Newport Astroturf™ League

So we are now 11 weeks in and that means we are half way through the season and already some tables are looking as the form book predicted, we still have the pesky games in hand from the snow abandoned week which mess up some of the tables and we have said good bye to old friends Brdaric and Wilkinsons as well as a big hello to Turkish Delight and a soon to be announced replacement for Wilkinsons.

Top of the shop at the moment are St Johns, having despatched current champions  AFC last week, the Super J's are sitting 4pts clear of AFC so who knows, this could be the year for a new name on the title, whilst both Arrows and Hermans have a game in hand its against each other and only a win by either team could possibly save theyre premier status this season, Hermans are 9pts adrift and are looking for a major turn around in fortunes if they are to survive.

Div1 is once again possibly the tightest division in the league, 3pts seperate the top 4 teams and its way to tight to call, Saints cant be ruled out either, they may be going through some poor form at the moment but they have proved for many seasons that they will be there or thereabouts come the end.

Dreamteam were consistantly one of the form teams last year and this year looks no different, they currently lead Div 2 by 7pts and you wouldnt bet against them playing Div 1 football next season, due to Wilkinsons leaving the league some results have been changed which make the rest of the table very interesting, without an 8th team there is now 2pts between 3rd placed Sharks and 7th placed Aardvark so anything could happen in the next 10 games!!!!

Possibly the most consistent team in all 4 divisions this year has been the Strollers, often languishing in the bottom half of Div 3 under the leadership of Big Nick they have excelled and sit 6pts clear of 2nd placed Eagles and 9pts clear of the chasing promotion pack, having lost only once so far this season in Week 1 there is even rumours at Stroller Park that the champagnes on ice and promotion is guaranteed!!