Lee Hayward

The top two sides in Division One go into their game at the Northbrook knowing that no matter what happens with North Bradley, who have now committed to seeing out the season, Lee Hayward and his crew at the Ship are champions and Potterne are runners-up.

But even if Bradley should fail to complete their campaign things would not change due to Potterne's 5-4 defeat against British Lion last night which confirmed that the Ship can start celebrating winning the title.

When the teams met in March the Ship won 5-2 and on a normal day you would have to say that Lee Hayward's side would take the spoils again but with many of the Ship's players having attended Trowbridge Town's end of season party on Saturday night it waits to be seen if they will be focused on the game now they know the title is their hands.

Whatever the outcome both teams will be playing top-flight football next term and it would be a surprise if the game didn't produce plenty of goals, with a draw being a good possibility.

North Bradley v British Lion

NORTH Bradley are due to host British Lion on Sunday, just 24 hours after they are scheduled to play their outstanding fixtures away at AFC Calne.

Bradley's future, which looked bleak earlier this week, now look better. If they defy the odds and complete their campaign, with home advantage and with players certain to turn up for their final match of the season, they could actually beat their guests, especially if they can recapture the form that saw them stun Rowde in their previous encounter when Ryan Baggs scored a hat-trick in their 5-3 success.

The British Lion go into the game on the back of a victory over Potterne so the best possible finish thy can attain is third place, much to the displeasure of Rowde who were hoping they would finish above their fierce rivals.

The Lion defeated Bradley 6-2 less than a month ago, thanks to two goals apiece from Andrew Webster, Luke Enderby and Nathan Wes,t and they will be confident of completing a league double but a lot will depend on which Bradley side if any turns up for the game which if they approach with the right attitude they could actually win.

1:54pm Friday 9th May 2008

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