cup of tea Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 A bit early I know but any predictions but where we will come in the league? I would be delighted if we made it to mid table in our first season back and seeing as (goalkeeper aside) we've kept the core of the defence I think we could achieve that. Also some good signings, particularly in midfield. To me, anything above mid table is a bonus. Just to be clear, we've lost a good goalkeeper and have got in another good goalkeeper so I have no fears there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urchinman1961 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 All about stability and finding our feet anything else will be a bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hatted Urchin Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Safe mid-table position I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONY TAILED URCHIN Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Having kept a good number of players from last season it does give this side a solid base to work with however this league is tough this year with all the recently moved teams and some good sides being promoted from last year so survival is the main target. I will be happy if the team can stay up and maybe have a good cup run to go with it. A mid table finish would be good if things go well and give the side something to build upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wivenhoe Urchin Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Staying up must surely be a minimum objective. Do 4 go down? I would expect a season where it is hard to win games, but a challenge that I'm looking forward to seeing, with a higher level of play and some excellent teams with more consistency game by game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Staying up and avoiding relegation. Mid table holding our own would be ideal. Anything higher a bonus. A good FA Cup / Trophy run would be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballed Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Why all this negativity ....... top 4 finish ....... COYU's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wivenhoe Urchin Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydick Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Only 3 go down from the Premier divisions ... but we don't care about that. More important is promotion ..... The rules for promotion are as follows: 6 teams will be relegated from the National North / South (3 each) so 6 teams from 4 divisions at step 3 (our level) will replace them. Each step 3 league winner will be promoted (4 of these) but only 2 of the 4 play-off winners will be promoted as desctibed below. Good luck understanding how they work out which of the 4 play-off winners end up being promoted ..... "They [the teams relegated from the National North & South] will be replaced by the Clubs finishing in 1st position in each of the four divisions at Step 3 together with a further two Clubs determined by a series of Play Off Matches. In each division at Step 3, the Play Off Matches shall be played so that the highest placed of the eligible Clubs plays against the lowest placed and the other two Clubs play each other (the “Step 3 Initial Play Off Matches”): The winners of each of the Step 3 Initial Play Off Matches will play each other resulting in one winner in each of the Step 3 divisions (the “Step 3 Divisional Play Off Winners”). The Step 3 Divisional Play Off Winners will play a further match against each other. The ties will be played on a single match basis with the home Club being the Club with the best points per match ratio in the Regular Season. If there are only three eligible Clubs then the highest placed shall receive a bye to a second match where it will play the winner of the other Play Off Match and the winner of that match will play in the further Play Off Match described above. Clubs finishing below position 7 will not be considered for Play Off Matches." Clear as mud ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup of tea Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Need Thompson for that one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Would anyone like to simplify that!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron of Black Fen Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I noticed in last weeks NLP that we are slight favourites for the league. This being after Billericay & Dulwich were promoted and three or four useful sides were moved sideways. The best place for them I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger03 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 The promotion system is - If you win the league (i.e. the Isthmian Premier), you are promoted. If you get into the play-offs, you must win your divisional play-off. (Same system as last season). You then go into another (one match) play off with the winner of one of the other divisional play-offs. (The home team will be the one with the best points-per-game average in the regular season). If you win that one, you go up. If you lose, you stay down. So in other words, you need to win your own divisional play-offs, an then win the next play-off as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wivenhoe Urchin Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Looking at previous seasons recently teams promoted to the premier have often struggled to survive. We have added well to our squad so I feel we have enough to be comfortable in the league. If we run well we could mount a play off push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup of tea Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 I'm confident that we won't be in a relegation dogfight but we need to re-establish ourselves in this league and respect the fact that the standard is going to be higher than last year. There's some good teams here. I think we've got a good team also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wivenhoe Urchin Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 The supporter predictions of many teams in our league place us as finishing 14th come the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I would say that would be a fair enough opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackballed Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 If we are not a lot higher than 14th then we will have had a bad season. Still top 4 for me ...... COYU's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbles left foot Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Bookies have us as favourites, so I'm going with them. CHAMPIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wivenhoe Urchin Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Well either the bookies or the fans (or both) are inaccurate. Based on predictions this all means we should finish somewhere between 1st and 19th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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