HAYES and Yeading have confirmed the Sharda Glass Community Stadium will not be ready for the start of the season.

United had been hoping to move into their new home in Beaconsfield Road in Hayes for the start of the 2013-14 campaign and repeatedly insisted the ground would be ready for action.

An extension to their groundshare arrangement with Woking was arranged in March to ensure the club was still eligible for league membership for the forthcoming campaign.

And the club will now have to continue with that arrangement for a third successive season after releasing a statement late last week which admitted there had been delays in getting the Sharda ready for action.

We exclusively revealed  earlier this month that United had asked to start the campaign at Kingfield and told you as far back as March that the club were struggling to complete the project on time.

Meanwhile, chairman Derek Goodall is stepping down from his role as chairman and will be replaced by director of football Tony O’Driscoll.

A statement read: “Derek Goodall is stepping down as chairman of Hayes & Yeading United FC with the role being taken up by Tony O’Driscoll.

“Derek was the inaugural chairman of the merged club back in 2007 following many years of service at Hayes FC. He has been instrumental not only in guiding both Hayes FC and Hayes & Yeading United to the pinnacle of non-league football, as well as many memorable FA Cup runs, but also in securing both clubs amidst difficult times with prudence.

“Derek is well known and well respected within the non-league scene and will no doubt be greatly missed by many both inside and outside of the club.

“Tony O’Driscoll takes the helm having had experience of chairmanship before at Chesham United FC. He has fulfilled many senior roles at various clubs, including both first team manager and director of football at Hayes & Yeading United. Tony is a successful businessman with a real affinity for the club.

“He will oversee this season’s move into the Sharda Glass Community Stadium, as well as developing the wide reaching projects set up by his predecessor, which are designed to unlock the exciting long term potential of the club.

“It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Derek after everything he has given to and achieved at both clubs, but with excitement and anticipation, we also welcome Tony to his new role.”

Hayes & Yeading have not published an expected completion date for building works at the Sharda Glass Community Stadium.

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