookended by both Burton defeats).

This has been a peculiar season for us. To have a good run followed by a bad run is odd but not implausible. To have a good run followed by a bad run followed by another good run followed by another bad run is. Our second good run coincided with the return of Tilley and him linking up well with Maycick, plus Browne and Stevens being able to score. Stevens is out but now would be a very good time to have a final (good) run. The issue we have is our porous defence and a keeper that does not command his area. Bishop should have been punching the ball or clattering their player today instead of watching him head it into an empty net.

I feel a great disturbance in the force, as if thousands of bums squeaked (squoke?) in terror...

$6M - as I think Nick alluded to earlier, the Prem relegation season ended with one point from 30. So could be a little bit of history repeating. But do hope returns of Browne and Tilley give us enough to get over the line.

* reasonable, not reason.

At least Burton produce a matchday programme, which I'll read tonight, and only charge £3 for it. It must be tough for them competing on gates of circa 3,500 but they seem to manage and charge reason admission prices too.

I can only assume Sutcliffe is going to be released, isn't rated or is injured as when you have no centre backs at all why wouldn't you recall him? When I saw Smith move to centre back when Hutchinson had run his race (this is the same Smith who can't head a ball) I knew the game was up. Nkeng can't seem to beat players anymore. Playing Sasu as a left wing back when he has shown time and again he is no good (there) was bizarre. Foyo is a cart horse and should be nowhere near an EFL team. Reeves and Asiimwe were total liabilities, constantly giving the ball away. Hackford offers nothing.

And just to top it all, the volunteers voach has broken down at Northampton Services...

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As evidenced by the results today. Blackpool, Wigan, Doncaster and (obvs) Burton all won.

Beginning to remind me of the Premier relegation season. Looking desperately for points with 4 to play. Simply sleep walking to relegation and hoping someone else will f**k up to save the drop. When in reality they are playing for their future and will give it all. All four remaining have something to fight for.

Come on Wealdstone

Did anyone see the Plymouth 2nd equaliser? Player on the deck and hits his leg then loops over the 'keeper. Now there's 2 ways of looking at that, Exeter were unlucky to concede such a goal, or that they couldn't buy a win when leading twice... There's so much events like that going on with games to play, I'd like to think that we'll scrape a result or two, not on past showings, but we have a few players who can make a difference returning.