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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Reno could return to Frome by month-end</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>PAUL A REID, Observer writer
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>FROME, Westmoreland - Reno FC could return to playing their home matches at the Frome Sports Club by the end of November, or early in the second round of the Wray & Nephew National Premier League (NPL).
The three-time champions will complete their first-round home games at St Elizabeth Technical High in Santa Cruz when they host Portmore United on November 12.
Efforts to get the field back to a decent standard is ongoing, a source told the Observer yesterday, and a delegation representing Reno, the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA) and Frome Technical toured the facility yesterday morning.
The source said, however, that repairs to the field would be slowed somewhat by the playing of daCosta Cup Inter-Zone games there, but they would have to work around that for the time being.
One suggestion was that the nearby 'B' field be prepared for use by the schoolboys to allow for work to continue on the main field.
Work had started, it was learnt, and reports are that the field is now in a much better condition than three weeks ago when Reno took the decision to move their home games to STETHS.
The Observer has learnt that workmen had managed to fill out most of the holes in the field and were rolling it in an effort to get it as flat as possible, but rain on Monday night had left a number of puddles that will need attention.
The decision had caused some controversies as the WFA had argued that it was not as bad as Reno was making it out to be.
President of the WFA, Everton Tomlinson, had told the Observer then that the field was in a much better condition than previous years and could be used for NPL games.
Reno said, however, that a tractor that was used to cut the field during rainfall had caused damage to one side of the field that needed urgent attention.
The move to St Elizabeth has meanwhile proved financially beneficial to the club, as they reported that they made enough to pay off their bills and don't have to go around begging for money to help finance the club's activities.
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>PAUL A REID, Observer writer
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>FROME, Westmoreland - Reno FC could return to playing their home matches at the Frome Sports Club by the end of November, or early in the second round of the Wray & Nephew National Premier League (NPL).
The three-time champions will complete their first-round home games at St Elizabeth Technical High in Santa Cruz when they host Portmore United on November 12.
Efforts to get the field back to a decent standard is ongoing, a source told the Observer yesterday, and a delegation representing Reno, the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA) and Frome Technical toured the facility yesterday morning.
The source said, however, that repairs to the field would be slowed somewhat by the playing of daCosta Cup Inter-Zone games there, but they would have to work around that for the time being.
One suggestion was that the nearby 'B' field be prepared for use by the schoolboys to allow for work to continue on the main field.
Work had started, it was learnt, and reports are that the field is now in a much better condition than three weeks ago when Reno took the decision to move their home games to STETHS.
The Observer has learnt that workmen had managed to fill out most of the holes in the field and were rolling it in an effort to get it as flat as possible, but rain on Monday night had left a number of puddles that will need attention.
The decision had caused some controversies as the WFA had argued that it was not as bad as Reno was making it out to be.
President of the WFA, Everton Tomlinson, had told the Observer then that the field was in a much better condition than previous years and could be used for NPL games.
Reno said, however, that a tractor that was used to cut the field during rainfall had caused damage to one side of the field that needed urgent attention.
The move to St Elizabeth has meanwhile proved financially beneficial to the club, as they reported that they made enough to pay off their bills and don't have to go around begging for money to help finance the club's activities.