eton wick merger

[Amber Rebel]

any truth to the rumour that slough could be merging and playing at haywards mead next season. we would be playing at step six hellenic division east,

[Tom]

I would hope not, especially after last season when Eton Wick were turned down promotion for not having a ground up to standard. Infact, isnt their "ground" just a field?

[GarySTFC]

Their ground is of 'junior football' standard. As far as I am aware, it is a marked pitch with a metal barrier round the pitch and that is it. Were we to merge with anyone, I can't see it being anyone other than SYCOB, but I don't think anyone wants a merger of any form.

[Matt]

I can only hope it is a joke - but then, April 1st was last Sunday.

[SteveDelaney]

I can watch the Wick play from bedroom window Gary is spot on with description.

I hope this is a joke no merger with anyone please.

[JP21]

Firstly, this is clearly a wind up, no?

 

Secondly, as someone involved in football in Essex I am a bit unsure as to why you would need/want to merge?

[Amber Rebel]

i think the likely outcome, i might be wrong will be a groundshare with sycob

[JP21]

http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/eton_wick.html

[Matt]

The obvious need for us as a club is a home ground as we're renting at Windsor, but none of us want a merger (or at least I would have thought 99.9% were against). We're holding out for a home back in Slough. I would like to think the town is more than big enough to sustain a club at a decent level.

[JP21]

I understand that part Matt, well, actually, maybe I don't!

 

Although a ground is a huge part of a football club in terms of revenue, identity and assets I wouldn't say you needed to worry until you got your ground, unless Windsor are kicking you out.

 

For example my hometown team Chelmsford City, big town like Slough, capable of having a big club - went over 10years without a ground to call their own, the council finallyobliged and the excellent Melbourne Stadium was built after groundshares at a host of other local clubs. This Fridays game with Hampton and Richmond attracted 2,000. Yet a few years back mergers and extinction was being talked about (albeit not taken seriously).

 

Either way hope it works out for you and all the best.

[HorshamRebel]

Amberblue, where did you hear it from ? The Slough Express by any chance ?

[Amber Rebel]

thats just it cant remember if i read it somewhere or i dreamt it last night, hope its the latter, sorry i didnt mean to spread alarm.

[GarySTFC]

I'm loving this story already. It's getting more and more far fetched with each posting.

 

Slough Wick next season? - There's the Express headline for Friday.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

never going to happen it is glorified park football (no offence- but i have a few mates wgho play/played for wick- and it would be opn man and his dog football)

[Amber Rebel]

do you think slough will lose a lot of supporters next season if we play in a lower league or two then.

[Martin]

The way the attendance have dropped off this season it appears likely. However, if we have a decent competitive side next year getting some good results I would imagine we might push the average up to nearer 300 again.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

I reckon 200 personally, if we have a similar season to this one more like 170

[Matt]

There will be fewer away supporters, so possibly 225-250. But I agree with Martin, if we get a decent side together, we can push it back up to 300 ish.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

I hope you are right guys, would like to be proved wrong on this one, i mean we havent managaged that average this seaosn including AFC who prob bought best part of 400.