United miss chance to press home advantage

UnitedRoadRed

Blue Star did FC a big favour last night, beating Curzon 2-1.

FC couldn't capitalise enough, though, with Jerome Wright scoring a last minute equaliser against Woodley Sports.

Those results give Bradford Park Avenue the title but also put FC in pole position to take second place.

mickthered

A poor display from FC despite a good goal from Jerome and a freak goal from Woodley
A lot of the players looked as though they were running on empty and they only started to play in the last few minutes

dicko

How do you think the recent fixture pile-up will affect our promotion chances?

Also how does promotion work? The Unibond site seems to show three sides relegated from the Premier Division, champions of First Division North and South automatically promoted with the next four playing off. Do eight sides play for one spot or am I misreading something?

manxmanc

http://www.unibondleague.com/tables.php

Top one promoted. Next 4 in playoffs, so at the moment FC, Curzon, Skelm and Bamber.

FC could do with 2nd, meaning 2 home games(wins), if I am not mistaken, and they would be promoted.

mickthered

Top team from both North and South promoted
Then one team from each league promoted via play offs

Premier league is a team short of full strength so it will be three teams relegated and four teams promoted to it bringing it up to full strength(If that makes sense)

dicko

[quote=mickthered;4523738]Top team from both North and South promoted
Then one team from each league promoted via play offs

Premier league is a team short of full strength so it will be three teams relegated and four teams promoted to it bringing it up to full strength(If that makes sense)[/QUOTE]

I've checked the Unibond site. There are 21 sides in the Premier Division. Thanks.

mickthered

[quote=dicko;4523924]
Thats right and they want 22 in it next season hence the three down four up

Which looking at the Tony Kempster web site could possibly look something like this

Although don't read too much into it as these tables are based on league tables as they are at the moment top team going up and second placed team winning the play offs and bottom three being relegated etc



Northern Premier League - Premier Division 2008/9 Season
Ashton United
Bradford Park Avenue
Buxton
Cammell Laird
Eastwood Town
FC United of Manchester
Frickley Athletic
Gateshead
Guiseley
Hucknall Town
Ilkeston Town
Kendal Town
Leek Town
Leigh RMI
Marine
Matlock Town
Nantwich Town
North Ferriby United
Prescot Cables
Vauxhall Motors
Whitby Town
Worksop Town

Northern Premier League - First Division North 2008/9 Season
Bamber Bridge
Bridlington Town
Chorley
Clitheroe
Curzon Ashton
Garforth Town
Goole
Harrogate Railway
Lancaster City
Mossley
Newcastle Blue Star
Ossett Albion
Ossett Town
Radcliffe Borough
Rossendale United
Salford City
Skelmersdale United
Trafford
Wakefield

dicko

[quote=mickthered;4523949]Looks like the big time!

I remember Bradford in the old Fourth Division. I went to school in Crosby so I've been to Marine a few times. I've seen Buxton, Frickley Athletic (assuming they used to be called Frickley Colliery), Leigh RMI, and Nantwich playing against Tranmere Reserves in the Cheshire League. I've even played against Matlock but that was a sports quiz against their supporters club.