VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX

Craig Biddlestone

SPALDING TO NORTH SHIELDS IT IS JUST UNDER 200 MILES (NEARLY 3 AND A HALF HOURS), COMPARED WITH 100 MILES (2 HOURS) TO SUTTON COLDFIELD, SO MY FEELING IS THAT THE LEAGUE WERE RIGHT TO TURN DOWN THE APPEAL.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE BOTTOM 4 IN THE PREMIER DIVISION AND IT LOOKS LIKE BELPER TOWN ARE ALL BUT DOWN, SO THEY COULD GO IN EITHER THE EAST OR MIDLANDS SECTION NEXT SEASON, LIVERSEDGE ARE 8 POINTS FROM SAFETY SO MORE THAN LIKELY THEY WOULD RETURN TO THE EAST DIVISION, THOUGH DON’T COUNT OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM PLAYING IN THE WEST DIVISION, AND THE OTHER 2 SPOTS ARE TAKEN UP BY MARSKE UNITED (EAST

DIVISION) AND NANTWICH TOWN (WEST DIVISION) - SO BASICALLY IT IS AN ABSOLUTE MINEFIELD OF POSSIBILITIES, AND THAT’S WITHOUT LOOKING AT STEP 4 PROMOTION AND RELEGATIONS, AND STEP 5 PROMOTIONS - I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO SITS DOWN AND WORKS OUT THE DIVISIONS NEXT SEASON!

ON TO TONIGHT, I’VE CHOSEN THE HALF-TIME PLAYLIST, SOME OF YOU MIGHT GET THE CONNECTION, THOUGH IT HAS TO BE POINTED OUT THAT I AM 100% OSSETT UNITED TONIGHT, IT’S MERELY A COINCIDENCE THAT MANY CARLTON TOWN FANS ARE ALSO NOTTINGHAM FOREST FANS.

ENJOY THE GAME!