Horsham still hope to groundshare at Crawley Town from next season.

A proposed share with Blue Square premier neighbours Reds collapsed last week but Ryman premier Hornets have called for talks to be re-opened.

Horsham need to vacate their Queen Street home next month after selling it to property developers. There have been suggestions they might not be allowed to take part in the play-offs, and face expulsion from the league, unless a temporary home is secured.

Horsham had been confident the switch to Broadfield Stadium would go through following negotiations earlier this season but there was a breakdown over potential fixture clashes.

But secretary John Lines is hopeful Hornets can resurrect an agreement to share with Crawley.

He said: "I am arranging a meeting with the Crawley Borough Council, Crawley Town and the Ryman League, hopefully to thrash out one final clause that has held us up.

"That should happen by the end of the month so everyone knows where we are going. I am pretty certain we can come to an arrangement that suits everyone.

"We had agreed terms with Crawley Town and the council for the hire of the pitch but the devil was in the detail. I'm still trying very hard to get a mutual understanding but it wouldn't take much more than good will on all sides to get it sorted out."

Crawley Borough Council would support new talks to share the Broadfield but Crawley Town insist any arrangement would have to be on their terms.

Reds chairman Vic Marley admits he would like to help out Hornets but insists the club had no option but to pull the plug on the deal due to the Ryman League's stance.

Marley said: "I'm gutted, as a football fan, for Horsham. We have a good relationship with them and that's why we wanted to help.

"We worked very hard to sort something out but it was difficult, not with Horsham, but with the stance the Ryman League took.

"We felt as the home club we had precedence on fixtures. If Setanta want to show us live on TV we would want to be able to move matches rather worry about a fixture pile-up.

"Our position didn't change from day one but the Ryman League wanted to run the show. Any agreement would have to be in the best interests of Crawley Town Football Club."

A council spokesperson said: "Our door is still open for negotiations with Horsham FC. The council supports a groundshare but it is a complicated arrangement and needs the agreement of the council, both football clubs and the Ryman League."

Horsham have revealed they have been in contact with Horsham YMCA as part of their contingency plan.

However a temporary stay with their neighbours looks unlikely as YMCA run a reserve and youth team which use the Gorings Mead pitch and are likely to be relegated back to the Sussex County League, who do not allow groundshares.

Lines added: "There have been talks about the possibility of sharing with YMCA. Unfortunately their club is not just governed by the football committee but by the YMCA trustees as well and time is not on our side.

"We've had a tremendous amount of support from other local clubs who are keen to share but we've got to concern ourselves with ground grading and it would take a lot of money to upgrade the facilities of clubs who have offered their help."

Nigel Brake is poised to return for Horsham at home to in-form Ashford Town tomorrow.

The full-back has been sidelined for seven weeks with a knee problem. Gary Charman (virus) is a doubt.

Manager John Maggs said: "It is a must-win game if we want to stay involved in the play-offs. We've had a series of disappointing results lately."