Saturday 10 December - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

The weekend fixtures:

Saturday 10 December (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Premier Division
Arlesey Town P Stotfold
Biggleswade United P Dunstable Town
Cockfosters v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Colney Heath v Hoddesdon Town
Harpenden Town P Tring Athletic
Leverstock Green v Crawley Green
London Colney P Risborough Rangers
Shefford Town & Campton P Ardley United
St Panteleimon v Baldock Town

Division One
Ampthill Town v Northampton Sileby Rangers 
Buckingham Athletic P Thame United Reserves
Eaton Socon P Moulton FC
Letchworth Garden City Eagles P Amersham Town
London Tigers P Winslow United 
Lutterworth Athletic v Langford (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground, kick off 2.00pm)
Northampton ON Chenecks P Holmer Green
Raunds Town v Burton Park Wanderers  
Rushden & Higham United P Rugby Borough
Wellingborough Whitworth v Real Bedford FC (kick off 2.00pm)

Division Two
Berkhamsted Raiders P Tring Corinthians AFC 
Bovingdon v The 61 FC (Luton) (kick off 2.00pm)
New Bradwell St Peter P Totternhoe 
Potton United Development P Codicote 
Risborough Rangers Development P Sarratt

SSML Challenge Trophy Second Round
Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Potton United (kick off 1.00pm)

SSML Division Two Cup Second Round
AFC Caddington P Old Bradwell United (now Sat 14 Jan)

Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy Second Round
Caldecote v Leighton Town Development (kick off 2.00pm)

Berks & Bucks FA Charles Twelftrees Trophy Third Round
Buckingham United v Stony Stratford Town (kick off 1.30pm)
Marsh Gibbon v Old Bradwell United (kick off 1.30pm)
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Aston Clinton (kick off 1.30pm)

Northamptonshire FA Les Underwood Junior Cup Third Round
Rushden & Higham United v Corby Stewart & Lloyds (kick off 2.00pm)

Edited December 9, 2022 by Rhodes

[RallyInRaleigh]

Ampthill v Northhampton should be a fun one

[Rhodes]

4 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December 

Division One
Ampthill Town v Northampton Sileby Rangers 

RaIIIyInRaIeigh - yes except that it has been postponed.

[Rhodes]

10 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December

Premier Division
Leverstock Green v Crawley Green

The match programme aIthough there wiII be a morning pitch inspection.

Leverstock Green FC vs Crawley Green by Tony Smart - Issuu

[Rhodes]

An update with postponements, sadly a further justification for artificial surfaces:

Saturday 10 December (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Premier Division
Arlesey Town P Stotfold
Biggleswade United P Dunstable Town
Cockfosters P Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Colney Heath P Hoddesdon Town
Harpenden Town P Tring Athletic
Leverstock Green P Crawley Green
London Colney P Risborough Rangers
Shefford Town & Campton P Ardley United
St Panteleimon v Baldock Town

Division One
Ampthill Town P Northampton Sileby Rangers 
Buckingham Athletic P Thame United Reserves
Eaton Socon P Moulton FC
Letchworth Garden City Eagles P Amersham Town
London Tigers P Winslow United 
Lutterworth Athletic v Langford (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground, kick off 2.00pm)
Northampton ON Chenecks P Holmer Green
Raunds Town P Burton Park Wanderers  
Rushden & Higham United P Rugby Borough
Wellingborough Whitworth v Real Bedford FC (kick off 2.00pm)

Division Two
Berkhamsted Raiders P Tring Corinthians AFC 
Bovingdon v The 61 FC (Luton) (kick off 2.00pm)
New Bradwell St Peter P Totternhoe 
Potton United Development P Codicote 
Risborough Rangers Development P Sarratt

SSML Challenge Trophy Second Round
Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Potton United (kick off 1.00pm)

SSML Division Two Cup Second Round
AFC Caddington P Old Bradwell United (now Sat 14 Jan)

Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy Second Round
Caldecote P Leighton Town Development 

Berks & Bucks FA Charles Twelftrees Trophy Third Round
Buckingham United P Stony Stratford Town 
Marsh Gibbon P Old Bradwell United 
Pitstone & Ivinghoe P Aston Clinton 

Northamptonshire FA Les Underwood Junior Cup Third Round
Rushden & Higham United v Corby Stewart & Lloyds (kick off 2.00pm)

[Rhodes]

The four resuIts from this afternoon:

Saturday 10 December 

Premier Division
Arlesey Town P Stotfold
Biggleswade United P Dunstable Town
Cockfosters P Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Colney Heath P Hoddesdon Town
Harpenden Town P Tring Athletic
Leverstock Green P Crawley Green
London Colney P Risborough Rangers
Shefford Town & Campton P Ardley United
St Panteleimon 1 Baldock Town 3

Division One
Ampthill Town P Northampton Sileby Rangers 
Buckingham Athletic P Thame United Reserves
Eaton Socon P Moulton FC
Letchworth Garden City Eagles P Amersham Town
London Tigers P Winslow United 
Lutterworth Athletic 1 Langford 0 (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground)
Northampton ON Chenecks P Holmer Green
Raunds Town P Burton Park Wanderers  
Rushden & Higham United P Rugby Borough
Wellingborough Whitworth 2 Real Bedford FC 5

Division Two
Berkhamsted Raiders P Tring Corinthians AFC 
Bovingdon P  The 61 FC (Luton)
New Bradwell St Peter P Totternhoe 
Potton United Development P Codicote 
Risborough Rangers Development P Sarratt

SSML Challenge Trophy Second Round
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1 Potton United 2

SSML Division Two Cup Second Round
AFC Caddington P Old Bradwell United (now Sat 14 Jan)

Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy Second Round
Caldecote P Leighton Town Development 

Berks & Bucks FA Charles Twelftrees Trophy Third Round
Buckingham United P Stony Stratford Town 
Marsh Gibbon P Old Bradwell United 
Pitstone & Ivinghoe P Aston Clinton 

Northamptonshire FA Les Underwood Junior Cup Third Round
Rushden & Higham United P Corby Stewart & Lloyds 

[Rhodes]

59 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December

Premier Division
St Panteleimon 1 Baldock Town 3

What has gone so horribIy wrong at Hertingfordbury Park of Iate with St Panteleimon foIIowing such a strong start to the campaign:

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December 

Division One
Lutterworth Athletic 1 Langford 0 (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground)

A groundhopper from another Forum was present.  

Lutterworth Athletic 1-0 Langford
Spartan South Midlands League Div 1
Attendance: 52 h/c, inc a couple of dozen hoppers
Admission: £5, No progs
Reasonable first half but a poor second, the most significant contribution from the visitors being a comedy miss of max power but no grace which brought welcome laughter from all spectators at a time when the cold was beginning to bite.
The action took place at Lutterworth’s temporary home of Belvoir Drive, former ground of Leicester YMCA and now owned by Leicester City whose females train here and were indeed training when we arrived, preventing access to the ground until 15 minutes before kick-off which, in turn, caused our start to be delayed by 6 or 7 minutes.
It’s a 4G cage, dugouts one side, spectators allocated two-thirds of the opposite side, blah, blah, just like the many identical grounds used at step 7 and below all across the country. No cover, so obviously a temporary bending of Step 6 rules. Hot drinks of questionable quality available for a quid.

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December 

SSML Challenge Trophy Second Round
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1 Potton United 2

A groundhopper from another Forum attended.

The weather requires 3G\4G options. Also the impending nail biting WorId Cup QF requires an early return home, so need to stay fairly local. I have a few new ticks in Step 6 upwards to do on artificial but frustratingly all appear to be away today. Therefore down to Step 7 with options found in Milton Keynes and near Leicester. The early kick off at MK means that is the choice on the day and it's off to watch:
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1 Potton United 2
Gladwish Challenge Trophy
No research done on the teams prior to arrival so slightly disappointed to see that this was near the top of the Premier League (SSML) against students going ok but in Division 2, equivalent to Step 7.
My men against boys fear only look more likely after Potton took an early lead with a curling shot from distance. Potton dominated for the first 20 mins. but the College team began to grow into the game and no further goals were scored before half time. The second half was a complete turnaround with the students playing some neat football and troubling Potton but they were too physically lightweight up front to take advantage of the posession. They did equalise after a ricochet handball gave them a penalty. Potton made changes, I assume bringing in tested first teamers, who compared to the students were man mountains. Even then, MK did not look daunted and an entertaining ending could have gone either way. It was Potton who got the winner when one of the subs cut inside from the wing and threaded a cross shot into the corner. Another decent game.
MK College play at Sports Central. I will list the positives of this arena for spectators that did not take long. This is a horrible place to watch football, even an ardent ground ticker like myself was almost tempted on arrival to turn round and go home. It is a ground on the edge of Milton Keynes centre surrounded by a high fence, there is no access to the Stadium for spectators who have to watch the game from outside through small holes in the mesh. Thankfully the actual game made the decision to stay the right one.

[RallyInRaleigh]

I thought you Brits were tough! What's a little cold weather  just be honest and admit people were too drunk pregaming for the WC fixture to play!

[Rhodes]

It's poor Karen I feeI the most sorry for having to re-arrange aII of those fixtures particuIary as the County Cup ties taKe precedence over League fixtures.

[Rhodes]

21 hours ago, RallyInRaleigh said:

I thought you Brits were tough! What's a little cold weather  just be honest and admit people were too drunk pregaming for the WC fixture to play!

RallyInRaleigh - Yes, you have to wonder why more than just four Club's couldn't get their games on, I know there is no under soil heating at this level but 'where there's a will there's a way' isn't there:

Saturday 10 December 

Premier Division
St Panteleimon 1 Baldock Town 3

Division One
Lutterworth Athletic 1 Langford 0 (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground)
Wellingborough Whitworth 2 Real Bedford FC 5

SSML Challenge Trophy Second Round
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1 Potton United 2

[Rhodes]

On 12/12/2022 at 17:32, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December 

Division One
Lutterworth Athletic 1 Langford 0 (at Leicester City Women’s Training Ground)

A shot of the action, it says it aII about the faciIity doesn't it:

[Rhodes]

On 12/12/2022 at 17:32, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 December

Division One
Wellingborough Whitworth 2 Real Bedford FC 5

A match report and highIights from the Iive stream: 

Ten Man Real Win 5 - 2 Away at Wellingborough to Increase Lead at the Top to 15 Points | Real Bedford FC | Running Bitcoin