Not really because of extra time and pens. The longer the game goes on, the lower ranked team will inevitably tire and the extra quality of the higher ranked team will usually show through. Say you're Marine a couple of years ago hosting Spurs and you're drawing at the end of normal time and instea...

Just been browsing on DSH. What a great site. Well done to all involved in setting this site up and keeping it up to date. Also (please correct me someone if I have got this wrong) it seems we have scored a total of 6998 league goals since our records started. Can we get two goals tomorrow? If so, ...

Really good last 3 episodes and getting TC on is a big coup for DSH ! Great work. Much respect to Tony for being a guest .....Would love to have asked him why he marginalised and ultimately sold our other established strikers McGleish/Charlery, when he was 35 at the time and never going to play eve...

I fear Southend because they are currently top of the form table. Altrincham are 3rd, we are 6th, above all the other P.O. contenders.

Is it correct that a draw will do for 2nd, unless Bromley win by four goals or more? Guessing it goes to results against each other after goal difference. Despite our "poor record" against top 7, we have 4 points off them! If goal difference is the same, the deciding factor is goals score...

I agree that Cup Finals should be decided on the day. I'm old enough to remember when there were F A Cup Final replays, they were played away from Wembley and they were anti-climatic. I also think the Wembley Final is devalued by the semis being played at Wembley. But that's not going to change. You...

What annoys me most is the quote from the FA that it's been made "in light of changes to the calendar driven by the expanded EUFA competitions". What possible relevance does that have to rounds 1 & 2 of the FA Cup when the Prem clubs aren't even in the FA Cup? I can see no possible rel...

Personally I don’t care what team starts on Saturday. Rest and rotate whoever Dean feels fit, the game is dead. I know we can finish 3rd but the reality is we are in the top 3 for a reason- we are a better side than every team in this division bar chesterfield, and shouldn’t care who we face in the...

Gateshead’s’keeper gets a straight red. And they don’t have a keeper on the bench. Chasing around for a whole half with ten men trying to protect the outfield player in goal won’t be helping their fatigue issues! That is part of the reason why you should always have a keeper on the bench. I hope we...

I didn't wish to come across as negative before and as stated before, I really hope it's a massive success. Thinking about it, we did get 3,733 for the P.O. match v Borehamwood last season which was a Tuesday night quarter final ( when we seemed less likely of overall success.) We should get a far b...

Apparently according to the Aldershot programme notes last Saturday, Aldershot have made an official complaint regarding Gateshead's statement / conduct.

I'm not sure where the 800 people to hold a flag behind the goal are going to come from - or maybe 400 will each hold 2 flags? But it sounds like if it comes off it should look quite spectacular.

I seem to remember that whilst we looked likely to escape, there was a strange situation that if we and Bury had particular score lines, we'd finish level on points, goals for and goals against and there was talk of an outside chance of a play off deciding match at Walsall ( as in being between the ...

Woking have reduced admission for Saturday's home match v Fylde to £5.

It's certainly true that all three of those opponents will be tough - an in-form Altrincham, Solihull with the best away record in the division, or a Gateshead side who seem to have our number, based on recent meetings. But I'd be intrigued to know who the management team would prefer to face, afte...