Super Blue 616 Posted August 2, 2014 Apart from the obvious yearly arguments about the team finishing top should crowned as league champions we all know that the playoffs are the ultimate deciding factor so who do we think is going to be involved in the final shakeup ? Personally I think Edinburgh are nailed on to finish top and Somerset are likely to be 2nd , however I believe the other 4 places are not quite so easy to predict . Here goes with my prediction in current league position order (2-8-14) , Edinburgh , nailed on Somerset , nailed on Ipswich , only possibly Scunthorpe , possibly Newcastle , unlikely Berwick , very probably Redcar , unlikely Peterborough , possibly Workington , possibly/probably Glasgow , no chance Plymouth , no chance Rye House , no chance Sheffield , no chance With a couple of teams having a massive amount of meetings in hand it is going to be difficult to accurately predict but I think the league is taking shape to have a good idea who's goingto be there or thereabouts . A few permutations to be debated ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Marcelle 162 Posted August 2, 2014 Sheffield , no chance And thats being optomistic...another season to forget...although I don't blame the promotion one little bit, it just aint happening. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northyorksbear 610 Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) edinburg somerset workington berwick scunny pboro Good Shout - no changes to these for me - except maybe some spelling Edited August 3, 2014 by northyorksbear 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbt 87 Posted August 3, 2014 It all depends who can complete most of their fixtures,what with all the postponements we've had I should imagine a few clubs who may have qualified will fail because they haven't ridden enough meetings!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted August 3, 2014 And thats being optomistic...another season to forget...although I don't blame the promotion one little bit, it just aint happening. Snap 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted August 3, 2014 And thats being optomistic...another season to forget...although I don't blame the promotion one little bit, it just aint happening. I think the vast majority of the Sheffield fans don't blame the Promotion, it was always going to be back to the walls this season with less than half a team signed a month before the start of the season. It will be interesting to see how they fare next season on a level playing field to the rest of the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) Ipswich will be one of the 6 . Maybe not because we been good enough for some of the season, but because we have the points on the and will not have to try and play catch up with meetings, plus we have a few meetings coming up that we could easily win. We just haven't been affected with rain offs as bad as some other teams. Edited August 3, 2014 by Baldyman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted August 3, 2014 edinburg somerset workington berwick scunny pboro replace Worky with the Witches for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Lucan 375 Posted August 3, 2014 (edited) Having only ridden 9 PL matches so far, I will be pleasantly surprised if the Comets can make the top six? About 6/7wks left of the regular league season and 15 matches to put in, and with one of those already outside of the cut off date and the distinct possibility of at least one other to add to that, and as our nxt fixture is not until Thursday, we really are behind the eight ball, it's gonna be a real struggle for us? Edited August 3, 2014 by Lord Lucan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted August 3, 2014 Ipswich will be one of the 6 . Maybe not because we been good enough for some of the season, but because we have the points on the and will not have to try and play catch up with meetings, plus we have a few meetings coming up that we could easily win. We just haven't been affected with rain offs as bad as some other teams. I think there is a fair chance Newcastle might make it because of this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Blue 616 Posted August 3, 2014 Must admit I haven't actually clocked the cut off date , what is it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,080 Posted August 3, 2014 Must admit I haven't actually clocked the cut off date , what is it ? Usually around the middle of September , but with many clubs facing a huge backlog of fixtures - who can tell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted August 3, 2014 Must admit I haven't actually clocked the cut off date , what is it ? When they make up their minds. :unsure: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Lucan 375 Posted August 3, 2014 Must admit I haven't actually clocked the cut off date , what is it ? When the Comets match away at Somerset was arranged for the 12th Sept I'm sure it said that was the only date they had left before the regular season in the PL was supposed to end so I've always gone off that date? According to our opening fixture list, the first weekend of play off matches was to start on the 13th Sept but since then we have rearranged a rain off for the 13th v Sheffield and still have the other tie with them to sort out, that is being touted now as a possible dble header with any play off ties for us being put back til the 20th, dont know how that affects anyone else as most have played far more matches than we have and aren't struggling to complete quite as much as we are? With all the postponements I would chance that the 20th would be the last opportunity allowed for qualification tho I wouldn't wipe out the 12th Sept being maintained by the SCB to be the cut off to qualify no matter how many matches your short and I'm sure that has happened before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
