EXCITING WEEK AHEAD IN THE RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION 
CURRENT TABLE - TOP TEN ONLY

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP	FORM	WIN%
1	BOGNOR REGIS TOWN	43	+44	88	97	WWWWLW	60.47%
2	HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE	43	+43	87	96	WLDWWW	60.47%
3	DULWICH HAMLET	43	+29	74	83	LWLDWW	46.51%
4	LEISTON	43	+35	72	81	WLLLWD	48.84%
5	ENFIELD TOWN	43	+24	69	78	LWWWWW	44.19%
6	WINGATE & FINCHLEY	43	+3	69	78	WLLLWW	48.84%
7	TONBRIDGE ANGELS	43	+10	68	77	LDDLWL	44.19%
8	NEEDHAM MARKET	43	-4	68	77	DLLDLL	44.19%
9	HARLOW TOWN	43	+11	67	76	WLWWDW	46.51%
10	BILLERICAY TOWN	43	+19	66	75	WWWLWL	44.19%

Its going to be an exciting week ahead in the race for the title and play-offs in the Ryman Premier Division. The title race is now officially down to a two horse race between Bognor Regis Town and Havant & Waterlooville with a massive potentially title deciding game at West Leigh Park on Bank Holiday Monday. 

One of the two title contenders will then take one of the four play-off places available with then eight teams fighting for the three remaining spots - of those eight I'd say Billericay Town and Harlow Town have an outside chance but should The Hawks get a win at Bognor Regis Town on Saturday (I'm sure fans of Havant and Waterlooville will be happy with that!) the importance of their game with Enfield Town on Monday will be cranked up more than a notch or two. 

Dulwich Hamlet enhanced their play-off chances last night with a good 1-4 win at Merstham whilst the point picked up by Leiston in their 2-2 home draw against fifteenth placed Harrow Borough maybe either an important two points dropped or one point gained for the Suffolk side come the end of the season proper? 

Both Needham Market and Tonbridge Angels who have been in the top five for most of the season will need to improve their form in their remaining three games - The Marketmen haven't won in their last six games and The Angels have only one win in their last eight which came against relegation threatened Hendon. 

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION 
CURRENT TABLE - BOTTOM EIGHT ONLY

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP	FORM	WIN%
17	CANVEY ISLAND	43	-36	51	60	WWWLWD	30.23%
18	BURGESS HILL TOWN	43	-19	50	59	DLWDLW	30.23%
19	FOLKSTONE INVICTA	43	-9	49	58	LLLDWL	30.23%
20	LEATHERHEAD	43	-3	48	57	WLWWDL	30.23%
21	KINGSTONIAN	43	-11	48	57	LLLLWD	32.56%
22	HENDON	43	-24	47	56	WLWWLW	27.91%
23	AFC SUDBURY	43	-27	44	53	LLLLDL	27.91%
R	GRAYS ATHLETIC	43	-54	32	41	LLLLLL	20.93%

In the fight to avoid relegation Grays Athletic have unfortunately been confirmed as one of the four teams - With just seven points separating Canvey Island in seventeenth place and AFC Sudbury in twenty-third (its only nine up to fourteenth placed Merstham who are still not mathematically safe!) it looks as though it could go down to a nail-biting final day of the season. 

Looking at the weekend fixtures the is only one fixture with nothing riding on the result when Staines Town (12th) visit Lowestoft Town (11th). 

FINAL FIXTURES

Thursday 13th April
Lowestoft Town v Merstham 

Friday 14th April 
Canvey Island v Havant & Waterlooville 

Saturday 15th April 
Bognor Regis Town v Harlow Town 
Burgess Hill Town v Dulwich Hamlet
Enfield Town v Folkestone Invicta 
Grays Athletic v Merstham 
Hendon v Metropolitan Police 
Kingstonian v Leiston 
Leatherhead v Billericay Town 
Lowestoft Town v Staines Town 
Needham Market v Harrow Borough 
Tonbridge Angels v AFC Sudbury 
Wingate & Finchley v Worthing 

Monday 17th April 
AFC Sudbury v Needham Market 
Billericay Town v Canvey Island 
Dulwich Hamlet v Grays Athletic 
Folkestone Invicta v Tonbridge Angels 
Harlow Town v Enfield Town 
Harrow Borough v Hendon 
Havant & Waterlooville v Bognor Regis Town 
Leiston v Lowestoft Town 
Merstham v Kingstonian 
Metropolitan Police v Leatherhead 
Staines Town v Wingate & Finchley 
Worthing v Burgess Hill Town - 12pm

Saturday 22nd April 
Bognor Regis Town v Metropolitan Police 
Burgess Hill Town v Merstham 
Canvey Island v AFC Sudbury 
Enfield Town v Leiston 
Grays Athletic v Folkestone Invicta 
Hendon v Staines Town 
Kingstonian v Havant & Waterlooville 
Leatherhead v Harlow Town 
Lowestoft Town v Harrow Borough 
Needham Market v Billericay Town 
Tonbridge Angels v Worthing 
Wingate & Finchley v Dulwich Hamlet

One thing that can be confirmed is that Brightlingsea Regent will be joining the Premier Division for the 2017/18 campaign having been crowned Champions of Division One (North). Regent's North Road home is only a short distance from the sea-front in the Essex Town so it's another good trip for teams in the division next season. 

In Division One (South) Tooting and Mitcham United are top but are still not confirmed as Champions - A slip up at Ramsgate or at home to Carshalton Athletic could see a title decider versus second placed Dorking Wanderers on the final day of the season - Dorking would need to keep winning - they host Hythe Town on Saturday before a trip to Guernsey on Bank Holiday Monday. 

In the Vanarama South Division anything but a win for Bishops Stortford (at home versus Gosport Borough) and for Margate (away at Weston-Super-Mare) tomorrow will confirm their relegation to Step Three. If they drop down both will more than probably re-join the Isthmian Premier Division - Margate went up in 2015 with Stortford last playing in the division in 2003/04.