Does anyone actually want to be promoted from League Two this year?

The remarkably erratic form of…well, just about everyone makes the final stretch of the season incredibly difficult to predict.

Wrexham, of course, are as culpable as anyone else in the race.

We’re putting in the sort of performances which suggest we’re hitting great form at just the right point, and then following them up with a frustrating defeat.

Last week illustrated this perfectly. A brilliantly controlled dismantling of the Mansfield Town was followed up by defeat at Doncaster Rovers.

To be fair, Rovers are in good form - that was their fifth win in a row, and if they hadn’t been stricken by a terrific number of injuries they probably would have been part of the promotion conversation.

Heck, if they’d found any consistency they probably would have won it!

The old cliché warns us that teams in a relegation scrap will come to life in the closing stages of a season as they fight for their lives.

It’s more true this year than ever, as Forest Green and Sutton, cut adrift as the bottom two for a long time, suddenly came to life and dragged Colchester into the scrap.

In turn, they reacted with an unbeaten four-match run (of course, we visit them next!) which has pulled Grimsby into the relegation fight.

The topsy-turvy nature of the division is illustrated by the form table. How are we supposed to measure how difficult our fixtures are when the teams at the top are getting similar results to those at the bottom?

Apart from Doncaster, only league leaders Stockport County are unbeaten in the last six games, and they have been wobbling lately, drawing games you’d expect them to win.

Sutton and Forest Green are both in the top 10 in the form table, while Crewe Alex, sixth in the league and serious contenders for an automatic spot a couple of weeks ago, are 21st. Mansfield, top of the pile until we beat them, are 13th.

Here’s another cliché for you: whoever hits form now is up. I’ve been saying it for a few weeks now, and as nobody has made a decisive move, it’s still true.

It’s impossible to gauge who that might be, or indeed whether anyone will find form at the right time. Imagine the insufferable agony of everyone dropping points until the final whistle is blown on the season. It’d be gruelling.

It’s hard to quantify how difficult Wrexham’s run-in is in this most capricious of divisions.

Crewe are still in the play-offs, but on form are our easiest opponents, while Colchester and Forest Green make me feel edgy.

I suppose the most confident conclusion to be drawn is after Saturday our fate will still be in our own hands, and three of our last four games will be at the STōK Cae Ras.

Of course, we’ve seen us both excel and disappoint at home in the last month. There are no guarantees in this crazy season.

For the second time in five days we’re travelling to a new venue on Saturday.

Having played at Doncaster’s Eco Power Stadium for the first time on Tuesday, we now make our first journey to the Colchester Community Stadium.

We signed off from their traditional home, Layer Road, in the grand manner.

Neil Danns, father of Liverpool prodigy Jayden, gave Colchester the lead at the start of the second half, but Neil Roberts equalised and Chris Llewellyn struck in the final minute to earn Wrexham the win.

Perhaps our most significant game there came in December 1961.

United were top of the Fourth Division but we were breathing down their necks and started the game in sensational manner. Wyn Davies opened the scoring in the first minute, and then added a second five minutes later.

Ron Barnes put us 3-0 up at the break, but United would fight back with Martyn King, who would go on to play up front for us, beating debutant keeper Kevin Keelan to narrow the gap.

When Colchester made it 3-2 midway through the second half it looked like there’d be a grandstand finish, but we struck back immediately when Micky Metcalf won a penalty. Player-manager Ken Barnes, whose prowess from the spot was well known, stroked the ball home and we would go on to earn promotion.

We controlled the game from that point to run out 4-2 winners – the local press report described our second half performance as “near immaculate” – and both sides were promoted at the end of the season.

We matched that scoreline in October 1992. Gary Bennett gave us the lead and while United equalised just before the break, Barry Jones (pictured above) scored in the last minute of the first half to restore our lead.

Colchester wouldn’t give up, and grabbed a second equaliser, but Bennett and Karl Connolly both struck to secure victory.

We were promoted that season as well, and also beat United 4-2 at home when we were promoted in 1970, so if you’re superstitious you’ll be hoping for another 4-2 win on Saturday.