WHITE ROSE RISING?

Is Hull in Yorkshire? Yes it is, just and as the City of Culture it has much to celebrate. Lying 17th in the Premier League however means that they need a good finish to the football season to avoid relegation. They are the soul representatives from the White Rose county in the top division.

Is Yo-Yo club, Middlesbrough, in the county? Yes, apparently in North Yorkshire. They are worse than Hull at 19th out of 20 places in the PL and did I tell you I had caretaker manager Steve Agnew in our holiday let over the "international weekend?!!

As I write though, in the Championship, true West Yorkshire Huddersfield are 2-2 with Preston having gone one behind at home. The Terriers are hanging on to 3rd place at the moment (10 points behind Newcastle) and with a game in hand they should be assured of a play-off place.
Leeds play Newcastle tonight and need points to stay in 5th place with a guarantee of a play off.
Sheffield Wednesday are 6th and not so secure.
Barnsley in 13th place are not challenging for anything much apart from mediocrity whilst dear old Rotherham are down and out by a long way, with only 17 points from 41 games, they are way off the pace.

In League One Sheffield United are clearly top by 9 points and champions, Bradford City lie 4th and Scunthorpe 5th. Barring a disaster both will be in the play offs. Chesterfield and dear old Coventry are 23rd and 24th and destined to be relegated. Coventry were a Premier team 16 years ago. In 1981, Coventry's ground, Highfield Road became the first all seater stadium in the country. In 2001, after 34 years in the top tier the club was relegated to the Championship. The club moved to the Ricoh in 2005.  In 2012 they went to League One and this season have won the EFL Trophy at Wembley, 30 years after beating Spurs in the FA Cup.

League Two leaders Doncaster Rovers are 6 points clear and heading towards the "champion" plinth, all being well.

Spare a thought for Leyton Orient, a top flight club in 1962-3 (their only visit there!), are bottom of the Football League and possibly out of football altogether with financial issues.
Above them are Newport County (7 points between them) who have "been out of the Football League and out of "business" before in 1989" but have recovered from obscurity (back to the FLeague 1013-14), so perhaps Orient may rise like the phoenix. Barry Hearn where are you? (at the Crucible!!)

In the National League York City are 19th and North Ferriby United 23rd, both in danger of heading to the second "layer". So ALL the White Rose clubs are rising and falling!