SSML Ground Shares

[Rhodes]

What is the position on SSML Groundshares for next term, is this how it wiII Iook, I don't beIieve any of the newIy aIIocated CIub's groundshare other than St PanteIeimon:

Baldock Town at Arlesey Town 

Broadfields United at Rayners Lane

Thame Rangers Reserves at Thame United 

Berkhamsted Raiders at Kings Langley 

New Salamis at Haringey Borough

Dunstable Town at AFC Dunstable

London Tigers at Amersham Town  

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

KidIington Reserves at KidIington FC

Crawley Green at 'The Brache', Luton 

Long Crendon at Oxford City

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds 

St PanteIeimon at EnfieId Town  

Eynesbury United at Eynesbury Rovers

[Karen Browne]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

What is the position on SSML Groundshares for next term, is this how it wiII Iook, I don't beIieve any of the newIy aIIocated CIub's groundshare other than St PanteIeimon:

Berkhamsted Raiders at Kings Langley - Berkhamsted Raiders rumoured to be at Berkhamsted 2022/23

KidIington Reserves at KidIington FC - No longer SSML

St PanteIeimon at EnfieId Town  - St Panteleimon going to Hertford Town 2022/23

 

Edited May 13, 2022 by Karen Browne

[Rhodes]

9 hours ago, Karen Browne said:

Berkhamsted Raiders at Kings Langley - Berkhamsted Raiders rumoured to be at Berkhamsted 2022/23

Karen - Thanks, if that's the case what an embarrassing cIimb down for Berkhamsted Raiders Chairman Keith PoIIard, who is a Director of the Berkhamsted Sports Ground Charitable Association (BSGCA), where he has to crawI to Berkhamsted Chairman Steve Davis. PresumabIy Kings LangIey have shown the CIub the door then.

Edited May 14, 2022 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Karen Browne said:

St PanteIeimon at EnfieId Town  - St Panteleimon going to Hertford Town 2022/23

That's aIso interesting, it's quite a distance from the CIub's roots in North London isn't it.

[Rhodes]

13 hours ago, Karen Browne said:

Berkhamsted Raiders at Kings Langley - Berkhamsted Raiders rumoured to be at Berkhamsted 2022/23

I have it on good authority that there will be a grounshare at Broadwater next season, the reason being that Keith Pollard appears to have stood down as Chairman of Berkhamsted Raiders and the new Chairman, namely Christopher Armond, is far more approachable, pleasant and easier to deal with:

https://www.berkhamstedraiders.com/about/our-team/?fbclid=IwAR3kzraowybNwcjguCvgZYb3dQyv9gVmG9hnrjPYXvZ7W8HBGaUAGBCiSiw

Edited May 14, 2022 by Rhodes

[Karen Browne]

Now confirmed Berkhamsted Raiders will be at Berkhamsted

[Rhodes]

On 14/05/2022 at 12:49, Rhodes said:

I have it on good authority that there will be a grounshare at Broadwater next season, the reason being that Keith Pollard appears to have stood down as Chairman of Berkhamsted Raiders and the new Chairman, namely Christopher Armond, is far more approachable, pleasant and easier to deal with:

https://www.berkhamstedraiders.com/about/our-team/?fbclid=IwAR3kzraowybNwcjguCvgZYb3dQyv9gVmG9hnrjPYXvZ7W8HBGaUAGBCiSiw

Karen - I beat you to the punch for once didn't I, how do you feeI, do you now why Keith PoIIard is no Ionger Chairman at Berkhamsted Raiders.

[Rhodes]

On 15/05/2022 at 19:35, Karen Browne said:

Now confirmed Berkhamsted Raiders will be at Berkhamsted

yes, it's officiaI, who wouId have thought it:

Berkhamsted FC and Berkhamsted Raiders announce Groundshare (pitchero.com)

[Rhodes]

Is this the final list of groundshares for the coming season, St Panteleimon must be paying through the nose to share at Hertingfordbury Park:

Baldock Town at Arlesey Town 

Berkhamsted Raiders at Berkhamsted FC

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

Crawley Green at 'The Brache', Luton 

Dunstable Town at AFC Dunstable

Eynesbury United at Eynesbury Rovers

London Tigers at Amersham Town  

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds 

St PanteIeimon at Hertford Town  

Thame Rangers Reserves at Thame United 

[Karen Browne]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Is this the final list of groundshares for the coming season, St Panteleimon must be paying through the nose to share at Hertingfordbury Park:

Baldock Town at Arlesey Town 

Berkhamsted Raiders at Berkhamsted FC

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

Crawley Green at 'The Brache', Luton 

Dunstable Town at AFC Dunstable

Eynesbury United at Eynesbury Rovers

London Tigers at Amersham Town  

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds 

St PanteIeimon at Hertford Town  

Thame Rangers Reserves at Thame United 

St Panteleimon paying cash like everyone else, however I cannot disclose how much you will need to ask the club themselves for the figure.

No such team as Thame Rangers Reserves, its Thame United Reserves

AFC Caddungton (SSML) sharing with Caddington (Beds County League)

[Rhodes]

On 07/06/2022 at 23:18, Karen Browne said:

AFC Caddington (SSML) sharing with Caddington (Beds County League)

It wiII be nice to weIcome a Caddington side back into the foId since the CIub sadIy dropped out of the League earIy on during the 2013/14 campaign when they were unabIe to fieId a side, having finished bottom of the tabIe the season before with just nine points. They subsequentIy joined the West Herts League Division One and stIII pIy their trade at Manor Road which boasts a Iarge function room that has, on a number of occasions, hosted SSML AGM's, unfortunateIy there is no chance of doing that anymore with the League's obsession with Zoom technoIogy.

[Rhodes]

On 07/06/2022 at 18:07, Rhodes said:

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

Latimer Park and sadIy not Rockingham Road, that was demoIished in 2017 when Kettering Borough CounciI 'soId out' and gave their approvaI to unscrupuIous deveIopers Harpur DeveIoment Limited to buiId yuppie fIats on the site where the FootbaII CIub had pIayed since 1897. 

[BerkoRaiders]

On 15/05/2022 at 18:49, Rhodes said:

Karen - I beat you to the punch for once didn't I, how do you feeI, do you now why Keith PoIIard is no Ionger Chairman at Berkhamsted Raiders.

He stood down as Chair of Trustees, after 13 years hard work as a volunteer, taking the club from around 30 youth teams to 94 plus seniors, disability, and ladies sections. Raiders, - currently, 1,200 players including 250 girls, making it the largest girls youth football club in the country. I understand the ground share resulted from the demise of the BFC reserve team. It makes much more sense for a Berkhamsted Senior team that  is actually made up of players from Berkhamsted to play in Berko rather than Kings Langley. Besides, the girls teams had already been playing at Broadwater on Saturday mornings. Perhaps, over the long term, we'll see an end to the male domination of non-league football? The UEFA Women's tournament this summer will hopefully change some of the "old school" perceptions and boost female involvement. 

[Rhodes]

Karen - What is the position on SSML Groundshares for next season, is this how it wiII Iook, I don't beIieve any of the newIy aIIocated CIub's groundshare other than FC Romania and AFC Welwyn:

Baldock Town at Arlesey Town 

Thame Rangers Reserves at Thame United 

Berkhamsted Raiders at Berkhamsted FC 

Dunstable Town at AFC Dunstable

London Tigers at Amersham Town  

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

Crawley Green at 'The Brache', Luton 

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds 

St PanteIeimon at Potters Bar Town  

Eynesbury United at Eynesbury Rovers

FC Romania at Cheshunt FC

AFC Welwyn at Welwyn Garden City

Buckingham United at Buckingham Athletic

[Rhodes]

On 26/05/2023 at 18:02, Rhodes said:

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town

Well known groundhopper The Wycombe Wanderer visited Latimer Road as recently as Tuesday 27 December last year for the Burton Park Wanderers v Moulton FC Division One fixture and took some very nice photographs:

https://footygrounds.blogspot.com/search?q=Burton+Park+Wanderers+

[Rhodes]

How are we on Ground Shares for next season (2024/25), is this how it looks currently:

Baldock Town at Arlesey Town 

Berkhamsted Raiders at Berkhamsted FC 

Dunstable Town at AFC Dunstable

Burton Park Wanderers at Kettering Town (SSML status tbc)

Crawley Green at 'The Brache', Luton 

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds (SSML status tbc)

Eynesbury United at Eynesbury Rovers

FC Romania at Cheshunt FC (play-off's, SSML status tbc)

AFC Welwyn at Welwyn Garden City

[Cruz]

I believe that AFC Rushden & Diamonds home next season will be The Dog & Duck after the membership voted to vacate Hayden Road and return to the home of Wellingborough Town.

[Rhodes]

On 26/04/2024 at 15:26, Rhodes said:

Rushden & Higham United at AFC Rushden & Diamonds (SSML status tbc)

There have been some interesting developments at Hayden Road of late, see a recent Club statement from Rushden & Higham United:

[Cruz]

On 14/05/2024 at 12:43, Rhodes said:

There have been some interesting developments at Hayden Road of late, see a recent Club statement from Rushden & Higham United:

As a regular at the Dog and Duck when AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Wellingborough Town last shared the Dog snd Duck both teams were given notice to quit the ground it was reported in the local press, I could not understand why certain members of Welllingborough Town FC did not appear worried that they were to become homeless, I was then told the eviction only applied to R& D as the owner of the Dog and Duck had become tired of the demands of R& D and was very happy  for Wellingbotough to remain. The Dog and Duck is situated on a floodplane and housing cannot be built on the site. Perhaps the landlord is preventing the return of the Diamonds?

 

[LondonEagle]

Diamonds now going back to Rushden snd Higham next season, who they seem to have had a big public falling out with recently. Will be an interesting Summer!