Thursday 8 March 2012

THE NUMBERS GAME - THE RYMAN DIVISION ONE (NORTH)

Looking at the table after the recent results in the Ryman Division One (North) it is now realistic to say the title winners will come from the current top three with some people arguing the top two with a gap of seven points (possibly ten if Town win their game in hand) between 2nd and 3rd. For fourth placed Harlow Town to be title winners (maximum points 86) both Leiston and Enfield Town would have to lose six and five games respectively in their last ten along with The Hawks going on a 100% winning run from now until the end of the season. It is not beyond the realms of possibility but a very big ask indeed.
The Cold End is, of course, an Enfield Town supporter so is taking absolutely nothing for granted (not even the play-offs yet)...all Steve Newing's team can do is keep winning and hope current table topper's Leiston slip up somewhere along the line.

THE TOP THREE
                         TOTAL                                                       CURRENT FORM 
PWDLGFGAGDPTSPPPWDLGFGAGDPTS
1.LEISTON 32 22 6 4 72 30 +42 72 102 6 6 0 0 15 3 +12 18
2. ENFIELD  TOWN 32 20 8 4 73 38 +35 68 98 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
3.NEEDHAM MARKET 33 18 7 8 90 44 +46 61 88 6 4 1 1 21 10 +11 13

LEISTON'S CURRENT RECORD IN PIE-CHART FORM


ENFIELD TOWN'S CURRENT RECORD IN PIE-CHART FORM

NEEDHAM MARKET'S CURRENT RECORD IN PIE-CHART FORM
<>THE RUN IN FOR THE CURRENT TOP THREE<><>
DATE LEISTONENFIELD TOWNNEEDHAM MARKET
10/3/12 CHATHAM TOWN Ware HARLOW TOWN
13/3/12 WALTHAM FOREST Soham Town Rangers -
17/3/12 WALTHAM ABBEY ILFORD Potters Bar Town
24/3/12 Ilford Maldon & Tiptree WALTHAM FOREST
31/3/12 REDBRIDGE HARLOW TOWN Great Wakering Rovers
7/4/12 Tilbury Needham Market ENFIELD TOWN
9/4/12 NEEDHAM MARKET WALTHAM ABBEY Leiston
14/4/12 Maldon & Tiptree Cheshunt ROMFORD
21/4/12 Enfield Town LEISTON Chatham Town
28/4/12 POTTERS BAR TOWN Grays Athletic BRENTWOOD TOWN
CURRENT PTS726861
POSSIBLE POINTS1029888

This weekend Leiston welcome Chatham Town to Victory Road with Enfield Town on the road in a local derby against a Ware side who will certainly be no push-overs as they are battling for points to keep out of the bottom two. Needham's home game with Harlow Town is a massive game for both clubs with The Marketmen looking to bounce back from defeat at Grays Athletic in midweek and The Hawks needing three points to stay in the play-off mix.

The clamber for play-off places can now be looked at from ninth placed AFC Sudbury upwards in the cold end's opinion..

Tenth placed Potters Bar Town do have a shout but they can only afford (probably) two more defeats in their eleven remaining games which with Needham Market, Grays Athletic, Leiston and Tilbury all to play along with local derby games against Waltham Abbey, Ware and Cheshunt this looks a very tough ask for The Scholars. I am here to be proved wrong of course!

The teams from eleventh placed Chatham Town (whom have been defeated 15 times) downwards have lost too many games in the cold end's opinion to be able to climb up to fifth place. 

THIRD TO NINTH
                              TOTAL                                                          CURRENT FORM
PWDLGFGAGDPTSPPPWDLGFGAPTS
4. HARLOW TOWN 32 16 8 8 55 35 +20 56 86 6 2 2 2 11 11 8
5. BRENTWOOD TOWN 33 16 7 10 51 29 +22 55 82 6 3 1 2 12 9 10
6. REDBRIDGE 32 16 7 9 61 45 +16 55 85 6 4 1 1 12 8 13
7. TILBURY 32 15 10 7 57 51 +6 55 85 6 2 3 1 10 9 9
8. GRAYS ATHELTIC 32 17 6 9 62 36 +26 54* 84 6 2 2 2 12 8 8
9. AFC SUDBURY 32 15 8 9 51 56 +5 53 83 6 3 2 1 16 9 11

The star denotes the three points Grays Athletic were deducted earlier in the season which could turn out to be pivotal for the Essex side.

So it looks as though it's any one of three for the title and any two of six for the remaining play off places.  It certainly is going to be a highly exciting run up to the end of the season in the race for top spot/promotion and the battle for a place in play-offs!

The news from the bottom of the table will follow soon.

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