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Great set of results in the end. Could have been so much worse!

Today’s results confirmed that we should be looking up rather than down.

As noted above, we just need to do our thing and Hartlepool will be caught, then we need Sutton to slip...

Remembering our trip to Southport in this fixture in 2009, I would say things are looking pretty good right now.

Watching that ball fly over Scott Bevan’s head from near the half way line was a real low...

I see Stockport v Sutton is off as well as the games involving Eastleigh and Notts C.

Some of these sides (esp. Stockport) are falling so far behind it is hard to sport the dark horses lurking down the table with very few dropped points.

Hoping we can do out bit to keep the pressure on those teams needing to catch up.

Uzzell, John

Alex Russell

Another long-time reader, first-time poster.

I have been following the forum for several years and feel that I have come to know the various personalities rather well (it's a bit like watching a soap opera).

Dave - I have a lot of respect of you as one of the 'elder statesmen' of the forum but I'm afraid I have had to create an account to add weight to the concerned voices surrounding your description of people with alcohol dependency issues. I am sure you have had a lot of experience in this field but this is a very nuanced area and I would expect that everyone affected by alcohol (whether self-inflicted or otherwise) will have a different tale to tell and the root causes for their current position should not be assumed or ignored. Many people who have alcohol issues are suffering with mental health issues, for example depression or PTSD or have suffered abuse in the past and I don't think that casting such afflicted individuals off without any consideration of these factors is helpful.