
A hypothesis was posted in Dec 2009, suggesting the league had broken up into three leagues within the league. Now we can see how this played out to the end of the season.
We can see that the three way division did keep a modicum of shape but became an idea which warped and began to collapse under the pressure of time. By the final week, the gaps became yawning and many teams ended up very isolated, devoid of competition or purpose, especially at the top and bottom.
The league does have a feminine, perfect ten kind of feel. The middle is tight while the top and bottom are voluptuos with luscious curves.
At the top, after the tight top 2 finish, teams became dramatically spread, providing two boobular peaks where the Ham, Baboons and Pangas ended up more than 100 points away from their nearest challenges from either side.
At the tight, hot, centre - 6th to 9th - there was not much room for waste (waist? heh heh) in the end and it was all to play for with 26 points separating the Smegg, Lemon, Coq and Conker.
The struggle of the Dandies resulted in them finding themselves the most marooned side of any, 393 from the Ramblers and 105 from the Conker. This kind of self-imposed alienation brings back memories of the proposed "No Ryan" league mooted a couple of seasons ago.
Rushmere Ramblers perch in the shade of the Dandies' extravagent backside escaping the ignominy of the last place peak they possessed before Christmas. This mantle has now been happily taken on by the Black Country Select XI.
Belgian Golden Shoe and Sporting Kansas tried to mirror the failings of Hull and Burnley, finishing very closely but essentially miles from safety. A shame to see a former champion fall so far but a warning to us all.
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