Poor result at Millwall and on TV. Or was it on TV so was obviously going to be a poor result. Phil Brown has a big job to keep belief high in the squad after losing 4-0 but it’s still there to fight for.
The Millwall result makes PNE’s goal difference worse than Crystal Palace and Doncaster by 2 goals.
PNE could stay up with only 5 more points out of 9 possible, but it depends on bad results elsewhere.
If relegation or promotion chasing teams are regarded as tough then PNE have a reasonable chance of staying up with 2 wins out of the 3 games.
PNE have 1 ‘tough’ fixture. PNE v Cardiff. Ipswich away and Watford at home aren’t formidable.
Crystal Palace have 3 ‘tough’ fixtures. Leeds, Hull and Notts Forest.
Scunthorpe have 1 ‘tough’ fixture. Scunthorpe v Notts Forest. Millwall and Portsmouth don’t seem as tough.
Sheffield United have 2 ‘tough’ fixtures. Reading and Swansea. Barnsley shouldn’t be so tough.
Doncaster have 3 games against teams with nothing to lose.
Saturday May 7th might be a last day crunch. PNE v Watford. Crystal Palace v Notts F. Scunthorpe v Portsmouth, Swansea v Sheff U.
Sometimes in football things become clear very quickly, other times they creak on to the final minute. Here’s to good fortune for PNE.