Dean,Stuart,Charlie-help us out tonight

[michael]

We really need Carlshalton to win at Ashford tonight to keep our very faint play-off hopes going.

 

In reality, a carlshalton win makes Ramsgate an even better bet for the fifth slot, but does also just keep our own hopes alive and ensures it goes to last day of the season.

 

C'mon Carlshalton and the MARGATE THREE

[Cookie]

Whilst we do still have a mathematical chance of that last spot Michael the odds are very much against it happening even if we were to win our last two games,therefore I will side with the home team on this one(for obvious reasons).We need a miracle in reality with "lots" of results going our way,not just the one,as well as us winning "both" our games.

Sorry for being defeatest,unlike yourself,who is surprisingly being optimistic on this one. Good on you,but its Ashford for me.

They tend to come out firing on all cylinders in most games so I expect a very early goal from them tonight,though Carshalton I'm sure will give their all.I think Ashford would be pretty sick should they fail to get all 3 points tonight though.

Having said all that you never can tell what results are going to be like at this time in the season.

 

Possible points

Ashford 69

Tonbridge Angels 68

Hendon 68

Ramsgate 68

Margate 65

Horsham 65

 

Games to play

ASHFORD

Ashford v Carshalton

Ashford v Chelmsford

East Thurrock v Ashford

HENDON

Hendon v Wealdstone

Staines v Hendon

TONBRIDGE ANGELS

Tonbridge Angels v AFC Hornchurch

Carshalton v Tonbridge Angels

RAMSGATE

Hastings v Ramsgate

Ramsgate v Boreham Wood

MARGATE

Margate v Folkestone Invicta

Harrow v Margate

HORSHAM

Horsham v Billericay

Heybridge Swifts v Horsham

[michael]

Carlshalton need the win to stave off relegation so should be a good game.

A bit like us-Carlsharlton seem strong on paper but have not got the results ( i think i put them top half in my prediction league-got that one wrong !! )

 

Deep down, you cling on to the dream.

maybe we will beat Folkestone and win 8-0 at Harrow.

 

Who remebers Stalybridge-last game of season a few years ago and we won 8-0

So many 'if only's' this season

Seems just 65/66 points will get 5th slot -amazing

[michael]

Again,for me-the team(s) with best chances of max. points are Margate,Horsham and Ramsgate-with Ramsgate thus getting that 5th slot,and Margate 6th or 7th on goal difference

[Cookie]

Yeah,that goal difference could well be our downfall,not just for the play-off spot but for another reason too.

When you consider how inconsistent we have been,coupled with those idiotic defeats when we were coasting & in total command,we have done remarkably well to have finished so close to getting not just the one but "both" spots.

Maybe 3rd time lucky next season eh?

[Pagey]

just going off thread for a mo.

 

A while back I used to get E Mails from the club with news which was also posted on the web site but I dont anymore, does anyone still get them?

[BlueGate Alan]

No not me Pagey. I might be wrong Cookie but can't Angels, Ramsgate and Hendon all get 68 points?

[Cookie]

Wow,that IS going off thread isn't it Pagey?. Anyway no,I don't get them anymore either.Its a big case of inconsistency "off the pitch" (in more ways than one) as well as "on it" it seems.

[Cookie]

Originally Posted By: BlueGate Alan

No not me Pagey. I might be wrong Cookie but can't Angels, Ramsgate and Hendon all get 68 points?

Of course Alan. Shouldn't have been THAT hard to work out should it? Its this age thing again I'm afraid. Have adjusted,thanks.

[AncientBlue]

No Pagey, they stopped some time ago. Maybe it was part of the re-vamp of the website.

[margateshot]

Two games over past weeks cost us, Wealdstone 3-3 and Harlow 1-1, 4 points given away which would have put us in the play off places now. End of.

[Wellsie]

I'd add Maidstone & Hastings at home.

[Jake]

Chelmsford on the opening day we conceded a late goal, away to East Thurrock United we missed a penalty at 1-0 down, Hendon at Home missed a penalty at 1-0 down, Maidstone United at home, Hastings at home, Hendon away late Jimmy Jackson open goal miss, Wealdstone at home 2-0 up, Harlow at home...

 

In total, 19pts dropped, we'd be second.

[AncientBlue]

And if your Auntie had balls, she's be your Uncle!

[Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch]

Originally Posted By: Jake

Chelmsford on the opening day we conceded a late goal, away to East Thurrock United we missed a penalty at 1-0 down, Hendon at Home missed a penalty at 1-0 down, Maidstone United at home, Hastings at home, Hendon away late Jimmy Jackson open goal miss, Wealdstone at home 2-0 up, Harlow at home...

In total, 19pts dropped, we'd be second.

and dont forget the 3 points u lost at Hornchurch

[Ian_Sanderson]

there not doing a good job 2.0 to Ashford is the latest

[Wivenhoe Urchin]

You may have dropped points, but you also had a very soft penalty awarded to you at the very end of our match that gave you 3 pts, same for us at home to Folkestone. I agree with Margateshot, you needed to win the games you drew. We won our last two by narrow margins and now are almost guaranteed a play-off spot.

[Jake]

Ashford 2 - 0 Carshalton (Latest)

[michael]

I don't think the real deep seated commitment,vision,drive,energy and will was ever there to grab a play off place this season.

 

I think that applies to manager,directors and probably many supporters(myself included )

 

All things considered , (and there are many of them)it may not be a bad thing to stay in the Ryman for next season imo.

 

Just all been a bit uninspiring all round this season.(i suspect many feel the same and hence the large and worrying decline in attendances under the current regime )

despite the many faux pas results where we threw it away, i think our final league position of 7/8th is ok (less said about the cup failures the better ),but its all been so uninspiring and predictable for me this season.

You know before every game we will concede at least two, so its just a question of if we can score three goals every game.

Just hope that whoever is manager next season-be it RT or a.n. other-can show real commitment to the cause-starting with a decent summer build up and sorting a balanced squad

[Jake]

FT Ashford 3 - 0 Carshalton Athletic