New Championship

By Frank Stormont
April 11 2009

With a win for Coventry they move out of the relegation zone. But there are still 4 teams fighting it out for the one remaining unallocated relegation slot.  

4 team mini league

With less than 14 days left in the season (NL1 original) four teams are set in a mini league for the one remaining relegation position.

With results going against form it is still anybodies guess who will compete in National League One (renamed National Two) next season. Newbury, Sedgley, Otley and Manchester have already been relegated. Bristol also can no longer mathematically stay in the premiership. Three of the four teams can stay up by their own results, Titans however will have to rely on other teams failing to avoid the drop.

Games left to play for the mini league teams.

Plymouth

Cornish Pirates[6] (a) {4}
Leeds[1] (h) {0}
Moseley[12] (a) {4}

Current points:- 65 {73}

Form
home l l w d w w w w w w l l w w
away l l l w l w w l l d w l l

Rotherham

Otley[15] (a) {5}

Current points: - 65 {70}

Form
home w w l l w l l w w w w d w l l
away w w w l l l l l l w w w l l

Esher

London Welsh[7] (h) {5}
Bedford[3] (a) {0}

Current points:- 61 {66}

Form
home w w w w w w l l l l w l l l
away i w w l w l d l l l l w l w

Moseley

Manchester[16] (a) {5}
Plymouth[9] (h) {0}
Otley[15] (a) {5}
London Welsh[7] (a) {2}

Current points:- 56 {68}

Form
home l w w l w w w l w l w w l
away l l l l l l w l l l l w

KEY
[current pos] 
(home or away)
{predicted points}

Leeds have confirmed their place back in the Premiership so the Championship is likely to look like this 

Bedford

Birmingham & Solihull

Bristol

Coventry

Doncaster

Esher

Exeter

London Welsh

Moseley

Nottingham

Pirates

Plymouth Albion

views expressed in this article are mine and do not reflect the what other teams or clubs may think. You are of course welcome to add your comments below.

Now the 5 become 4

Discussion started by Unofficial Plymouth Albion (IP Logged), 11/04/2009 18:58

Unofficial Plymouth Albion
11/04/2009 18:58

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Wildwillie
13/04/2009 07:43

The form book has gone awry recently. Esher have the hardest fixtures - their game v Exiles is a must win for them. Moseley are a good side but with a cup final to distract them. Albion could easily get something from the Leeds fixture but the game at Moseley is more important.

My money is on Esher getting relegated.

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lobina
13/04/2009 13:49

I think it's down to two Either Esher or ourselves.
Lets hope it's them.

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Hoggy’s toupe
13/04/2009 17:07

If it's any consolation, I have yet to talk to a Chief who would like to see Albion go down. So go and do what we didn't,- - BEAT LEEDS.

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p.a.f
13/04/2009 20:08

a large slice of wishful thinking there.

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ianbol
14/04/2009 22:31

Hmmm, now more in the lap of the Gods methinks.

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noibla
14/04/2009 22:39

But not the GoD that I'm thinking about, it's out of his hands now I think.

Semper Sersum.

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1spy
16/04/2009 21:25

Good Luck Lads.The Pirates would really miss playing you.The hospitality at your ground is first class.

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ianbol
16/04/2009 22:20

Thanx, Ispy, much appreciated, but not really hitting the comfort zone at present.

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