CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR
We have now arrived at the Christmas / New Year break, with no fixtures now until Saturday 6th January 2018, so enjoy it. For anyone holding a League Trophy if you start to suffer from “withdrawal symptoms” on 23rd or 30th December, this is a good opportunity to get the trophy out and give it a good clean in readiness for its return by 1st February 2018.
The next Bulletin will be issued on Sunday 7th January 2018
REFEREES SECRETARY
Richard’s father has had a fall and broken his collar bone, as a result Richard is spending much of his time at his Dads home looking after him, but there is no internet connection available. Richard is trying to get home every few days to deal with outstanding emails etc, but if matters are urgent please telephone or text him.
BATTERSEA IRONSIDES SPORTS GROUND
With construction work started this week being carried out at the ground which is expected to last into February 2018, there will be limited parking space available in the ground, due to contractors equipment and materials etc, being stored. Parking will have to be in nearby streets which may be difficult at times so when playing away or refereeing there please ensure you give yourselves enough time to find somewhere to park, to avoid games kicking off late.
APPLICATION FOR PROMOTION TO STEP 6
Any Clubs seeking promotion to Step 6 at the end of this season are reminded that Promotion is only open to the Club finishing 1st unless they are unable to comply with the requirements for promotion, when the 2nd Club would be considered subject to complying, if they are unable then Clubs down to 5th place can apply subject to full compliance. Floodlights are required with planning permission in place by 31st March and the lights operative by 30th September 2018. Ground sharing to gain promotion is not allowed Clubs need to have played all this season at the ground. Importantly the closing date for applications is 31st December 2017, if any Club is interested please contact the League Secretary who will send everything over. The FA ask within their write up that Clubs who cannot meet the requirements do not waste time applying.
NLS MOVEMENT REMINDER
Below is the contents of an email received from the FA regarding the NLS and possible movements at the end of the 2017/18 season:
“Clubs are reminded that it may be necessary at the end of the current Season to consider the lateral movement of clubs between leagues at the various Steps within the National League System. Whilst it is too early to be more specific at this stage this is advance warning that this could occur and that your club may be one of the clubs that will be moved. Owing to the NLS restructure, it is likely that there will be more clubs than usual that will be laterally moved in the System. We would remind you that provision for lateral movement is included in the current Regulations for the Operation of the National League System.”
FIXTURE CHANGES ETC
Saturday 6th January 2018
Intermediate Division
Delete AFC Spelthorne Sports v Battersea Ironsides
Delete Godalming & F/combe Ath v N P L
Delete Westside v Reigate Priory
Add AFC Spelthorne Sports v N P L Ref M. Coughlan
Ripley Village v Tooting Bec Delete E. Chimbima Add N. Clark
Royal Holloway OB v AFC Cubo Delete M. Read Add I. Bryant
Intermediate Division Challenge Cup Round 1
Add Westside v Reigate Priory Ref E. Delaney
Surrey County FA Intermediate Cup Round 3
Add Godalming & F/combe Ath v Battersea Ironsides Ref M. Feast
Reserve Division
Delete Colliers Wood Utd Res v Merrow Res
Delete Farleigh Rovers Res v Royal Holloway OB Res
Add Farleigh Rovers Res v Colliers Wood Utd Res Ref K. Horn
Saturday 13th January 2018
Intermediate Division
Delete Battersea Ironsides v Godalming & F/combe Ath
Delete Reigate Priory v Ripley Village
Add Battersea Ironsides v Ripley Village Ref M. Westlake
Add Reigate Priory v Godalming & F/combe Ath Ref I. Bryant
Chessington KC v AFC Spelthorne Sports Delete M. Read Add R. Brum
Reserve Division
Ash united Res v Royal Holloway OB Res Delete E. Chimbima Add T B A
Ripley Village Res v Sheerwater Res Delete P. Ashdown Add A. Goodrich
RESULT
Saturday16th December 2017
Intermediate Division
Chessington KC 3 AFC Cubo 3
Laleham v Tooting Bec post
Merrow 0 Ripley Village 3
N P L 3 Spartans Youth 2
Intermediate Division Challenge Cup Round 1
Royal Holloway Old Boys 5 AFC Spelthorne Sports 4
Reigate Priory v Westside post
Surrey County FA Intermediate Cup Round 3
Godalming & F/combe Ath v Battersea Ironsides post
Reserve Division
Battersea Ironsides Res 8 Reigate Priory Res 2
Ripley Village Res 3 Farleigh Rovers Res 1
Sheerwater Res 1 Royal Holloway OB Res 0
Sutton Common Rovers Res 0 Colliers Wood United Res 5
Tooting Bec Res 2 Ash United Res 0
Worcester Park Res post Merrow Res unable to fulfil
TABLES
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 ROYAL HOLLOWAY OLD BOYS 14 10 1 3 34 17 17 31
2 TOOTING BEC 11 8 3 0 34 7 27 27
3 AFC SPELTHORNE SPORTS 14 8 2 4 33 22 11 26
4 AFC CUBO 17 7 4 6 41 33 8 25
5 BATTERSEA IRONSIDES 13 8 0 5 26 24 2 24
6 RIPLEY VILLAGE 12 7 2 3 44 21 23 23
7 N P L 13 7 2 4 36 26 10 23
8 GODALMING & FARNCOMBE ATH 12 7 2 3 26 17 9 23
9 LALEHAM 13 6 2 5 26 24 2 20
10 CHESSINGTON KC 12 4 3 5 28 24 4 15
11 SPARTANS YOUTH 15 4 2 9 28 31 -3 14
12 WESTSIDE 13 2 2 9 15 36 -21 8
13 MERROW 13 1 1 11 9 40 -31 4
14 REIGATE PRIORY 14 1 0 13 9 67 -58 3
RESERVE DIVISION
PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 TOOTING BEC RES 13 12 0 1 44 16 28 36
2 BATTERSEA IRONSIDES RES 13 9 0 4 54 23 31 27
3 FARLEIGH ROVERS RES* 14 7 3 3 37 30 7 24
4 COLLIERS WOOD UNITED RES 11 6 2 3 41 21 20 20
5 WORCESTER PARK RES 11 6 1 4 32 21 11 19
6 ASH UNITED RESERVES* 12 5 2 4 27 23 4 17
7 MERROW RES 12 4 3 5 18 20 -2 15
8 REIGATE PRIORY RES 12 3 3 6 31 41 -10 12
9 SUTTON COMMON ROVERS RES 13 3 3 7 30 43 -13 12
10 ROYAL HOLLOWAY OLD BOYS RES 12 3 3 6 30 61 -31 12
11 SHEERWATER RES 13 3 0 10 15 43 -28 9
12 RIPLEY VILLAGE RES 14 2 2 10 26 43 -17 8
*21/10/17 Abandoned Ash United Res v Farleigh Rovers Res VOID
POSTPONED GAMES
A reminder of the procedure for notification of games postponed for any reason league Ruke 10(F)(iii):
“Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture or where a fixture has been postponed for any reason must, without delay but within ONE HOUR of the decision being made (by personal service / telephone), give notice to a League Officer (one of the Secretary, the Fixture Secretary, or the Results Secretary), and the Referees Secretary the Secretary of the opposing Club and the Referee.(Note TEXT messages / emails are NOT considered personal service and should only be used as back up or secondary advice). The prompt advice of a postponement is particularly necessary where the match concerned is in a County Competition. (See also Criteria Item 5.3.)”
FINALLY:
Read on for a message to all our readers (and as it is the season of goodwill, also to those who receive it but obviously don’t always read it),
from all the League Officers
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR