Abingdon Reprieved - 21st May

The ongoing discussions that Chalfont Wasps have been involved with in recent weeks to arrange a second season’s ground share with landlords Chalfont St Peter has floundered as have attempts to instigate a ground share at another club local to Chalfont. Unfortunately costs and availability of a ground with appropriate facilities has caused Secretary Bob Cakebread to advise Hellenic General Manager Brian King that ‘Wasps’ now have no alternative but to suffer demotion back to Step Six for season 2009-2010. Another factor is the lack of progress in developing land adjacent to their Bowstridge Lane ground in Chalfont St Giles.

Club Secretary Bob Cakebread advised; “we held a meeting with the players on Tuesday night, as planned, and explained that we would be returning to Step 6 for the season ahead and the reasons for that. The players were very supportive of our situation and, although we are bound to lose maybe a handful to other clubs, we will still be very much ‘in the mix’ as regards our two senior sides for 2009-2010”.

As a consequence of a return to Division One status Chalfont Wasps take the place of Abingdon Town who will be reprieved and will remain in the Premier Division. In passing on this information to Abingdon Town club Chairman, Tom Larman, he commented; I think I am about to cry again, it happened when it was realised the club would be relegated but this is a breath of fresh air to the club”.

In his conversation with League General Manager Brian King, Larman confirmed; “Now that the club is to remain in the Premier Division I am able to confirm the new management team will be led by Mark O’Hara with Dean Moss as assistant. Mark believes he can bring the right calibre of player to the club who want to play and enjoy their football in the Hellenic Premier Division”.

Brian King added; “there are still other issues to be resolved in formulating the final constitution of divisions for season 2009-2010 and may be a week or two away from being concluded”.

The Constitution of the Divisions for next season was placed before the League Board on Monday 15th May  and was agreed in principle, subject to possible relegation of a club from STEP FOUR and various other issues that may become apparent within the next TEN DAYS or so. Therefore further changes may occur as details are resolved.

Pewsey Vale has returned to the Wiltshire League.

     
 PREMIER DIV                            F L’                   DIV ONE (West)                       FL’                           DIV ONE (East)                      FL’
1  Almondsbury Town                  Yes                   Chalfont Wasps (Rel)                                                  Bisley Sports  
2  Ardley United                            Yes                   Bicester Town(Rel’)                   Yes                           Chinnor  
3 Ascot United (P)                        Yes                   Cheltenham Saracens               Yes                          Didcot Town Res (P)             Yes
4 Binfield(P)                                  Yes                   Cirencester United                                                      Englefield Green Rov’s         Yes
5 Carterton                                    Yes                   Clanfield                                       Yes                          Eton Wick  
6 Abingdon Town                         Yes                   Cricklade Town                                                            Finchampstead  
7 Fairford Town                             Yes                   Easington Sports                                                         Henley Town                          Yes
8 Flackwell Heath                          Yes                   Hardwicke AFC                                                           Holyport                                 Yes
9 Highworth Town                          Yes                   Harrow Hill FC(Rel)                    Yes                           Kintbury Rangers  
10 Hook Norton                             Yes                   Headington Amateurs                                                 Milton United (Rel)                Yes
11 Kidlington                                  Yes                   Launton Sports                                                            Newbury                                 Yes
12 Malmesbury Vic’s (P)              Yes                   Letcombe                                                                     Penn & Tylers Green  
13 Marlow United                          Yes                   Lydney Town                                Yes                          Prestwood  
14 Old Woodstock Town              Yes                   North Leigh Res (P)                    Yes                           Rayners Lane  
15 Oxford City Nomads (P)          Yes                   Purton                                                                            South Kilburn
16 Pegasus Juniors                      Yes                   Slimbridge (P)                             Yes                           Thame United                      Yes
17 Reading Town                           Yes                  Trowbridge Town                                                         Wokingham & Emmb’  
18 Shortwood United                     Yes                  Tytherington Rocks                                                      Woodley Town (P)  
19 Shrivenham                                Yes                  Winterbourne United   
20 Wantage Town                          Yes                   Wootton Bassett Town               Yes   
21 Witney United                            Yes     
22 Possible LEVEL 4 Relegation Yes