Okay, our chance of winning the National League – and claiming automatic promotion – has gone, but the play-offs give us a second bite of the cherry.
That’s not to be sniffed at when you consider that a couple of years ago, after another lower half finish, I feared we might not get back into the EFL in my lifetime!
There is real strength in the National League and it’s so harsh that only one team goes up automatically and one more via the play-offs.
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