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davy_boy · 27-03-2006, 18:40

For the mathematians among you, I've been doing some sums.

We have got 6 games left (a possible 18 points) - so we could get a maximum of 99 points

Hereford have got 7 games left (a possible 21 points) - so they could get a maximum of 88 points - 7 more than we have now.

So whatever we do, (even if we were to lose ALL our remaining games), if Hereford were to lose two more games and draw one - we have clinched the championship. Well, I say that, they would still be able to take it of us if we were to lose our remaining games, and they win theirs - and recoup a goal difference of over 30 goals on us.

If both us and Hereford win all our remaining games. A draw at home to Scarborough would clinch us the championship.

If Hereford drop points (and they are away to Woking and Morecambe next - two good teams, two difficult games), we could clinch it at Woking at Easter time.

In the event of us beating Grays Athletic at the weekend, and Woking beating Hereford, we would only need only 1 point to win the championship.

In the worst scenario, if we were to lose all our remaining games and Hereford won there's, we would fall one point behind them, with just Kidderminster away to play.

Anyway, moving on, I was a bit annoyed by the letter in the "Non-League Paper" from Michael West.......
"Accrington Stanley (1968) was built on little more than a name with Peel Park in ruins and such a fan base as existed, gone elsewhere. The founders of the new Stanley were faced with a more daunting task than those that rescued the football names of Aldershot and Telford.
Perhaps it will be third time lucky for a league team bearing the name of Accrington, but there is the unavoidable reality that not even the title-winning adventures of their local team is capable of tempting the Accrington public to support them in significant numbers. With the average arrendance of only 1,500, there is a statistical similasrity to the attendances that scuppered their predecessors in 1961-62.
Without a significant fan base, the romantic "return" of Accrington Stanley to the League appears to hold little prospect of emulating the triumphs of more recent exiles Doncaster and Carlisle."

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

Dave

27-03-2006, 18:40	#1
davy_boy Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 87 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	I've done some sums / Letter in the Non-League Paper For the mathematians among you, I've been doing some sums. We have got 6 games left (a possible 18 points) - so we could get a maximum of 99 points Hereford have got 7 games left (a possible 21 points) - so they could get a maximum of 88 points - 7 more than we have now. So whatever we do, (even if we were to lose ALL our remaining games), if Hereford were to lose two more games and draw one - we have clinched the championship. Well, I say that, they would still be able to take it of us if we were to lose our remaining games, and they win theirs - and recoup a goal difference of over 30 goals on us. If both us and Hereford win all our remaining games. A draw at home to Scarborough would clinch us the championship. If Hereford drop points (and they are away to Woking and Morecambe next - two good teams, two difficult games), we could clinch it at Woking at Easter time. In the event of us beating Grays Athletic at the weekend, and Woking beating Hereford, we would only need only 1 point to win the championship. In the worst scenario, if we were to lose all our remaining games and Hereford won there's, we would fall one point behind them, with just Kidderminster away to play. Anyway, moving on, I was a bit annoyed by the letter in the "Non-League Paper" from Michael West....... "Accrington Stanley (1968) was built on little more than a name with Peel Park in ruins and such a fan base as existed, gone elsewhere. The founders of the new Stanley were faced with a more daunting task than those that rescued the football names of Aldershot and Telford. Perhaps it will be third time lucky for a league team bearing the name of Accrington, but there is the unavoidable reality that not even the title-winning adventures of their local team is capable of tempting the Accrington public to support them in significant numbers. With the average arrendance of only 1,500, there is a statistical similasrity to the attendances that scuppered their predecessors in 1961-62. Without a significant fan base, the romantic "return" of Accrington Stanley to the League appears to hold little prospect of emulating the triumphs of more recent exiles Doncaster and Carlisle." What is everyone's thoughts on this? Dave