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If anyone wants anyone POTY voting inspiration... [Link]

For tomorrow I would try Foyo up with Bugiel and Ball to make a third midfielder. Kelly and Stevens to drop to the bench. 3-5-2

The problem is that player's have to offer more than just getting on the end of chances. It is quite clear that Stevens does not fit in a 3-4-3. He is not strong enough to be the central striker and not mobile enough to be one of the wider striker. He is at his best as part of a front two where the other one is a target man.

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ML - yes. Announced on Monday. Closes tomorrow.

Has the player of the year vote come out yet?

I just asked Meta AI if we would be promoted but I'm none the wiser

Hamilton deducted 15 points: [Link]

Balham went on a an impressive run to stay up at Sandhurst’s expense on the final day, winning 7 of their last 10 league games having only won 1 of the previous 27

Congratulations to the Sarnies (Egham Town) on their promotion from the other CCL Prem league

The CCL league table hasn't been updated yet. Jersey announced the points deduction a couple of days ago. [Link]

Wow didn't know jersey had been deducted 3 points😂😂

P99, did Jersey not get deducted 3 points? Table shows them top [Link]

Crawley did sell their best 3 players before the season started, we did the same with Kedwell, Gregory and Kaid Mohammed when we got promoted

Sorry to see sandhurst got relegated yesterday by jersey boys

The whole of L2 was a lot more goalsy last season, but that was an outlier. This season a bit more standard (though I think a bit below average). The top 3 last season averaged 92 goals. The season before it was 61!

We do at least have the best goal difference, and one of the best teams for clean sheets - it makes a nice change not to have negative GD 😬

Last season, those three were head & shoulders above the rest. Creepy were the best other team" and they coming straight back down

We’re currently the third lowest scorers in top half. Only Colchester and Crewe have scored less

Thanks Bush! Other major difference to last season is how few goals the top teams have scored. Stockport , Wrexham, Mansfield had 86,84 and 85 at this point. Highest scorers this season have 74 (Walsall) next highest is SwinDon on 70! We’ve scored the same number as last season after 43 games.

Think it's absolutely clear that the best teams in L2 were stronger last season (Stockport, Wrexham, Mansfield), but that was unusually strong in that regard. Go back over previous seasons and plenty of solid but unspectacular teams have gone up (Northampton, Stevenage, Cambridge), not unlike us. Doesn't seem loads between many teams this season. Basically anyone can beat anyone. In general I don't think the quality of a league changes too much from season-to-season. Would be weird if it did with most of the same teams in place.

Thanks SW and JaW. I'll have the breakdown between 352 and 343 in my spreadsheet. Will try to share later.

League table at similar stage last season. [Link] Points needed to be in top 3 was 76 last season, this season its 74. Points to be to be top 7, 65 last season, 66 this season. Little difference in terms of points. I think the issue is when we played decent teams like Stockport last season you could see the difference in standard. This season playing the ‘top’ teams they just don’t seem very good. Other issue is so many teams out of form including ourselves

There seems to be some groupthink that League 2 is worse this season than it's ever been. I don't see this.