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mikerd wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:29 pm Nice to see Lorraine score at the end, an excellent 4-1 win in the end, Robbins must start on Tuesday.

Excellent win, and let's go again on Tuesday and win.

Robbins has confirmed on twitter he is off to Spain. He will certainly miss Dunstable and Cambridge games.

sussexdiamond wrote: Robbins has confirmed on twitter he is off to Spain. He will certainly miss Dunstable and Cambridge games.

Unless he’s joking, he’s said he’ll be back Tuesday morning for the Dunstable game:

I’ll be back Tuesday ready to go again haha

Gona get some tips off the master Messi I’ll be back Tuesday morning

Having seen it again, I can't get over how tighter angle that swd goal was smashed in from.
Robins rocket, a rare Curtis goal and a clinical Shanks finish. Who'd have thought that was going to be the case after a poor start.
Another 3pts Tuesday please.

therushden wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:38 pm Having seen it again, I can't get over how tighter angle that swd goal was smashed in from.

I was right behind him on the cricket ground side and it was a sublime bit of skill, he had no other options after going wide but executed his shot perfectly.

Good crowd as well! Weather helped

Robbins has confirmed on twitter he is off to Spain. He will certainly miss Dunstable and Cambridge games.

That’s just absolutely not true, he is back on Tuesday in time for the Dunstable match and available for selection for both games.

bozzer wrote: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:19 am

Robbins has confirmed on twitter he is off to Spain. He will certainly miss Dunstable and Cambridge games.

That’s just absolutely not true, he is back on Tuesday in time for the Dunstable match and available for selection for both games.

Well that is certainly good news.

BartonRaz wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 6:33 pm That first half was the absolute pits. Or the first 35 minutes at least. Once Ryan scored the panic that seemed to have overwhelmed the whole team noticeably lifted and we started to play a bit of football. SWD’s finish was sublime albeit he forced himself into a really tight angle.

Ryan Robbins proving why it’s always worth having him on the pitch, I make that the third time he’s scored from distance out of absolutely nothing. It sounds like he’s going on holiday for a few days though, any idea when he’s likely to return?

Looking increasingly like a shootout between ourselves, Beaconsfield and Hartley Wintney for the top 2 places. We’re effectively 4 points clear of HW with 4 games left.

He said on twitter that he would be back Tuesday morning, and ready to go Tuesday night.

Edit: beaten to it!

League table - by Maximum theoretical points possible

Beaconsfield - 80
Played 37
5 games left
Can get maximum of 95

Diamonds - 79
Played 38
4 games left
Can get maximum of 91

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Hartley - 76
Played 38
4 games left
Can get maximum of 88

Cambridge - 69
Played 36
6 games left
Can get maximum of 87

Dunstable - 70
Played 37
5 games left
Can get maximum of 85

Hayes - 77
Played 40
2 games left
Can get maximum of 83

Lots of games in the next fortnight. Which will have a big impact.

Although part of Saturdays performance didn't reach the levels expected by many, though. It was just what was required, and couldn't have worked out better with all 3 strikers getting on the score sheet, the relief on Shank's face was there for all to see and hopefully will can now push on over the last 4 games, as stated on here it's looking like 2 from 3 for automatic promotion and a win tomorrow would bring the finish line that bit closer and remove Dunstable's faint hope, that said I would assume they will have to come with the intention of winning as a draw is not much use to them so hopefully not some of the back 8 we have seen from some opponents visiting this season. To put Saturdays result into context Aylesbury's last 2 games have been a 7-2 win over Thame and a 1-0 win over H & Y, so regardless of the performance not being great for the full 90 mins it was a hard earned and worthy result.
On another note, the game at Marlow V Ashford was originally shown as postponed due to Waterlogged pitch, the W P has now been removed and according to twitter from the Clubs involved it was postponed as the Home team did not have enough players there at kick off. Another Bedford Town episode??? no idea what went on but hopefully it will be rearranged and the are no major issues at Marlow, presume it's so near the end of the season points can be awarded to the opposition, not that it would happen but we don't want a records expunged episode, Marlow have not had the double done on them by any of the top 7 teams, with us, Cambridge and Beaconsfield taking 4 points, Chalfont 1 but still have to play them at home and Dunstable, Hartley & Hayes have all won 1 and lost 1 against them.