While the Manx Shield hasn’t yet been resolved, the two traditional end-of-season finals will take place this weekend at Douglas’s Port-e-Chee ground.

At 1.30pm Western Vikings and Emerging Nomads will square up for the Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl, then at 3pm Southern Nomads will take on Douglas Celts for the Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy.

Vikings were outplayed in the Plate final last Saturday but should fare better against Emerging Nomads.

The southern club will be a little stretched this weekend with two fixtures and, provided the Peel men aren’t two damaged from last week, they may well be a little stronger.

In the Trophy final the game could really go either way. Douglas won in the league phases of the competition but the sides are one apiece in the Manx Shield and look likely to meet in a play off for that title in two weeks’ time.

I watched Douglas Celts last week and I think that if they have a similar squad available, they will prove just a little too organised for Nomads.

Fixtures:

Saturday, April 14

North One West

Altrincham Kersal v Douglas @ Altrincham

South Lancs/Cheshire Division Two

Vagabonds v Aspull @ Ballafletcher ko 1.45pm

Lancashire/Cheshire Three

Birchfield v Ramsey @ Birchfield ko 3pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy Final

PDMS Southern Nomads v Douglas Celts @ Port-e-Chee ko 3pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl Final

Western Vikings v Emerging Nomads @ Port-e-Chee ko 1.30pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield

Ramsey B v Castletown @ Mooragh Park ko 2.15pm

U15 Cheshire Plate semi-final

Caldy v Douglas @ Caldy ko 1pm

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Sunday, April 15

U13 Cheshire Cup Semi-final

Wilmslow v Ramsey @ Wilmslow ko 3pm

U13 Cheshire Bowl Semi-final

Wirral v Western Vikings @ Wirral ko 1pm