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ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH
Season 2017-18

Sittingbourne FC
The DMA Stadium, Woodstock Park, Broadoak Road,
Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG
Tel: 01795 410777 www.sittingbournefc.co.uk
Sittingbourne FC is a members club
CLUB OFFICIAL
President: Allan Crowshaw
Vice Presidents: Alan Barty, Tania &
Andy Spice, John Cooper.
Chairman: Maurice Dunk
Vice Chairman: Ken Medwyn
Secretary/Treasurer: John Pitts
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Peter Pitts (Media, Web site, Programme
editor, stadium announcer,)
Glen Parkes (Youth Chairman, Media),
Colin Page (Ast Treasurer and Youth
treasurer),
Danny Appleton (Turnstile Manager),
Michael Sayce (Youth Secretary),
Gerrard Jakimavicius
Chris Daisy (Coach liaison)
Board Room Hospitality: Sandra Pitts & Carol
Cooper,
Lottery Secretary: John Cooper.
Club Historians: Dudley Hird & Tony Rickson
Programme Sales: Jackie Goatham.
Turnstile Operator: Faye Goatham
Match Reporter: Tony Rickson
Groundsman: Roger Pudner
Club Photographer: Ken Medwyn
Club Shop: Clive Phillips
Playing Management
Manager: Aslan Odev
Assist Manager: Ian Varley
GK Coach: Warren Chambers,
Team Assistant: Harry Chambers
Physio: Tom Martin
WOODSTOCK GROUND REGULA-
TIONS
1. All persons entering the ground are subject to
the rules and regulations of The Football Association.
2. The club reserves the right to eject or prosecute
any person who within the club premises is considered
by the club committee or its employees to
be or have been behaving in the following ways:
a) Entering the field of play before or during
the course of the game.
b) Using obscene, abusive or racist language
or persistently swearing.
c) Being intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Further, persons will not be allowed entry to
Woodstock Park if in the opinion of the gatemen,
stewards or any members of the management
committee they are intoxicated.
3. NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or weapons of
any kind are allowed in the ground. The stewards
have the right to search a spectator if they have
grounds to believe that the person is in possession
of any item that is deemed to be a danger to other
spectators.
4. Alcohol must only be consumed within the confines
of the club house.
5. The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and
all buildings within the ground is strictly forbidden.
6. All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the
club’s car park must be parked within a designated
space unless otherwise directed by a steward.
No responsibility is accepted for any mishap that
may occur. Car parking is at owners risk.

Manager: Aslan Odev
Assistant: Ian Varley
Physio: Tom Martin
Ast Physio: Dan Thompson
Coach / Kit Manager: Warren Chambers
Match Day Assistant : Harry Chambers
TEAM CHECK
Bostik South League
Tuesday 13th March 2018
SITTINGBOURNE V WALTON CASUALS
Manager: Anthony Gale
Assistant Manager: Scott Harris
Coach: Jess Hole
Goalkeeping Coach: Stuart Owens
Physio: Katie Watts
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dean Skipper (Rainham Essex).
Assistants: Andrew Simmonds (Grays)
Rhys Battye (Grays)
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
1, Harry BROOKS
2. Josh DORLING
3. Fabrice BLEWORDAH
4. Dan PARKINSON
5. Lex ALLAN
6. Chris WEBBER
7. Germaine AGYEMANG
8. Tyrone GUTHRIE
9. Kane ROWLAND
10. Josh ALGAR
11. David SMITH
12. Colby WAIT
19. Muhammed OTUYO
14. Rhys BARTLETT
15. Jide OKIMEJI
16. Charlie ALLEN
1. Denzel GERRAR
2. Harry MILLS
3. Dominic OGUN
4. Sonny BLACK
5. Joe HICKS
6. Max HUSTWICK
7. Jack SAMMOUTIS
8. Daryl COLEMAN
9. Josh KELLY
10. Tyrell RICHARDSON-BROWN
11. Youseff BAMBA
12. Isaac SARPONG
18. Jack BATTIE
14. Sean McMORMACK
15. Alex KELLY
16. Stuart BALDWIN

The Secretary’s Jottings
Good evening everyone. Welcome to Woodstock
Park.
Our visitors are Walton Casuals. Welcome to
their Players, Officials and supporters. A welcome
also to the match officials.
Our poor form continues with two more defeats.
At home to Ramsgate and away at
Guernsey. We fell to yet another late goal
against Ramsgate. A score of 2-2 at the time
looked about fair with both teams being in the
ascendancy for periods. What was particularly
disappointing that we were 2-0 up at one
stage. We were undone in a similar manner to
when we conceded a winner in added on time
to East Grinstead, namely a towering header
by an opponent that was just not defended by
us.
Guernsey were not much better than us and
certainly a 3-0 win flattered them but giving
away silly goals on the day cost us dear.
Today, Aslan has Kane Phillip (who came on
as substitute at Guernsey) and Tyrone Guthrie
available. Unfortunately, still out are John
Coker (long term) and Chris Elliott. Ben Davisson
has left the club and in a manner that we
are not happy with. He told Aslan last week
that he would not play against Corinthian Casuals
as he was leaving. We, as a committee
feel that he let everybody down with his attitude
especially as he had just been made captain.
It’s possible he has been spoken to by
other clubs. I’m sure that it is no coincidence
that we had two seven-day notices come in for
him. I’m afraid with some players there is little
loyalty to a club. Players like Hicham Akhazzan
are very much in a minority.
The attendance of 97 against Ramsgate, Particularly
as it was a local derby was awful. Our
very future will be in jeopardy if we have more
gates like that. We barely made enough to pay
the officials. The Woodstock bar also made a
loss. Wages to the bar staff were greater than
the income over the bar. Woodstock rely on
these bar takings, as after all they do not ask a
penny from us for being here. Obviously, our
results have not been great lately. The slide
started when Nick was still manager. Aslan
took over a side with players out through suspension
and injury (six players unavailable
when Aslan took over). Since then we have
lost Sylvan to Hythe after they made him an
offer he could not turn down. I have to say that
Sylvan conducted himself correctly with this.
I must emphasise that no wage cuts have taken
place and none are anticipated. Aslan is
bringing in a number of players to see how
they do at this level in preparation for next season.
I know you will continue to support him
and the team during this transitional period. I
also know that the performance against Guernsey
hurt Aslan very much and he will do his
best to get us back on track. Unfortunately,
with today’s visitors being Walton Casuals and
Saturday seeing us away to Hythe, it’s not going
to be easy.
I mentioned above the support you have given
the team. This was again magnificent at
Guernsey. I read criticism of teams from supporters
of other clubs everywhere but I can
honestly say that in all the years I have been at
Sittingbourne, I can only remember unswerving
support. We, as a committee sometimes have
difficult decisions to make but I know that you
realise that it is for the future survival of the
club.
The league has told us that our match at South
Park scheduled for Tuesday 20 th March will
have to be played on Thursday 22 nd March.
This is because South Park have to play a
county cup match on 20 th March and have no
free Tuesdays left.
As mentioned above we play Hythe Town
away on Saturday and South Park away on
Thursday 22 nd . After that it is a run of home
games (Shoreham, Greenwich Borough and
Thamesmead). Please note that we will play
Thamesmead at home on Good Friday (30 th
March), the fixture being bought forward from
the Saturday.

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Hello everyone
From the Programme Editor
In the East Grinstead Programme I included some information on the way that promotion and
relegation at the end of this season will operate. In this programme I have included a questions
and answer session between the Non League paper and representatives of the FA National
leagues system concerning the changes.
Things have turned dirty as far as Dulwich Hamlet and their ground owners and at the time of
reading this Dulwich Hamlet may well be locked out of their ground..we of course know all
about that! The most surprising move by the developers to me is that they have trademarked
the names Dulwich Hamlet football Club and The Hamlet as well as the initials DHFC! And that
the football club may not longer use them Now to me this is ridiculous and don’t any of you go
out and register Sittingbourne Football Club and the Brickies as
trademarks (please!). I’m no lawyer but I cant imaging that this
is legal. An update on this is that the owners have now sent
Hamlet a message rescinding the trademark ownership! However
that letter contains a whole lot of strings that they want the
council to act upon..which the council will not do. Along with this
Hamlet have received a bill of £121,000 in back rent which I’m
sure there is no way that they can pay. Stay tuned for the next
exciting instalment of this David and Goliath battle. Personally I
think it will end with the council compulsory purchasing the site
and then leasing the ground back to the club!
I didn’t like the result from last Tuesday (or for Saturday for that
matter) but you have to say that our pitch looked good after all
of that snow and freezing temperatures, so we must really thank
Roger our groundsman and his helpers for a marvelous job.
Talking of the ground when you read this there may well be a
camera tower erected. All we need now is a camera person, so
if you are keen to film the games then please see a committee
member.
Apart from the result I hope that all of the supporters that made
the trip to Guernsey enjoyed the day and for some of you the
weekend. John and our wives stayed this time in Jersey as
there is only so much you can see in Guernsey! It was a bit hectic
though. Our return flights from Gatwick to Jersey was £37
each (Bargain) whilst our return flights from Jersey to Guernsey (about 15 minutes in the air!)
was well over a £100 !!
We now all definitely need a pick me up so lets hope we can get something out of the game
tonight!
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Restructuring of the National League System
has been high on the agenda for Non-League
football over the last 18 months with extra divisions
to be introduced at Step 3 and 4 from
next season.
It will take the current Pyramid to four divisions
at Step 3 and seven at Step 4.
The Football Association have now released
the provisional boundaries to give clubs and
fans an idea of the changes.
As part of a partnership between The FA and
The NLP to bring readers exclusive features
and content relating to the Non-League game,
this month’s Football Matters focuses on how
the decisions were made and what happens
next.
Head of National League System Laurence
Jones and National League System Manager
Matt Edkins, explain all.
NLP: The changes have dominated the conversation
for the best part of 18 months, but
why now?
LJ: The world we live in is changing. The reconfiguration
and reduction in divisional sizes
is designed to create a National League System
that reflects the challenges this level of
the game faces.
There’s no silver bullet. An incredible amount
of work has gone into this. There’s been a lot
of consultation and discussion with a wide
range of stakeholders involved in this level of
the game.
There are some common and consistent
themes coming through around travel time,
reducing cost, player availability – particularly
around midweek football. We’ve listened to,
and considered, all the feedback to look at
how we can create this new structure.
NLP: What were the challenges in putting this
together?
LJ: History is a challenge. Football doesn’t
always embrace change but, inevitably when
you’re introducing new divisions, there is going
to be some movement. People have perhaps
played in a certain league for many
years and they are comfortable in that environment,
I understand that.
But the National League System is just that. It
is a structured Pyramid of football that covers
the whole of the country and there has to be
fluidity to enable clubs to move up and down.
The challenge is to look at the existing landscape
and try to create a new one that doesn’t
make too much change but meets the needs
of the world we live in.
NLP: Can you explain how the decisions for
where the new divisions will be placed were
made?
ME: It’s important we have flexibility with the
boundaries. At Step 4 we had a look at the
key transport arteries. You have to start in the
far north and work down the country.
We looked at the Dartford Crossing in the Isthmian
area.
Historically it’s been very difficult if there’s a
problem with the crossing – it’s very hard to
get around it. So for that particular reason the
decision was made to keep the divisions north
and south of the river.
There was a discussion around East Anglia
and how that would fit in. There were alternatives
but it was decided by the Leagues Committee
that the boundaries we’ve put out are
the best way forward.
At Step 3, it’s often been dubbed as a Midlands
Division – we feel that slightly differently
and term it Central as it goes a bit wider than
what you’d expect to call the midlands. That
can all change depending on who gets promoted
and relegated. We’ll know more in the
coming weeks.
NLP: You mentioned the Dartford Crossing
and the M25 – three of the Step 4 leagues intersect
it. That’s obviously quite deliberate?
ME: What we’ve found – certainly in the two
years since I’ve been here – is that people in
the north don’t fully understand the challenges
in the south and vice-versa. The committee
have been very open and had those discussions
to explain the problems in each part of
the country. That’s been a very productive.
process. The Northern Premier League section
of the map we’ve released will be split into
two. The league will meet with their clubs to
decide if they go with a north/south split or
west/east.
Continued

Walton Cauals—A Brief History
Walton Casuals FC was formed in July 1948,
owing its early origins to members of the Armed
Forces.
The earliest roots of the club lead back to World
War II. Following the conclusion of the war, a
group of ex-servicemen returned to their council
homes in the Walton-on-Thames area. They
soon decided to form an “illegal” Sunday football
team, who would go on to play friendlies
against other “illegal” teams throughout the
1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons. They adopted
the name White City FC, due to the outside
walls of their houses being painted that colour.
In 1948, they decided to become a legitimate
Saturday club, and Walton Casuals as they are
currently known were founded. They became
affiliated with the Surrey FA and acquired the
use of a pitch at Elm Grove Recreation Ground.
The club started off in Division One of the Surrey
Intermediate (Central) League and gained
promotion to the Premier Division in 1952–53.
Walton Casuals would go on to finish as runners-up
on 3 occasions: 1954–55, 1956–57 and
1964–65. The Surrey Intermediate (Central)
League disbanded in 1965 and the club moved
into the League’s Western Section for three
seasons.
In 1969, the Casuals joined the new Surrey
Senior League and moved into its most notorious
home at Franklyn Road Sports Field, later
known as the Waterside Stadium. Two years
later the club became founder members of the
Suburban League, playing one season at Walton
& Hersham’s Stompond Lane ground before
moving to Addlestone’s Liberty Lane ground for
eight seasons. The club then returned to Franklyn
Road, where the Reserves had continued
playing in the Surrey Combination League. The
1982–83 season saw the Casuals win their first
major honour, becoming champions of the Suburban
League Southern Section and setting a
league record of going 23 games unbeaten under
manager Kim Harris. The following year the
Stags were runners-up behind Sutton United,
and in the 1986–87 season reached the Surrey
Premier Cup Final, only to lose to Croydon.
Subsequent years saw the club slip into a
steady decline, regularly finishing in the bottom
two of the Suburban League. After 21 years of
competing in the Suburban League, the club
decided to switch to the Surrey Premier League
in June 1992 in order to join the pyramid system.
A year of consolidation paved the way for
major changes at Franklyn Road the following
summer, as Kim Harris was reappointed as
manager after a successful spell at Hersham
RBL and the club expanded into both Sunday
and youth football. In 1993–94, the Casuals
won the Surrey Premier League Challenge Cup,
defeating Holmesdale after a replay, and in
1994–95 the club finished runners-up to
Chobham in the league. They were also were
losing finalists to Vandyke in the Challenge
Cup.
During the summer the club was promoted to
the Combined Counties Football League, and
the first four seasons of senior football proved a
real struggle. Finishing bottom of the league in
1996–97, the club avoided relegation thanks to
the Combined Counties League exercising its
prerogative to maintain a minimum number of
clubs in the Premier Division. With the help of
Walton charities, the installation of floodlights at
Franklyn Road was completed in February
1999, a major hurdle overcome as far as ground
requirements were concerned. The appointment
of Mick Sullivan and Garry Clark as joint managers
in the summer of 1999 brought about a
dramatic improvement in results. As well as a
best-ever finish of 5th in the league, the club
won the League Cup in 2000, beating Viking
Greenford 4–2 in the final. The following season
was also a relatively successful one, with a
placing of 7th in the table and another appearance
in the League Cup final, beaten 3-0 by
double-winners Cove.
Although 2002–03 proved a disappointment as
the club finished in a lowly 18th spot, the seeds
of success had been sown with Spencer Collins
taking over as first-team manager in November
2002. :
Continued….

Walton Casuals—A Brief History—Cont
As a team capable of much better things slowly
began to take shape, ex-West Ham United
player Tony Gale was installed as Director of
Football. After more team-building in 2003–04,
and a big jump up the table to finish in 7th spot,
the club took the Combined Counties Football
League by storm the year after, finishing 26
points clear at the top of the table.
Initially failing an FA ground inspection, the
club launched a successful appeal and
achieved their dream of promotion to the Isthmian
League Division One for 2005–06.
The club finished 15th in their maiden season
in the Isthmian League, while regularly finishing
in the bottom half in subsequent seasons. In
2009–10 the club achieved its best run in the
FA Cup reaching the Third Qualifying Round,
before losing to Staines Town.
The club appointed Neil Shipperley manager in
the summer of 2010 and managed to finish in
12th place, their best finish in the league at the
time.
During early 2011 the club opened a new clubhouse
and new changing facilities, with Mick
Sullivan returning to the helm in October, following
the resignation of Shipperley. After being
sacked a year later, Danny Carroll took
over as manager.
With a reprieve saving the Stags in the 2012–
13 season, the club appointed ex-Kingstonian
assistant manager Mark Hams as manager,
along with his brother Neil as assistant. The
duo rejuvenated the squad and guided Walton
to their highest ever league finish of 9th. However,
after nine defeats in as many league
games, Mark and Neil Hams left their positions
at the club by mutual consent in September
2014.
Tony Gale and Anthony Gale were drafted in
as caretaker managers, and immediately
picked up the club’s first win of the season, securing
a 1–0 victory in a trip to Redhill.
In November 2014, defender Liam Collins was
appointed first team manager with teammate
Simon Huckle named assistant manager. Collins
was able to secure the club’s safety with a
comfortable 18th-placed finish.
At the end of the season, Liam announced his
intentions to step down from his management
position to focus on his last few seasons on the
field, while Huckle parted ways with the club to
join Redhill.
Anthony Gale was announced as first team
manager shortly before the start of the 2015-16
season and guided the club to 18th in his first
full season in charge. The following season
saw the Casuals equal their best ever FA Cup
run, reaching the Third Qualifying Round before
defeat to Westfields.
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Chipstead League
HERNE BAY League
Pagham FA Cup PR
PAGHAM FA Cup Rep
Lewes
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ASHFORD UNITED League
WHYTELEAFE League
Faversham Tn KSC
Thamesmead Tn League
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Cray Wdrs League
Greenwich Boro League
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Hythe Town League
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Tuesday 6th March 2018
Bostik South League
Sittingbourne 2 Ramsgate 3, att 97
Match Reports
Who’d be a football club manager! Aslan Odev , in his first go at management, has to contend
with a list of unavailable players that now includes John Coker, Bola Dowadu, Dan Parkinson,
and Chris Elliott, all injured, Tyrone Guthrie (suspended for two more games), and Kane
Phillip unavailable through work commitments. Adding to this is Ben Davisson who is joining
Ashford Utd.
This has all meant that it’s been a steep learning curve for some of the players who will now
have to be regulars. However, despite this, that’s two out of the last three games that Sittingbourne
should really have won, so the lessons to be learnt from these defeats includes how
to pace a game and to hold on to what you’ve got!
Ramsgate started lively but it was Sittingbourne who took the lead when ten minutes into the
game David Smith found himself in acres of space and spotted a huge gap to the right of ex
Brickie Jordan Carey’s goal and fired the ball home.
Ramsgate responded well and on 35 minutes Tom Chapman beat the off-side trap to race into
the area only to be caught by the chasing Fabrice Blewordah, the referee awarding a penalty.
Up stepped Aaron Millbank who must have been watching the six nations rugby, as he skied
the ball well over the bar to the relief of the Brickies faithful.
The half ended with Rhys Bartlett making a good run down the left and finished with a shot that
was hooked off the Rams line.
Sittingbourne started the second half on top, with Rhys Bartlett again looking dangerous down
the left. Jide Okimeji had a shot that was goal-bound before hitting a Ramsgate player. But
Ramsgate too were having chances with one cross in particular just missed by Rams substitute
Rory Smith, but it was the Brickies who increased their lead when, from an excellent Tom Loynes
corner, Lex Allan appeared to get his head to the ball which bounced off Carey and into the goal.
Sittingbourne's euphoria lasted barely 3 minutes before Tom Chapman snatched one back for
the Rams.
Things were still looking Ok for the Brickies until the fateful last ten minutes, beginning on 81
minutes when Liam Dickson headed home the equaliser from a free kick, then 3 minutes later
the game turned on its head when a goalmouth scramble gave Aaron Millbank the chance to
make amends for his penalty miss and he squeezed the ball into the Brickies net for the Rams
winner.
SITTINGBOURNE: Muhammed Otuyo, Chris Webber(C), Fabrice Blewordah (yellow), Charlie
Allen (Germaine Agyemang 62 mins), Josh Dorling, Lex Allan (yellow), David Smith (Abdumalik
Usman), Jide Okimeji, Kane Rowland, Tom Loynes, Rhys Bartlett. Subs not used; Mitch Horn,
Harry Brooks.
Peter Pitts

Saturday 10th March 2018
Bostik League
Guernsey 3 Sittingbourne 0 , att 628
Match Report
It's now 6 defeats in a row and 5 of these have resulted in 3 goals conceded. My how we miss
the injured John Coker who is now out for the rest of the season. Coker, being a contract player,
rightly continues to be paid, but it does show how a club at this level must consider carefully
whether or not to put players on a contract, as with money so tight it is less money to put into
the playing squad.
Sittingbourne showed how they are missing experience, as rudimentary mistakes cost them
dear. Guernsey came into the this game after a terrific performance against Walton Casuals in
a battling 2-2 draw at Moatside. Guernsey had played a number of youth players in that game
because of other players non availability, and although, apparently they rode their luck, they still
came into this game in a confident mood, something which the Brickies seem to lack. A disappointing
feature of Sittingbourne's play was the wasting of dead ball kicks, whether free kicks or
corners. Several times free kicks were awarded in good positions, but the ball was just too long.
The best performance of the afternoon was definitely from the small band of Brickies faithful who
kept on supporting the team throughout the game.
It was a fairly even first half, although Guernsey had a good chance in the first few minutes,
which Ben Coulter fired wide. But Sittingbourne settled and Kane Rowland had a shot go narrowly
over the bar on 9 minutes. Three minutes later Guernsey had another chance, which Muhammed
Otuyo in the Brickies goal pushed away. Sittingbourne had a good spell around the
quarter hour mark when Tom Loynes had a couple of efforts, the second of which was parried
for a corner by Callum Stanton in the Guernsey goal. From the corner Stanton tipped Loynes
effort over the bar. But Guernsey came back and Frank Tobin caused Otuyo to save with his
legs. Loynes then was unlucky when he just missed getting a shot in after he beat Stanton to the
ball.
Guernsey looked shaky during this period but it was Sittingbourne's shakiness in defence that
proved conclusive after the ball was erratically cleared to no one in particular and was easily
picked up by Paris Pereira who fired past Otuyo to give the Green Lions the lead.
The second half began with Kane Rowland just failing to pull the trigger after there was havoc in
the Guernsey area, and it was Guernsey who doubled their lead, when on 51 minutes Otuyo
palmed a shot out straight into the path of Dave Rihoy, who made no mistake with the shot.
Sittingbourne were not out of it and David Smith was causing the Guernsey defence some problems.
He and Rowland swapped passes in a promising move but the ball ran away from Smith
before he could press the trigger. Smith did get a shot in just after this after a pass from the returning
Kane Phillip, but the ball went straight to Stanton.
The killer punch came when a poor clearance from Otuyo went straight to Rihoy who fired the
ball straight back and into the goal and it was all over for Sittingbourne.
Sittingbourne: Muhammed Otuyo, Chris Webber (C), Fabrice Blewordah, Charlie Allan
(Yellow), Josh Dorling (Harrison Hatfull 46 mins), Lex Allan, David Smith (Germaine Agyemang
76 mins), Jide Okimeji, Kane Rowland, Tom Loynes, Rhgys Bartlett (Kane Phillip 67 mins).
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Non League Restructuring—Continued
ME: Technically the Leagues Committee has
the final say, but I think the views of those affected
will be appreciated when making a decision
about their competition.
There’s been lots of discussion about getting
more teams from the Northern League, for example,
and the feedback from when we went to
meet them in December is it would make life
easier for them with an east/west split.
NLP: You’ve been very clear the boundaries
put out this week aren’t set in stone.
LJ: That’s a really important message. This is
nothing more than a view at this stage of the
season. Until the season is completed, nothing
is or can be finalised.
NLP: Why put this out now?
ME: It’s to give everyone an idea. It is important
we’re transparent and demonstrate to
everyone involved in the game at this level, regardless
of what role or discipline, that we’re all
working towards making it better.
LJ: The changes are to improve the National
League System with players and clubs at the
heart of it. One of the debates is, ‘What’s next?’
In an ideal world, as we’ve said before, we
want to get to a pure Pyramid. We want to get
to 1-2-4-8-16. We see this as part of that process.
NLP: You’ve said this is a two-year trial, how
will you monitor the success of these changes?
LJ: When you introduce anything you should
have a period of evaluation. We’re putting this
in place and we will spend the next two years
seeing how it’s working. If the outcomes are
that it works 100 per cent, great. If the outcomes
are it needs tweaking then we might
have to tweak it.
We have a real desire to get the eighth division
at Step 4 in the future and then 16 at Step 5.
We’ve got to make sure we’ve got enough
clubs that can sustain the level required to populate
those divisions, but that is the long-term
vision.
NLP: There is always huge discussion around
the north-east, the area those divisions cover
and travelling, do we have to be mindful of the
how clubs are spread?
LJ: We are talking about a structure that has
1,400 clubs. It’s important not to lose sight of
how important it is to our game in this country.
For all those clubs with a team in the National
League System, they all have a lot of other
teams playing open-age football or youth football.
Everything we are trying to do is ensure the
longevity of the National League System.
ME: There is a lot of green space in the northern
part and, like you say, there’s such a high
population density in the south that probably
warrants the amount of clubs.
It’s a bit of a red herring to say there’s an imbalance
in the north and the south – it’s just the
make-up of population density.
NLP: We’re eagerly waiting to find out how promotion
(the super play-offs) and relegation will
work between the Steps. Is there a timescale
on that?
ME: What we have to do is build up the regulations
to support the structure.
Regulations have to be agreed before the season
starts and the process for that is at the
May FA Council meeting.
The drafted regulations are going through due
process to be finalised and, once they are, we’ll
make people aware.
NLP: So, now we just have to see who finishes
where.
LJ: Once the Beast from the East clears, we
can all start playing football again. It’s getting
the season completed and then we start the
allocation process.
ME: We’re as prepared as we can be at this
stage. Until the season is complete there is
much that can change between now and then.
To read The NLP’s article in full head to thenonleaguefootballpaper.com

Bostik South League Table to 10/03/2018
P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Lewes 36 24 8 4 74 28 46 80
2 Corinthian-Casuals 37 23 6 8 72 37 35 75
3 Carshalton Athletic * 35 22 8 5 75 44 31 74
4 Greenwich Borough * 37 21 10 6 77 34 43 73
5 Cray Wanderers * 37 19 12 6 85 35 50 69
6 WALTON CASUALS * 36 19 10 7 73 43 30 67
7 Hythe Town * 37 18 9 10 70 52 18 63
8 Whyteleafe 37 17 11 9 67 49 18 62
9 Phoenix Sports 37 16 6 15 63 55 8 54
10 Hastings United 37 14 11 12 64 59 5 53
11 Thamesmead Town 36 13 10 13 76 68 8 49
12 Horsham 36 14 7 15 52 61 -9 49
13 Herne Bay 34 15 3 16 63 69 -6 48
14 South Park 30 14 5 11 57 47 10 47
15 Chipstead 37 12 9 16 56 58 -2 45
16 SITTINGBOURNE 35 12 6 17 52 59 -7 42
17 VCD Athletic 36 12 5 19 59 72 -13 41
18 Ramsgate 37 11 7 19 56 72 -16 40
19 Faversham Town 37 10 8 19 45 60 -15 38
20 Guernsey 36 9 8 19 51 80 -29 35
21 East Grinstead Town 36 7 8 21 49 96 -47 29
22 Ashford United 37 7 7 23 44 91 -47 28
23 Molesey (-3) 35 5 9 21 43 82 -39 21
24 Shoreham (-6) 34 3 5 26 29 101 -72 8
* These teams may be affected by the changes to promotion rules this season. The number in
brackets are points deducted..
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Molesey v Herne Bay
South Park v Carshalton
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