‘Playing an extra game could give us an advantage in the play-offs’
Rebels boss: We’ve got as much chance as anyone’
charge at Slough since the summer of 2013.
‘I know Weymouth and Havant have the advantage of having one less game to play, but you could argue that playing one extra game gives you a slight advantage in these play-offs.
Slough joint-boss Jon Underwood
‘Normally you’re going into the play-offs off the back of a really tough season, you’re shattered, and you’re having to play on a Wednesday night before going somewhere on the Saturday to play a team that’s had a week’s rest.
‘That’s normally a big advantage and we don’t have to do that this time which is a positive.
“But first of all we just have to think about getting past Dartford. “Dartford were in brilliant form, but we beat them twice this season, once with Steve King as manager and once without. “I always look back to previous play-off campaigns and in the one before we got promoted, we lost to
Slough are aiming for their third promotion via the play-offs in seven seasons
Leamington, having beaten them 6-0 and 2-0 during the season.
‘So I don’t put any emphasis on the fact that we’ve beaten Dartford this season. That’s completely gone, as is form.
‘Both teams will obviously want it on the day but it’s about the side who falls into the game quicker.
‘For the winners it might help playing a quarter final tie. But, if we win, we’d have to go to Havant and that’s an
The play-offs are always a lottery but this year they are even more of a lottery
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