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    26/3/2025 11:11 AM  #1

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    Playoffs and Relegation

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    Playoffs and Relegation 
    With just 6 matches left for every team, each result from now onwards is important. Every result can affect either the race for the final two playoff places or the battle to avoid relegation. There’s 18 points to play for and that is enough to achieve a playoff place or avoid relegation. We can assume Worksop (71 points) and Guisely (68 points) will finish in the top two playoff places leaving just a few teams with a chance of finishing 4th or 5th. Stockton (62 points)  and Ashton (60 points) are favourites but Ilkeston (55 points), Gainsborough and Morpeth (52 points) and Rylands (51 points) still have an outside chance. At the bottom Mickleover, (10 points from safety) look doomed but Basford (6 points from safety) still have a chance to avoid the drop. Matlock (on 39 points) are currently in the final relegation spot with Whitby and Bamber Bridge on 40 points, Workington on 43 points and Lancaster on 44 points. 

    Expect some surprising results from now on as teams try desperately to pick up points.

    Sat 29th March - fixtures:
    Ashton v Hebburn.           
    Bamber v Gainsborough.  
    Blyth v Macclesfield         
    FC United v Stockton.      
    Guiseley v Matlock           
    Ilkeston v W Rylands       
    Morpeth v Leek                
    Prescot v Basford           
    Whitby v Hyde                  
    Workington v Mickleover   
    Worksop v Lancaster.       

     

     

    30/3/2025 2:46 PM  #2

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    Ashton and Stockton are the two teams that mathematically we have a chance of catching.

    Unfortunately, Stockton keep sneaking wins by the odd goal. Their last three wins have been by 1-0 and the last time they won by more than one goal was 8 weeks ago. Ashton ended a six game winless run by beating Hebburn 5-1 and they now have a 3 goals better goal difference than Ilkeston.

    Our next opponents are Hebburn whose form has nosedived since New Year's Day when they beat Workington and were 6th in the table. Since then, their next 14 matches have produced just one win. six draws and seven defeats. 

    So a win for us at Hebburn looks promising while Basford could do us a favour at home to Ashton United. 
    Stockton are home to Worksop and I'm really hoping Stockton don't win that one.

    At the other end of the table, there's a real chance of us losing our annual seaside trip to Whitby. It looks like Whitby or Matlock for the drop. They're both on 40 points and wondering where their next points might come from. Marlock have a 4 goal advantage on goal difference.  Bamber Bridge have 43 points and Lancaster have 44 so could get drawn into the dogfight but for me it's Whitby or Matlock who will will be relegated. Mickleover have no chance of escape and Basford probably need to win 4 of their remaining 5 matches.

     

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    31/3/2025 1:04 PM  #3

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    Re: Playoffs and Relegation

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    Stockton (65 points) remaining matches
    Sat 5 Apr.    H. Worksop Town
    Sat 12 Apr.  A. Prescot Cables
    Sat 19 Apr.  H. Morpeth Town
    Mon 21 Apr A. Hebburn Town
    Sat 26 Apr.  H  Hyde United
     

    Ashton United (63 points) remaining matches
    Sat 5 Apr.    A. Basford United
     Sat 12 Apr. H. Gainsborough Trinity
    Sat 19 Apr   A. Bamber Bridge
    Mon 21 Apr H. Mickleover
    Sat 26 Apr.  A. Workington AFC


    Ilkeston (58 points) remaining matches
    Sat 5 Apr.     A. Hebburn
    Sat 12 Apr.   H. FC United of Manchester
    Sat 19 Apr.   A  Macclesfield
    Mon 21 Apr. H. Matlock Town
    Sat 26 Apr.   A. Bamber Bridge  

     

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    31/3/2025 5:47 PM  #4

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    Re: Playoffs and Relegation

    It's Easter Saturday what's going to do us.

     

    01/4/2025 9:52 AM  #5

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    Re: Playoffs and Relegation

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    Who's going to win the play offs?

    Worksop are big favourites.

    Guiseley fans not feeling confident?

    Votes so far:


    Worksop               56%
    Stockton               14%
    Ashton                  14%
    Guiseley                11%
    Ilkeston                   5%
             
     

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    01/4/2025 2:32 PM  #6

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    Re: Playoffs and Relegation

    If Matlock go down and Worksop go up. We are stook in a bit of no man's land.

    If we stop in the NPL our local derby's next season will be Gainsborough and leek but if we go south our local derby would be quorn.

    We we could do with Whitby going down and Guiseley going up.

     

    07/4/2025 8:57 PM  #7

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    Unfortunately our win at Hebburn didn't improve our playoff chances because Ashton and Stockton also won. 

    Matlock's home defeat to Morpeth combined with Whitby's away win at Lancaster has put Matlock back in real relegation danger. Matlock are now 3 points adrift with 4 games left and one of those games is at Ilkeston.
    The Bank Holiday match (Mon 21 April) which is the penultimate match of the season could be of massive importance to both Ilkeston and Matlock.  
    If that is the case then we should get our biggest attendance with two or three hundred coming from Matlock.



     

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    08/4/2025 12:05 PM  #8

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    Relegation threatened teams form over the last four matches

                                                            Points in last
                                                              4 matches
    Workington.       46 points                          4
    Lancaster          44 points                           1
    Bamber Bridge  43 points                           6
    Whitby               43 points                           3
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    Matlock             40 points                            4
    Basford             35 points                            3
    Mickleover        32 points                             4
    *Blyth                18 points                             0



    * already relegated

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    15/4/2025 6:31 AM  #9

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    Re: Playoffs and Relegation

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    Who will make the playoffs? 
    Who will be relegated?

     Bamber Bridge could hold the key as they play both Ashton and Ilkeston in their final three matches)
    They also play against fellow relegation threatened Lancaster


    These are the final 3 matches of Ashton and Ilkeston

    Ashton  66 pts. GD +17  Bamber (A), Mickleover (H), Workington (A)

    Ilkeston 62 pts  GD +16  Macclesfield (A), Matlock (H). Bamber B (A)


    These are the final 3 matches of the relegation fighters :

    Matlock  43 pts  GD -9       Worksop (H), Ilkeston (A), Lancaster (H) 

    Whitby  46 pts  GD  -14       FC Utd (A),  Blyth (H), Macclesfield (A) 

    Workington 46 pts  GD -9   Prescot (H).  Morpeth (A),  Ashton (H) 

    Bamber B 46 pts. GD -9.     Ashton (H).  Lancaster (A)  Ilkeston (H)
     
    Lancaster 47 pts  GD -10.    Rylands (A)  Bamber B (H), Matlock (A) 

    Hebburn 48 pts. GD -5       Gainsboro' (A)  Stockton (H)  Basford (A)


     

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