Heres my Game 7 article for those that cannot read the G7 newspaper:
Dealing with Promotion
After winning promotion last year from the French Second Division, Martigues, AS Beauvais Oise and Creteil must surely have hoped for a better start to the season, but after 10 games gone, Creteil and Beauvais find themselves propping up the table with Martigues just above the relegation zone. Of course it's not all bad as the teams from 11th to 17th are only separated by 3 points, so if one of the promoted teams manages to string some results together then they could survive. With Creteil(17th) playing Martigues(16th) at home and Bastia(16th)playing host to Beauvais(18th), all four teams will be chasing a victory which would surely boost their survival chances.
Beauvais manager Matthew Bradley is reported to be unhappy with his team's performances so far this season, although he has been pleased with the recent turn-around in results which has seen them win one and draw twice in their last three games. However, the team is still 3 points from safety and, after drawing with league leaders Lille on Wednesday, they will be hoping for an even better result at the weekend. Beauvais have signed a new player, midfielder Antoine Heesakkers, this week, but it is rumoured that he will be unfit for this weekend's crunch game. Nevertheless, Bradley is hopeful that Heesakkers could make a difference in the rest of the season.
Beauvais are now joint favourites to go down with Creteil who also won promotion last season, with Martigues and Bastia looking likely to be the two teams battling it out for survival. But the fans at all four clubs will be hoping that their team can improve their performances, while other teams such as Sedan-Ardennes must be careful not to fall into this survival battle.
