Running To Standstill

Spot The Difference:

One month ago, Rovers had just broken into the Top Four:

Five unbeaten matches later, Rovers are, um, still in fourth


Despite a series of outstanding victories in recent weeks, the table does not lie. With their rivals refusing to drop points, Melchester find themselves week in, week out, failing to make it to the top.

However, there is hope. With two games in hand over the three teams above them, a potential 6 points are available - which, math(s) fan(s), puts 2nd place within Rovers' grasp. Hardly the dominant position many pundits were predicting for the reds at the start of this campaign, but at least they ain't FC WC.

Talking of which, Saturday sees Rovers take on the league's aforementioned erstwhile whipping (quite literally) boys, and with FC WC having rarely been beaten by less than double figures and an average age lower than FC Karlsberg's average IQ, a cricket score is on the cards.

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