EVO-STIK League Southern Premier newcomers Basingstoke Town and Banbury United will battle it out on the opening day of the season after the league released their fixtures on Friday.
CINDERFORD TOWN have alleviated fears that they would resign from the Southern League by confirming they will compete at Step 3 next season after they were forced to take promotion.
ANGRY Evesham United want Cinderford Town thrown out of the Southern League after describing their refusal to accept promotion as “cheating” – as they vowed to fight the decision to switch them into the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League.
EVESHAM UNITED will appeal the decision to move them from the Southern League South & West to the NPL South – with chairman Jim Cockerton labelling it “a joke”.
STAMFORD have been handed a Step 3 reprieve following Cinderford Town’s decision to decline promotion to the Evo-Stik League Southern Premier – while Corby Town and Evesham United have been shifted laterally.
WORCESTER CITY have less than a month to find a new temporary home after announcing they will not be renewing their groundshare at Kidderminster Harriers at the end of the season.