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Boreham Wood v AFC Fylde The only team to have beaten Fylde in their last 9 games was Barnet last week and they played well in that game despite losing 4-2. They were 2 up on Tuesday against Solihull, but they ended up drawing. Solihull and Barnet are much better than Boreham Wood though and they have not really convinced all season so with Fylde in such good form I am happy to take them to pick up 3 more points here.    Southend v Aldershot Aldershot are a bizarre side. They can be really bad, as they were when Fylde hammered them recently, but they then beat two of the best sides in the league in Altrincham and Barnet. They only beat Barnet 1-0 on Tuesday, but it should have been more and they kept Barnet very quiet. I took on Southend on Tuesday and they did deserve the win. They score their first 2 goals for a while as well so that does give them a bit of a boost. A lot depends on which Aldershot turns up, but 3/1 will look very big if they are at their best.   Gloucester v Scarborough Apart from a 0-0 draw against Scunthorpe, Scarborough have been struggling for points recently. The great news for them though is they get to play a Gloucester side who seem to have given up the ghost and are waiting for relegation to happen. They didn't manage a shot on target on Tuesday against Buxton and only really had one serious chance in the match. The vast majority of fans already think they are down, I get the feeling the manager thinks they are down and it really does look a great chance for the away side to get back to winning ways.   Hampton & Richmond v Farnborough As I mentioned in the Torquay preview, Farnborough should have beaten them on Tuesday night and it was frustrating they couldn't find a goal. I am however going to take them on today. They have really struggled away from home all season and I am surprised that they have gone favourites to beat Hampton. At home they are 9 wins, 5 draws, 2 defeats and away they are 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Hampton have mainly bounced back from their blip and only Aveley have beat them in their last 4. Beating Weymouth 4-2 on Tuesday was a decent effort and they have been strong at home all season.   Bognor Regis v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Bognor have still to lose at home in the league, but their last two results have been a draw with Cheshunt and a loss to Kingstonian and they are two of the worst sides in the league. Potters Bar have done us quite a few favours this season and they are over priced to win this game.   Acca Having a look at the fixtures today there were 5 that stood out where teams really ought to win. Chesterfield and Gateshead look bankers at home to Rochdale and Oxford City respectively. At Step 3 Coalville should get the better of Berkhamstead, Chesham host Poole and should be able to give them another defeat and Dulwich continue in strong form and host a struggling Cheshunt.   Prices from 6pm Friday night   AFC Fylde 1pt @ 15/8 with Bet365 (take up to 6/4) Aldershot 1pt @ 3/1 with Bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power, Betfred and Coral (take up to 9/4) Scarborough 2pts @ 11/10 with everyone (take up to 10/11) Hampton 1pt @ 8/5 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 11/8) Potters Bar 1pt @ 100/30 with Betfair and Paddy Power (take up to 9/4) Chesterfield/Gateshead/Coalville/Chesham/Dulwich 1pt acca @ 3.9/1 with Bet365

Boreham Wood v AFC Fylde The only team to have beaten Fylde in their last 9 games was Barnet last week and they played well in that game despite losing 4-2. They were 2 up on Tuesday against Solihull, but they ended up drawing. Solihull and Barnet are much better than Boreham Wood though and they have not really convinced all season so with Fylde in such good form I am happy to take them to pick up 3 more points here.    Southend v Aldershot Aldershot are a bizarre side. They can be really bad, as they were when Fylde hammered them recently, but they then beat two of the best sides in the league in Altrincham and Barnet. They only beat Barnet 1-0 on Tuesday, but it should have been more and they kept Barnet very quiet. I took on Southend on Tuesday and they did deserve the win. They score their first 2 goals for a while as well so that does give them a bit of a boost. A lot depends on which Aldershot turns up, but 3/1 will look very big if they are at their best.   Gloucester v Scarborough Apart from a 0-0 draw against Scunthorpe, Scarborough have been struggling for points recently. The great news for them though is they get to play a Gloucester side who seem to have given up the ghost and are waiting for relegation to happen. They didn't manage a shot on target on Tuesday against Buxton and only really had one serious chance in the match. The vast majority of fans already think they are down, I get the feeling the manager thinks they are down and it really does look a great chance for the away side to get back to winning ways.   Hampton & Richmond v Farnborough As I mentioned in the Torquay preview, Farnborough should have beaten them on Tuesday night and it was frustrating they couldn't find a goal. I am however going to take them on today. They have really struggled away from home all season and I am surprised that they have gone favourites to beat Hampton. At home they are 9 wins, 5 draws, 2 defeats and away they are 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Hampton have mainly bounced back from their blip and only Aveley have beat them in their last 4. Beating Weymouth 4-2 on Tuesday was a decent effort and they have been strong at home all season.   Bognor Regis v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Bognor have still to lose at home in the league, but their last two results have been a draw with Cheshunt and a loss to Kingstonian and they are two of the worst sides in the league. Potters Bar have done us quite a few favours this season and they are over priced to win this game.   Acca Having a look at the fixtures today there were 5 that stood out where teams really ought to win. Chesterfield and Gateshead look bankers at home to Rochdale and Oxford City respectively. At Step 3 Coalville should get the better of Berkhamstead, Chesham host Poole and should be able to give them another defeat and Dulwich continue in strong form and host a struggling Cheshunt.   Prices from 6pm Friday night   AFC Fylde 1pt @ 15/8 with Bet365 (take up to 6/4) Aldershot 1pt @ 3/1 with Bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power, Betfred and Coral (take up to 9/4) Scarborough 2pts @ 11/10 with everyone (take up to 10/11) Hampton 1pt @ 8/5 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 11/8) Potters Bar 1pt @ 100/30 with Betfair and Paddy Power (take up to 9/4) Chesterfield/Gateshead/Coalville/Chesham/Dulwich 1pt acca @ 3.9/1 with Bet365

Boreham Wood v AFC Fylde The only team to have beaten Fylde in their last 9 games was Barnet last week and they played well in that game despite losing 4-2. They were 2 up on Tuesday against Solihull, but they ended up drawing. Solihull and Barnet are much better than Boreham Wood though and they have not really convinced all season so with Fylde in such good form I am happy to take them to pick up 3 more points here.    Southend v Aldershot Aldershot are a bizarre side. They can be really bad, as they were when Fylde hammered them recently, but they then beat two of the best sides in the league in Altrincham and Barnet. They only beat Barnet 1-0 on Tuesday, but it should have been more and they kept Barnet very quiet. I took on Southend on Tuesday and they did deserve the win. They score their first 2 goals for a while as well so that does give them a bit of a boost. A lot depends on which Aldershot turns up, but 3/1 will look very big if they are at their best.   Gloucester v Scarborough Apart from a 0-0 draw against Scunthorpe, Scarborough have been struggling for points recently. The great news for them though is they get to play a Gloucester side who seem to have given up the ghost and are waiting for relegation to happen. They didn't manage a shot on target on Tuesday against Buxton and only really had one serious chance in the match. The vast majority of fans already think they are down, I get the feeling the manager thinks they are down and it really does look a great chance for the away side to get back to winning ways.   Hampton & Richmond v Farnborough As I mentioned in the Torquay preview, Farnborough should have beaten them on Tuesday night and it was frustrating they couldn't find a goal. I am however going to take them on today. They have really struggled away from home all season and I am surprised that they have gone favourites to beat Hampton. At home they are 9 wins, 5 draws, 2 defeats and away they are 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Hampton have mainly bounced back from their blip and only Aveley have beat them in their last 4. Beating Weymouth 4-2 on Tuesday was a decent effort and they have been strong at home all season.   Bognor Regis v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Bognor have still to lose at home in the league, but their last two results have been a draw with Cheshunt and a loss to Kingstonian and they are two of the worst sides in the league. Potters Bar have done us quite a few favours this season and they are over priced to win this game.   Acca Having a look at the fixtures today there were 5 that stood out where teams really ought to win. Chesterfield and Gateshead look bankers at home to Rochdale and Oxford City respectively. At Step 3 Coalville should get the better of Berkhamstead, Chesham host Poole and should be able to give them another defeat and Dulwich continue in strong form and host a struggling Cheshunt.   Prices from 6pm Friday night   AFC Fylde 1pt @ 15/8 with Bet365 (take up to 6/4) Aldershot 1pt @ 3/1 with Bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power, Betfred and Coral (take up to 9/4) Scarborough 2pts @ 11/10 with everyone (take up to 10/11) Hampton 1pt @ 8/5 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 11/8) Potters Bar 1pt @ 100/30 with Betfair and Paddy Power (take up to 9/4) Chesterfield/Gateshead/Coalville/Chesham/Dulwich 1pt acca @ 3.9/1 with Bet365

One of the worst managers we've ever had and I'm amazed he's got another job. Be prepared for long ball and hard to watch football.

One of the worst managers we've ever had and I'm amazed he's got another job. Be prepared for long ball and hard to watch football.

I will start the update with a bit of an apology as I haven't been keeping this as up to date as I usually do and a lot has happened in the last month or so since I last updated things.   Lets start with the current market leader for the race Ferns Lock who had a very easy success at Thurles a few days after the previous update. It was an OK field (Romeo Magico was 2nd) and he did it in the style of a classy horse. My first thought though was that he should skip Cheltenham and go to Aintree. He is a keen, free going sort and he is highly unlikely to be gifted an easy lead at Cheltenham. I mentioned after Down Royal that he might struggle to stay 3m2f at this stage of his career and this performance backed up that thought. What was really interesting was after the race on Racing TV Ruby Walsh also said he should go to Aintree and not Cheltenham. Then a couple of weeks ago his trainer also said that Aintree would be more his cup of tea, but they may as well give Cheltenham a go. As I have mentioned before his owner has backed him for Cheltenham and I just wonder if he hadn't if he would even be going for the race. I think he is the best horse in the race and he could run in better races than hunter chases, but I'm going to be bold and say at least one other will outstay him. I'd even be tempted to place lay him on the day for a low risk lay as I sort of think he might either win or really paddle after the last and more than a couple go past him.   Christie also said that Ferns Lock is a better horse than Winged Leader and Vaucelet. I get the feeling neither of those two will be heading to Cheltenham, but he did have plans to send Ramillies to The Festival if he ran well at Naas next time. As it turned out though he just looked a non stayer again so it would seem a bit pointless to run him. He made most of the running alongside Billaway to start with and then Its On The Line from about half-way. Jumping the last the pair of them were still upsides, but Its On The Line started to pull away. Then the drama happened as Billaway came from miles back to look as if he was going to go straight pass Its On The Line only for him to pick up again and stay in front. The 7yo was racing pretty lazily for a fair way of the race and whilst the ground was clearly testing I don't think the horse was tired at all. The fact he picked up again once Billaway got to him proved to me he was just idling on the run-in and wanted some company. He will have plenty of company at Cheltenham and we know he stays all day. I put on Twitter before the race that I had backed him for Cheltenham and I still think he is the most likely winner right now. Billaway ran probably his best ever race 1st up as usually he struggles on his first run of the season. I have seen a suggestion that maybe Willie had him straighter this year because he was making his first run later than usual. He fell in this last year and unseated at Punchestown, but his form around that suggests he is still more than capable of playing a part in the finish. It was no surprise to see Hitak pushed out to as big as 33/1 as he never got involved at all. He must be a doubtful runner now.   What I hadn't spotted was that Its On The Line has been entered in the Grand National and that led Robbie Wilders of the Racing Post to tip him up in one of their shows on Saturday. He thought that he was going to win easy at Naas, then win at Cheltenham before going to Aintree for the National. The only problem being that is impossible because as soon as you run in a British hunter chase you can't run in a non hunter chase until after the hunter chase season ends. I suspect Mullins doesn't know this either because it would appear to be a waste of money otherwise. It would not surprise me though if he did run in a National at some point. Also entered in the Grand National is Samcro and he ran at the start of the month and was only 3rd to Lifetime Ambition, a horse who is being aimed at the Aintree Foxhunters. So not a bad run, but it just highlighted to me what his win in November did and that is he is on the downgrade. He's as short as 13/2 (Bet365) and he could be triple that price and I still wouldn't want to back him.   Famous Clermont won a match at 1/10 at Larkhill last month. He looks set to bid to retain his Walrus crown at Haydock at the weekend, but as I've said all along he looks set to skip Cheltenham to focus on Aintree. Time Leader also looks set to go to Haydock and he was a good winner at Hereford last month. Again though I'd be surprised if he went to Cheltenham before Aintree.   Premier Magic also won at 1/10 on Saturday at Brocklesby. It was a very slow time so they clearly went no pace and essentially both wins this season have only told us that he is fit and healthy. I certainly think you couldn't rule him out becoming another dual winner of the race, but it is impossible to know if he is still good enough based on the two runs this year.   Rocky's Howya has still not been sighted and that has to be a concern about him running in the race. I always say that it's very hard to back something ante-post for this race before you know it is well because you rarely get to see quotes about the runners.   Secret Investor is entered at Fakenham on Friday, but again the trainer has so far said he will skip Cheltenham.   Tea Clipper has run twice since the last update and whilst I could give him a pass on the Warwick 2nd the 3rd at Ludlow was a shocker. I think he's better than that, but now he's unlikely to qualify for Cheltenham and sights will need to be lowered.    Two British trained pointers have won hunter chases and could go to Cheltenham are Sine Nomine and Quintin's Man. The former ran out an easy winner at Wetherby and whilst you can pick all sorts of holes in her form the fact is we just don't know how good she actually is yet. The well backed favourite Fairly Famous hated the ground and pulled up and the 2nd Bennys King isn't a true stayer at the trip. Like I say though she is clearly a good and the softer the ground next month the better her chance will be.   Quintin's Man beat Lalor at Wincanton in good style which was a return to form after a couple of poor efforts pointing this season. He stays and handles the track so could easily run a solid race if they went down this route. He's also in at Haydock on Saturday.   One of the big point races of the season is the Coronation Gold Cup at Larkhill and it saw a tremendous finish which saw Grace A Vous Enki and Regatta De Blanc dead heat. I mentioned the former in my last update as he had been impressing in points and this was another top effort. I'd imagine the plan with the latter would still be Cheltenham in May rather than Cheltenham in March.   Finally Fier Jaguen made his seasonal return at Garthorpe and won with ease. What is worrying about him though is he jumped out to his right still despite it being a right handed track. I'd imagine Aintree would be more likely than Cheltenham.   To sum it all up I still think Its On The Line is the most likely winner at this stage. I doubt his price is likely to change that much now between now and the race, but if you are looking for ante-post multi's I would be sticking him in.   NB - Winged Leader was only 3rd in a point on Saturday and that suggest he continues to be on the downgrade and wont be heading to Cheltenham. Also still no entries for Rocky's Howya.

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Wood have got Tshimanga back, but hard to know how good he still is. They did win at Woking last week, but they only had 3 shots in the game and were probably fortunate to hold on with just 10 men. We know Maidenhead can throw in a stinker and their last 3 losses were to Ebbsfleet, Wealdstone and Dorking. They did beat Wealdstone on Tuesday night though and I think they look in better shape than Wood at the moment.   Chelmsford v Weymouth I'm going to go for a hat-trick on Weymouth after we have been on them the last twice. Clearly last weeks win was a rather dramatic 4-3 victory, but I think it shows how high confidence is with them at the moment that they could come back from losing positions to win the game. Chelmsford can certainly blow hot and cold as they showed when losing to Havant last week. For me Weymouth are too big a price.   St Albans v Taunton No idea why the price on St Albans has drifted as they look good things to continue their superb form. Great 4-0 win over Torquay last week for us and they should have beaten Hampton on Tuesday night as well. They have only lost once in their last 11 games. Taunton have only won once in 18 games and that came 11 games ago. They have drawn 4 of their last 5, but only 1 of those was an away game which was the draw at Welling. St Albans are way better than Taunton and it really should be a home win.   Hungerford v Walton & Hersham (Southern Premier South) The only team to beat Hungerford at home this season are probably champions Chesham. Walton did win away last week at Sholing, but they struggle away on the whole and I think Hungerford are better than them anyway.   Bishops Stortford v Coalville Into the FA Trophy now and I like Coalville here to cause an upset. God knows what has gone on with them last season as they should be near the top. I'm surprised it took them so long to sack their manager which they finally did this week. I know the home side hammered Aldershot in the previous round, but that was a freak result and they looked a poor side when I went to watch them play Gloucester a couple of weeks ago. Coalville are more than capable of winning this.   Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster I was surprised that both these sides opened up at 6/4 and I'm not surprised the away side are being backed. They look a totally different side under Phil Brown and I'm sure he is eyeing up a Wembley trip which looks a realistic aim given the sides still in the competition. Sports have done well enough at home recently, but I think they will struggle to contain the new and improved Kidderminster.   Welling v Barnet Welling got lucky in the last round as Chesterfield played the youth team and even then they struggled a bit to win the game. Barnet have been putting out some strong teams in the competition so far and they went and won at Radcliffe in the last round which would have been a tougher game.   Prices from Friday 10.30am   Maidenhead 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Ladbrokes (Coral are 27/10 and take up to 2/1) Weymouth 1pt @ 17/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to 13/5) St Albans 5pts @ 17/20 with Bet365 (take up to 4/6) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/10 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Coalville 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Kidderminster 3pts @ 13/10 with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (29/20 with Skybet and take up to Evs) Barnet 3pts @ 6/5 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11)

Eastleigh v Chesterfield Pretty obvious at the moment that Eastleigh are really struggling at the back. In 4 of their last 5 games they have conceded 4 goals and in the other game, a 1-0 loss to Southend, it should have been more than 1 given how high Southend's xG was in that match. They host a Chesterfield side who we know are full of goals and I find it hard to see how Eastleigh are going to be strong enough at the back to keep them out. I think it is worth taking a chance on the -2 handicap and hopefully the away side can win by at least 2.   Scarborough v South Shields Scarborough have only lost once at home all season, but maybe South Shields could make it 2. A change of many for the away side has seen improvement from them with just one loss in 5 now. They were very good at Hereford on Tuesday night when beating them 3-0 and if they can repeat that performance the I think they are capable of beating the home side here.   Spennymoor v Peterborough Sports The home side have forgotten how to win and continue to struggle. They have got just 2 points in their last 10 games and the away side are value here to heap more misery on them. Sports beat Bishops Stortford in the Christmas/New Year double header and in their 3 league games since they have done well to draw with Scarborough and Alfreton before a 1-0 loss against Scunthorpe last week. This is clearly a step down from those games and Sports have got a good chance of getting back to winning ways.   Maidstone v Yeovil What an effort it was from Maidstone last week to beat Ipswich in the FA Cup. Clearly they rode their luck, but they worked very hard and were clinical when the couple of chances came their way. I am taking them on here though as I think it will be hard for them to replicate that effort against the side who are miles clear at the top of the table. There have been signs as well that the FA Cup run is hindering their league form.   Torquay v St Albans St Albans have only lost 1 game in their last 9 and despite them losing their manager to Wealdstone last week they were still able to get a 1-1 draw against Yeovil and played well. They have won 6 of those 9 games as well and as I have highlighted a few times in recent weeks I don't think Torquay are carrying a huge amount of threat at the moment. In their last 6 league games the only time they have won is against Dover and they have been struggling. St Albans look value to continue their fine form.   Welling v Taunton We should have collected when we took Taunton on last week, but hopefully we can collect opposing them this week. I took on Welling in midweek as I wondered how the players would react to the sudden change in management, but I have to say they surprised me with how they performed against Hampton and I thought they deserved the win. They take that effort into this game and they should really be beating a weakened Taunton side who have always travelled poorly.   Weymouth v Hemel Hempstead Hemel did win two on the bounce away from home and it wasn't a shock they lost a Yeovil in their last away game, but on the whole the have been poor away and Weymouth have not only been hard to beat, especially at home, but they have also started to turn the draws into victories having won their last 3. Hemel were poor against Welling last Satuday and I think Weymouth can continue their winning form.   Prices from Friday 6pm   Chesterfield -2 1pt @ 12/5 with Bet365 (take up to 2/1) South Shields 1pt @ 12/5 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 13/5 and take up to 2/1) Peterborough Sports 2pts @ 21/10 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 11/5 and take up to 7/4) Yeovil 1pt @ 6/4 with Skybet, BetVictor, Betfred (take up to 5/4) St Albans 1pt @ 5/2 with Paddy Power, Betfair and Skybet (take up to 2/1) Welling 2pts @ 21/20 with Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 5/6) Weymouth 2pts @ 6/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to Evs)

Eastleigh v Chesterfield Pretty obvious at the moment that Eastleigh are really struggling at the back. In 4 of their last 5 games they have conceded 4 goals and in the other game, a 1-0 loss to Southend, it should have been more than 1 given how high Southend's xG was in that match. They host a Chesterfield side who we know are full of goals and I find it hard to see how Eastleigh are going to be strong enough at the back to keep them out. I think it is worth taking a chance on the -2 handicap and hopefully the away side can win by at least 2.   Scarborough v South Shields Scarborough have only lost once at home all season, but maybe South Shields could make it 2. A change of many for the away side has seen improvement from them with just one loss in 5 now. They were very good at Hereford on Tuesday night when beating them 3-0 and if they can repeat that performance the I think they are capable of beating the home side here.   Spennymoor v Peterborough Sports The home side have forgotten how to win and continue to struggle. They have got just 2 points in their last 10 games and the away side are value here to heap more misery on them. Sports beat Bishops Stortford in the Christmas/New Year double header and in their 3 league games since they have done well to draw with Scarborough and Alfreton before a 1-0 loss against Scunthorpe last week. This is clearly a step down from those games and Sports have got a good chance of getting back to winning ways.   Maidstone v Yeovil What an effort it was from Maidstone last week to beat Ipswich in the FA Cup. Clearly they rode their luck, but they worked very hard and were clinical when the couple of chances came their way. I am taking them on here though as I think it will be hard for them to replicate that effort against the side who are miles clear at the top of the table. There have been signs as well that the FA Cup run is hindering their league form.   Torquay v St Albans St Albans have only lost 1 game in their last 9 and despite them losing their manager to Wealdstone last week they were still able to get a 1-1 draw against Yeovil and played well. They have won 6 of those 9 games as well and as I have highlighted a few times in recent weeks I don't think Torquay are carrying a huge amount of threat at the moment. In their last 6 league games the only time they have won is against Dover and they have been struggling. St Albans look value to continue their fine form.   Welling v Taunton We should have collected when we took Taunton on last week, but hopefully we can collect opposing them this week. I took on Welling in midweek as I wondered how the players would react to the sudden change in management, but I have to say they surprised me with how they performed against Hampton and I thought they deserved the win. They take that effort into this game and they should really be beating a weakened Taunton side who have always travelled poorly.   Weymouth v Hemel Hempstead Hemel did win two on the bounce away from home and it wasn't a shock they lost a Yeovil in their last away game, but on the whole the have been poor away and Weymouth have not only been hard to beat, especially at home, but they have also started to turn the draws into victories having won their last 3. Hemel were poor against Welling last Satuday and I think Weymouth can continue their winning form.   Prices from Friday 6pm   Chesterfield -2 1pt @ 12/5 with Bet365 (take up to 2/1) South Shields 1pt @ 12/5 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 13/5 and take up to 2/1) Peterborough Sports 2pts @ 21/10 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 11/5 and take up to 7/4) Yeovil 1pt @ 6/4 with Skybet, BetVictor, Betfred (take up to 5/4) St Albans 1pt @ 5/2 with Paddy Power, Betfair and Skybet (take up to 2/1) Welling 2pts @ 21/20 with Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 5/6) Weymouth 2pts @ 6/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to Evs)

Eastleigh v Chesterfield Pretty obvious at the moment that Eastleigh are really struggling at the back. In 4 of their last 5 games they have conceded 4 goals and in the other game, a 1-0 loss to Southend, it should have been more than 1 given how high Southend's xG was in that match. They host a Chesterfield side who we know are full of goals and I find it hard to see how Eastleigh are going to be strong enough at the back to keep them out. I think it is worth taking a chance on the -2 handicap and hopefully the away side can win by at least 2.   Scarborough v South Shields Scarborough have only lost once at home all season, but maybe South Shields could make it 2. A change of many for the away side has seen improvement from them with just one loss in 5 now. They were very good at Hereford on Tuesday night when beating them 3-0 and if they can repeat that performance the I think they are capable of beating the home side here.   Spennymoor v Peterborough Sports The home side have forgotten how to win and continue to struggle. They have got just 2 points in their last 10 games and the away side are value here to heap more misery on them. Sports beat Bishops Stortford in the Christmas/New Year double header and in their 3 league games since they have done well to draw with Scarborough and Alfreton before a 1-0 loss against Scunthorpe last week. This is clearly a step down from those games and Sports have got a good chance of getting back to winning ways.   Maidstone v Yeovil What an effort it was from Maidstone last week to beat Ipswich in the FA Cup. Clearly they rode their luck, but they worked very hard and were clinical when the couple of chances came their way. I am taking them on here though as I think it will be hard for them to replicate that effort against the side who are miles clear at the top of the table. There have been signs as well that the FA Cup run is hindering their league form.   Torquay v St Albans St Albans have only lost 1 game in their last 9 and despite them losing their manager to Wealdstone last week they were still able to get a 1-1 draw against Yeovil and played well. They have won 6 of those 9 games as well and as I have highlighted a few times in recent weeks I don't think Torquay are carrying a huge amount of threat at the moment. In their last 6 league games the only time they have won is against Dover and they have been struggling. St Albans look value to continue their fine form.   Welling v Taunton We should have collected when we took Taunton on last week, but hopefully we can collect opposing them this week. I took on Welling in midweek as I wondered how the players would react to the sudden change in management, but I have to say they surprised me with how they performed against Hampton and I thought they deserved the win. They take that effort into this game and they should really be beating a weakened Taunton side who have always travelled poorly.   Weymouth v Hemel Hempstead Hemel did win two on the bounce away from home and it wasn't a shock they lost a Yeovil in their last away game, but on the whole the have been poor away and Weymouth have not only been hard to beat, especially at home, but they have also started to turn the draws into victories having won their last 3. Hemel were poor against Welling last Satuday and I think Weymouth can continue their winning form.   Prices from Friday 6pm   Chesterfield -2 1pt @ 12/5 with Bet365 (take up to 2/1) South Shields 1pt @ 12/5 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 13/5 and take up to 2/1) Peterborough Sports 2pts @ 21/10 with Skybet and William Hill (BetVictor are 11/5 and take up to 7/4) Yeovil 1pt @ 6/4 with Skybet, BetVictor, Betfred (take up to 5/4) St Albans 1pt @ 5/2 with Paddy Power, Betfair and Skybet (take up to 2/1) Welling 2pts @ 21/20 with Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 5/6) Weymouth 2pts @ 6/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair (take up to Evs)

Gateshead v Barnet So frustrating we didn't get the chance of getting a big price winner against Gateshead on Tuesday and whilst Barnet aren't as big a price hopefully they can beat them. A bit of a break will help Gateshead, but they clearly aren't going to be as good as they were before losing all their players. Barnet clearly just need to make sure they finish in the top 3 now as Chesterfield are well gone and they did lose to Oldham on Tuesday, but both goals were penalties and there wasn't much in it otherwise. Given what happened in the reverse fixture I do get the feeling Oldham are Barnet's bogey team this season. This does look a good chance for Barnet to bounce straight back though.   Banbury v Scarborough This would have been a max bet if Banbury hadn't sacked their manager on Thursday. I watched their game against Gloucester on Tuesday and they were awful. For a team to make us look half decent at the moment says it all and after managing to get an equaliser in the 66th minute they didn't actually manage to have another shot after that. Gloucester had some good chances as well to make it more than 2 and deserved the victory. Scarborough are now into 3rd and have been in good form and given Banbury can't win, especially at home, it should be an away win.   Buxton v Brackley Buxton were hopeless on Tuesday night losing 6-0 to Warrington and whilst they beat Chester last Saturday it was a game of few chances and they just happened to score one of those. Brackley have won 5 on the bounce and are looking pretty good at the moment so they should be shorter to beat Buxton.   Rushall v Curzon The home side losing their star striker to Southend is not going to help their cause to stay up and they host a Curzon side who are looking very good again after having a little blip a few weeks ago. To go to Kings Lynn and win 4-0 on Tuesday night was impressive.   Dartford v Weymouth Weymouth have only lost twice in their last 10 games and whilst they have drawn half of the other 8 I think they are value to beat a Dartford side who are not having a great season and don't have a manager at the moment.   Taunton v Aveley Time to back Aveley again as they have improved after their poor performances a few weeks ago. Weymouth beat Taunton on Tuesday and Taunton are suffering off the field at the moment with a winding up order against them. Their squad looks weak at the moment with plenty of players leaving. I didn't oppose them on Tuesday as I wondered if they might still be strong at home as they did make Yeovil work hard the other week, but Tuesday night gives me the feeling they will struggle at home now and Aveley are looking good right now.   Horsham v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Potters Bar have treated us well and whilst I know they lost 3-0 to Lewes last time they did end up with just 9 men on the pitch. Horsham haven't won in 5 and whilst they have two good draws against Hornchurch and Enfield in their last 2 games, this is another tough one and we know Potters Bar are better than their league position.   Matlock v FCUM (Northern Premier) Like Rushall the home side have lost their star striker with Margotts going to Kings Lynn. He scored a goal a game and scored 2 of the 3 they put past Atherton last time. They are going to suffer badly with him gone and whilst FCUM aren't having their greatest season they are in good form having lost just 3 of their last 10. I thought they looked over priced.   Prices from 9pm Thursday   Barnet 2pts @ 6/4 with Paddy Power and Betfair (Coral are 8/5 and take up to Evs) Scarborough 4pts @ 4/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 4/7) Brackley 3pts @ 8/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 11/10) Curzon 1pt @ 7/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/5) Weymouth 1pt @ 14/5 with Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (Skybet are 3/1 and take up to 11/5) Aveley 1pt @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfair and Betfred (Skybet are 6/4 and take up to 6/5) Potters Bar 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) FCUM 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Gateshead v Barnet So frustrating we didn't get the chance of getting a big price winner against Gateshead on Tuesday and whilst Barnet aren't as big a price hopefully they can beat them. A bit of a break will help Gateshead, but they clearly aren't going to be as good as they were before losing all their players. Barnet clearly just need to make sure they finish in the top 3 now as Chesterfield are well gone and they did lose to Oldham on Tuesday, but both goals were penalties and there wasn't much in it otherwise. Given what happened in the reverse fixture I do get the feeling Oldham are Barnet's bogey team this season. This does look a good chance for Barnet to bounce straight back though.   Banbury v Scarborough This would have been a max bet if Banbury hadn't sacked their manager on Thursday. I watched their game against Gloucester on Tuesday and they were awful. For a team to make us look half decent at the moment says it all and after managing to get an equaliser in the 66th minute they didn't actually manage to have another shot after that. Gloucester had some good chances as well to make it more than 2 and deserved the victory. Scarborough are now into 3rd and have been in good form and given Banbury can't win, especially at home, it should be an away win.   Buxton v Brackley Buxton were hopeless on Tuesday night losing 6-0 to Warrington and whilst they beat Chester last Saturday it was a game of few chances and they just happened to score one of those. Brackley have won 5 on the bounce and are looking pretty good at the moment so they should be shorter to beat Buxton.   Rushall v Curzon The home side losing their star striker to Southend is not going to help their cause to stay up and they host a Curzon side who are looking very good again after having a little blip a few weeks ago. To go to Kings Lynn and win 4-0 on Tuesday night was impressive.   Dartford v Weymouth Weymouth have only lost twice in their last 10 games and whilst they have drawn half of the other 8 I think they are value to beat a Dartford side who are not having a great season and don't have a manager at the moment.   Taunton v Aveley Time to back Aveley again as they have improved after their poor performances a few weeks ago. Weymouth beat Taunton on Tuesday and Taunton are suffering off the field at the moment with a winding up order against them. Their squad looks weak at the moment with plenty of players leaving. I didn't oppose them on Tuesday as I wondered if they might still be strong at home as they did make Yeovil work hard the other week, but Tuesday night gives me the feeling they will struggle at home now and Aveley are looking good right now.   Horsham v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Potters Bar have treated us well and whilst I know they lost 3-0 to Lewes last time they did end up with just 9 men on the pitch. Horsham haven't won in 5 and whilst they have two good draws against Hornchurch and Enfield in their last 2 games, this is another tough one and we know Potters Bar are better than their league position.   Matlock v FCUM (Northern Premier) Like Rushall the home side have lost their star striker with Margotts going to Kings Lynn. He scored a goal a game and scored 2 of the 3 they put past Atherton last time. They are going to suffer badly with him gone and whilst FCUM aren't having their greatest season they are in good form having lost just 3 of their last 10. I thought they looked over priced.   Prices from 9pm Thursday   Barnet 2pts @ 6/4 with Paddy Power and Betfair (Coral are 8/5 and take up to Evs) Scarborough 4pts @ 4/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 4/7) Brackley 3pts @ 8/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 11/10) Curzon 1pt @ 7/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/5) Weymouth 1pt @ 14/5 with Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (Skybet are 3/1 and take up to 11/5) Aveley 1pt @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfair and Betfred (Skybet are 6/4 and take up to 6/5) Potters Bar 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) FCUM 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Gateshead v Barnet So frustrating we didn't get the chance of getting a big price winner against Gateshead on Tuesday and whilst Barnet aren't as big a price hopefully they can beat them. A bit of a break will help Gateshead, but they clearly aren't going to be as good as they were before losing all their players. Barnet clearly just need to make sure they finish in the top 3 now as Chesterfield are well gone and they did lose to Oldham on Tuesday, but both goals were penalties and there wasn't much in it otherwise. Given what happened in the reverse fixture I do get the feeling Oldham are Barnet's bogey team this season. This does look a good chance for Barnet to bounce straight back though.   Banbury v Scarborough This would have been a max bet if Banbury hadn't sacked their manager on Thursday. I watched their game against Gloucester on Tuesday and they were awful. For a team to make us look half decent at the moment says it all and after managing to get an equaliser in the 66th minute they didn't actually manage to have another shot after that. Gloucester had some good chances as well to make it more than 2 and deserved the victory. Scarborough are now into 3rd and have been in good form and given Banbury can't win, especially at home, it should be an away win.   Buxton v Brackley Buxton were hopeless on Tuesday night losing 6-0 to Warrington and whilst they beat Chester last Saturday it was a game of few chances and they just happened to score one of those. Brackley have won 5 on the bounce and are looking pretty good at the moment so they should be shorter to beat Buxton.   Rushall v Curzon The home side losing their star striker to Southend is not going to help their cause to stay up and they host a Curzon side who are looking very good again after having a little blip a few weeks ago. To go to Kings Lynn and win 4-0 on Tuesday night was impressive.   Dartford v Weymouth Weymouth have only lost twice in their last 10 games and whilst they have drawn half of the other 8 I think they are value to beat a Dartford side who are not having a great season and don't have a manager at the moment.   Taunton v Aveley Time to back Aveley again as they have improved after their poor performances a few weeks ago. Weymouth beat Taunton on Tuesday and Taunton are suffering off the field at the moment with a winding up order against them. Their squad looks weak at the moment with plenty of players leaving. I didn't oppose them on Tuesday as I wondered if they might still be strong at home as they did make Yeovil work hard the other week, but Tuesday night gives me the feeling they will struggle at home now and Aveley are looking good right now.   Horsham v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Potters Bar have treated us well and whilst I know they lost 3-0 to Lewes last time they did end up with just 9 men on the pitch. Horsham haven't won in 5 and whilst they have two good draws against Hornchurch and Enfield in their last 2 games, this is another tough one and we know Potters Bar are better than their league position.   Matlock v FCUM (Northern Premier) Like Rushall the home side have lost their star striker with Margotts going to Kings Lynn. He scored a goal a game and scored 2 of the 3 they put past Atherton last time. They are going to suffer badly with him gone and whilst FCUM aren't having their greatest season they are in good form having lost just 3 of their last 10. I thought they looked over priced.   Prices from 9pm Thursday   Barnet 2pts @ 6/4 with Paddy Power and Betfair (Coral are 8/5 and take up to Evs) Scarborough 4pts @ 4/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 4/7) Brackley 3pts @ 8/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 11/10) Curzon 1pt @ 7/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/5) Weymouth 1pt @ 14/5 with Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (Skybet are 3/1 and take up to 11/5) Aveley 1pt @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfair and Betfred (Skybet are 6/4 and take up to 6/5) Potters Bar 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) FCUM 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Gateshead v Barnet So frustrating we didn't get the chance of getting a big price winner against Gateshead on Tuesday and whilst Barnet aren't as big a price hopefully they can beat them. A bit of a break will help Gateshead, but they clearly aren't going to be as good as they were before losing all their players. Barnet clearly just need to make sure they finish in the top 3 now as Chesterfield are well gone and they did lose to Oldham on Tuesday, but both goals were penalties and there wasn't much in it otherwise. Given what happened in the reverse fixture I do get the feeling Oldham are Barnet's bogey team this season. This does look a good chance for Barnet to bounce straight back though.   Banbury v Scarborough This would have been a max bet if Banbury hadn't sacked their manager on Thursday. I watched their game against Gloucester on Tuesday and they were awful. For a team to make us look half decent at the moment says it all and after managing to get an equaliser in the 66th minute they didn't actually manage to have another shot after that. Gloucester had some good chances as well to make it more than 2 and deserved the victory. Scarborough are now into 3rd and have been in good form and given Banbury can't win, especially at home, it should be an away win.   Buxton v Brackley Buxton were hopeless on Tuesday night losing 6-0 to Warrington and whilst they beat Chester last Saturday it was a game of few chances and they just happened to score one of those. Brackley have won 5 on the bounce and are looking pretty good at the moment so they should be shorter to beat Buxton.   Rushall v Curzon The home side losing their star striker to Southend is not going to help their cause to stay up and they host a Curzon side who are looking very good again after having a little blip a few weeks ago. To go to Kings Lynn and win 4-0 on Tuesday night was impressive.   Dartford v Weymouth Weymouth have only lost twice in their last 10 games and whilst they have drawn half of the other 8 I think they are value to beat a Dartford side who are not having a great season and don't have a manager at the moment.   Taunton v Aveley Time to back Aveley again as they have improved after their poor performances a few weeks ago. Weymouth beat Taunton on Tuesday and Taunton are suffering off the field at the moment with a winding up order against them. Their squad looks weak at the moment with plenty of players leaving. I didn't oppose them on Tuesday as I wondered if they might still be strong at home as they did make Yeovil work hard the other week, but Tuesday night gives me the feeling they will struggle at home now and Aveley are looking good right now.   Horsham v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Potters Bar have treated us well and whilst I know they lost 3-0 to Lewes last time they did end up with just 9 men on the pitch. Horsham haven't won in 5 and whilst they have two good draws against Hornchurch and Enfield in their last 2 games, this is another tough one and we know Potters Bar are better than their league position.   Matlock v FCUM (Northern Premier) Like Rushall the home side have lost their star striker with Margotts going to Kings Lynn. He scored a goal a game and scored 2 of the 3 they put past Atherton last time. They are going to suffer badly with him gone and whilst FCUM aren't having their greatest season they are in good form having lost just 3 of their last 10. I thought they looked over priced.   Prices from 9pm Thursday   Barnet 2pts @ 6/4 with Paddy Power and Betfair (Coral are 8/5 and take up to Evs) Scarborough 4pts @ 4/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 4/7) Brackley 3pts @ 8/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 11/10) Curzon 1pt @ 7/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/5) Weymouth 1pt @ 14/5 with Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (Skybet are 3/1 and take up to 11/5) Aveley 1pt @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfair and Betfred (Skybet are 6/4 and take up to 6/5) Potters Bar 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) FCUM 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Gateshead v Barnet So frustrating we didn't get the chance of getting a big price winner against Gateshead on Tuesday and whilst Barnet aren't as big a price hopefully they can beat them. A bit of a break will help Gateshead, but they clearly aren't going to be as good as they were before losing all their players. Barnet clearly just need to make sure they finish in the top 3 now as Chesterfield are well gone and they did lose to Oldham on Tuesday, but both goals were penalties and there wasn't much in it otherwise. Given what happened in the reverse fixture I do get the feeling Oldham are Barnet's bogey team this season. This does look a good chance for Barnet to bounce straight back though.   Banbury v Scarborough This would have been a max bet if Banbury hadn't sacked their manager on Thursday. I watched their game against Gloucester on Tuesday and they were awful. For a team to make us look half decent at the moment says it all and after managing to get an equaliser in the 66th minute they didn't actually manage to have another shot after that. Gloucester had some good chances as well to make it more than 2 and deserved the victory. Scarborough are now into 3rd and have been in good form and given Banbury can't win, especially at home, it should be an away win.   Buxton v Brackley Buxton were hopeless on Tuesday night losing 6-0 to Warrington and whilst they beat Chester last Saturday it was a game of few chances and they just happened to score one of those. Brackley have won 5 on the bounce and are looking pretty good at the moment so they should be shorter to beat Buxton.   Rushall v Curzon The home side losing their star striker to Southend is not going to help their cause to stay up and they host a Curzon side who are looking very good again after having a little blip a few weeks ago. To go to Kings Lynn and win 4-0 on Tuesday night was impressive.   Dartford v Weymouth Weymouth have only lost twice in their last 10 games and whilst they have drawn half of the other 8 I think they are value to beat a Dartford side who are not having a great season and don't have a manager at the moment.   Taunton v Aveley Time to back Aveley again as they have improved after their poor performances a few weeks ago. Weymouth beat Taunton on Tuesday and Taunton are suffering off the field at the moment with a winding up order against them. Their squad looks weak at the moment with plenty of players leaving. I didn't oppose them on Tuesday as I wondered if they might still be strong at home as they did make Yeovil work hard the other week, but Tuesday night gives me the feeling they will struggle at home now and Aveley are looking good right now.   Horsham v Potters Bar (Isthmian Premier) Potters Bar have treated us well and whilst I know they lost 3-0 to Lewes last time they did end up with just 9 men on the pitch. Horsham haven't won in 5 and whilst they have two good draws against Hornchurch and Enfield in their last 2 games, this is another tough one and we know Potters Bar are better than their league position.   Matlock v FCUM (Northern Premier) Like Rushall the home side have lost their star striker with Margotts going to Kings Lynn. He scored a goal a game and scored 2 of the 3 they put past Atherton last time. They are going to suffer badly with him gone and whilst FCUM aren't having their greatest season they are in good form having lost just 3 of their last 10. I thought they looked over priced.   Prices from 9pm Thursday   Barnet 2pts @ 6/4 with Paddy Power and Betfair (Coral are 8/5 and take up to Evs) Scarborough 4pts @ 4/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair, Betfred and Bet365 (take up to 4/7) Brackley 3pts @ 8/5 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 11/10) Curzon 1pt @ 7/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/5) Weymouth 1pt @ 14/5 with Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (Skybet are 3/1 and take up to 11/5) Aveley 1pt @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfair and Betfred (Skybet are 6/4 and take up to 6/5) Potters Bar 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) FCUM 1pt @ 21/10 with Skybet and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Is entered in a point this weekend.

Ebbsfleet v Hartlepool Happy to oppose Hartlepool again especially away from home. I'm hoping that the Ebbsfleet we saw beat Wealdstone in their last game will be out again here as well.   Kidderminster v Aldershot Still can't believe Altrincham missed that penalty last week, but I am happy to oppose the home side again. Obviously Aldershot were even worse, but I think the fact they played WBA the week before clearly had a part to play. I admit they haven't always been great away from home, but they are over priced for me to win this as I can't have Phil Brown at all.   Haringey v Folkestone (Isthmian Premier) Surprised by the drift on the away side who are much improved in recent weeks and were very good in beating Enfield last week. They look better than their hosts at the moment.   prices from 9pm Friday 
  Ebbsfleet 1pt @ 6/4 with Bet365 (take up to 6/5) Aldershot 1pt @ 21/10 with Bet365, Skybet, William Hill and BetVictor (take up to 7/4) Folkestone 2pts @ 21/20 with Bet365, Skybet and Betfred (take up to 10/11)

Ebbsfleet v Hartlepool Happy to oppose Hartlepool again especially away from home. I'm hoping that the Ebbsfleet we saw beat Wealdstone in their last game will be out again here as well.   Kidderminster v Aldershot Still can't believe Altrincham missed that penalty last week, but I am happy to oppose the home side again. Obviously Aldershot were even worse, but I think the fact they played WBA the week before clearly had a part to play. I admit they haven't always been great away from home, but they are over priced for me to win this as I can't have Phil Brown at all.   Haringey v Folkestone (Isthmian Premier) Surprised by the drift on the away side who are much improved in recent weeks and were very good in beating Enfield last week. They look better than their hosts at the moment.   prices from 9pm Friday 
  Ebbsfleet 1pt @ 6/4 with Bet365 (take up to 6/5) Aldershot 1pt @ 21/10 with Bet365, Skybet, William Hill and BetVictor (take up to 7/4) Folkestone 2pts @ 21/20 with Bet365, Skybet and Betfred (take up to 10/11)

Ebbsfleet v Hartlepool Happy to oppose Hartlepool again especially away from home. I'm hoping that the Ebbsfleet we saw beat Wealdstone in their last game will be out again here as well.   Kidderminster v Aldershot Still can't believe Altrincham missed that penalty last week, but I am happy to oppose the home side again. Obviously Aldershot were even worse, but I think the fact they played WBA the week before clearly had a part to play. I admit they haven't always been great away from home, but they are over priced for me to win this as I can't have Phil Brown at all.   Haringey v Folkestone (Isthmian Premier) Surprised by the drift on the away side who are much improved in recent weeks and were very good in beating Enfield last week. They look better than their hosts at the moment.   prices from 9pm Friday 
  Ebbsfleet 1pt @ 6/4 with Bet365 (take up to 6/5) Aldershot 1pt @ 21/10 with Bet365, Skybet, William Hill and BetVictor (take up to 7/4) Folkestone 2pts @ 21/20 with Bet365, Skybet and Betfred (take up to 10/11)

Ebbsfleet v Hartlepool Happy to oppose Hartlepool again especially away from home. I'm hoping that the Ebbsfleet we saw beat Wealdstone in their last game will be out again here as well.   Kidderminster v Aldershot Still can't believe Altrincham missed that penalty last week, but I am happy to oppose the home side again. Obviously Aldershot were even worse, but I think the fact they played WBA the week before clearly had a part to play. I admit they haven't always been great away from home, but they are over priced for me to win this as I can't have Phil Brown at all.   Haringey v Folkestone (Isthmian Premier) Surprised by the drift on the away side who are much improved in recent weeks and were very good in beating Enfield last week. They look better than their hosts at the moment.   prices from 9pm Friday 
  Ebbsfleet 1pt @ 6/4 with Bet365 (take up to 6/5) Aldershot 1pt @ 21/10 with Bet365, Skybet, William Hill and BetVictor (take up to 7/4) Folkestone 2pts @ 21/20 with Bet365, Skybet and Betfred (take up to 10/11)