The Cauldron of Sporting Competition that is Hants SW Div 6
Already At the Half Way Stage
Sadly no game was played last week. Although there was no rain on the day, the night before it was torrential and Brockenhurst, our opponents, said that the ground was to waterlogged to play, which was a shame. The fact that the England game was on early evening obviously had nothing to do with it. Although it must be said that they were probably looking for an excuse to cancel a game against such mighty opponents…….
We are though, already half way through the season (time flies). What is the table looking like? Well, it is split into two exact halves. Between the 9th and 10th places is a gap of almost 6 points on the average score, which is kind of massive.
Looking at the top of the table first, Winton 3s have opened a gap at the top of the table, they is followed by Bournemouth 4s, where there is another gap before Godshill and then another smaller gap ahead of the chasing pack. These three teams have to be favourites for promotion, however they are not yet secure. If Godshill or Bournemouth lose just one game the chasing pack will be closing in. And there are enough teams in that pack to make sure any slip up will be taken advantage of. Winton, due to their lead are more secure. They can probably afford to lose two games and still be secure in the top three. As they have not lost any so far they should be feeling confident.
The chasing pack should remain hopeful, with the fixture list probably having a large say in the proceedings. A run of games against the bottom half teams will probably see any of those team rising up. Likewise games against other top teams being much more nip and tuck.
In the bottom half things are also close, and the aim for all these teams must be 10th position, an aim they can all attain to claim the ‘best of the rest’ title. If any of these teams manage to get into the top half of the table that will count as a fantastic second half of the season performance.
Lets hope it does not rain too much…………………..
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