Monday, June 13, 2011

The managers - C to D's

Andrew Cassell - 12th Div 2, 27th overall, 0 MoW
Blunty will be disappointed to miss out on promotion I would think. 4th in October, then 5th as we entered December. In the new year points became harder to find for Andy but he was always there or thereabouts and chased hard down the straight but missed out on promotion by 38 points.

Ken Cobbett - Winner Div 2 (promoted), 2nd in Play-Off table, 2nd overall, 2 MoW
What a season for Ken, his first in the N&R FL. Top of Div 2 and thus a solid promotion, but Ken was also involved in the exciting challenge for the title. he entered the Play-Off's in top spot and then vied with Rob for the coveted title. KC got within 6 points with just a fortnight left eventually having to settle for runner-up but still a nice chunk of prize money.

Brett Davey - 26th Div 1 (relegated), 47th overall, 0 MoW
We afforded Brett, our 2000 champion a Div 1 spot and a warm welcome back to the N&R FL but the standard has moved on and Brett struggled and spent a whole season battling against relegation finally succumbing some weeks before the end of the season.

Mark Dewberry - 6th Div 1, 13th overall, 0 MoW
A better season from Dewbs (best since a 5th 2007) in who spent the majority of the campaign at the top end of Div 1. He will be disappointed to have missed out on the Play-Off's (by 5 points) and chance to play for the big money.

Peter Doyle - 24th Div 2, 52nd overall, 0 MoW
It is sometimes hard to fathom that Doyley is a past champion. Doesn't that give everyone hope? Pete had a mediocre season never in the promotion race, yet putting in better performances than many others. Ginger Rabbit will contest Div 2 again next season with quite a few fellow past champions.

Davor Duvancic - 11th Div 2, 25th overall, 0 MoW
A missed opportunity for my favourite Serbian. Top of Div 2 in September, he continued to be comfortably in the promotion race until Christmas. Davor then pushed himself back in there but found himself in a battle with two or three other managers as we got to the business end if the season. With just a week left Davor occupied the final promotion spot but it was snatched away from him in dramatic fashion on the last day of the season.

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