How many get relegated ?

[TSO]

Hi all, I was talking with some friends this morning, whilst watching Gen. Sports and we all seemed to have different versions of how many teams are to be relegated from the Ryman Premier this season. I thought it was 3 but maybe 4, others thought that it was 4 and another thought that 4th to bottom had to play a play-off.

Could someone let me know please as it's really starting to puzzle me. Thankyou.

[Jake]

Bottom 3 go down, the team who finished 4th bottom will then have its record compared with the teams finishing 4th bottom in the NPL and SPL and whoever has the worst will get relegated.

 

However with the likes of Fisher Athletic, Lewes, Weymouth ect. facing possibe liquidation then there is a chance that some teams could face reprival like Boreham Wood did last season.

[TSO]

Thanks MargateBlue.

[michael]

I hope i am wrong, but i thought the rules had changed;and that nowadays, its simple-the bottom four all go down-with none of this comparing results of those in 19th place stuff.

 

 

[Wellsie]

I think you're right MM. It looks like 12 up and down into and out of IPL, NPL and SPL. So I'd better change where the lines are on the league tables used on the official website!

[Ian_Sanderson]

a geographical switch, where the Southern League is split into East and West divisions (rather than the largely North and South divide of this term) and the Isthmian League gets Suffolk back at 1N and 1S level.

This would mean a few western Isthmian clubs switching to the Southern.

 

Kempster's Isthmian Premier line-up for next term:

Ashford(Mx), Aveley, Billericay, Bognor, Borehamwood, Canvey, Carshalton, Dartford, E.Thurrock, Fisher, Harlow, Harrow, Hastings, Hornchurch, Horsham, Kingstonian, Maidstone, Sutton, Tonbridge, Tooting, Wealdstone, Worthing.

 

Kempster's prefered Step Four line-up:

One North:

Brentwood, Bury Town, Cheshunt, Concord, Enfield Town, G.Wakering, Heybridge, Ilford, Leyton, Lowestoft, Maldon, Potters Bar, Redbridge, Romford, Soham, Sudbury, Thamesmead, Tilbury, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Forest, Ware, Wingate&F.

One South:

Ashford, Burgess Hill, Chatham, Chipstead, Cor-Cas, Cray, Croydon Ath, Dulwich, Eastbourne T, Folkestone, Horsham YMCA, Hythe, Leatherhead, Margate, Merstham, Met.Police, Ramsgate, Sittingbourne, Walton&H, Walton Cas, Whitstable, Whyteleafe.

Southern One East:

AFC Hayes, Andover, Arlesey Town, Aylesbury, Beac.SYCOB, Bedfont G, Burnham, Chesham, Dunstable, Fleet, Godalming, Gosport, Harefield, Hendon, Hungerford, Leighton, Marlow, Northwood, Poole, Slough, Thatcham, Uxbridge.

 

 

 

[Coffin Ender]

It should be four down, but with Fisher going bust/resigning from Conf South and various other clubs in all sorts of trouble throughout the leagues it remains to be seen what the shake-up will be in the summer.

 

 

[rams builder]

Originally Posted By: Coffin Ender

It should be four down, but with Fisher going bust/resigning from Conf South and various other clubs in all sorts of trouble throughout the leagues it remains to be seen what the shake-up will be in the summer.

Is Hastings on this list? what with no floodlights and what about Hendon with no ground.

[TSO]

Some at the game today were telling me that 4th bottom will be safe, due to something about Bath. Is this so or just wishfull thinking please?

[Eastside Urchin]

no,thurrock in the conf will be safe as team bath are going back to being a university side so are dropping out the league

[Boney Crisp]

Will Thurrock actually ever get relegated from that league? It's getting boring now

[Eastside Urchin]

we was hoping for a nice derby against them,when they bring 15 away fans down to the bridge..................if they're lucky

thurrock = joke club

[coupwotcoup]

You are a hard man Rob..

[Jake]

There's one thing you lot are all forgetting. If Thurrock get saved by Team Bath that means Thurrock will not be going down which means the club that finishes 19th place will be saved to fill that spot surely? I would've thought it effects the whole pyramid down.

[Iris's Tea Hut]

But only one team from the three different leagues in the next step, surely? How do we compare with those?

[Coffin Ender]

Out of the three fourth bottom teams we currently have the best record.

 

(Isthmian) Margate 40 - 43

(Northern) Witton 39 - 41

(Southern) Banbury 40 - 40

 

 

 

[Rob_Butler]

You're not one of the three fourth from bottom teams though, are you? You are third from bottom, muppets.

[BlueGate Alan]

They are 3 teams below us Rob, that makes us fourth from bottom, MUPPET!!!!

[The Great Eckscape]

[BlueGate Alan]

Its OK Glen he is a Ramsgate fan and also in Navy, so understandable