Who do you want to win the Conference play-offs?

[Austrian Gull]

It's a simple enough question: who do you want to see as a Football League club next season?

Cambridge United for me - I have fond memories of the Abbey Stadium, particularly the point earned towards the end of the 96-97 season. Cambridge is a beautiful place and it's relatively close compared to the other three.

So, do you agree?

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Cambridge Utd for me too. Not only is it geographically closer, it is also a reasonable place to visit.

Funnily enough I was in a cycling event that passed the Abbey Stadium yesterday and reminded me of seeing the Albion play there, I think it was in '78-'79. Both sides were in the old Div 2 (now Championship) and although it was our famous promotion season to Div 1, and we like to think of ourselves being invincible, Cambridge were a bogey side for us, comfortably beating us at The Goldstone and I think it was a 0-0 in the return at the Abbey.

I used to keep an eye on their scores in the John Beck years because the played some feisty stuff.

Wouldn't mind a Cup draw against them sometime, assuming they get through the play-offs.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I'm too lazy to look. Who are the other options?

I'm fairly sure Grimsby are one. The other two?

 

[Durlston]

FC Halifax Town.

Very impressive team with Lee Gregory attracting attention from League One clubs after netting over 30 goals this season. A great all-round side with a fantastic ground that has loads of terracing.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Probably because I've been to their ground but I always want an ex league side to come back, anyone will do. Gateshead were just before my football watching time when they were in the league. I really should want some new blood, but I don't!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Oooh, I'll go for the Heed then.

Good name.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm too lazy to look. Who are the other options?

I'm fairly sure Grimsby are one. The other two?

Halifax and Gateshead.

Gateshead would be quite decent. They've been missing (in a different guise) from the league for decades.

 

[El Presidente]

Cambridge for me too, mainly for Graham Pearce's last minute winner there in (I think) 1984/5 when we won 4-3.

 

[atfc village]

Fax for me a good footballing side.

 

[fosters headband]

I would love to see Gateshead return after all these years as I can remember watching them as a young lad in the fifties.
They have plans for a new ground http://www.gateshead-fc.com/new-stadium and they were the club we signed legend Norman Gall from.

 

[Trigger]

Fax, without doubt.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Cambridge United. Two of the four play off teams are part-timers , AFC Halifax and Gateshead should receive extra credit by getting into the top 5.

 

[Mackenzie]

Gateshead probably. They love their football in the NE.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

FC Halifax - fantastic rise up from Northern Premier League Division One North since they had to reform.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Cambridge.

 

[albionite]

Anyone but Grimsby they can rot down there for a little longer.

 

[Braders]

Cambridge , for the stupidly lazy reason that I've lost Torquay and close to losing Northampton from my "league grounds done" list that I want to add 2 that I've been to!!

 

[Phat Baz 68]

I detest Camb Utd

 

[NEASTGULL]

Gateshead for me, simply because I live less than 5 minutes from their current ground.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I remember watching Gateshead fairly regularly a few years ago when I lived in Newcastle. They were in the Northern Premier when I started, and the Conference when I moved back South. It was a fiver to get in, Boddingtons cost a quid and there was a couple of hundred people rattling around a 12,000 seat stadium...ever since then I've had a soft spot for them