The last few weeks of the Ryman South season

[shoutymark]

Title & Play-Off Contenders – Ryman One South
(with thanks to the Folkestone FC website)

REMAINING FIXTURES

(up to and including Tuesday, March 24th)

Burgess Hill Town

Current Position: 1st; Current Points 98, Maximum Possible 119

(7 games left – 3 home/4 away)

Sat, Mar 28: Faversham Town (A)

WED, APR 1: RAMSGATE (H); Sat, Apr 4: Carshalton Athletic (A); EASTER MON, APR 6: WORTHING (H); Sat, Mar 11: Whyteleafe (A); SAT, APR 18: WHITSTABLE TOWN (H); Sat, Apr 25: Folkestone Invicta (A)

Faversham Town

Current Position: 2nd; Current Points: 86; Maximum Possible 104

(6 games left - 4 home/2 away)

SAT, MAR 28: BURGESS HILL TOWN (H)

SAT, APR 4: TOOTING & MITCHAM (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Sittingbourne (A); SAT, APR 11: HORSHAM (H); Sat, Apr 18: Hastings United (A); SAT, APR 25: WALTON CASUALS (H)



Folkestone Invicta

Current Position: 3rd; Current Points 82, Maximum Possible 100

(6 games left – 4 home/2 away)

SAT, MAR 28: EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN (H)

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3: CHIPSTEAD (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Hythe Town (Away); SAT, APR 11: REDHILL (H); Sat, Apr 18: Walton Casuals (A); SAT, APR 25: BURGESS HILL TOWN (H)



Merstham

Current Position: 4th; Current Points: 80; Maximum Possible: 98

(6 games left – 3 home/3 away)

SAT, MAR 28: WALTON & HERSHAM (H)

GOOD FRIDAY, APR 3: RAMSGATE (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Chipstead (A); Tues, Apr 14: Corinthian-Casuals (A); Sat, Apr 18: Carshalton Athletic (A); SAT, APR 24: SITTINGBOURNE (H)



Whyteleafe

Current Position: 5th; Current Points: 69; Maximum Possible: 87

(6 games left – 3 home/3 away)

Sat, Mar 28: Horsham (A)

SAT, APR 4: WALTON CASUALS (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Tooting & Mitcham (A); SAT, APR 11: BURGESS HILL TOWN (H); Sat, Apr 18: Worthing (A); SAT, APR 25: HERNE BAY (H)



Herne Bay

Current Position: 6th; Current Points: 64: Maximum Possible: 79

(5 games left – 3 home/2 away)

SAT, MAR 28: REDHILL (H)

Sat, Apr 4: Hastings United (A); EASTER MONDAY, APR 4: WHITSTABLE TOWN (H); SAT, APR 18: GUERNSEY (H); Sat, Apr 25: Whyteleafe (A)



Worthing

Current Position: 7th; Current Points: 63; Maximum Possible: 81

(7 games left – 2 home/4 away)

Sat, Mar 28: Sittingbourne (A); SAT, APR 4: HYTHE TOWN (H); Sat, Mar 11: Tooting & Mitcham (A); SAT, MAR 18: WHYTELEAFE (H): Sat, Mar 25: Guernsey (A)



Whitstable Town

Current Position: 8th; Current Points: 61; Maximum Possible: 79

(7 games left – 4 home/3 away)

Sat, Apr 28: Carshalton Athletic (A)

SAT, APR 4: SOUTH PARK (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Herne Bay (A); SAT, APR 11: CORINTHIAN-CASUALS (H); Sat, Apr 18: Burgess Hill Town (A); SAT, APR 25: EAST GRINSTEAD (H)

Guernsey

Current Position: 9th; Current Points: 55; Maximum Possible: 73

(6 games left –3 home/3 away)

Sat, Mar 28: Ramsgate (A)

SAT, APR 4: SITTINGBOURNE (H); Easter Monday, Apr 6: Redhill (A); SAT, APR 11: HYTHE TOWN (H); Sat, Apr 18: Herne Bay (A); SAT, APR 25: WORTHING (H)



Three Bridges

Current Position: 10th; Current Points: 56; Maximum Possible: 77

(8 games left – 4 home/4 away)

SAT, MAR 28: SOUTH PARK (H); TUES, MAR 31: CORINTHIAN-CASUALS (H)

Sat, Apr 4: Redhill (A); Easter Monday, Apr 6: East Grinstead Town (A); SAT, APR 11: WALTON CASUALS (H); Sat, Apr 18: Sittingbourne (A); SAT, APR 25: CARSHALTON ATHLETIC (H)

[FAV Army]

I've just had a look at the league table again from Saturday's results.

I believe I am correct in saying that the top four are all now mathematically guaranteed a play-off place.

Whyteleafe's place isn't quite mathematically confirmed, but they are a good seven away from Herne Bay (who have played a game more) and eight away from Worthing, with 15 more points to play for.

To me, although you can never predict anything in football with real certainty, that looks to be that in terms of the play-offs!

It looks much more interesting at the bottom end - I just wonder which side that shouldn't be down there out of Ramsgate, Hastings or maybe Carshalton will do what Crawley Down Gatwick did on Ryman League deadline day last year and go utterly berserk with signings (I think CDG made 12 on that one day)!

Anyway, the most important thing is we are in the play-offs and one point away from sealing a top four finish.

It will be a close run thing between us and Folkestone, while Merstham have lots of teams in mid-table along with Ramsgate to play in their run-in (I'm not sure if that is a good or bad thing).

We can probably afford to drop points in one of our five remaining games - whether that's a draw (which allows us to reach 100 pts) or a loss.

Anything else and Folkestone will overtake us in my opinion because they are in very good form.

FAV Army!