IIs REPRIEVED AS LEAGUE BACK-TRACK ON RELEGATION
26.06.05

The club was the recipient of good news this week when it was confirmed that the men's twos would not be relegated from Div 3SW despite an earlier announcement to the contrary.

It's been something of a rollercoaster ride for the team, which had finished third bottom with only two teams due to go down. However, the implications of two Southern teams being relegated from leagues higher up had seen a league reshuffle with the 2s joining relegated Bedford III and West Herts III in Div 4. Subsequently - and for as yet unknown reasons - neither Welwyn 1s (relegated from Div 2) or Shefford and Sandy IIs (midtable last year in Div 3) are among the teams in Div 3 next season.

Said incoming 2s skipper Steve Piercy, "Oh it's great news. I'm stoked. We thought third bottom would be enough, then it wasn't and now it is again! We're delighted that we'll be in Div 3 again because we know we underperformed last year and we want to show people that we can compete at the top end of Div 3 rather than struggle at the foot of it."

It's also good news for the club as a whole - with the Men's first team securing promotion to Division 1, a three league gap would be a big leap for any players called up from the 2s to play for the 1s. As club captain Paul Nash commented 'We need the lads in the 2s putting pressure on the 1s, or at least ensuring that the 1s have a supply of 2s players they can call on to do a job if needs be.'

The league kicks off on October 1st. Watch this space for information on pre-season training, friendlies and other news

New Second Team skipper Steve Piercy