Post by schumi on Dec 15, 2009 10:07:17 GMT
Time to look back over the season past, and it goes without saying Wolverhampton and King's Lynn had a great year - both winning their respective leagues, and the Stars doing the treble. But what about the others?
Most improved teams have to be Newcastle and Wolverhampton - both at or near the bottom of the league in 2008, and both making huge improvements over the winter to move up the table.
Poor year, in comparison, for Poole - but with the team they had on paper, where did it all go wrong? And what about Peterborough, who, by all accounts, should have been in the play-offs? How did Coventry scrape through above them, and will Swindon ever make it over that final hurdle? Simon Stead was their unsung hero last year - can he maintain that form in 2010? Will he be back with the Robins, even?
And in the premier league, Rye House didn't manage to get a single win away, which accounts for their middle of the table finish. The usual suspects at the bottom of the league - Berwick, Glasgow and Stoke - can they have a better season in 2010, or will it be the same old faces making up the numbers?
A fair few names are still missing out on team places or dropping down to the premier league, some new riders replacing them to look out for, and lots of teams reshuffling their packs in an attempt to win the coveted league titles - but who will be next year's winners and losers?
Most improved teams have to be Newcastle and Wolverhampton - both at or near the bottom of the league in 2008, and both making huge improvements over the winter to move up the table.
Poor year, in comparison, for Poole - but with the team they had on paper, where did it all go wrong? And what about Peterborough, who, by all accounts, should have been in the play-offs? How did Coventry scrape through above them, and will Swindon ever make it over that final hurdle? Simon Stead was their unsung hero last year - can he maintain that form in 2010? Will he be back with the Robins, even?
And in the premier league, Rye House didn't manage to get a single win away, which accounts for their middle of the table finish. The usual suspects at the bottom of the league - Berwick, Glasgow and Stoke - can they have a better season in 2010, or will it be the same old faces making up the numbers?
A fair few names are still missing out on team places or dropping down to the premier league, some new riders replacing them to look out for, and lots of teams reshuffling their packs in an attempt to win the coveted league titles - but who will be next year's winners and losers?