In the only Wessex League fixture featuring an Isle of Wight side, 3rd-from-bottom Cowes Sports travel to West Sussex to face 2nd-from-bottom Pagham this afternoon (Saturday).
The Yachtsmen are 3 points ahead of Pagham, but the home side have 2 games in hand on their Isle of Wight rivals.
Cowes Sports Manager Max Draper is unavailable, so former boss Ian Potts will take charge of the team:
Ian says:
“Myself, the coaching team, committee and everyone involved with the club just want to get the game on, hopefully win, and then look forward to Wednesday. The Gold cup Semi Final this week is massive for everyone.
“I am happy to be in charge tomorrow and hopefully – with my experience and knowledge of the Wessex League level – get the lads over the line.
“I’ve been here before many times before with relegation fights as well as chasing promotion. I’ve had a busy week, but we’re up for it.”
Wessex Premier table below:
2 teams will be relegated from the Wessex Premier at the end of the season – bottom club Alresford Town are certain to be playing Wessex Division 1 football at the end of the season. 6 clubs – Pagham, Cowes Sports, United Services Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Blackfield & Langley and Brockenhurst – are in danger of being the 2nd relegated club.
The remaining fixtures of all 6 relegation-threatened clubs are listed below:
Cowes Sports: Pagham (A), Shaftesbury (H), Stoneham (A), Moneyfields (A)
Pagham: Cowes Sports (H), Baffins Milton Rovers (H), Portland United (H), Bemerton HH (H), Alresford Town (A), Blackfield & Langley (A)
US Portsmouth: Baffins Milton Rovers (H), Fareham Town (A), Hythe & Dibden (H), Laverstock & Ford (A)
Bournemouth: Alresford Town (H), Moneyfields (H), Stoneham (H), Hamble (A)
Blackfield & Langley: Hythe & Dibden (H), Baffins Milton Rovers (H), Fareham (A), Pagham (H)
Brockenhurst: Alresford Town (A), Moneyfields (H), Horndean (A), Hythe & Dibden (H)
Wessex Premier fixture for Saturday 8th April 2023
Pagham v Cowes Sports
Isle of Wight fixtures for Saturday 8th April 2023
All Fixtures to Kick-Off at 2.00pm unless otherwise shown
The Isle of Wight Memorial Cup sponsored by Andy Butler Sports Ground Specialist
Quarter-Finals
East Cowes Sports v Ryde Saints
Sandown & Lake v Brading Town
Shanklin v Binstead & COB
Ventnor v Whitecroft & Barton Sports
The UNISON Isle of Wight Junior ‘B’ Cup – Semi-Finals
Bembridge ‘A’ v Niton Community Reserves
Osborne Coburg Reserves v Ventnor Reserves
Harwoods Renault Saturday League Division 1
Northwood St Johns v West Wight
Pan Community v Cowes Sports Reserves
Bembridge v Vectis
No Fixture: Oakfield
Harwoods Renault Saturday League Division 2
East Cowes Vics Reserves v High Park
Yarmouth & Calbourne v Osborne Coburg
No Fixture: AFC Wootton; Carisbrooke United, Newchurch; Niton Community; Seaview;
Harwoods Renault Saturday League Combination Division 1
Binstead & COB v ECS
Brading Town v Vectis
West Wight v Shanklin
No Fixture: Bembridge; Northwood SJ; Sandown & Lake; Whitecroft & Barton Sports
