I've no real preference between Nuneaton or Guiseley, and it'll be simply a case of dealing with whichever side is put in front of us. But in a weird kind of way, I wonder if finishing fourth would actually be preferential to finishing third?
REASON: The team that finishes fourth will be away from home in the first leg of the play-offs. That translates into the away match being in midweek - potentially causing players to do a day's work and then have to travel up to the match. Neither Nuneaton nor Guiseley are short runs for midweek. Tiredness can set in. And we haven't always done ourselves justice in those circumstances - take this season's Stalybridge away fixture as an example.
Finishing fourth (or even fifth) would allow a team to play the home leg in midweek, with travelling then taking place over a weekend - when the players are more rested. That surely has some advantages?
I know this would potentially mean conceding home advantage for any play-off final, but you have to get there first. And one game at a time, I'm not sure finishing in the highest possible position is the advantage it is made out to be.