Relegation fodder

10 managers will start next season in the Div 2 after their relegations were confirmed from the elite. At the beginning of the season we looked at 12 years of acturial studies and worked out the best 30 managers from that period.

At Christmas Richard Nathan, Scott Morgan, Brett Davey and Jason Syrett were already struggling. In fact Razor was already 130 points adrift and was playing like a fantasy Roy Hodgson.

At the halfway stage Ready, Steve Black and Oakers were desperately trying to re-construct their team in the team in the transfer market. To prove this can be done, all 3 finished in the top 10.
By Easter ex-champions Barry Plummer, Soozie Syrett and Danny Rose were embroiled in a relegation struggle.

Mark Wenman had also dropped like a stone and was looking in grave danger, Kirstie was continuing her gallant fight against the drop and Aaron Bardon after moving nicely away from the bottom 10 was back in the doo doo.

Meanwhile another ex-champ Godders was showing all of his worldly fantasy experience and digging himself an escape route. Lee Horne had already climbed to safety. Meanwhile Henry Williams, Ryan Saveall, Mark Simmons and James Ashworth were nervously looking over their shoulders.

This is how it finished:
16= James Ashworth, 1,275 pts
16= Peter Godfrey, 1,275 pts
18. Mark Simmons, 1,252 pts
19. Ryan Saveall, 1,248 pts
20. Henry Williams, 1,241 pts
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21. Soozie Syrett, 1,237 pts
22. Danny Rose, 1,221 pts
23. Kirstie Baillie, 1,197 pts
24. Aaron Bardon, 1,176 pts
25. Jason Syrett, 1,157 pts
26. Brett Davey, 1,137 pts
27. Mark Wenman, 1,096 pts
28. Barry Plummer, 1,087 pts
29. Scott Morgan 966 pts
30. Richard Nathan, 844 pts

So it was Soozie that dropped whilst hubby Ryan was saved. Henry escaped by 4 points and previous N&R FL champions Brett, Barry and Danny will join Soozie playing Division 2 next season. Shameful.

Godders stayed up quite comfortably in the end but Wenners, Jason, Aaron and surprisingly Kirstie all fall.

Scott and Razor Nathan had a long time to get their head around their demotion after poor campaigns.

Scunthorpe on a Tuesday night or Lee Baughan on a Wednesday awaits.....