National 2 East Prospects

I think Taunton may have the easier fixtures in the run in....so we could yet see Esher back with us , which would much simplify matters, though future level transfers are I think, something quite troubling.

Maybe Leghorn will be right and we will be back to the Recreation Ground next year 

Barnes last 4 games of the season are Bury away, Blackheath at home, OA’s and Worthing away YIKES 😳 … as I said, exciting but scary!

But what a peculiar situation eh ?  

Perhaps just a question of semantics....but to my mind.....this is still a level transfer in a different guise. All that has really gone is the right of appeal.....and I can see why.

I suppose that looking ahead, the powers that be have foreseen.....just perhaps, that a transfer from North to East might be too damaging for the club they select.  And so....they might find some middle ground by transferring a northern team West....and then a Western team East ?

Either way, I do not envy them this task.  There is a strong chance that they will need to enforce this regulation in the near term.  Further, I imagine that whoever has to be moved is going to be very unhappy.   Hence removing the right of appeal ?

Do you know....will they get additional funding to cover extra travel ?  Also, what criteria will be used to decide who moves where ?  Perhaps the likes of Chester are getting nervous ?

As you point out, this is only I think, an issue for clubs that are located on the periphery of their regions.  The likes of Raiders, Redruth and the Yorkshire based clubs can sleep soundly I imagine .

While it might be a bad thing for our club financially.....a lot of fans would not mind us going West.  We have a large hard core of travelling fans who quite enjoy the trips to Bristol and even the Recreation Ground.....now that we have recorded a win or two there......took a while 

Hello Golden Jackal

Yes What a game it was and a spectacle of flowing fast rugby. End to end stuff and in truth it should have been a draw at 44-44. Tragic that the game should be won with the final kick of the game as it was to the Wolfpack at the big field earlier in the season. Dorking should not have lost this game and nor the one at Rugby Park the previous week. We have achieved dominence in games and then for some reason we take our eye of the game and slip into complacency mode. In this league there is no room for complacency. Our two 2 trips to the naughty step allowed BSE to claw back the deficit and slip into a narrow lead on 2 occasions. The extra man BSE had throughout (Your Tannoy commentator with vocal support from a big crowd) was the motivator BSE needed in what seemed like your cup final. I also thought Sir reprimanding BSE for 2 CONSECUTIVE dissent and backchats should have been a YC, but he did not do so other than the 20M march back.

So Dorking grabbed defeat from the clutches of victory but were real value for their 2 LBP. I am sure they will have learnt a lot from their last 2 games, to put things right. BTW. No complaints from any of us we loved the game, your supporters and Bury in general, mean we will be back next year.

 

Blackheath were worthy winners at Dry Leas 6-15, so this Saturday is going to be very interesting, we have nothing to loose, so fingers crossed!! I am making the long trip up from Cornwall and i have managed to get on the  president’s table for lunch as well!!

Birmingham and Manchester seem to be year round routes but perhaps not to fit on with Saturday games 

The Dorking match report has been widely circulated and well received back here in Suffolk...

Good Luck for the run in....