RYMAN One North clubs are expecting to hear this morning what the fall-out will be from crisis-club Leyton’s withdrawal from the league.

The Gazette understands it is almost inevitable the East London club’s record for the season will be deleted.

And that is going to have significant implications for the point tallies for nearly all other teams – not least our own Great Wakering, Grays Athletic and last – but certainly not least – Chadfields-based Tilbury.

The Dockers have claimed maximum points from their two games with Leyton.

And this tally accounts for nearly a third of the Dockers’ current 19-point tally.

The loss of a dozen points would plunge Paul Vaughan’s side back into relegation trouble after a decent showing in January which has started to lift them clear of the mire.

In contrast, in would be a useful boost for league leaders East Thurrock.

John Coventry’s Rocks have not played Leyton yet after their trip to Lea Bridge Road on December 18 was snowed off. But it would put a dent in East Thurrock’s rivals Needham Market’s title bid.

Needham would lose the points and goal-difference garnered in an 8-0 ruthless demolition of Leyton on December 11.

Great Wakering Rovers would lose a point earned in a 1-1 draw in September.

And Julian Dicks’ Grays would see their 1-0 success earlier the same month chalked off. Although Grays have been better of late their early season was poor and they still need every point to avoid an embarrasing end to their season.

And with the ramifications for the other teams in the division, the league table might look very different going into the weekend’s action.

Leyton notified the league on January 14 of its intention to withdraw from the competition.

It followed a decision to suspend them following a non-payment of league subscriptions.

Today, the Ryman league board of directors, headed by president Alan Turvey, will have a hard call to make.

They must make a decision regarding the playing record of the club.

League rules say the club “may have its playing record expunged” rather than specifying it must happen.

This is to cover a situation where a club pulls out with only one or two matches to play.

This gives league officials the flexibility to avoid, for example, a repeat of an infamous case in the Sussex Sunday League where the rule said “must” and a team pulled out with one match left after working out that, if their points were deducted, their bitter rivals would no longer be champions.

Managers throughout the south east will be waiting with baited breath for the ruling.