'˜Title race is wide open' as Horsham YMCA close the gap
YM’s 2-0 win over Eastbourne Town on Saturday moved them to within two points of Premier Division leaders Haywards Heath after their 4-1 defeat against Three Bridges.
Things are tightening up in the division - behind ‘YM in second place on 48 points, sit Chichester City, Eastbourne Town and Three Bridges on 44 points with a game in hand, while sixth-placed Pagham are on 43.
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Hide Ad‘YM still have 14 games to play but their fate is already in their own hands.
Buckland said: “Three Bridges are looking very strong now as they have brought in quite a few players.
“An interesting thing now is that if we win every game now, we would win the league. We won’t, I am not saying for one minute that will happen, we will drop points, as will others.
“But we have not been in this position for a while and it’s nice to be in a strong position.
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Hide Ad“I can’t call it as it is all very tight. There are quite a few teams still in it, I think. Haywards Heath, ourselves, Chichester City, Eastbourne Town, Three Bridges, Pagham and even Saltdean. Out of the top-six though, we only have Haywards Heath and Chichester left to play as well as Saltdean.
“There is still a lot of football to be played. At one point this season though we were fourth-from bottom and that is an incredible turnaround.”
YM host Arundel on Saturday and Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday night.