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Apologies for delay in getting the tables up for leg 1.  Fortunately it's International Break weekend this week so our next leg isn't due until the following weekend.  Tables will be up soon.
 

OK I'll go first...
Brighton please.
Good luck

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Barnet v Aldershot (Live on BT Sport) Barnet were played off the park by Wrexham last Saturday and then went and beat Stockport on Tuesday night whilst Wrexham lost to Maidenhead. Proof that football will always throw up seemingly random results. That was Barnet's worse performance since Dean Brennan took over as manager though and I think it was just unfortunate it came against a Wrexham side who were at their best. I think they have a decent chance of beating an Aldershot side who are struggling for wins even if they do seem to be improving. They were heavily backed to beat Weymouth on Tuesday night and although the price ended up way too short I could see why people thought they would win as the Weymouth manager complained about how tired his players were after the draw against Wealdstone last Saturday. For Aldershot to fail to score against them wasn't great and their xG was low as well. What I will say is they have lost all 6 home league games now and they have performed better away from home, but even so there is no way they should be favourites for this game and Barnet are a massive price.   Weymouth v Kings Lynn Although Weymouth have only won once at home against Maidenhead their 2 defeats came against Boreham Wood and Stockport and they have managed a draw against Notts County as well. I mentioned above that they were looking tired last Saturday, but they rested some key players on Tuesday night so they were able to freshen some players up whilst also managing to win. I think they should be slightly shorter in the betting here. Amazingly Kings Lynn have had more possession in 10 of their 12 league games, but their problem is they often don't have enough quality in the final 3rd to take advantage of seeing so much of the ball. They had nearly 70% of the ball against Boreham Wood on Tuesday night yet could only manage an xG of 0.9 compared to Wood's 1.79 and they lost 1-0. Only 3 times this season has their xG been higher than their opponents and that for me puts things in Weymouth's favour here.   Hungerford v Maidstone (National League South) Just the one bet at Step 2 this weekend and I think the home side are overpriced here. I put Maidstone up last week and they lost 2-0 to Dorking and after a 0-0 draw at Dulwich on Tuesday night that meant they haven't scored in their last 3 league games now. You just get the sense they are in a bit of a sticky patch and this will be a tough game. Hungerford were having a cracking season last time around and they have been able to pretty much carry that into this one as well. 3 of their 4 league wins have come against the weaker sides in the league, but they have beaten Dorking and drew against Havant on Tuesday night. At home I just can't make them anywhere near as big as they are to win this and look fair value.   Barnet 2pts @ 2/1 with Skybet and BetVictor (take up to 11/10) Weymouth 1pt @ 8/5 with Bet365 and William Hill (take up to 5/4) Hungerford 2pts @ 11/5 with Betfair, Paddy Power and William Hill (take up to 6/4)

Slough v Bath (National League South) I don't really understand the prices here as Bath have been very poor in the league of late and have conceded 20 goals in their last 7 league games having lost 6 of them. Granted Slough have been just as bad and their only victory until Saturday had come on the opening day of the season. That win on Saturday though was a good one against Havant and it was a good performance. They had lost to Billericay in their previous game and they were probably a bit unlucky to do so. With performances on the improve I think that they can beat a Bath side who are really lacking in confidence right now given they are conceding goals for fun and only scored more than 1 goal once in the league. Slough should be favourites.   Biggleswade v Leiston (Southern League Premier Central) You have to wonder how Biggleswade managed to score 7 goals in consecutive games because in the following three games they haven't managed one and in the three games prior they also didn't score one. Leiston are having a very good season and have only lost twice in their last 8 games. One of those was against unbeaten Banbury and they had a very good win over Tamworth on Saturday. I think they should be odds on to win this as they are a much better side.   Harrow v Gosport (Southern League Premier South) I think Harrow are a shade of value here against Gosport. They should have scored more than 2 on Saturday against bottom side Wimborne. They have won 6 of their last 7 and I think they can pick up another victory here. Gosport did win on Saturday at Truro, but they were a bit fortunate and that came on the back of two defeats. I would make the home side clear favourites so there is a spot of value in the price.   Slough 2pts @ 7/5 with Paddy Power, William Hill and Betfair (take up to 5/4) Leiston 2.5pts @ 23/20 with Betfred, William Hill and BetVictor (take up to 4/5) Harrow 1pt @ 9/5 with BetVictor (take up to 5/4)

Horsham v Bishops Stortford (Isthmian Premier)
Horsham were another of the sides who you wouldn't have fancied to win in the FA Cup last weekend and they actually beat a decent side in Woking. They have only won once in the league and they have been pretty awful although I should point out they got a couple of draws against Lewes and Bognor which were good efforts. Like Bowers they also lost on Tuesday night, 2-0 to Cheshunt and they are now also playing a team bang in form. Only Worthing have beaten Bishops Stortford in their last 8 league games and they are a decent side who should be around the play-offs. Again on current league performances the away side should really be odds on.
 
Southern Premier League South treble
Not often will I stick odds on shots in a treble, but Salisbury, Farnborough and Harrow all stood out as they face Beaconsfield, Dorchester and Wimborne and they really all ought to win. The treble pays 1.79/1.
 
Bishops Stortford 2.5pts @ 17/10 with Bet365 (take up to 5/6)
Salisbury/Farnborough/Harrow 1pt treble @ 1.79/1 with William Hill, Bet365 and Betfred (take up to 6/4)

go go @avongirl

both won , good for me  ????

both won , good for me  ????

3 of my tips where there is still some value.   AFC Telford v Farsley Celtic (National League North) Farsley fully deserved their victory over Curzon last week when I opposed them and if they carry on with that form in this game then I think they will take the 3 points. Telford beat Chorley on the opening day of the season, but they have lost every game since apart from a draw against Hereford. They sacked their manager last week, but lost to Spennymoor and then Boston beat them 4-1 on Tuesday night so little has changed on the back of the sacking. Farsley just look very over priced for this game.   Weston Super Mare v Salisbury (Southern Premier South) Weston flattered to deceive again on Tuesday night when they lost 2-1 to Yate. They should be doing much better than they are and it especially seems that their home form isn't quite up to scratch. They host a Salisbury side who will have been disappointed to have drawn against Hartley Witney last week, but they continue to be in strong form and have just lost twice all season. I think they can get the better of their hosts here.   Southend v Chertsey So Phil Brown has finally gone at Southend, but this isn't exactly a game they will be wanting right now as they are on a hiding to nothing really. They have yet to lose in the league this season in 5 games and are still in the FA Trophy. Again its a 3 level gap, but Southend are there for the taking at the moment.   Farsley Celtic 1pt @ 29/10 with William Hill (take up to 7/4) Salisbury 1pt @ 15/8 with Skybet (take up to 11/8) Chertsey 1pt @ 6/1 with Betfred (take up to 4/1)

Just the two tips that are still value now.
Wealdstone v Eastleigh (National League) Eastleigh were awful on Tuesday night at Southend and barely created a meaningful chance which was disappointing given how Southend have been performing of late. When the goal went in there was a protest going on from the Southend fans at the time and it should really have been a good opportunity for them. What it did do was add to their poor away form this season although a couple of those games were tricky ones at Bromley and Grimsby, but they also only drew at Barnet. I thought Wealdstone did well enough against Solihull on Tuesday night and certainly showed enough to think they could beat Eastleigh in this. I just can't see why they are such a big price.   Warrington v Stalybridge (Northern Premier League) The home side are a good team and will be tough to beat, but Stalybridge have shown massive improvement in recent weeks winning 5 out of their last 6. Warrington will have hoped to have picked up more victories than they have and I'm not sure they have been playing as well as they really ought to be. I would obviously still have them as favs, but I just can't make Stalybridge as big as they are given the form they are in.
  Wealdstone 1pt @ 11/5 with Skybet (take up to 6/4)   Stalybridge 1pt @ 5/2 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and Betfred (take up to 7/4)

Altrincham v Grimsby You have to hand it to Altrincham as they have known beaten Notts County and Dagenham in their last 3 games as well as a comprehensive 4-1 win over Kings Lynn. Although they only had 3 shots on target on Saturday they did create plenty of chances as they have been doing in recent matches. They are 3 from 3 at home and clearly they have the capability of beating another side who are top of the table, as Grimsby overtook Dagenham on Saturday. Grimsby had a very comfortable afternoon beating Dover 6-0 and that meant they are 5/5 at home this term. Away though it has been a different story and they have only managed to beat Torquay on their travels so far and that was when the home side were struggling. They were poor at Maidenhead and then lost to Bromley. I'd still make them slight favourites to win this, but no way should the home side be as big as they are based on recent performances and confidence is going to be sky high right now.   Halifax v Notts County Two losses on the spin now for County and their defending left a lot to be desired against Woking on Saturday. They weren't strong up front either as an xG of just 0.78 suggests and that is the 3rd time in their last 4 games that the opposition have had a higher xG than them. Halifax have been pretty good at home so far this season and were a bit unfortunate not to win at Barnet on Saturday. Somehow Pete Wild has got together another side who are capable of finishing in the top half of the table which is some achievement and I think they will cause County problems here, especially given County don't seem quite at it at the moment certainly compared to earlier in the season. Halifax certainly look the value call to me.   Woking v Dagenham & Redbridge Two of our ante-post sides so probably better a Dagenham win, but no doubt in my mind that Woking are the value play here. Obviously we know what they did at Notts County on Saturday and as much as Tahvon Campbell didn't impress me when he was on loan at Gloucester last season, he has been very impressive for Woking and he is now up to 8 goals for the season. Dagenham are obviously a very good side, but losing in the way they did on Saturday was not good. They also seem to have this habit of going behind at the moment. I would still have Dagenham as favourites, but Woking aren't anywhere near as far behind them in quality as the betting suggests.   Wrexham v Chesterfield It is so annoying that with no other football on TV on Tuesday that BT Sport have chosen to put Wealdstone v Solihull on as the live game whereas as this one or the Woking v Dagenham game would have been much better choices to highlight the division. Chesterfield will be keen to put their last two results behind them because dropping 3 points in the way they did was pretty shocking and certainly not what potential champions do. This will be a tough game, but I've still yet to be convinced by Wrexham and they suffered a couple of key injuries on Saturday in their abandoned game. I'd argue that Chesterfield are likely to have the stronger starting line up and although Chesterfield have already been backed I still think there is juice in the price.   Altrincham 1pt @ 9/4 with Bet365 (take up to 15/8) Halifax 1pt @ 12/5 with Bet365 (take up to 15/8) Woking 1pt @ 13/5 with Bet365 (take up to 15/8) Chesterfield 1pt @ 13/5 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4)  

I have 3 FA Cup possible upsets and a banker treble.   Bath City v Frome A local derby and I think the Step 4 Frome have a fair chance of upsetting their Step 2 hosts. Bath have only won one game since winning their opening two league matches and that was against Braintree. One of their other wins came against current bottom side Billericay so they aren't exactly doing that well. They have also let in 14 goals in their last 5 league matches. They only beat Step 5 Shaftesbury 1-0 in the previous round as well. Frome are unbeaten in the league so far this season plus they beat Oxford City from Bath's league in the previous round so I think they have a fair chance of going through to the final qualifying round.   Folkestone v Gloucester City No doubt if the home side win this then it will be described as an upset, but I always prefer to go via betting odds when saying if it is an upset or not and Folkestone are odds on to win this despite playing the level below my club. If Paul Groves had still be in charge of Gloucester then I would have left the game alone, but I just find the prices crazy really and I have to hope that new manager Lee Mansell can turn things around. I had a feeling that the players weren't playing for Groves so I do think that we will see an improved City performance here and ultimately they do have a better side. Folkestone are unbeaten in the league, but apart from Worthing on the opening day they have had a pretty kind fixture list. Blowing a 3 goal lead against Potters Bar last week was hardly ideal either. The weather is likely to play a big part as it is set to be very wet and very windy, but hopefully the quality of City will be able to win the day. The match has been priced up as if Folkestone are playing a mid-lower table side in their own division not a team from the league above.   Met Police v St Albans The home side have quite a decent recent record in the FA Cup and I think they can continue their run here. They are having a decent season as they are still yet to lose in the league and have had to beat decent Step 3 sides in Lewes and Farnborough to get to this stage. I don't think St Albans are performing to the level that they were last season when they were bang in title contention before the season ended and whilst I would still have them as favourites I do think Met Police have a sporting chance of winning.   Treble In the TV game at 12.30 on the red button Brackley really shouldn't have too many problems beating Hanley Town. I was surprised to see Boston at just 4/7 to beat East Thurrock because I do think they should be shorter than that as East Thurrock aren't that great at all. Finally Hampton & Richmond should have a comfortable afternoon against Wimborne. The treble pays 2/1.   Frome 1pt @ 4/1 with Bet365 (take up to 11/4) Gloucester 1pt @ 9/4 with Bet365 (take up to 6/4) Met Police 1pt @ 23/10 with Bet365 and Betfred (take up to 2/1) Brackley, Boston, Hampton 1pt treble @ 2.2/1 with Betfred (take up to 6/4)

We just got to 20 winners this week so the over-150 club is getting smaller but top of the table @Soi Bongkot is stretching his lead with another winner.
This week's top performer @Like A Roughie storms into 2nd spot with a phenomenal 33/1 draw treble , next best @botmission's 7/1 treble
 

Barnet v Weymouth I would have had more confidence behind Weymouth if Harry Kewell was still in charge at Barnet, but he was sacked in earlier in the week and Dean Brennan has taken over for the time being. I would actually give Dean the job permanently as he is a good manager and there is a chance he could turn them around in time for this game, but Weymouth are too big a price not to back. Weymouth are playing well this season and after a poor first half against Dover they were much better in the 2nd half and they ought to have taken the 3 points. So I am wary of the new manager changing Barnet, but I still think Weymouth are bigger than they should be so I will take my chances.   Eastleigh v Woking There is a slight concern that Woking will be a bit ring rusty coming into this as they come of the back of a Covid break, but I think they are a better side than Eastleigh this season. Eastleigh have only won once so far this season and that came against Dover last week. Woking could easily have come away from Wrexham with a point when they played their last league game and their 4-0 win over Torquay was very impressive. Hopefully they will be ready to get back into action straight away as they are a big price if they do.   Kings Lynn v Wealdstone I am going to put Wealdstone again. I don't think they were at their best against Aldershot last week and although they were in front twice I don't think they deserved to win. Possibly that dip in performance levels came on because they were so good at Notts County on the Tuesday and hopefully they can get back to their best against Kings Lynn. Kings Lynn haven't played to two weeks and although they did well in the first half against Dagenham in their last game they weren't clinical enough. The odds just shouldn't be as far apart as they are so Wealdstone rate as a bet for me.   Maidenhead v Grimsby I'm pretty keen on Grimsby here who are looking like title contenders so far this season. Paul Hurst knows what it takes to get out of this league and he has got himself a squad capable of doing it. Maidenhead are giving their opponents plenty of good chances as an xG of just over 2 shows. Stockport and Notts County kept them very quiet and they only had one shot on target across the two games. Grimsby are doing very well defensively as opponents have an average xG of just 0.76 and Eastleight didn't even have a shot on target against them last week. After only scoring 1 in their first 2 games they have scored 12 in their next 4 so with Maidenhead gifting their opposition plenty of good chances Grimsby should have plenty of chances to add to those goals and I think they should be odds on.    Whitby v Hyde (Northern Premier League) Jim Gannon didn't get off to a good start as Hyde manager as they lost 6-1 to Morpeth in the FA Cup. Things have got much better after that though as they have beaten Nantwich and Stafford whilst performing creditably against South Shields when losing 2-1. Granted they travel to a Whitby side who have won every game but 1 this season so it wont be easy for Hyde, but I certainly think they are over the odds based on their performances under Gannon.   Weymouth 1pt @ 21/10 with William Hill and Skybet (take up to 7/4) Woking 1pt @ 21/10 with BetVictor, Betfred and Skybet (take up to 7/4) Wealdstone 1pt @ 5/2 with Bet365 (take up to 7/4) Grimsby 3pts @ 13/10 with BetVictor, Betfred and William Hill (take up to 4/5) Hyde 1pt @ 23/10 with BetVictor (take up to 15/8)

Wealdstone v Aldershot Going to back Wealdstone again here. They did superbly against Notts County on Tuesday night and even had an xG of 2.3 compared to County's 1.66 which shows how well they did despite losing. Their xG was even higher against Altincham on Saturday when it was a late penalty which saw them gain the victory. They need to be more clinical in front of goal, but as I keep mentioning they are nowhere near as bad a side as they were last season and they ought to have more points on the board. The away side lost their first 5 games of the season although managed to see off a poor Southend 3-2 on Saturday despite gifting their opponents one of their goals. They aren't creating enough good chances as an xG of 0.84 suggests and I'm surprised they are favourites to win this to be honest as I would marginally have the home side in front of them at the moment.   Wrexham v Dagenham & Redbridge Wrexham were awful at Grimsby on Tuesday night and fully deserved their defeat and they were probably slightly fortunate to get away with the 3 points last Saturday against Woking. Dagenham were poor in the first half against Kings Lynn last week, but they were much better in the 2nd half as they showed their class. They did well against a tricky Weymouth side in midweek as well and they clearly have plenty of goals in them. Certainly so far I am very happy from an ante-post perspective and if Wrexham continue to underperform then Dagenham are more than good enough to take full advantage. They just shouldn't be the price they are.   Hungerford v Truro One bet appeals in the FA Cup. Truro have been awful at home in the league so far this season, but away from home they have been much better. In my ante-post preview I wondered if not having a home ground of their own was going to hinder them and it has certainly been the case so far. They have a good side on paper though and I certainly think they are better than their league position suggests. Hungerford have only had 4 leagues games due to Covid and they were well beaten by Dulwich last week in their first game back after their enforced break. I think there is a bit of value in the 3/1 about Truro causing a minor upset.   Wealdstone 1pt @ 19/10 with Bet365 Dagenham & Redbridge 1pt @ 3/1 with Bet365 Truro 1pt @ 3/1 with Bet365 and Betfred

cracking 2-0 win tonght at home for Peterborough Sports against league favourites Tamworth   in front of a crowd of 220 

Just my thoughts 
Hayes and Yeading Will cruise to a win tonight 
I also have Kingstonian and Coalville to win 
cannot comment on the other no idea 
 
my Acca 
Boreham Wood, Lewes. St Ives. Matlock and Stratford 
like Farnborough tonight too 
 
hope it helps 

Kings Lynn v Dagenham & Redbridge (National League) Dagenham have been very impressive so far this season and they will be disappointed that they only got a point at Wealdstone last week when they defended poorly a couple of times. They have been very strong up front though having scored at least 2 goals in every game so far and their xG is just over 2 as well whilst their opponents is just under 1. They are likely to get some good chances against their hosts who apart from keeping a poor Yeovil quiet have been conceding plenty of good chances to their opponents. This game is on BT Sport tomorrow afternoon and hopefully we will see one of my ante-post bets for the title win fairly comfortably.    Torquay v Grimsby (National League) Torquay finally won their first game of the season last week at Maidenhead, but after being 4 up at half time they lost the 2nd half 3-0 and the story of their season so far is that they are giving their opponents some good goal scoring opportunities. Currently their opponents xG is 1.96 compared to their own 1.27 and even in the game last week Maidenhead's xG was higher. That win might see them kick on, but I do think the hangover from losing the play-off final is still there and I am opposing them on Saturday. Grimsby also won a game which ended 4-3 as they beat Barnet with a superb free kick in injury time. I know Barnet going down to 10 men helped, but they were creating lots of chances and I think they deserved the win in the end. Barnet just happened to be very clinical and they were the first team to actually have a shot on target against Grimsby this season. I think they look stronger than Torquay this season so will take them to win this.   Wealdstone v Altrincham (National League I am going to try Wealdstone again here as I did in their previous home game. That afternoon they drew 0-0 with Southend and although they were probably fortunate to get a point against Dagenham last week it showed again that they have been putting in some very good performances and one of them deserves to be turned into 3 points soon. Altrincham may have been fortunate to have played Torquay on the opening day and then Dover last week to get their two wins on the board. When they faced Halifax in between they weren't great and lost 2-0. With home advantage I would make the home side favourites myself.   Blyth Spartans v Darlington (National League North) A local derby here and I like the home side. They looked on paper a much stronger squad then they had been the last couple of years and that has shown on the pitch as well as they have only lost one of their opening 5 games. That defeat was against a bang in form Kidderminster so there was no disgrace in that and they got a very good point against Brackley last week. Darlington on the other hand have had a horrid start to the season losing all 3 games to Alfreton, Curzon and Bradford. Given how both sides have been playing so far I make the home side odds on shots to win this.   Gloucester v Curzon (National League North) Last season my own side won me plenty of money as it took the bookies a while to cotton on to how good we were, this season hopefully I can continue to make money from their games just that this time around I am taking them on. Obviously as much as I thought we would lose last week I wasn't expecting a 9-0 defeat, but it wasn't a great surprise that after being 2 down and a man down after 20 minutes that the players basically gave up. They hadn't tried much against Kettering either and I just don't see what will change ahead of this game. The Curzon manager summed things up nicely for me when he said that credit to Gloucester because they had tried to pass the ball around, but it was a bit naive because it meant Chorley could pick them off at will. Yes Chorley scored some good goals which on another day might not have gone in, but the defending was shocking and some of the chances were gifts. Paul Groves doesn't seem to have a plan b and we have made it pretty clear to every one else in the league what they have to do to beat us. There doesn't seem to be any new players arriving ahead of this game so as much as sometimes teams can bounce back from a heavy defeat because they are hurting, I am not sure what exactly will have changed. Curzon have started the season in fantastic form having lost just once to Boston and looked very good last week in a 3-0 win over Leamington. I'd love to be wrong, but I find it hard to see anything other than an away win and they should be favourites.   Chippenham v Chelmsford (National League South) There is some irony in the fact that Chippenham who basically have a team of ex Gloucester players and a former Gloucester manager have actually started the season well. They are unbeaten in 4 games and currently 5th in the table. Mike Cook has made them tough to beat, but they have had a bit of luck in one or two of their games and I think Chelmsford are a spot of value to beat them. Vincent Harper has been one of their best players this season and he left earlier in the week and that will weaken them in my opinion. Chelmsford lost their opening 2 games, but they have improved after that and after beating Bath they have got two very good draws against Ebbsfleet and Dorking. I would have these two sides much closer in the betting than they are.   Dagenham & Redbridge 2.5pts @ 10/11 with Betfred, William Hill & Bet365 (Evs is available with Betway and take up to 8/13) Grimsby 1pt @ 13/8 with Bet365 (take up to 11/8) Wealdstone 1pt @ 2/1 with Bet365 (take up to 6/4) Blyth Spartans 2.5pts @ 13/10 with Skybet, Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill (take up to 4/5) Curzon Ashton 3pts @ 15/8 with BetVictor and Betfred (take up to 5/4) Chelmsford 1pt @ 12/5 with Betfred (take up to 7/4)  

Many of the big teams lived up to their odds-on prices producing quite a lot of short priced winners for us this week.
@Soi Bongkot is back at the top overall just overhauling @andellio who also found another winner
Top weekly performer is @Fader with a 10/1 treble, next best @bobsyerunkle with a 4/1 treble

Man Ud to win @1.20 
PSG to win @1.25
Celtic to win @1.14
 
70 £ on this treble please, thanks

It's getting harder to find those winning bets, with only 28 successful ones in week 3.  But quite of lot of first time wins in those resulting in more entries into the overall top, 24 of you now having increased your bank by 50%.
New player @andellio shoots into the lead with a superb 11/1 double but @Cauncie is top performer with a 22/1 treble 

 

Man.City @ 1.22
Bayern Munich @ 1.18
45 £ on this double please
 
tks

Boreham Wood v Stockport I must admit I'm a bit surprised by how slow Stockport have started the season. They were poor against Dagenham on the opening day and then scraped past Southend before drawing against Grimsby. I think plenty of teams will find it tough going to Boreham Wood this season and with Stockport struggling for goals I think there is a spot of value in backing the home side. They have won 3/3 so far and although they haven't faced anyone that good at the moment I think they have a better chance of beating the away side than the odds suggest.   Southend v Wrexham I thought Wrexham played very well on Monday night when getting a 1-1 draw against Notts County and they strike me as a team who will only get better. I also think they could well do better against the ex league sides in the division as their newcomers to the squad and the manager will be used to going to places like Southend. I opposed the home side on Monday and it nearly paid off as they only drew 0-0 at Wealdstone and so far they look no better than a mid-table side. I think odds against about Wrexham looks a decent price.   Chorley v Gloucester As I alluded to in the intro I watched Gloucester against Kettering on Monday and we were awful. We barely created a chance and fully deserved the 2-0 defeat. I had hoped that after the York 4-0 win that our home form would be strong, but that didn't happen. So far in our two away games we have also been pretty poor and barely created a chance against Guiesley last Saturday after going a goal up early on. We still have 5 first team players out and haven't been able to add to the squad this week. Chorley look like they are beginning to improve after a slow start, something they also did last season. I obviously hope I'm wrong, but we look miles away from the side we were last season and I'm not sure we have the manager in charge to sort it out. Chorley should be odds on for me.   Chester v Alfreton Another side who have had a poor start to the season are Chester and they don't seem to have got over Covid which spread through the squad just before the season started. They have played poorly so far and although Alfreton aren't anything special themselves they have been performing well enough and could just heap more misery on the home side.   Eastbourne v Dulwich Hamlet I'm kicking myself for not backing Dulwich on Monday as they played Hemel who we had benefitted from opposing in the previous couple of games. It was 0-0 at half time, but then Dulwich ran riot in the 2nd half putting 6 goals past their hosts. Given the way the manager likes to play football I have always thought they will do well on 3G pitches and they go to another one tomorrow. Eastbourne have improved a bit since their heavy opening day defeat against Hampton, but Dulwich could be about to properly get going and they have a good squad this season so I am taking them to get the points.   Boreham Wood 1pt @ 15/8 with Betfred and Betfair (take up to 6/4) Wrexham 2pts @ 11/8 with Bet365 (take up to 10/11) Chorley 2pts @ 11/10 with William Hill (take up to (4/5) Alfreton 1pt @ 23/10 with Betfair and Paddy Power (take up to 15/8) Dulwich 1pt @ 6/4 with William Hill (take up to 11/10)

I'm surprised they have drifted out to odds against, but it is hard to want to back them after they lost to Welling.