THE
STOATS PREDICTED DIVISION 1 LEAGUE TABLE
1. Navigation La Coruna
2. Queens Head Dons
3. Rubery
4. Victoria Barnt Green
5. Rubery Cock
6. Bromsgrove Town
7. Westbury Celtic Reserves
8. Kings Park Rangers
9. Droitwich Town
10. Nailers Arms
A strong division can once again go the way of perennial
winners Navigation La Coruna. Another prosperous season
awaits. Queens Head and Rubery will once again run them
close, but not quite enough in the tank. Victoria Barnt
Green will be one place higher this season, having
appeared to keep hold of Shaun May, who guarantees 30
goals. Rubery Cock have competent players and whilst
they wont be strong enough to finish above the Top 4,
they will be the best of the mid table, very much an
Everton type side. Nailers Arms are my tip for
relegation this year.
THE STOATS PREDICTED DIVISION 2 LEAGUE TABLE
1. Ladybird 2010
2. Cofton Corinthians
3. Meadow Park
4. Black Cross Athletico
5. Golden Lion Athletic
6. Henley United
7. Frankley
8. Stoke Prior
9. Hewell Grangers
10. FC Rednal Activ
11. Arrow Valley Social
12. Hop Pole
Ladybird 2010 should stroll this. The signing of
defender Matthew Whitworth should keep things tight at
the back and they have the firepower to bully the lesser
lights in the division. Cofton Corinthians will give
them a run for their money but are far too prone to
putting in shockers and will just fall short. Meadow
Park should be more comfortable in this division and I
also expect good things of Black Cross Athletico. Arrow
Valley Social and Hop Pole are tipped for relegation.
THE STOATS PREDICTED DIVISION 3 LEAGUE TABLE
1. Alvechurch Lions
2. Selly Oak United
3. West Heath United
4. Rubery Athletic
5. Golden Lion Athletic Reserves
6. FC Oakenshaw
7. Steps Athletic
8. Churchfields United
9. AFC Riflemans
10. Millfields Boca Juniors
11. Magna Exteriors and Interiors
A very open division with so many new teams in.
Alvechurch Lions and Selly Oak United should have the
legs above the other teams, but Lions also have a
sprinkling of older heads and this should be enough to
see off Selly Oak. West Heath are another capable team
but they have got to stop pressing the self-destruct
button. Rubery Athletic will get closer, but they might
have to wait another year to break into the Top 3.
Churchfields United will again improve, albeit slightly
and the remaining teams are all much of a muchness being
newcomers. This is a division that intrigues me and I
intend to take in plenty of games here.Your
Comments:
Tom Nash, Frankley FC Management Consultant
"I'm sorry but Rubery Social 5th after losing there 3
(possibly 4) best players....... with no significant
signings replacing them..... how can I contact the Stoat
personally???" Kial
Jackson, Steps Athletic Manager
"I dont know how he can predict Rubery Cock will finish
5th and how he can say that Churchfields and Oakenshaw
will finish above Millfields and Magna! Baffling how he
thinks Black Cross will finish 4th as well, they arent a
bad side, but if they cant beat us with a decent side,
then they will struggle in division 2"
Bradley
Miller
- Cofton Corinthians
"Stoat - I think you'll see a lot
more consistency from Cofton Corinthians this
season, with the new setup and a slightly new look
team.
Consistency was the one area that
let us down last season and we still managed to
finish 3rd, but pre season has gone well so far
this year and the consistency is beginning to show
and we'll be looking to take it into our first few
fixtures of the season and hit the ground running
and keep it going all the way through.
Your thoughts for Div 1 are spot on
i agree totally, but your Div 2 predictions have
thrown me off a bit, but we'll just have to wait
and see how it turns out.
Div 3 is anyones for the taking
this year, but i think Selly Oak are looking like
they could be good for it.
Look forward to seeing you at our
games!!"
Jeff Kesterton -
Magna Exteriors and Interiors Player
"Stoat,
Its nice to see that you give our team no chance in
division 3 , this
will only spur us all on and being a team very much of
continental players we
may just suprise more than a few teams.
We have trained hard for the new season and are ready to
give it a go." Mark McCleary
- Rubery Cock FC Manager
"I think Vic Barnt Green will be a big force in Div 1
along with the Dons, and of course the Navi. With both
Ruberys losing and gaining players a season of
consolidation, top half finish and a good cup run could
be a realistic target. I do think whoever wins the title
could lose 4 or 5 games on route.'
'Div 2 I agree Ladybird and Cofton to be top two but
Golden Lion running them both close. With Cofton
undoubtedly adding quality in many positions I think
they could possibly topple Ladybird and win the
division' I think another batch of sides like Arrow
Valley, Stoke Prior, Black Cross & Fc Rednal will form a
second group behind those three. New boys Frankley talk
a good game but lack quality all over the park, and will
struggle to trouble any defence when Marcus George is
unavailable. For that reason I cant see them reaching
double figures points wise - early pace setters for
Website of the year though, every cloud.....'
'Div 3 I think will be a straight battle between Selly
Oak and West Heath. Both sides have had good pre season
results and will be too strong for this division and
will rack up some huge scores against the lesser sides.
I hope to see Rubery Athletic at the top end and that
can be achieved with a bit more consistency'"
Tom Clarkson -
Meadow Park Captain
"I fancy the Dons for Division 1 this year. After
playing them last year I felt they were the toughest
opposition in the league in 2009/10 season. They have
made a couple of decent signings as well, Omar being
one (I think!). However, I do feel Navi will push them
right to the end. I don't think anyone else will get
near the top 2 this season. I think VBG will come 3rd
and KPR may surprise a few teams this year. Haven't
seen Nailors play this year so would be unfair to
comment, but going by last season, I feel Division
1 may be tough for them this year.
In Division 2, you can't not think that it will be
Ladybirds, with Cofon pushing them after gaining a few
Waseley players. I hope we (Meadow Park) will be up
their as well after combining with our U18 team, so
hopefully the young legs can surprise a few teams.
Black Cross seems an organised set up so should do
well, and Golden Lion normally have a few decent
players.
Have only really seen Churchfields from Division 3,
and had a couple of decent players, but not enough to
push them too far up the table. Can't comment on any
others from the league.
Have only been playing in the Bromsgrove league for 5
years, but the standard is definitley at its best from
what I have seen! Should be a good season!"
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