The Race to The Bottom

[HibeeJibee]

I thought "Relegationwatch" sounded rather tired.

Entering the final 3 months or so of the league season it looks like 3 from 7 will go down at the culmination of 'the race to the bottom'. It seems unlikely Linlithgow could be overtaken by 5 of the 7 below them. February features numerous head-to-heads.



Crossgates face a massive month with 3 consecutive '6-pointers' and although holding a 7pt cushion have played 2 or 3 games more than most teams below them. Musselburgh have entered a good run of form and 4 of their 6 outstanding games are at home. Dunbar continue to flirt with the dropzone and will meet Sauchie home-n-away. Sauchie themselves have only lost 1 in 5 and risen steadily up from the foot of the table but have played more games than those around them. Whitehill have recently dragged themselves off bottom but will have to face some midweek games. Blackburn won yesterday to end a period of terrible form and now also face 3 consecutive '6-pointers'. Newtongrange now prop-up the table then after facing 4 consecutive '6-pointers' have no more head-to-heads.



Here are the closing schedules of the contenders:


Crossgates Primrose
Feb 08     Musselburgh (A)
Feb 15     Whitehill (A)
Feb 22     Newtongrange (H)
Feb 29     Penicuik (H)
Mar 07     Jeanfield (A) - LC R2
Mar 14     Linlithgow (A)
Mar 21     Tranent (H)

                    Camelon (H)
                    Sauchie (H)
                    Bo'ness (A)
                    Dunbar (A)


Musselburgh Athletic
Feb 08     Crossgates (H)
Feb 15     Hill of Beath (H)
Feb 22     Penicuik (A)
Feb 29     Newtongrange (A)
m/week   Tynecastle (A) - LC R2
Mar 07
Mar 14     Bo'ness (H)
Mar 21     Dundonald (A)

                    Blackburn (H)
                    Broxburn (H)
                    Penicuik (H)
                    Whitehill (H)
                    Broxburn (A)
                    Camelon (A)


Dunbar United
Feb 08     Blackburn (H)
Feb 15     Broxburn (A)
Feb 22     Hill of Beath (H)
Feb 29     Bo'ness (A)
Mar 07     Dundonald (A)
Mar 14     Sauchie (H)
Mar 21     Jeanfield (A)

                    Crossgates (H)
                    Penicuik (H)
                    Linlithgow (A)
                    Sauchie (A)
                    Tranent (A)
                    Whitehill (A)
                    Oakley/Inverkeithing (A) - LC R2


Sauchie
Feb 08     Newtongrange (H)
Feb 15     Bo'ness (H)
Feb 22     Blackburn (A)
Feb 29     Broxburn (A)
Mar 07     Blackburn (H) - LC R2
Mar 14     Dunbar (A)
Mar 21

                    Camelon (H)
                    Dunbar (H)
                    Crossgates (A)
                    Jeanfield (A)
                    Penicuik (A)


Whitehill Welfare
Feb 08     Hill of Beath (A)
Feb 15     Crossgates (H)
Feb 22     Camelon (A)
Feb 29     Linlithgow (H)
Mar 07     Hawick (A) - LC R2
Mar 14     Dundonald (H)
Mar 21

                    Bo'ness (H)
                    Dunbar (H)
                    Hill of Beath (H)
                    Jeanfield (H)
                    Penicuik (H)
                    Blackburn (A)
                    Jeanfield (A)
                    Musselburgh (A)
                    ? (?) - EQC R4


Blackburn United
Feb 08     Dunbar (A)
Feb 15     Newtongrange (A)
Feb 22     Sauchie (H)
Feb 29     Camelon (H)
Mar 07     Sauchie (A) - LC R2
Mar 14     Jeanfield (H)
Mar 21     Hill of Beath (A)

                    Dundonald (H)
                    Whitehill (H)
                    Dundonald (A)
                    Jeanfield (A)
                    Musselburgh (A)
                    Tranent (A)


Newtongrange Star
Feb 08     Sauchie (A)
Feb 15     Blackburn (H)
Feb 22     Crossgates (A)
Feb 29     Musselburgh (H)
Mar 07
Mar 14     Camelon (A)
Mar 21     Linlithgow (H)

                    Broxburn (H)
                    Hill of Beath (A)
                    Penicuik (A)
                    Tranent (A)



What clubs do posters tip to go down and survive?

Edited February 2, 2020 by HibeeJibee

[Casey Jones]

Recently I picked three who I thought would be relegated. But only Dunbar out of bottom half failed to pick up a point, or more, yesterday. So, will refrain from guessing this time!

[Passthebaw]

Newtongrange, Sauchie & Blackburn have been my picks for the last couple of weeks, but I say that with little confidence as teams can beat each other top to bottom, as recently evidenced. 

[baker2]

The way linlithgow are defending they aren’t out of it yet! We need a few more wins to get out of trouble!