A reverse-Toots and the Maytals verdict from Slough
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Yep, spot on. I just read those names and thought, 'Those are Brexity towns.' Was surprised about Slough.Originally posted by N est à? View PostComment
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Now it seems that the FA will also promote the 'best' (based on points per game) losing play-off finalist to get the numbers right (as Thurrock have folded). The two best play-off teams (in terms of PPG) are us and Hartley Wintney. So if we both get through the to play-off final, both teams will be promoted, regardless of the result. Eh? That would be a pointless game.
But if Hartley Wintney get knocked out in their semi-final, we would also be guaranteed promotion if we win our semi-final, regardless of the result of the final, as our PPG is better than the other teams'.
And how fair PPG is when the leagues have different numbers of teams and games played is another question entirely. Greenwich Boro have a worse PPG than us, but have played 4 games more.Comment
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If you're on the way back; don't knock it...Comment
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Yeah, I don't think there's much danger of H&Y lodging a protest about this! Would be oh-so-typical for us to lose the semi-final now. No, must not be pessimistic - we are going to win our semi-final, and I'm going to be there on the 7th to see us get promoted <repeat to fade...>.Comment
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Bah, even more reason to be disappointed Royston* could only finish sixth(ish) in the end.Originally posted by Kevin S View Post
* - assumed. North Herts was 54-46.Comment
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The National League North playoffs are almost set. The two teams with byes to the semi finals will be Harrogate and Brackley, while Kidderminster and Stockport are certain to be in the qualifying round. There's quite a lot of congestion, points-wise, around the playoff places in all three of the NL divisions, so we could get some lower-placed teams going up.Originally posted by Kevin S View PostComment
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"Congestion" is putting it mildly in NL North where Boston United could still ultimately get promoted even though they are 11th going into the final round of games tomorrow.Comment
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re. Slough, I understand that there are some some fisticuffs occurring in the vicinity at this moment.Comment
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I looked up Slough in Google news to see what you might be on about and can anyone tell me why this story is in the Slough & South Bucks Observer?:
Wolfsburg boss Labbadia ignores Holtby’s comments before key clash
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The groups running local newspaper chains take a generic agency feeds to bulk out content.Comment
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I think it's more that the story has been wrongly tagged to appear there as the rest of their football news is very specifically local.Comment
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Some actual confirmed fixtures:
Northern Premier League
Premier Division
Ashton United v Farsley Celtic
Warrington Town v Grantham Town
Division One North
Bamber Bridge v Tadcaster Albion
Prescot Cables v Trafford
Division One South
Frickley Athletic v Stamford
Bedworth United v Chasetown
Shaw Lane managed to miss the Premier Division play offs. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!Comment
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We won 5-0 and Hartley Wintney lost at home, allowing us to slip past into 3rd. Playoff semis in the Evo Stik South East on Wednesday are:
H&Y v. Cambridge City
Hartley Wintney v. AFC DunstableComment
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Isthmian North
The Playoff Semi-Finals will take place on Wednesday night, with Bowers & Pitsea hosting Canvey Island whilst Haringey Borough take on Heybridge Swifts.
Isthmian South
The Playoff Semi-Finals on Tuesday night will see Cray take on Walton Casuals, whilst Borough host Corinthian-Casuals in a repeat of last season’s semi final clash- which Casuals won 4-3.
Isthmian Premier
Thursday - Dulwich Hamlet v Leiston and Hendon v Folkestone Invicta.Comment
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Frickley are both a yo-yo club trying to keep up the standards of when they were supported by a mining community (South Elmsall) and fucked around by being on the boundary between North and South.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 29-04-2018, 08:20.Comment
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Haringey Borough v Heybridge promises to be a spicy affair.
They've met three times already this season. The first meeting, in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, saw Heybridge run out 4 - 2 winners in front of a then record crowd. Their first meeting in the league was abandoned after Boro's Ralston Gabriel reacted to being spat at twice by Heybridge horrible bastard Joan Luque. Heybridge put out a statement saying the video evidence was "conclusive". The FA agreed, slapping Luque with an eight-game ban.
The final meeting, at the beginning of the month, saw Boro race into a three goal lead, before being pegged back in fifteen second half minutes. Both teams ended the season very strongly - Haringey have dropped only four of the last 30 available points, Heybridge, five.Comment
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So, if I have this right...
National League
Tranmere v Aldershot or Ebbsfleet
Sutton v Boreham Wood or Fylde
National League North
Harrogate v Stockport or Chorley
Brackley v Kidderminster or Bradford PA
National League South
Dartford v Hemel Hempstead or Braintree
Chelmsford v Hampton & Richmond or TruroComment
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National League North is hard to call, except that Harrogate and Brackley start with big advantages. Will be interesting to see if the teams who get the byes nearly always supply the eventual winners.
How long is the rest period between semi and final?Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 29-04-2018, 21:54.Comment
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A full week between semi and final. I'd make Harrogate big favourites, just having to win 2 games on their 3G. Finished the season on precisely 100 goals from 42 games. They'll take some stopping. If anyone's going to come out of the qualifying round and pull off a shock my money would be on Kidderminster. Got a sneaky feeling they may make the final.Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostComment
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Also in the Southern League:Originally posted by JVL View Post
Premier Division - we knew the teams but not the order -
King's Lynn Town versus Weymouth
Slough Town versus Kettering Town
West Division
Wimborne Town versus Didcot Town
Evesham United versus Swindon Supermarine
Apparently all six will be played on Wednesday.Comment
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Dunfermline v Dundee Utd 1st leg tomorrow night for the right to play livingston h/a then whoever ebds up 2nd bottom of the prem (the BBC already has Partick's name in that slot without even a 'provisionally'. Suggests some sports intern hasn't seen there are 3 games left...or they're too busy scrutinising Gerrard's forehead for a sign of concern/satisfaction/bewilderment etc etc)
other scottish leagues:
Cove Rangers lead Spartans 4-0 from 1st leg for the right to face Cowdenbeath;
Arbroath v Dumbarton/Raith v Alloa
Peterhead v Stirling/Stenhousemuir v Queen's ParkComment
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I think it'll be Harrogate too. If this was League Two you'd fancy Bradford PA after that late run and injury time winner to secure 7th, but under this format it's probably too tall an order to win three away games.
It was noticed that Harrogate's website was selling tickets to the semi-final in the home areas from 10am yesterday until 5pm Wednesday, with 50p event protection insurance. As 500 away tickets would be like gold dust if we got there, they may have already sold quite a few of these to County fans, and could be facing a lot of cancelled tickets on Thursday morning. They realised at about 3pm and turned off the insurance option!
Doesn't appeal to me though, I'd rather miss out altogether than watch with the wrong fans, after a depressing experience at Crewe in 94. I'll probably go to Dartford, especially if they end up playing my dad's hometown of Hemel.Comment
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In a move seasoned Bostik North watchers have called "fucking outrageous" Canvey Island have cynically shipped in a load of ringers cannily played the dual-registration game to bring in National League South top-scorer Sam Higgins and his East Thurrock teammate James White, because fuck integrity there's the possibility of promotion.Comment
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