The Bostik League South Central.

So after our resent relegation and the subsequent league restructure, we now find ourselves in the Bostik League South Central league for the 2018-19 season.
There have been some big changes for all the clubs in the league set up and  If (The Big If) we had stayed up we could have possibly been heading to darkest Wales and other places west of Slough.
No fixtures really  jump out as glamour games now that we've  parted company with all of our close local rivals who have all decided to have successful seasons and leave us in the lurch which is a shame but there again I'm personally quite happy to give some of the trips to darkest Kent as miss and to visit some new grounds. I've checked and double checked just to make sure Staines aren't in our division either and I think we've got away with it.... I'll be quite happy if I never see that lot again.

However after reading posts on the Bog End Forum, I do worry that expectations some Terrors may yet again back fire on us. Last seasons "Only one club goes down, we'll be fine" mantra will haunt me for years to come. Already read a couple of things saying how poor this league is and how we should do well. We are where we are for a reason. Whoever gets the managers job has to stable things first. There will be enough pressure on the team as it is without demanding instant promotion. We came very close to getting relegated two years on the trot after the last drop. I know I'm very glass half empty at the moment but last season will take a while to get out of my system.
There's also been a bit of moaning about no away trips to any coastal towns in this division , but seeing as most of the travelling Bogend arrive at the nearest station, head to the nearest pub and then get shit faced, I've never really understood why you would need the sea to enhance the trip. We may well have played a good number of coastal clubs over the years but has anyone ever dripped their toe in the English Channel or North sea ? Thought not.
Bogend Ant rates his away trips up but checking how good the chips are sold in the ground or the local fish and chip shops. This has become very important to the young man as we can then discuss the state of the chips and swerve talking about the game.

A few of the places in the Bostik League South Central sound like typical Daily Mail catchment areas. I'm sure the new Tooting Chant of "We're Sniffin' glue in the South Central" will win the residents over and have then all voting Labour in future elections. The rest sound like the normal rustic country places where the locals chase big bits of cheese down hills, drink cider and cover pigs in lard and wrestle them in the town square when the carnival comes to town.

On the plus side we do get a chance to meet up again with our mates from Chipstead and our friend Trevor from the infamous "Trev's Tours". I'm pretty sure Chipstead are geographically  our nearest local club and now therefore become  those horrible Chippy bastards are now our new most hated fucking rivals. So plenty of time to work out new songs about May poles and Morris Dancing. Toots now also get the chance to revisit South Park FC who I noticed from their official Twitter feed recently had a "Gentleman's Night" in their club house involving two strippers and a "Cheeky" comedian. I'm not sure if this is the type of out dated sexist rubbish should be allowed happen in this day and age until it was pointed out that it might help stop the locals from having sex with farm animals.