JM takes his promotion hunting Super U’s to the County Ground Swindon aiming to secure three more priceless points in their league campaign. Richie Wellens team sit in 12th place in the table with 47 points but have one game in hand. Swindon away is a winnable game and should be approached as such by the super U’s. The Robins like Grimsby, Oldham and Crewe sit just outside the promotion places still held by the same eight squads for several weeks now. Thankfully the top eight have all played 34 games now and the Imps scored a dramatic 96th minute equaliser to deflate the Grecians on Tuesday night at Sincil Bank. This suggests to me that any of the top eight can break into those vital top three places with a run of consistent results. Lincoln 34 66 +26 Bury 34 63 +26 Mansfield 34 61 +23 MK Dons 34 59 +21 Exeter 34 55 +12 COL U 34 54 +17 FGR 34 54 + 17 Carlisle 34 53 +11 Colchester remaining fixtures: We still have to play 5 of the top 8 including the tasty last two matches, which will probably determine our promotion fate. The simple fact is that we are still in control of our destiny and should now approach these games accordingly. Swindon A Newport H FGR H Exeter A Tranmere H Cambridge A Oldham H Bury A Grimsby H Yeovil A MK Dons H Lincoln A Colchester have a decent record at the County Ground, and we should dismiss Wellens bemoaning the fact that he has key injuries. It will still be 11 versus 11 at kick off and all our opponents are all keen to put one over on a promotion rival. Both Tom Lapslie and Harry Pell have resumed training, but neither should be risked today. There is a vital home double header coming up and hopefully one or both will be fit for those matches. This puts pressure on Ben Stevenson, but he is more than capable of rising to the occasion and young Diaz Wright is an able deputy. I reckon that JM will opt for his favoured back four and Brennan Dickenson (now beginning to show the form that he is capable of) should get a start against the Robins with Courtney Senior also providing width on the other flank. So: 4,4,1,1 Gilmartin Jackson Kent Prosser Vincent-Young Senior Stevenson Wright Dickenson Szmodics Norris Subs: Barnes Eastman Eisa Roberts Nouble Mandron Gondoh Swindon weather is likely to be 12 degrees Celsius and cloudy but dry. Safe journey to the travelling faithful, enjoy the game and let’s secure that 16th league victory of the season to maintain the promotion push. Up the U’s [Post edited 2 Mar 2019 9:40]
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