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I didn't want to resurrect and post on this old thread from 2015, created by Rebadiah Hongfield, however it made for some interesting debate and who was the most charismatic Manager in the SSML at that time. Adam Fisher at Welwyn Garden City, Lee Judges at St Margaretsbury, Mick Vipond at Berkhamsted, Paul Halsey at Hoddesdon Town, Lee Bearman at Cranfield United, Ryan Thompson at London Colney and Mark Smith at Crawley Green were some names bandied about however back in the day almost every Club had a real character at the helm who didn't take themselves too seriously, unlike now:

 

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I thought it might help to list the current SSML Managers, as far as I am aware, starting with the Premier Division, there are very few old fashioned characters these days which is a shame as it added to the matchday enjoyment:

SSML Premier Division Managers

Arlesey Town - Chico Ramos
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos - Phil Granville
Baldock Town - Adam Fisher
Biggleswade United - Chris Devane
Broadfields United - Ryan Duffy
Colney Heath - Ryan Thompson
Crawley Green - Craig Bicknell & Craig Meyrick
Dunstable Town - Gareth Jackson
Edgware Town - Fergus Moore
Eynesbury Rovers - Steve Kuhne, Ash Fuller & Dean Greygoose
Harefield United - Jason Shaw
Harpenden Town - Martin Standen
Leighton Town - Joe Sweeney
Leverstock Green - Matthew Harding
London Colney - Ken Charlery
Newport Pagnell Town - Gary Flinn
North Greenford United - Colin Jones
Oxhey Jets - Tim O'Sullivan
Potton United - Laurence Revell
Tring Athletic - Chris Juraszek
Wembley - Ian Bat
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1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Wembley - Ian Bat

I hope for your sake that Ian BASHER Bates doesn't see that Rhodes ??

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The old Southall FC manager (2016 to 2018) Paul Palmer was a character and always up for a chat I liked him.

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Mick Vipond is pure class isn't he and I was initially a little surprised that he agreed to take the Assistant Manager's role at Pancake Lane this season, particularly having been unceremoniously sacked by the Club in 2009 before moving to Berkhamsted where he enjoyed ten successful years at Broadwater, however I gather he was more than happy to take a back seat for a change and work hand in hand with Matt Harding. Mick also managed at Hemel Hempstead Town, where he spent most of his playing career between 1975 and 1983, and Tring Town, he joined Berkhamsted when the new Club formed and immediately hit the ground sprinting, winning the SSML Division Two Championship in 2009/10 as well as the Division One Championship in 2010/11 before consolidating in the Premier Division each season until 2017/18 when gaining promotion to the Southern League Division One East, finishing second to Welwyn Garden City. Mick decided to finally call it a day at Broadwater at the end of the 2018/19 campaign and there wasn't a dry eye at the Club when he walked out of the door, he was given the honorary role of Club President for his achievements, particularly where getting the new Club off the ground was concerned in 2009 after Berkhamsted Town were sadly dissolved after ninety years in existence due to large outstanding debts:

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Current SSML Managers in Division One as far as I am aware:

SSML Division One Managers

Amersham Town - Dwaine Bryan  
Ampthill Town - Ant Christophi
Bedford - Michael Jones
Brimsdown - Ahmet Toygun
Buckingham Athletic - Scott Reynolds 
Enfield Borough - Shaun Reece & Mani Asare
FC Broxbourne Borough - Declan Murphy
Hillingdon Borough - Ciprian Pintilie 
Langford - Martin Wells 
London Lions - Andrew Landesberg
London Tigers - Jorge Gallardo
Milton Keynes Robins - Terry Shrieves 
New Salamis - Gaz Dauti  
Park View - Eric Franiku 
Rayners Lane - David Fox
Shefford Town & Campton - Dan Gauntlett & Scott Grant
Stotfold - Luke Gregson
St Panteleimon - George Frangeskou 
Winslow United - George Tomlin
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Current SSML Managers in Division Two as far as I am aware:

SSML Division Two Managers

Aston Clinton - Neil Roberts
Berkhamsted Raiders - Lee Groves
Bovingdon - (still vacant I believe following Martin Standen's defection to Bedford Town)
Buckingham United - Sean Devine
Codicote - James Tizard
MK Gallacticos - Zakir Miah
Mursley United - Anthony Lands
New Bradwell St Peter - Jamie Palmer
Old Bradwell United - David Keene
Pitstone & Ivinghoe - Danny Greany
Sarratt - Martin Loakes
The 61FC (Luton) - Richard Everitt
Totternhoe - Chris Harvey
Tring Corinthians - Chris Howells
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31 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Buckingham United - Sean Devine

Is that the ex Barnet FC and Wycombe Wanderers FC striker?

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23 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Eynesbury Rovers - Steve Kuhne, Ash Fuller & Dean Greygoose

They have three managers ?

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57 minutes ago, Savagebee said:

Is that the ex Barnet FC and Wycombe Wanderers FC striker?

Yes. 

Paul Alleyne and Roni Joe at Winslow. 
 

gerry Taggart has a brief involvement with Padbury some years back. 

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2 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

gerry Taggart has a brief involvement with Padbury some years back. 

The ex Barnsley FC, Leicester City FC and Northern Ireland defender I always rated him. He could chip in with some important goals that guy could.

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8 hours ago, Savagebee said:

Buckingham United - Sean Devine

Is that the ex Barnet FC and Wycombe Wanderers FC striker?

Savagebee - I have no idea what Sean Devine is doing at the Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre, it's similar to when Clement Temile was Manager at Kentish Town isn't it albeit obviously not quite to that degree:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Devine

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/buckinghamunitedfootballclub/teams/161233

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11 hours ago, Savagebee said:

They have three managers ?

Yes, haven't you been reading the Eynesbury Rovers thread, Steve Kuhne, Ash Fuller and Dean Greygoose were handed the reins at Hall Road by Chairman Matt Plumb in January following the controversial departure of Mark Ducket who just cleared his desk and walked away after four years in charge without even letting Mr Plumb know. It took the beleaguered trio almost two months to get their first win at Edgware Town and then beat Biggleswade United 4-1 before the curtain came crashing down on the season, it's a shame because they had a home Huntingdonshire FA Senior Cup Semi Final the following week against St Ives Town which they most probably would have won:

 

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12 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Current SSML Managers in Division Two as far as I am aware:

SSML Division Two Managers

Aston Clinton - Neil Roberts
Berkhamsted Raiders - Lee Groves
Bovingdon - (still vacant I believe following Martin Standen's defection to Bedford Town)
Buckingham United - Sean Devine
Codicote - James Tizard
MK Gallacticos - Zakir Miah
Mursley United - Anthony Lands
New Bradwell St Peter - Jamie Palmer
Old Bradwell United - David Keene
Pitstone & Ivinghoe - Danny Greany
Sarratt - Martin Loakes
The 61FC (Luton) - Richard Everitt
Totternhoe - Chris Harvey
Tring Corinthians - Chris Howells

Bovingdon - Standen left in the summer for Harpenden. Ryan Charles took over and departed quickly. A player then took the reigns before Andy Stratford who was in Viponds staff at Berko took over.

new Bradwell - manager is Rich Kelsall

Mursley - Anthony Lands hasn’t been manager for a while, his brother Jamie took over last season. He was replaced by reserve manager Mitch Toyer this season.

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11 hours ago, Munchkin said:

Bovingdon - Standen left in the summer for Harpenden

Munchkin - Thanks for the helpful update and I will amend the list for Division Two, Martin Standen is at The Eyrie now though as he couldn't resist joining Mark Ducket when he came calling:

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/news/eagles-welcome-standen-as-assistant--2506287.html

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A revised Division Two list thanks to Munchkin:

SSML Division Two Managers

Aston Clinton - Neil Roberts
Berkhamsted Raiders - Lee Groves
Bovingdon - Andy Stratford
Buckingham United - Sean Devine
Codicote - James Tizard
MK Gallacticos - Zakir Miah
Mursley United - Mitch Toyer
New Bradwell St Peter - Rich Kelsall
Old Bradwell United - David Keene
Pitstone & Ivinghoe - Danny Greany
Sarratt - Martin Loakes
The 61FC (Luton) - Richard Everitt
Totternhoe - Chris Harvey
Tring Corinthians - Chris Howells
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On ‎28‎/‎05‎/‎2020 at 15:27, Savagebee said:

The old Southall FC manager (2016 to 2018) Paul Palmer was a character and always up for a chat I liked him.

Savagebee - Yes, Paul took Southall to the FA Vase Quarter Final in 2017 didn't he, losing to Cleethorpes Town at Reynolds Field, were you there:

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12 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Savagebee - Yes, Paul took Southall to the FA Vase Quarter Final in 2017 didn't he, losing to Cleethorpes Town at Reynolds Field, were you there:

No I didn't see any of there Vase games but i saw plenty of there league games during that season (2016/17) as they were a joy to watch that season they really were and they produced a cracking little programme that season ?

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On 28/05/2020 at 22:09, Rhodes said:

Current SSML Managers in Division One as far as I am aware:

SSML Division One Managers

Amersham Town - Dwaine Bryan  
Ampthill Town - Ant Christophi
Bedford - Michael Jones
Brimsdown - Ahmet Toygun
Buckingham Athletic - Scott Reynolds 
Enfield Borough - Shaun Reece & Mani Asare
FC Broxbourne Borough - Declan Murphy
Hillingdon Borough - Ciprian Pintilie 
Langford - Martin Wells 
London Lions - Andrew Landesberg
London Tigers - Jorge Gallardo
Milton Keynes Robins - Terry Shrieves 
New Salamis - Gaz Dauti  
Park View - Eric Franiku 
Rayners Lane - David Fox
Shefford Town & Campton - Dan Gauntlett & Scott Grant
Stotfold - Luke Gregson
St Panteleimon - George Frangeskou 
Winslow United - George Tomlin

All change at New Salamis.
 

 

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Well you would know wouldn't you, Gus Gulfer has taken over at New Salamis from Gaz Dauti who stood down last week and he will be ably assisted by Micky Leslie and Andrew Kouroushi. Gus has previously Managed at Barkingside, taking over from the legendary Matt Frew in May 2015, and brought former Welwyn Garden City supremo Rob Pattwell to the Club as his trusted assistant however Micky Leslie has always been his eyes and ears at a number of Club's, he left Barkingside at the end of the 2016/17 campaign. Gus's CV is as long as your arm and as a player he was with Cray Wanderers, Harlow Town and Thamesmead Town to name a few, his son Matt was with him at Barkingside as Club Captain and will possibly follow his Father to the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium at some point. One of Gus's closest friends and allies in football is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Tom Loizou, Haringey Borough's supremo for the last eleven seasons:

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