Day 251

Our remaining eight fixtures are against Ebbsfleet, Hayes & Yeading, Bath, Braintree, Forest Green, Mansfield, Grimsby, and Darlington—in that order. Of those, four are in the top half—Mansfield in second, Forest Green in sixth, Grimsby fourth, and Ebbsfleet eighth. Last-placed Braintree should offset the more difficult matches in there. It won’t be an easy finish, though, with four strong teams closing out the season (Darlington are in 13th, but with ten points deducted for going into administration, which would otherwise leave them in ninth). Next match is in six days.