Barry will take some heart from Rob winning the title at the 11th attempt. This was Barry's 13th N&R season and his career best was 4th (3 times!). A slow start soon evaporated as Barry moved into the top 10 in week 10 but he became more of a challenger in the 2nd half of the season qualifying for the Play-Off's but not quite having enough gas in the tank to push for a tilt of the title. He did collect the Best weekly score though. Barry's time will come.
Barry Plumme
r - 28th Div 1 (relegated), 50th overall, 0 MoW Our second Palace fan. This former champion had a sorry season getting relegated and slumping to easily his worst ever finish. There was a rosy patch around the turn of last year but he got dragged back into the mire and surprisingly the former champ didn't have the wherewithal to pull himself to safety. It will be a bit like having West Ham in Div 2 next season.
Keith Read - 7th Div 1, 14th overall, 1 MoW
After last season's treble (league title, cup winner, Team Challenge) this was always going to be a tough one to follow for Keith. After rubbish start where he spent nearly all of pre-Christmas in the relegation zone, he was always too far behind to reach the Play-Off's but after winning MoW in week 28, and making some good transfers his fortune changed and he poked his way into the top 10 of Div 1 and easily avoided the relegation fate of other ex-Champions.
Neil Reynolds - 8th Div 1, 15th overall, 1 MoW
Neil was always banging on the door of the Play-Off's but never got in. He did gets high as 5th in Div 1 but The ex-champion will be disappointed with his season and may well keep a few transfers over for a late push next time around.
Richard Richards - 2nd Div 2 (promoted), 3rd in Play-Off table, 3rd overall, 1 MoW
So good they named him twice. Rich had a wonderful season. After a great first week he struggled then to adjust but Richard found his gear and moved into the Div 2 top 10 and gradually made his way through the field to qualify for the Play-Off's with ease and then battle it out with Rob and Ken for the title in the last few weeks of the season.
Danny Rose- 22nd Div 1 (relegated), 37th overall, 2 MoW
Rough season for Dan despite two MoW's. Relegation followed a very indifferent season. But from mid-January he was more out of the drop zone than in it, but his form fell apart in final few weeks of the season and Danny will begin next year, his 14th in N&R Div 2.
Brian Rutter - 22nd Div 2, 48th overall, 1 MoW
Brian's worse finish ever. Only once has he made the top 10 (2004) and he is a regular bottom feeder, sorry halfer, but this season was bad. There was a MoW though and his start and finish was okay, but the middle bit??
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