Saturday 2 April - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

Saturday's fixtures:

Saturday 2 April (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division
Arlesey Town v Oxhey Jets
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v London Colney
Broadfields United v Harpenden Town
Hadley v Milton Keynes Irish
Holmer Green v Dunstable Town
Leighton Town v Flackwell Heath
New Salamis v Harefield United
Risborough Rangers v Baldock Town
Tring Athletic v Ardley United

Division One
Amersham Town v Letchworth Garden City Eagles
Buckingham Athletic v Bedford
Burton Park Wanderers v London Tigers
Irchester United v Wellingborough Whitworth
Kidlington Reserves v Ampthill Town
Langford v Northampton Sileby Rangers
Penn & Tylers Green v Rushden & Higham United
Thame United Reserves v Long Crendon
Winslow United v Shefford Town & Campton

Division Two
Aston Clinton v The 61 FC (Luton)
Codicote v Bovingdon
New Bradwell St Peter v Old Bradwell United
Sarratt v Berkhamsted Raiders
Totternhoe v Buckingham United

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v London Colney

The match programme:

https://issuu.com/aylesburyfc/docs/london_colney

[Rhodes]

3 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Division One
Amersham Town v Letchworth Garden City Eagles

The match programme:

de8947_81401137f3d045feba2df0bb6cb29072.pdf (wixlabs-pdf-dev.appspot.com)  

[Rhodes]

11 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Division One
Irchester United v Wellingborough Whitworth

The match programme:

ww_02042022 by David Cockings - Flipsnack

[Rhodes]

12 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Division One
Burton Park Wanderers v London Tigers

This one doesn't exactIy whet the appetite does it:

[Rhodes]

12 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Division Two
Totternhoe v Buckingham United

Totternhoe are on a roII at the moment with three successive wins:

[Rhodes]

17 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Tring Athletic v Ardley United

The match programme:

Tring Athletic vs Ardley United by Tring Athletic - Issuu

[Rhodes]

17 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Leighton Town v Flackwell Heath

The match programme from Lee Bircham's bow at BeII CIose this afternoon, it's an interesting appointment:

2022-04-02 Leighton Town v Flackwell Heath by leightontownfc - Issuu

Edited April 2, 2022 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

18 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Holmer Green v Dunstable Town

The match programme and DunstabIe Town supremo Joe Deeney Iooking ahead to the fixture which he describes as difficuIt:

Holmer Green FC v Dunstable Town FC (2nd April 2022) by Holmer Green Football Club - Issuu  

[Rhodes]

20 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Risborough Rangers v Baldock Town

The match programme and a match preview:

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com/clubs/64064/KsIJ1liTt2EBvvohadxw_Baldock Town SSMFL Prem Saturday 2nd April 2022.pdf

https://www.risboroughrangersfc.co.uk/teams/186028/match-centre/1-9711801

[Rhodes]

20 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
New Salamis v Harefield United

I wonder whether Richard Pacquette can upset the New Salamis apple cart and do Risborough Rangers a favour:

Edited April 2, 2022 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

20 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Premier Division
Broadfields United v Harpenden Town

This could be an exciting encounter at Tithe Farm:

[Rhodes]

The resuIts:

Premier Division
Arlesey Town 1 Oxhey Jets 1
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 3 London Colney 1
Broadfields United 0 Harpenden Town 2
Hadley 3 Milton Keynes Irish 1
Holmer Green 2 Dunstable Town 1
Leighton Town 2 Flackwell Heath 0
New Salamis 9 Harefield United 0
Risborough Rangers 2 Baldock Town 1
Tring Athletic 1 Ardley United 2

Division One
Amersham Town 2 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 1
Buckingham Athletic 1 Bedford 4
Burton Park Wanderers 1 London Tigers 2
Irchester United 0 Wellingborough Whitworth 3
Kidlington Reserves 0 Ampthill Town 1
Langford 0 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3
Penn & Tylers Green 1 Rushden & Higham United 1
Thame United Reserves 1 Long Crendon 4
Winslow United 0 Shefford Town & Campton 1

Division Two
Aston Clinton 7 The 61 FC (Luton) 1
Codicote 0 Bovingdon 0
New Bradwell St Peter 0 Old Bradwell United 2
Sarratt 2 Berkhamsted Raiders 1
Totternhoe 4 Buckingham United 0

[Karen Browne]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

I wonder whether Richard Pacquette can upset the New Salamis apple cart and do Risborough Rangers a favour:

NO

[Rhodes]

2 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Division Two
New Bradwell St Peter 0 Old Bradwell United 2

A groundhopper from another Forum is quick out of the traps:

Spartan South Midlands League Division Two
New Bradwell St Peter 0-2 Old Bradwell United
Admission free, Attendance 60
Venue: New Bradwell Recreation Ground - In the North of Milton Keynes, this is a 3/4 railed pitch with a stand on a public playing field. New Bradwell (the original club) have played Step 5 but were relegated due to ground grading issues in the mid 2000's, which is obvious to see today, as the ground is not enclosed and it would be quite difficult to do so. The pitch overlaps with the cricket pitch, hence the lack of railings in one corner. There is a unique main stand which provided covered bench seating. The social club was open and well used today. Well kept ground to be fair, a nice environment to watch football.
Game - The local visitors were the superior team today in defence and attack. I would argue the home team had the better midfield. The issue for the home team is that the front 3 did nothing all game, and the defence would just play sloppy balls out of the back. Old Bradwell are organised and have a few ex step 5/6 players such as Darryl Smith who was playing for Newport Pagnell earlier this season. A few tasty challenges from both sides but I think the referee and his officials were excellent today and got everything correct. A deserved win for the away side.  

[Rhodes]

2 minutes ago, Karen Browne said:

I wonder whether Richard Pacquette can upset the New Salamis apple cart and do Risborough Rangers a favour:                                                                                                                                                                        NO

Karen -  I assume Richard wasn't pIaying due to the 3g surface

[View from the Boundary]

The first of six relatively meaningless games saw Jets and Arlesey share the spoils in the sunshine.

Not a great game certainly not helped a) by the bone hard pitch and its uneven bounce (if it had been a Test match it would have been abandoned, some kept low, some resembled Loftus Road in the 80s) and b) by the horrendous referee; both sides had the same complaints in the clubhouse. Among a litany of howlers a particular low point came in the first half when 2 Jets players clashed trying to head the same ball, which the official somehow decided was worthy of awarding the hosts a drop ball (from which they rather unsportingly launched an attack). 

Arlesey hit the post twice but didn't score until early in the second half, the one real moment of quality saw their 8 outmuscle Sean Giordmaina on the left and cut into midfield where he threaded a great ball into the striker. Jets woes in front of goal continue and they only troubled the scorers courtesy of an own goal, Jake Tibor guilty of missing an open goal soon after. A good point for us, Arlesey will probably feel it was 2 dropped but in the scheme of things neither will be that bothered.

With 2 suspensions and other absences to first teamers for the last pair of home games of the campaign next week Kevin Christou will have to shuffle what is a pretty threadbare pack. I expect Dunstable and Hadley will be licking their lips at the prospect.  

[petethegreek]

1 hour ago, View from the Boundary said:

The first of six relatively meaningless games saw Jets and Arlesey share the spoils in the sunshine.

Not a great game certainly not helped a) by the bone hard pitch and its uneven bounce (if it had been a Test match it would have been abandoned, some kept low, some resembled Loftus Road in the 80s) and b) by the horrendous referee; both sides had the same complaints in the clubhouse. Among a litany of howlers a particular low point came in the first half when 2 Jets players clashed trying to head the same ball, which the official somehow decided was worthy of awarding the hosts a drop ball (from which they rather unsportingly launched an attack). 

Arlesey hit the post twice but didn't score until early in the second half, the one real moment of quality saw their 8 outmuscle Sean Giordmaina on the left and cut into midfield where he threaded a great ball into the striker. Jets woes in front of goal continue and they only troubled the scorers courtesy of an own goal, Jake Tibor guilty of missing an open goal soon after. A good point for us, Arlesey will probably feel it was 2 dropped but in the scheme of things neither will be that bothered.

With 2 suspensions and other absences to first teamers for the last pair of home games of the campaign next week Kevin Christou will have to shuffle what is a pretty threadbare pack. I expect Dunstable and Hadley will be licking their lips at the prospect.  

So what exactly did the Referee do wrong here?

[petethegreek]

2 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Karen -  I assume Richard wasn't pIaying due to the 3g surface

You assume wrong.

https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=21773486

[View from the Boundary]

34 minutes ago, petethegreek said:

So what exactly did the Referee do wrong here?

Everything since you ask, he didn't put a foot right! One of those who's been watching too much Match of the Day and dreaming he could do it. Would you award the opposition a drop ball if 2 players from the other team clashed heads? No foul was committed so why should the opposition get an advantage? Denied us a stonewall pen as well, sent Onome to the bin for having the temerity to ask politely why a legitimate challenge was given as a foul against him, it was one thing after another.