From Despair To Where? You seem to forget that Exeter had a big game against Wycombe and Cheltenham had a big game against Shrewsbury. Exeter also have to play Portsmouth and Cheltenham have to play Northampton.
True but the "bonus" that Cheltenham and Exeter have is their BD and Friday games are both at home whereas our motley crew will have had 2 on the day bus journeys back to back by the time we play at Cheltenham on Friday. Not an excuse by any means but would rather have back to back home games between Xmas & New Year than 2 away games in opposite directions.