BOROUGH RUN RIOT AGAINST “THE CROWS”

Borough Women went some way to avenging the Men’s teams three disappointments inflicted by Royston Town this season as they went up to Garden Walk and returned with the points and a nine goal haul. The 9-1 win, their ninth consecutive League victory, lifted them to second in the table and an astonishing result which saw the leaders Colchester Town lose at home to the bottom Club Leverstock Green leaves Borough with 3 games in hand on the leaders and only 7 points behind. Colchester and Borough have yet to meet this season. The afternoons goals were shared by only three Borough players - Julia Carruthers (4), Eleftheria Taladianoy (3) and Michelle Thomas (2)

 STOPPAGE TIME DISAPPOINTMENT FOR BOROUGH

Frustration might well be defined as being caught out by a long ball out of defence with too many players upfield, despite having only a one goal lead, while attacking a team with only ten players deep into stoppage time with the ultimate outcome being a penalty conceded in a desperate attempt to stop League top scorer Ian Cooper adding to his tally. He did so anyway from the spot.   But in truth a point was probably as much as Borough deserved for they had rarely troubled Colney Heath ‘keeper Tom Blackman in a game made difficult by a strong swirling wind and a bumpy pitch.

WILL IT BE GOOD-BYE TO THE SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE FOR BOROUGH ?

The FA finally unveiled their (well leaked) proposals for re-organisation of Step 5 of the Pyramid – the main purpose said to be to reduce the number of Leagues from 14 to 12 to co-incide with the number of relegation/promotion places between Steps 4 and 5.

The Spartan South Midlands League would basically become the London North West League losing only 2 Clubs – Holmer Green and US.   They would gain Newport Pagnell Town, AFC Kempston Rovers, Enfield 1893 and Wembley.

Borough would be placed in the London North East League which is effectively the Essex Senior League (except for Enfield 1893) plus us and 7 Clubs from the Eastern Counties League (including 3 from over the Suffolk border !). Thus there would be 25 Clubs namely:

17 from Essex Senior League
Barking
Barkingside
Basildon United
Bethnal Green United
Bowers & Pitsea
Burnham Ramblers
Clapton
Eton Manor
Haringey & Waltham Development
Hullbridge Sports
London APSA
Sawbridgeworth Town
Southend Manor
Sporting Bengal United
Stansted
Takeley
Witham Town
7 from Eastern Counties League
Brantham Athletic
FC Clacton
Felixtowe & Walton United
Hadleigh United
Stanway Rovers
Wivenhoe Town
Woodbridge Town

+ US

The re-organisation would start in Season 2013/14 before which there will be two sets of promotions and relegations to cause some changes to the initial proposals which are at the discussion stage and may not even get the go-ahead.

Doubtless the good burghers of Woodbridge and Felixtowe will be astonished to learn that after centuries of believing themselves to be of sturdy East Anglian stock they are actually Londoners !!

REGRETTABLY THE CLUB WILL NOT BE RUNNING YOUTH TEAMS AT ANY AGE GROUP IN 2010/11 OR 2011/12

But our former Head of Youth Development, RAKI HUDSON, has now formed a new Youth team -  AFC SOUTHGATE and they are currently looking for players in the 6 to 11 age range (both boys and girls).      You can contact Raki on 07861 233993 or by e-mail to afcsouthgate@gmail.com                                                     Their website is www.afcsouthgate.com

Also note that Liam Davis, who ran Borough Youth Teams for several years has formed a team WHITE HART LANE FC, mainly composed of ex- youth team players to move in to Adult football which will  participate in the North London Sunday Football League.    Home matches will be played at the White Hart Lane Community Centre (formerly New River Sports Centre).    Contact with Liam can be by e-mail to liamdavis84@hotmail.com or by phone to 07508 708062