Friday/Saturday 19/20 August - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

It's not only about the FA Cup this weekend and we have a rare Friday evening League fixture:

Friday 19 August (kick off 7.45pm)

Division One
Northampton Sileby Rangers v Lutterworth Athletic

Saturday 20 August (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division
Arlesey Town v Tring Athletic
Cockfosters P Risborough Rangers
Crawley Green v Baldock Town
London Colney v Biggleswade United

Division One
Buckingham Athletic v Langford
Burton Park Wanderers v Real Bedford FC
Eaton Socon v Holmer Green
Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Northampton ON Chenecks
London Tigers v Moulton FC
Raunds Town v Winslow United
Rushden & Higham United v Ampthill Town
Thame United Reserves v Rugby Borough
Wellingborough Whitworth v Amersham Town

Division Two
Aston Clinton P Old Bradwell United
Bovingdon v Potton United Development
Buckingham United v Tring Corinthians AFC
Codicote v New Bradwell St Peter
Eynesbury United v Berkhamsted Raiders
Leighton Town Development v Sarratt
Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Risborough Rangers Development
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Totternhoe
The 61 FC (Luton) v AFC Caddington

SSML Premier Division Cup First Round
Colney Heath v Risborough Rangers

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Premier Division
Crawley Green v Baldock Town

An earIy match programme: 

MergedFile

[Rhodes]

This evening's resuIt

Friday 19 August 
Division One
Northampton Sileby Rangers 2 Lutterworth Athletic 1

[Rhodes]

On 18/08/2022 at 22:01, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division One
Rushden & Higham United v Ampthill Town

The match programme: 

Amp by Nguyen Dai Lam - Flipsnack

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Premier Division 
Arlesey Town v Tring Athletic

A nice graphic however both CIub's wiII be disappointed not to stiII be invoIved in the FA Cup this weekend:  

[Rhodes]

On 18/08/2022 at 22:01, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division Two
Codicote v New BradweII St Peter

This wiII no doubt doubIe the gate at the John Clements Memorial Ground:

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division Two
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Totternhoe

Totternhoe won't make it easy for Pitstone & Ivinghoe this afternoon despite their 11-1 win last week against The 61 FC (Luton):

[Rhodes]

11 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division One
Burton Park Wanderers v Real Bedford FC

Poor Burton Park Wanderers must be quaking in their boots mustn't they:

[RallyInRaleigh]

Up and at em stateside. Is it game time yet?!

[Rhodes]

RallyInRaleigh - Karen helpfully alerted us to a 'proviso' regarding the live streaming of matches from the United Kingdom which is disappointing and red tape at its best. Here is the link to this afternoon's game at Burton Park Wanderers for fans, like your good self, living overseas:

https://www.realbedford.com/polwell-lane-burton-latimer-northants-nn15-5ps

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING BLOCKED HOURS AND LIVE STREAMING OF MATCHES

please note the broadcasting of matches (including live streaming) during “blocked hours” is prohibited from 30th July 2022. To clarify, the streaming of matches outside of blocked hours is permitted. For FA Cup, Trophy and Vase fixtures Clubs must adhere to the specific competition Regulations pursuant to broadcasting. What are blocked hours? Blocked hours are set time periods occurring on a Saturday when it is prohibited to broadcast any form of live football. Blocked hours for Season 2022/23 are every Saturday occurring during each period set out below between the hours of 14:45 and 17:15: 

Saturday 30 July 2022 to Saturday 17 September 2022

Saturday 1 October 2022 to Saturday 12 November 2022

Saturday 14 January 2023 to Saturday 18 March 2023

Saturday 1 April 2023 to Saturday 20 May 2023

[Rhodes]

The resuIts: 

Saturday 20 August

Premier Division
Arlesey Town 1 Tring Athletic 1
Cockfosters P Risborough Rangers
Crawley Green 5 Baldock Town 0
London Colney 1 Biggleswade United 2

Division One
Buckingham Athletic 2 Langford 0
Burton Park Wanderers 1 Real Bedford FC 2
Eaton Socon 3 Holmer Green 1
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3 Northampton ON Chenecks 4
London Tigers 1 Moulton FC 2
Raunds Town 0 Winslow United 6
Rushden & Higham United 0 Ampthill Town 2
Thame United Reserves 2 Rugby Borough 4
Wellingborough Whitworth A Amersham Town

Division Two
Aston Clinton P Old Bradwell United 0
Bovingdon 3 Potton United Development
Buckingham United 0 Tring Corinthians AFC 1
Codicote 1 New Bradwell St Peter 2
Eynesbury United 1 Berkhamsted Raiders 2
Leighton Town Development 1 Sarratt 0
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 3 Risborough Rangers Development 2
Pitstone & Ivinghoe 3 Totternhoe 4
The 61 FC (Luton) 2 AFC Caddington 4

SSML Premier Division Cup First Round
Colney Heath 1 Risborough Rangers 0

Edited August 20, 2022 by Rhodes

[View from the Boundary]

Why was the Welly Amersham game abandoned, guessing a bad injury but does anyone know?

[Rhodes]

15 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Premier Division 
Arlesey Town 1 Tring Athletic 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at Hitchin Road:

South Midlands Premier
ARLESEY TOWN 1-1 TRING ATHLETIC
Admission £8.00 Programme online again Tea, Coffee £1.00 each, Attendance 77 (1st half h/c 84)
Now, I heard in the dim and distant past before all football was suspended that Arlesey (or whoever owns it) had plans to sell part of the car park so that moaning minnies could move in and complain about lots of cars and people milling about for a few hours every other Saturday afternoon, brightly shining floodlights on occasional Tuesday evenings and anyone hiring the function room on any day of the week. And so it came to pass as the front area on both sides (which in fairness rarely needed to be used) is now occupied by six small detached bungalows and two semi-detached bungalows in which there's barely room to swing a cat. Despite this, what parking's left is still perfectly adequate for the attendances they get.
How much the Club got for this sale remains a mystery, but it's enabled them to invest in FOUR new wall-mounted TVs and refurbish the clubhouse, getting rid of that small raised area in the corner. Any money saved by ditching (again) those annoyingly scruffy bits of paper was presumably invested in repairing the clock above the stand which only worked for two hours before giving up the ghost again.
As punishment for bringing the League into disrepute by getting themselves knocked out of the FA Cup so early, Ms Browne made them forgo their free Saturday with this, which was so forgettable, I've forgotten how forgettable it was. All I can remember is that Tring took the lead after barely five minutes (around the same time as the pitchside door to the Clubhouse was opened which was a relief as I'd forgotten my watch) and then Arlesey equalised in the second half.

[RallyInRaleigh]

highlights from real Bedfords away win

[Rhodes]

19 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division One
Eaton Socon 3 Holmer Green 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at this one, don't Eaton Socon have fIoodIights then, how were the CIub admitted to the League:

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Eaton Socon v Holmer Green Admission £3 (concession) Programme £1 (a perfectly adequate Barnes Print production). Attendance 62.
It has been remarked upon how many of the newly promoted Step 6 grounds are works in progress - well this one is another case in point. Entrance is made to the rear of the indoor bowling green via a table and pay box. The ground is railed off on all four sides with a head high wooden fence erected on three sides to prevent free viewing from outside. There is hard standing behind the goal at the entrance end of the ground and two areas of covered standing have been erected. Just beyond the second covered area are two plastic park bench style seats and there are some plastic seats in the stand which is nearer the pay box. Floodlights are due to be erected on September 12th with the deadline set at September 30th. There is a marquee currently in place close to where the players enter the pitch from close to the Clubhouse. The game was a good one with an almost total lack of dissent played on an extremely parched pitch. The Referee was very consistent and controlled the game very well, although I thought he was a little too fussy at times. However, both teams wanted to play football and the game was eventually decided by two goalkeeping howlers for Eaton Socon's first and third goals.
A final thought - what are Rugby Borough doing in this League? By no stretch of the imagination could Rugby be said to be in the South Midlands and it means that this League's footprint now stretches all the way from there to North London.

[Rhodes]

On 20/08/2022 at 18:32, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
SSML Premier Division Cup First Round
Colney Heath 1 Risborough Rangers 0

Do we know what has gone so disasterousIy wrong at Horsenden Lane, couId Mark Eaton's tenure be in danger:

Match Report: Colney Heath 1 - 0 Risborough Rangers : First Team (risboroughrangersfc.co.uk)

[Rhodes]

On 20/08/2022 at 18:32, Rhodes said:

Saturday 20 August 
Division One
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3 Northampton ON Chenecks 4

Eccentric groundhopper, Blogger and Coach LoudmouthBFC was at this one:

Edited September 6, 2022 by Rhodes