Usually, we’ve come off the back of a busy season and we’re straight into the play-offs with a big buzz in the build-up. With no fans in the grounds, it doesn’t feel like we’re going into a game with so much riding on it. I imagine all the teams involved feel the same way.
But it is what it is and we are going to Slough to give it our best shot. I’m a realist. I know they are very capable of beating us and we are very capable of beating them
Every playoff game I’ve been involved in has been tight. It’s why I’m disappointed with the decision to not have extra-time. I spoke to all six managers in the National League South and they all voted to have the usual 30 minutes if the scores are level at full-time.
You could be battering a team for 85 minutes and go into extra-time with your opponent on the ropes as you try to finish the job. Now there won’t be that opportunity and suddenly you could be out on penalties. We’ve all seen how fine the margins are in shootouts. It’s a shame game could be won that way.
We had a friendly against Boreham Wood last weekend, which was really good. Their pitch is the most amazing surface. Arsenal paid for it because their Women’s and U18 and U23 teams play there and it is absolutely fantastic. It allowed us to play good football and we were really grateful to Luke Garrard and Boreham Wood for the game.
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SHAKERS REVEL IN MAKING HISTORY
DAVE McNabb says Bury's FA Cup heroes are proud to be writing their own chapters in club history.
WILCOX: WE FEEL COMPLETE WITH WIN
RUSS WILCOX'S verdict after watching his Gainsborough Trinity side outmuscle and outplay their hosts was that it was \"probably our most complete performance\".
CRACKER BY KABIA TOPPLES TUDORS!
ASSISTANT boss Stewart Yetton said his Truro City side were good value for their win over table-toppers Hemel Hempstead Town.
BRAKES PUT STOP ON BORO BATTLERS
SEPARATED only by goal difference before kick-off, these sides remain neck and neck in the embryonic table after playing out 90 minutes in the October sunshine that was a great advert for the division.
BOSS COTT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD THING WITH ROVERS
STEVE Cotterill hailed Forest Green Rovers’ first class performance as they produced a spirited comeback to topple fellow high-flyers Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.
SKIPS STEER HEED'S SHIP
GATESHEAD captains of the past and present are playing a lead role in helping the National League club move on from the departure of FA Trophy-winning manager Rob Elliot.
FA CUP PREVIEW: SWEET! 'DREAM' DRAW IS CHANCE OF OUR LIFETIME
DAVE NORTHFIELD says minnows Biggleswade FC were like 'kids in a sweet shop' when they drew out York City in what he describes as the 'draw of a lifetime'.
PARKER'S HEART IS STILL AT HOME
FORMER England right-back Paul Parker has revealed he would never completely rule out a return to management – but says he would only do so for one of his beloved local clubs.
LOCALS RALLY TO REBUILD BRIDGE
WHEN committee members at Bamber Bridge set out to raise £30,000 to protect the club's future, they were apprehensive about the response they'd get.
RUTHLESS BEES FIND THEIR FEET
ASTERLING second-half performance resulted in league leaders Barnet brushing aside a Boston United outfit that led at the interval through Keaton Ward’s early strike.