THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF #10

MIDWEEK HEADLINES
New Salamis hit double figures for the third time in their SSML history. Baldock Town win for the first time in the league this season. Leighton Town return to the top of the Premier Division. Record crowd watch new boys Milton Keynes College Football Academy in their first SSML midweek fixture.

Midweek Stats: 13 games played of which 8 were home wins, 4 away wins and 1 draw.

The 13 games produced a total of 51 goals, an average of 3.92 per game. Ryan Hervel (New Salamis) netting a hat-trick.

100% league record to date: Stotfold.

0% league record to date: Dunstable Town.

Midweek Highest Attendance: 128 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Berkhamsted Raiders, 107 Harpenden Town v Flackwell Heath and 104 Risborough Rangers v Ardley United.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Premier Division Clubs): 350 Harefield United v Hastings United (FA Cup), 337 Leighton Town v Risborough Rangers and 323 Leighton Town v Dunstable Town.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division One Clubs): 317 Stotfold v Letchworth Garden City Eagles, 176 Stotfold v Buckingham Athletic and 175 Ampthill Town v Langford.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division Two Clubs): 130 Totternhoe v Old Bradwell United, 128 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Berkhamsted Raiders and 112 Bovingdon v Sarratt.

PREMIER DIVISION
The Premier Division midweek action brought about new table toppers again as Leighton Town returned to the top of the standings on goal difference after recovering from a 0-2 interval deficit to win 3-2 at Leverstock Green while morning leaders Harpenden Town went down 0-2 at home to new boys Flackwell Heath. Risborough Rangers remain third after a 3-2 home success over Ardley United while Hadley stay fourth after defeating visiting London Colney 3-1. In a remarkable game at Aylesbury Vale Dynamos the hosts squeezed past Milton Keynes Irish by the odd goal in five with Dynamos goalkeeper Daniel McAteer on the scoresheet with a very long range punt. Things continue to look bleak for Oxhey Jets as they try to rebuild their side following the manager’s walk out last week along with several players, the club will certainly want to quickly erase memories of their midweek trip to New Salamis where they were beaten 10-0 (yes Mr Elliott it was only ten and not the eleven that you tweeted). At the bottom of the table it was an early season six-pointer as the bottom two clashed with both sides pointless something had to give and two second half strikes gave visitors Baldock Town the points to leave hosts Dunstable Town rooted at the bottom. Crawley Green doubled their points tally with a 1-1 draw at Arlesey Town while Tring Athletic drop to third from bottom after losing 0-4 at Harefield United. Elsewhere Broadfields United climb to thirteenth after a 2-0 home win over Holmer Green. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

1-1 Arlesey Town v Crawley Green (Hoxha) / (Rhiney) Attendance: 63
3-2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v Milton Keynes Irish (McAteer, Shortt, Ball) / (Spence [2]) Attendance: 67
2-0 Broadfields United v Holmer Green (Ellis, Smith) Attendance: 55
0-2 Dunstable Town v Baldock Town (Rome, Bates) Attendance: 87
3-1 Hadley v London Colney (Alfano, Marriot, Ofori) / (King) Attendance: 98
4-0 Harefield United v Tring Athletic (Pacquette [2], Mangan, White) Attendance: 62
0-2 Harpenden Town v Flackwell Heath (Ackerman, Weekes) Attendance: 107
2-3 Leverstock Green v Leighton Town (Lawford, Seale) / (Campbell, Silford, Adams) Attendance: 83
10-0 New Salamis v Oxhey Jets (Hervel [3], H Georgiou [2], C Georgiou, Krasniqi, Lutaaya, Ogunseye, Richmond) Attendance: 32
3-2 Risborough Rangers v Ardley United (Morris, Urquhart, Wyllie [pen]) / (Odhiambo, Osborne-Ricketts) Attendance: 104

DIVISION TWO
Totternhoe moved up to second place with a 3-1 midweek win at Codicote, the ‘Totts’ trailing table toppers Old Bradwell United on goal difference. New boys Milton Keynes College Football Academy attracted the biggest crowd midweek when 128 were in attendance to watch them defeat Berkhamsted Raiders 3-0 while the other Division Two midweek action saw Berkhamsted Comrades move into fourth spot with an odd goal in three win at home against Buckingham United. Full results and goalscorers (where known) are listed below.

3-0 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Berkhamsted Raiders (Aluko, Harvey, Boyce) Attendance: 128
2-1 Berkhamsted Comrades v Buckingham United (Unknown) / (Unknown) Attendance: Unknown
1-3 Codicote v Totternhoe (Ashie) / (Dem [2], Spavins) Attendance: 87