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Bonnyrigg win 3-0 at Tynecastle to move 13pts clear of Dundonald with 7 games left: as the conference title races turns into something of a procession. On paper this could be all over before February is out.

However it's musical chairs below and I append "points per game" making interesting reading for the 7 clubs chasing the 3/4 other slots.

3     P15     Bo'ness               31pts          2.07 ppg
4     P14     Tranent              29pts          2.08 ppg
5     P17     Crossgates       28pts          1.65 ppg
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6     P17     Dalkeith             27pts          1.59 ppg
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7     P16     LTHV                   25pts          1.57 ppg
8     P16     Sauchie               24pts          1.50 ppg
9     P15     Haddington     20pts           1.34 pgg

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14 hours ago, Halfwit8 said:

Good win for the Belters the day 4-1 with goals from Whitson,Berry,Gray and Miller. Puts us in a good position to finish in the top 5.

Think the reality is that the top 4 is assured as is. 

Teams from Crossgates down to Haddington are competing for 5th place come end of season.

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42 minutes ago, baker2 said:

What has happened to sauchie?? Surprised they are that far down likewise Lothian thistle!

I agree the slow progress of Sauchie is a surprise but Lothian had a bad start due to a reducing budget meaning the top players left.  When Tynecastle left Saughton, the council then doubled the rent for Lothian!

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Fixtures have been released to the end of the season. New ones highlighted:




Saturday 16th February 2019
Bo'ness United v Eyemouth United
Burntisland Shipyard v Dunipace
Crossgates Primrose v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Dalkeith Thistle v Dundonald Bluebell
Haddington Athletic v Lothian Thistle HV
Sauchie v Tynecastle


Saturday 23rd February 2019
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Burntisland Shipyard
Dalkeith Thistle v Lothian Thistle HV
Eyemouth United v Sauchie
Haddington Athletic v Bo'ness United
Tranent v Dunipace
Tynecastle v Crossgates Primrose


Saturday 2nd March 2019
Eyemouth United v Tranent


Saturday 9th March 2019
Bo'ness United v Sauchie
Burntisland Shipyard v Dalkeith Thistle
Crossgates Primrose v Tranent
Dundonald Bluebell v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Dunipace v Haddington Athletic


Saturday 16th March 2019
Bo'ness United v Dalkeith Thistle
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Lothian Thistle HV
Eyemouth United v Burntisland Shipyard
Haddington Athletic v Crossgates Primrose
Sauchie v Dunipace
Tranent v Tynecastle



Friday 29th March 2019
Dunipace v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

Saturday 30th March 2019
Eyemouth United v Dalkeith Thistle
Haddington Athletic v Burntisland Shipyard
Lothian Thistle HV v Bo'ness United
Tranent v Sauchie
Tynecastle v Dundonald Bluebell


Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Bo'ness United v Crossgates Primrose


Saturday 6th April 2019
Dunipace v Dundonald Bluebell
Eyemouth United v Haddington Athletic
Lothian Thistle HV v Tranent
Sauchie v Burntisland Shipyard



Saturday 13th April 2019
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Bo'ness United
Burntisland Shipyard v Eyemouth United
Dundonald Bluebell v Haddington Athletic
Tranent v Lothian Thistle HV


Saturday 20th April 2019
Bo'ness United v Tranent
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Eyemouth United
Burntisland Shipyard v Lothian Thistle HV
Crossgates Primrose v Dalkeith Thistle
Dundonald Bluebell v Tynecastle
Haddington Athletic v Sauchie


Saturday 27th April 2019
Burntisland Shipyard v Tranent
Crossgates Primrose v Haddington Athletic
Dalkeith Thistle v Bo'ness United
Lothian Thistle HV v Sauchie



Date to be announced
Dundonald Bluebell v Tranent

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I'm bound to say it but Saturday's game at Haddington is a biggie.  A win for Bo'ness puts them level with Dundonald, who have a spare day and still with a game in hand.

A win for Haddington catapults them right into the mix and still with games in hand.

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I make that 17 wins in a row now dating back to going out the Scottish cup in September. What was EK record from a couple of years ago?

Tranent are able to get to 59 points if they win all their games, so a minimum of 8 points from the last 6 games will secure the title. 3 of these are against Dunipace, Shippy and Eyemouth so looks highly likely conference B will be tied up soon.

Out of the teams challenging at the top of the other conferences I think that I'd be most concerned about Broxburn as they are a stuffy side and I think Bonnyrigg have a poor recent record there.

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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 4-1 Burntisland Shipyard
Dalkeith Thistle 2-2 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
Eyemouth United 2-7 Sauchie Juniors
Haddington Athletic 0-4 Bo'ness United
Tranent Juniors 6-0 Dunipace
Tynecastle 3-4 Crossgates Primrose

Idle: Dundonald Bluebell

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EDIT: Realised Bo'ness have a better goal difference than Dundonald, so they've moved up to 2nd place in the Conference.

 

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Bonnyrigg could win this in a fortnight if they prevail at nearest pursuers Dundonald, and Tranent and Bo'ness drop points. Failing that their next opportunity would come in 3 weeks at home to LTHV.

This conference seems to have belatedly caught-up with the others, in now having a discernible top 4. Vital win for Crossgates today, LTHV once again ground out an away draw at a rival side in the shape of Dalkeith, Sauchie did the business at Eyemouth while Haddington collapsed.


Even allowing for their games-in-hand Haddington are now hanging on a bit in the race for top 5 or 6 but beyond that it remains impossible to call, especially given the number of "head-to-heads" these 5-6 sides still have to play:

Sat 09 Mar ... Crossgates v Tranent

Sat 16 Mar ... Haddington v Crossgates

Sat 30 Mar ... Tranent v Sauchie

Sat 06 Apr ... LTHV v Tranent

Sat 13 Apr ... Tranent v LTHV

Sat 20 Apr ... Crossgates v Dalkeith
Sat 20 Apr ... Haddington v Sauchie

Sat 27 Apr ... Crossgates v Haddington
Sat 27 Apr ... LTHV v Sauchie

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Only the one Conference game today: Eyemouth United v Tranent Juniors

Tranent have played the fewest amount of games in the conference. While they will be eyeing a 2nd place finish by winning their games in hand. Everyone else chasing next year's EoS Premier will be hoping Eyemouth can play spoiler and pick up their first point(s) of the season.

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