National 1 Prediction league 2022 week 28

Onto week 24: 

Last weeks results made the bottom of this league oh so more interesting!

All of the sides picked up points, all closed the gaps, some climbed out of trouble. 

Lets be honest the biggest loser, well they did not even play!

It was Blackheath, the mighty “Club” do look to be in big trouble. With only 2 home games left against Park and Rams and having played more games than those around them, even the massive win bonus being offered to the players of £500 a man, might not save them, they have had two weeks of that offer on the table and nobody has cashed in yet, so I wonder does the saving of £20k mean they will raise the win bonus to £1k a man  from this week! The other main fact is, the 3 sides possible in trouble DMP, Plymouth and Leeds all have TJ’s to play, that could and I would say will be the deciding factor!

At the top, well last weeks games means we are as we were, so to speak. Sat week will be massive with the City Slickers playing Caldy, but thats 7 days away, a lot can happen in 7 days, Kieran Power might even learn to crack a  post match smile in that time, but for now we are talking about this week.  I cannot see any change this week, apart from Sale not playing meaning the Cambridge home win and 5 points  should close the gap to 3rd. Cityslickers should pick up 5 at Well Hall and Caldy will have enough at home for plucky Taunton. Cindy v Rams will be decided by the width of a fag paper, hence Im going a draw

At the bottom DMP will have much too much for TJs, could be an experience for some of the TJs players going from their ground, minus 21 m studs and a £5 Uber ride to the pitch, to playing at DMP in a 20k seater stadium!

Leeds is an interesting one,  I think there is ever chance that they could pick up a win at Chinnor as the home side will still be sitting on the naughty boys step, having had their wrist slapped by big brother. 

Plymouth will hopefully be able to travel with 20 this week, which if I am honest is total joke for a side in National 1, twice this year when they have not been able to have loan players from Exeter or CP they have gone with 18 to a league game, somebody wants to get that squad sorted out if they survive as that is not a good advert for either the club or rugby at this level, they will want or be expecting at best nothing more than a bonus point from Cambridge, Albi’s cup final comes the week after when 5 is a must v TJ’s. 

Stortford I fancy, now the ground is firming up might just do a job on Moseley. Moseley could well be suffering from a nose bleed being in 7th now after Chinnor’s -5! When was the last time that happened? 

So we have 

Birmingham Moseley v Bishop's Stortford   1-4   

Blackheath v Rosslyn Park     0-5

Caldy v Taunton     5-1

Cambridge v Plymouth Albion     5-0 

Chinnor v Leeds Tykes     1-4

Cinderford v Rams     2-2

Darlington Mowden Park v Tonbridge Juddians     5-0 

As always, just a bit of fun, followed by a disclaimer so we don’t all get upset!