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The battle to avoid relegation from the Blue Rashad Vaughn Jersey Square Premier League is really hotting up as the season enters its final fortnight.With Grays Athletic already down after a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, the final two relegation placeslook to be between Ebbsfleet United, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Eastbourne Borough and Histon; although Barrow are not mathematically safe just yet either.Prior to this weekends fixtures the bottom of the table looks like this;17Barrow401112174262-204518Histon421112194263-214519Eastbourne Borough421013194168-274320Gateshead *41127224566-214221Forest Green Rovers42119224774-274222Ebbsfleet United42108244479-353823Grays Ath *42412263289-5722*Gateshead docked 1 point for breach of league rules*Grays Ath docked 2 points for fielding ineligible players.Despite having one of the hottest strike forces in the league Ebbsfleet are favourites to join Grays in the Blue Square South next season. The signing of Moses Ashikodi from Kettering Town in January looks to have come too late to save them as his 10 goals in 14 matches, coupled with 15 from Brazilian Magno Vieira, has not been enough to pull them away from the bottom three and their their relegation will be confirmed should they fail to beat fellow strugglers Gateshead atStonebridge Roadon Saturday. However even ifLiam Daishs side do get the right result against Jason Terry Jersey theTynesiders they will still needtowin their final match of the seasonat Tamworth if they are to have any hopeof avoiding the drop.Have the goals of Moses Ashikodi come too late to save Ebbsfleet?Below them only one point separates the next three clubs. An inferior goal difference is all that iskeeping Forest Greenin the drop zoneafter a late winner from Conal Platt gave them a vital three points against Crawley Town on Tuesday night and theydo appear to have, on paper at least, the easiest run in of all the teams around them. With another home match to come against crisis club Histon this weekendbeforea last day trip to doomed Grays, manager Dave Hockadayis confident his team canpick upthe minimum offour points they need if they are to have anyhope of surviving.Forest Green Rovers manager Dave Hockaday is hoping to masterminda great escape for his troops.Gateshead, under the Jabari Parker Jersey leadership of former Newcastle United player Ian Bogie,appear to have the toughest run in of all as after the six-pointer against Ebbsfleet they face home matches against Champions-elect Stevenage Borough and then AFC Wimbledon. Depending on the result on Saturday they may well have to win at least one of those games toavoid an immediate return to the Blue Square North, a tall order even if The Dons have nothing but pride to play for now having seen their play off dreams disappear in recent weeks. Gateshead manager Ian Bogie looks confident his team will survive.Eastbourne looked in serious trouble until a shock 3-1 win over promotion chasing York City atPriory Lanelast weekend moved them out of the bottom three but they only have two matches left; Kettering Town away on Saturday before a last day meeting with another of the teams hoping for promotion, long time leadersOxford United. However one more win would probably be enoughto see themsafe and withThe Uspreparing for the OJ Mayo Jersey play offs you would not bet against them getting it there.Has Eastbourne manager Garry Wilson done enough to keep his side up?Elsewhereout-of-form Histon need three more points from their lasttwo matches to make their survival mathematicallycertain but a terrible run of only one win in twelve matches has dragged them right down into the dogfight. Manager Alan Lewer, who only took over in January, faces a tough run in as theytravel to fellow strugglersForest Green on Saturday before a last day meeting with a Barrow side who also need one more win to guarantee their safety. With problems behind the scenes at the clubfollowing the recent resignation of members of the board you would not bet against them losing both matches and slipping into the bottom three.Histon manager Alan Lewer appears happy enough here buthe has atough job on his hands to keep his side up.So it is any two from five to join Grays through the relegation trap Vin Baker Jersey door. Ebbsfleeetlookdoomed and Forest Green appear favourites to join them, but as we have seen many timesbefore strange things can happen at this time of the season so I would not write off either of them just yet. I gue s the results this weekend will tell us much more