Phil Godfrey reckons that if Woodlands don't win the SDS Bradford League Division One championship for a second successive year it won't be because the Pudsey clubs are more talented than them.

With two matches left, Woodlands lead the table by 12 points from Pudsey Congs, with Pudsey St Lawrence a further point back in third.

But Woodlands' league representative Godfrey said: "If we don't win the title now it will be because we haven't played up to our potential not because Congs and St Lawrence are better than us."

Last Sunday morning the Oakenshaw club had a firm grip on their bid for the second leg of a possible treble, but a 26-point advantage was more than halved by their three-wicket defeat at home to East Bierley.

"Credit where credit is due, Tom Owens and Rob Ellis batted well but I was surprised that our experienced overseas player allowed himself to be hit in the way that he did.

"But there were no recriminations because Saffy (Safraz) Ahmed has won many, many games for us over the years, including when we defeated Bankfoot in the last game of last season to win the title.

"Saffy was beating himself up over it afterwards but the rest of the team were really supportive."

Woodlands are at home to Idle tomorrow with the visitors wanting to hold off the challenges of Baildon, Saltaire and Bradford & Bingley to remain in fifth.

Congs are at second-from-bottom Morley, who are currently 17 points away from safety.

"It should be a good game as both sides will be desperate for a win," said Congs skipper Matthew Doidge.

Saints, who finished seventh last season, are at home to Brighouse, and both Pudsey clubs are very aware that a runners-up finish could secure a Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions' Trophy berth next season if Woodlands defeat Townville in the 2006 final, which is to be played a week on Sunday at Hanging Heaton.

In Division Two Windhill away might seem an ideal fixture for Manningham Mills to finish off their season tomorrow.

Mills are two points ahead of Spen Victoria in a bid to clinch the other promotion place behind champions Bowling Old Lane.

And, after all, the Shipley club are rock bottom with 107 points and 53 away from not having to apply for re-election. However, Mills skipper Mahboob Hussain does not see Windhill as a soft touch at all.

He said: "They beat us in the last game of last season at our place and are something of a bogey side for us.

"So what with our recent history against them and what is at stake for us, in no way shape or form are we taking them as an easy fixture."

Mills are at full strength but don't want to rely on a wash-out to get them up. Hussain added: "The trouble with that is that it might be raining at Windhill and not at Spen Victoria."

The Cleckheaton club are at home to Lightcliffe, who, by a strange quirk of fate, are the other club in a re-election spot.

Hussain said: "Spen v Lightcliffe will be a good game. Lightcliffe are second from bottom and won't want to apply for re-election, so they want to win as well. But we will very much be concentrating on our own match and not worrying about what is happening at Spen."

If Lightcliffe were to win, their fate would rest on the result of third-from-bottom Hartshead Moor's match at Esholt.