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The Ryman Football League have issued a statement today at 12.00pm regarding the future of the football club following the closure of Claremont Road this week. The full text of the statement can be read by clicking the link below.

 

Club secretary Graham Etchell is now busy working to make arrangements for venues for home games for the rest of the season. Details will be announced in due course.

 

Further details of how things are progressing behind the scenes, and the implications of leaving Claremont Road will be announced and discussed at the forthcoming Supporters Trust Special General Meeting on Thursday 2nd October.

 

Hendon website

 

Statement from the Ryman League

 

The Board of the Ryman League has been working with Hendon Football Club Limited and representatives of the Hendon FC Supporters Trust over the last two months to enable a continuation of the Club.

 

The Board was disappointed this week to receive a letter from a Director of the Company closing the ground with immediate effect and explaining the reasons behind the decision.

 

The Company wishes to transfer its membership of the League to the Supporters Trust but the League is not able to deal with that until the Company has satisfied The Football Association and the League itself in relation to the transfer of membership. The Board wishes to enable the Club to continue to play football while negotiations are ongoing; to that end the Board will allow Hendon FC Limited to play its home matches on suitable alternative grounds until the end of the current season.

 

The League requires the Company to deposit with the League within 7 days a sum of