The loneliness of the long distant run in
Tranmere Crest
By David Sindall
February 27 2026
We are now truly in squeaky bum territory. We have dropped like a stone and are caught in a relegation battle. I’ve decided to look at the games that all the clubs below us have got coming up. Interestingly many of the bottom clubs play each other, so the notional home and away points available isn’t what it seems. We play 4 of our relegation rivals in the run in. The same is true for Harrogate. Cheltenham have 5 matches involving clubs in the relegation battle. However we have one game against a team in the top 3. By comparison Barrow have 3 games against the top 3 candidates.
Tranmere
Home (Points available 18)
7th March - Oldham
17th March - Harrogate
21st March - Swindon
6th April - Colchester
18th April - Bristol Rovers
2nd May - Grimsby
Away (Points available 21)
28th Feb - Crewe
3rd March - Newport
14th March - Fleetwood
28th March - Cheltenham
3rd April - Shrewsbury
11th April - Chesterfield
25th April - MK Dons
Cheltenham Town
Home (21 pts)
6th March - Barrow
17th March - Crewe
28th March - Tranmere Rovers
6th April - Cambridge Utd
14th April - Gillingham
18th April - Newport County
2nd May - Colchester Utd
Away (21 pts)
27th February - Harrogate Town
10th March - Fleetwood Town
14th March - Shrewsbury Town
21st March - Notts County
3rd April - Chesterfield
11th April - Walsall
25th April - Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
Home (18pts)
7th March - Crewe
17th March - Shrewsbury Town
28th March - Accrington
3rd April - Fleetwood
11th April - Crawley
25th April - Cheltenham Town
Away (21 pts)
28th February - Swindon Town
10th March - Barrow
14th March - Bromley
21st March - Gillingham
6th April - Harrogate Town
18th April - Tranmere Rovers
2nd May - Notts Co
Crawley Town
Home (18pts)
7th March - Swindon Town
17th March - Barnet
28th March - Gillingham
6th April - Grimsby Town
18th April - Shrewsbury Town
2nd May - Salford City
Away (18pts)
28th Feb - Oldham Athletic
13th March - Colchester
21st March - Fleetwood Town
3rd April - Newport County
11th April - Bristol Rovers
25th April - Accrington
Barrow
Home (24pts)
28th February - Gillingham
10th March - Bristol Rovers
14th March - Accrington
28th March - Bromley
6th April - Chesterfield
14th April - Oldham
18th April - Walsall
2nd May - Newport County
Away (18pts)
6th March - Cheltenham Town
17th March - Salford
21st March - Grimsby
3rd April - MK Dons
11th April - Barnet
25th April - Cambridge Utd
Harrogate Town
Home (18pts)
27th Feb - Cheltenham Town
14th March - Salford City
28th March - Notts Co
6th April - Bristol Rovers
18th April - Colchester United
2nd May - Barnet
Away (18pts)
7th March - MK Dons
17th March - Tranmere Rovers
21st March - Oldham
3rd April - Grimsby
11th April - Newport County
25th April - Walsall
Newport County
Home (21pts)
3rd March - Tranmere Rovers
7th March - Colchester United
17th March - Bromley
28th March - Shrewsbury Town
3rd April - Crawley
11th April - Harrogate Town
25th April - Oldham
Away (18pts)
28th February - Fleetwood Town
14th March - Barnet
21st March - Walsall
6th April - Notts County
18th April - Cheltenham Town
2nd May - Barrow
I will look at this all again at the start of April. In simple terms we need to start winning some games. Given our recent form that’s a big ask.
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The simple equation really is don't lose to the teams around us Bd we should be fine
Newport (A)
Harrogate (H)
Cheltenham (A)
Shrewsbury (A)
Bristol Rovers (H)
We may even fluke some points against Oldham (H) and Fleetwood (A)
Whatever happens this season, without major changes on and off the pitch, we would be the bookies favourites next season for relegation for sure.
Quote:AndyMase
Yes we are in a terrible run of form, but by definition most of the other teams in the relegation battle are also in poor form otherwise they wouldn't be there.
The simple equation really is don't lose to the teams around us Bd we should be fine
No not strictly, over the season so far they are poor , but we got our points early on theyve picked theirs up late on. We are rock bottom since Christmas, Harrogate, Newport and Shrewsbury are mid table.