Wednesday 6 March 2024

THE MILLERS OF THE RAMS? (OR COULD THE BRICKIES CRASH THE PARTY?) - THE RACE FOR THE PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN SOUTH-EAST DIVISION TITLE

PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN SOUTH-EAST DIVISION
CURRENT TABLE - TOP THREE 
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS FORM PP
1.  RAMSGATE  27 21 3 3 73 24 +49 66 WDDLWW 99
2.  CRAY VALLEY  27 19 7 1 68 24 +44 64 WWDWWL 97
3.  SITTINGBOURNE 27 17 6 4 62 24 +38 57 WWWWLW 90

RECENT FORM - LAST EIGHT GAMES PLAYED
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS
1.  SITTINGBOURNE  8 7 0 1 20 5 +15 21
2.  CRAY VALLEY PM  8 5 2 1 18 8 +10 17
3.  RAMSGATE  8 5 2 1 16 8 +8 17

TOP THREE v TOP THREE 
POSTEAMPWDLGFGAGDPTS (PPG)
1. CRAY VALEY312065+15 (1.67)
2. RAMSGATE 211043+14 (2.00)
3. SITTINGBOURNE301268-21 (0.33)

RESULTS/FIXTURES 
SAT 12th AUGUST - SITTINGBOURNE 2-3 CRAY VALLEY PM (268)
SAT 25th NOVEMBER - CRAY VALLEY PM 1-1 RAMSGATE (272)
SAT 30th DECEMBER - CRAY VALLEY PM 2-2 SITTINGBOURNE (240)
MON 1st JANUARY - SITTINGBOURNE 2-3 RAMSGATE (509) 
MON 1st APRIL - RAMSGATE v SITTINGBOURNE 
SAT 13th APRIL - RAMSGATE v CRAY VALLEY PM 

At the 27th time of asking it was a defeat for Cray Valley PM last weekend in a highly dramatic game against Three Bridges. The Millers were 4-2 up on 58 minutes and 4-3 up on as the game drifted into added time. On 90+4 the visitors equalised and then on 90+7 Noel Leighton scored the winner which netted him a hat-trick. The crowd at the Artic Stadium was 165 people.

The Rams lost 0-2 at home to Mertsham on Saturday 10th February but have since got back to winning ways beating Broadbridge Heath (1-0) and Ashford United (4-0) both at The Southwood Stadium. The crowds for these games were 1,031, 1,337 and 1,068. Joe Taylor has now scored an incredible 38 goals in 38 league and cup games during the 23/24 campaign so far. 

Sittingbourne are in third place and in great form - they have an outside chance of finishing top of the table but for that to happen both The Rams and The Millers would have to drop points several times and they would have to win at least nine of the last eleven games which more than likely won't happen. 

The Rams still have to host both Cray Valley PM and Sittingbourne which should attract big attendance to the Kent Coast. 

NEXT THREE FIXTURES 
Sat 9th March
Ashford Town v Sittingbourne 
Beckenham Town v Ramsgate 
Erith & Belvedere v Cray Valley PM 

Sat 16th March
Burgess Hill Town v Ramsgate 
Sheppey United v Cray Valley PM
Sittingbourne v Broadbridge Heath  
 
Tue 19th March
Beckenham Town v Cray Valley PM 
Horndean v Ramsgate 
Littlehampton Town v Sittingbourne 

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