No Pressure then

[Steph]

ETFC's run in consists of 6 games 5 of which are against the bottom 5 clubs.

 

Of the teams challenging for play off place we are the team in form and only Maldon, of the challengers, can say that they also are in decent form. On this basis 2nd place is a real possibility and a game on the 5th May should be almost a certainty.

 

Unlike last season when we lost form on the run in we seem to have hit our touch at just the right time.

 

Off course this can all go haywire as the teams at the bottom fight to avoid relegation whilst mid table teams go into cruise mode as they contemplate next season.

 

 

[syrup]

Maldon are not contenders for a play off as they have not applied to go up as there players found out last week so it will probably be a bye to the final for the second placed team

[sudburyroyal]

In todays Green un (East Anglian football paper ) Maldon claim to have passed the ground inspection.....and are ready to play in the Ryman Premier next season. However rumours keep circulating round here, that there will be no Maldon within 2 years as they will merge with Heybridge.

[andyetfc]

Word on the street when Maldon came to us was that Heybridge Swifts would take over their(Maldon's) ground and they(Maldon) would be built a new stadium in Maldon! I kid you not

[townerboy]

Originally Posted By: syrup

Maldon are not contenders for a play off as they have not applied to go up as there players found out last week so it will probably be a bye to the final for the second placed team

thats intersting. aim for second!! full speed ahead.

[sudburyroyal]

The plans that were shown in the local paper did show 2 grounds and clubhouses.......the plans that have been submitted for approval show only 1 ground.

[Steph]

In the local paper Heybridge Swifts are set to move to Maldon

[Sponsor of Beer]

If Maldon are excluded from the play offs, the 6th placed team will take their place.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Lets hope the merger between Heybridge and Maldon happens swiftly!

[Out_Of_Towner]

Originally Posted By: Sponsor of Beer

If Maldon are excluded from the play offs, the 6th placed team will take their place.

where did you get that info from ,surely the second placed club gets a Bye ........Waltham Forest in the play offs ? a team thats watched by a handful of people would be a waste.

[Sponsor of Beer]

More people than would attend a bye though, I guess.

[Duke of York]

Originally Posted By: Sponsor of Beer

If Maldon are excluded from the play offs, the 6th placed team will take their place.

If this is the case, I wonder why Havant & Waterlooville weren't offered the final play-off spot in last season's Conference South play-offs after Lewes failed on ground suitability?!

[andyetfc]

No doubt it's because different leagues have different rules/interpretations.