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The Weekend Preview - Guess which Midlands team won't win?

By Brian Dick on Nov 5, 09 04:07 PM in Rugby

Apologies for another break in service, brought about by a dire need to spend some time with the nearest and dearest, hopefully the transmission will continue unbroken for the foreseeable.

Looking back at my last entry, entitled 'Time to walk the talk' it is clear most of the region's sides were only capable to limp the whimp(er).

Moseley failed to beat London Welsh, Harlequins won at Worcester and Stour were thrashed at Wharfedale.

But all that is in the dim and distant past. Last Saturday was marked by Boo-Gate - did they didn't they? - an appalling Worcester performance and the weekly Manchester Try Fest at Stourton Park.

But Round Nine will go down as The Chip, with the nation's cameras and the entire Bristol defence trained on him and his goal-line, Joey Carlisle impudently chipped his way out of a hole and took his Coventry team 70m downfield.

They say the border between genius and madness is a thin one and - with both feet just on the wrong side of the divide - here are this week's predictions.

Coventry v London Welsh (Friday, Butts Park Arena, 7.45pm)

With Joey calling the shots anything's possible, both good and bad.

London Welsh play a fiendishly difficult blitz defence that puts fly halves under real pressure. But if Carlisle is in his greased eel mode he could slip through and cause havoc.

I'm going to stick my neck on the line and back the youngster to do just that.

Prediction: Coventry by 5

Worcester v Newcastle (Saturday, Sixways, 12.30pm)

Whither Worcester's season? Going down the pan if last Sunday's non-performance is anything to go by.

Warriors need a win so badly they're putting out their first team against the Falcons' Twos so if they don't get it, they're will be all hell to pay.

Honesty meetings have uncovered the fact the forwards aren't playing well enough so we should at least see a fiery effort up front and that will be sufficient.

Worcester's LV= Cup campaign will get off the ground. Anyone care?

Prediction: Worcester by 14

Moseley v Rotherham (Saturday, Billesley Common, 3pm)

Who knows what Rotherham are going to do? They must be the only side in history to have nilled a team one week and then been shut out themselves the following match as they did with Bees and Nottingham last month.

That they beat Cornish Pirates last time out suggests they know what they are doing but I still expect them to be in the bottom four at the end of the season.

Moseley might not be - as long as they start playing again. They have been beset by tactical conservatism and must use this match to find their wings once more.

Andy Williams' fitness is key to that process and if Andy Borgen and Nathan Bressington play Mose will field and intriguing back line.

Mose to win, Bressington to score and Reece Spee to silence the critics.

Prediction: Moseley by 10

Doncaster v Bees (Saturday, Castle Park, 5pm)

The bottom two meet with both sides on 13 points. Unfortunately for Bees there's a minus sign in front of their total.

So a mere 26 points separate the combatants in the league and Bees will do well to do anything other than match that deficit on the pitch.

Willing they are, good mates they may be but Doncaster are on the charge and the visiting forwards are in for a right old bashing.

Prediction: Doncaster by 26

Cinderford v Stourbridge (Saturday, Dockham Road, 2.30pm)

The best website outside the Premiership won't help Cinders stop Stour who are right up for this one.

With Craig Richards, Kurt Johnson and Jon Higgins in their backs Stour have real experience and they won't be intimidated like last season.

Prediction: Stour by 7

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