The Non - League thread

[Christof]

http://www.sloughtownfc.net/article/666/Update-on-Arbour-Vale-proposals

Looks Slough Town are not that far away from the next roadblock

Will be very interesting to see what would happen if they did return to the town. In theory the town could support a conference club but i'm not sure the locals care that much these days.

Good news, but like many I will only be convinced when I walk through the turnstiles for the first time (especially with an election on the way).

Attendances: it is painfully obvious when you go to Holloways Park that STFC are missing a generation, with very few teenagers and millennials. The Supporters Trust are running events in the town to let people know that Slough even has a football club, but it will be very hard work building up support to anywhere near the 'good old days'. Still, even with the same level of support there would be more money coming in from the food/drink, and no-one will have to fret about games being called off due to the pitch

[Royal Rother]

How's the work going re the ground grading Christof?

I wonder whether it would make more sense to groundshare at Stag Meadow again? We have the appropriate grading, a fantastic pitch and it's more convenient for Slough supporters to get to.

I appreciate that the pitch would not be as good with 2 teams playing on it but it'd still be a damned site better than Holloways Park.

In fact Windsor have everything needed to get out of the CCL - except a decent striker. Without a player budget it's likely to continue to prove difficult to get one so a bit of rent paid to Windsor could be mutually beneficial.

Unlikely I know however there were a couple of Windsor faithfuls talking about this last week - just wondered what your take on it was.

[Christof]

How's the work going re the ground grading Christof?

I wonder whether it would make more sense to groundshare at Stag Meadow again? We have the appropriate grading, a fantastic pitch and it's more convenient for Slough supporters to get to.

I appreciate that the pitch would not be as good with 2 teams playing on it but it'd still be a damned site better than Holloways Park.

In fact Windsor have everything needed to get out of the CCL - except a decent striker. Without a player budget it's likely to continue to prove difficult to get one so a bit of rent paid to Windsor could be mutually beneficial.

Unlikely I know however there were a couple of Windsor faithfuls talking about this last week - just wondered what your take on it was.

Sounds like it's going okay, they are having working parties in to do some tidying up, weeding, mainly cosmetic stuff. I'm not sure what the deal is with the SYCOB groundshare in terms of contract length, cost etc, but concur about the respective pitches!

Personally I prefer Holloways based purely and selfishly on the time it takes me to get there compared to Stag, but I'm sure many (most?) would disagree (and I'm sure you've noticed that some of them like disagreeing )

[Royalist]

Didn't Slough get better crowds at Windsor than at Sycob? Obviously having better public transport links and a town of people who don't really support either club but if at a loose end may pop down and watch a game helped in that.

I wonder what Sycob are using the Slough money on? Windsor wasted a lot of it although they did get in some pitch improvements which long term have helped.

[Christof]

Didn't Slough get better crowds at Windsor than at Sycob? Obviously having better public transport links and a town of people who don't really support either club but if at a loose end may pop down and watch a game helped in that.

Yes they did, and you're probably right re: 'floaters', but I can't imagine that there are enough to make it worthwhile moving back just for that, especially if the new ground does get built in the next couple of years.

I wonder what Sycob are using the Slough money on? Windsor wasted a lot of it although they did get in some pitch improvements which long term have helped.

Well, it doesn't look like it's going on the pitch! Without the groundshare IMHO SYCOB would really struggle financially, as their crowds are a third of Slough's. They've certainly cut (or maybe even removed) the playing budget in recent seasons, and they'll do well to keep in Div 1 in all honesty. Mind you, there are 3 clubs in the Southern Premier with attendances less than half of Slough's...

[Four Of Clubs]

Didn't Slough get better crowds at Windsor than at Sycob? Obviously having better public transport links and a town of people who don't really support either club but if at a loose end may pop down and watch a game helped in that.

Mind you, there are 3 clubs in the Southern Premier with attendances less than half of Slough's...

...and sadly two of these are in 'our area' - Hungerford and Burnham - the latter a near neighbour of Sluff! - indeed the 'Rebels' average following, is also currently above that of FOUR Conference South clubs and not far behind that of Staines.
Slough sit 10th of 23 in average crowd sizes in the Southern Prem - just behind Chesham & Chipp'num who've both been at this level considerably longer in recent times and don't really have any 'local' competition (Amersham four levels lower get low double figures at best).

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...other breaking news this week was the FA's reported U-Turn on grading enforcement at STEP06. Seemingly they will not insist on expulsion for clubs that don't meet the necessary national criteria (particularly non-floodlit) BUT have resolved to think about it again in 3 years!
Actually some clubs can't win - for example Clanfield '85, halfway between Swindon & Oxford, have spent a small fortune on trying to bring their quaint little rural patch up to standard (tbf it is one of the better aspected Hellenic Div One grounds already) - only to find they may not have bothered.
Is good news for Finchampstead, Chalfont Wasps, Letcombe, Penn & Tylers etc in Hellenic Div One; Farliegh, Sheerwater, Worcs Pk in the CCL.
In the Hellenic League's case I think it was evident, the STEP06 geographical footprint of those eligible clubs remaining would be far too wide to enable a viable constitution. The STEP07/08 clubs who could normally 'feed' this league from below, invariably baulk at travel costs with the current configuration. Merging East/West would have culled that route for good.


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...here's tomorrow's 'local' fixtures - not sure what the weather is due to do - should be drier than last w/e...

Saturday 21st Feb 2015

CONFP
Alfreton Town v Aldershot Town
Woking v Torquay United
CONFN
Hednesford v Brackley Town
Tamworth v Oxford City
CONFS
Basingstoke Town v Bishops Stortford
Bath City v Ebbsfleet United
Farnborough v Eastbourne Borough
Havant & Waterlooville v Maidenhead United
Hayes & Yeading Utd v Staines Town
Hemel Hempstead Town v Chelmsford City
Sutton United v Bromley
Wealdstone v Gosport Borough
Weston-Super-Mare v Boreham Wood
Whitehawk v St Albans City

SOUTHP
Arlesey Town v Burnham
Chippenham Town v Slough Town
Histon v Chesham United
Hungerford Town v Redditch United
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Godalming Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v St Ives Town
Chalfont St Peter v Hanwell Town
Egham Town v Uxbridge
Marlow v Rugby Town
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Tiverton Town
Fleet Town v Clevedon Town
Shortwood United v Wantage Town

CCLP
Bedfont Sports v Cove
Chertsey Town v Hanworth Villa
Colliers Wood United v Molesey
Epsom & Ewell v Hartley Wintney
Frimley Green v Camberley Town - the B3411 Classico! - the FG 'rabid-attack' Papillons will have been chained up and worked to a frenzy in preparation for this!
Horley Town v Badshot Lea
Mole Valley SCR v Ashford Town (Middx)
Guildford City v Farnham Town
Spelthorne Sports v Raynes Park Vale
Windsor v Knaphill
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic v Eversley & California
Ash United v Chessington & Hook United
CB Hounslow United v Farleigh Rovers
Epsom Athletic v Banstead Athletic
Sandhurst Town v Dorking
Sheerwater v Bedfont & Feltham
Staines Lammas v Cobham
Worcester Park v Alton Town

HELLP
Binfield v Bracknell Town
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Thame United
Highworth Town v Flackwell Heath
Milton United v Shrivenham
Newbury v Cheltenham Saracens
Oxford City Nomads v Abingdon United
HELL1E
Brackley Town 'Dev' v Easington Sports
Burnham Res v Chinnor
Headington Amateurs v Didcot Town Res
Old Woodstock Town v Finchampstead
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Chalfont Wasps @ Mill La Henley
HELL Challenge Cup R3
036 Wootton Bassett Town v Longlevens
038 Ascot United v Holyport
039 Thatcham Town v Ardley United
040 Woodley Town v Rayners Lane
Wycombe Senior Cup R2
005 Penn & Tylers Green v Cookham Dean

WESSP
Andover Town v Whitchurch United
FRIDAY 20th 19:45 Winchester City v Moneyfields
WESS1
Andover New Street v Tadley Calleva
Fleet Spurs v Amesbury Town

...youngest has no match of his own to play in tomorrow so we may go slightly further afield but he doesn't deal well with choice - picked out about a dozen decent looking games, mostly from above and may cull them further.
The top four in the CCL Premier all have decent looking away matches at grounds he's not done - but doubt I'll encourage him to go for CWU v Molesey though - bit too far inside the 'Orbital Car Park'.
We'll see where the mood and weather takes us. He's not a had a great Half-Term what with having a cold/stomach-bug; the inevitable squabbling with bigger siblings and the crushingly inevitable let-down that was Tuesday night.
Tried to cheer him up by taking him out again for a night match on Wednesday (Guildford v Molesey) - but he felt ill in the car and we never managed to get through Bracknell - thanks to roadworks nr Bagshot/M3 - so we turned round and came home.

[Royalist]

Believe that Windsor actively want it but i suspect that there is bad blood on the Slough side. If i recall correctly it was one hell of a price Windsor charged!

In the local paper the Slough manager mentions they expect to be getting 600 fans a week if they get the new ground up and running. It's obviously hard to tell but i suspect that'd be heavily based on having a successful side AND making the club a good place to be ie a great bar and tea hut!

[Four Of Clubs]

..... just having a quick sweep round for games off and for info the 'Sumas' match above vs Chalfont Wasps has been switched from a soggy Henley, back to Lowther Rd for this PM KO still 15:00.

UPDATE Games declared OFF so far at :
Hayes & Y (York Rd)
Sutton v Brommers
AFC Hayes
Oxford C Nomads
Andover New St.

...seems to be a lot wetter than I anticipated - and very much so to the East - maybe my lad won't be given too many for him to make a choice!

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 2-1 Knaphill.

Not a lot of quality on show - on to the BBST semi on Tuesday.... Step it up please lads!

[Four Of Clubs]

.... results from yesterday's NL - were a surprising number of late postponements:

Saturday 21st Feb 2015

FA Trophy S-F 1st Leg
Batth City 2-2 North Ferriby
Wrexham 2-1 Torquay

CONFP
Alfreton Town 2-3 Aldershot Town
Woking PP Torquay United oops – missed the FA Trophy S-Fs above – not a contest I take much notice of, after the earlier rounds, though this year we’ll have a non-CONF Premier side in the final again!
CONFN
Hednesford 4-1 Brackley Town - was 1-1 going into the last10’
Tamworth 4-3 Oxford City
CONFS
Basingstoke Town 0-1 Bishops Stortford
Bath City PP Ebbsfleet United – see Torquay above
Farnborough 2-1 Eastbourne Borough
Havant & Waterlooville 1-1 Maidenhead United
Hayes & Yeading Utd PP Staines Town
Hemel Hempstead Town PP Chelmsford City
Sutton United PP Bromley
Wealdstone PP Gosport Borough
Weston-Super-Mare 1-4 Boreham Wood
Whitehawk 2-1 St Albans City

SOUTHP
Arlesey Town 2-1 Burnham
Chippenham Town 2-0 Slough Town
Histon PP Chesham United
Hungerford Town 1-1 Redditch United – ‘Crusaders’ grab a point thanks to 92’ Mpi pen
SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 0-1 St Ives Town
Chalfont St Peter 0-3 Hanwell Town
Egham Town 1-0 Uxbridge
Marlow 2-3 Rugby Town
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town 2-2 Tiverton Town
Fleet Town 1-1 Clevedon Town
Shortwood United 2-1 Wantage Town

CCLP
Bedfont Sports 0-1 Cove
Chertsey Town 4-2 Hanworth Villa
Epsom & Ewell 2-1 Hartley Wintney
Frimley Green 0-3 Camberley Town – me and the lad got here: three very late goals after the home side had battled hard to contain the current 2nd placed visitors from just up the road. Official Attendance 139, just about their highest of this season. Rough luck on FG but their run of consecutive defeats now 15 stretching back to late Oct.

Windsor 2-1 Knaphill
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic 1-0 Eversley & California
Sheerwater 1-2 Bedfont & Feltham
Staines Lammas 1-1 Cobham

HELLP
Binfield 3-1 Bracknell Town att 182
Brimscombe & Thrupp 1-0 Thame United
Highworth Town 1-4 Flackwell Heath ... another big win for the ‘Heathens’ who show no let-up in chasing down the leaders - now 2 points behind 2nd placed Kidlington with 6 games in hand of them and leaders Highmoor a further eight points away having played an additional two games more. Indeed the Plamer Pk outfit only have five league games remaining.

Milton United 0-0 Shrivenham
Newbury 1-0 Cheltenham Saracens
HELL1E
Brackley Town 'Dev' 2-4 Easington Sports
Headington Amateurs 0-0 Didcot Town Res
Old Woodstock Town {EIGHT} 8-0 Finchampstead
Wokingham & Emmbrook {TEN} 10-0 Chalfont Wasps
HELL Chall R3
036 Wootton Bassett Town 2-3 Longlevens
038 Ascot United 3-1 Holyport
039 Thatcham Town 3-6 Ardley United
040 Woodley Town 0-2 Rayners Lane

WESSP
Andover Town 4-3 Whitchurch United
FRIDAY 20th Winchester City 4-0 Moneyfields

WESS1
Fleet Spurs 4-2 Amesbury Town

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 3-2 Newport Pagnell - and so the defence of the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy continues to the final...

Windsor absolutely terrific in the 1st half, unrecognisable from the poor showing on Saturday against Knaphill. 100mph right from the start, high intensity from everyone and a 2-0 lead into HT which was thoroughly deserved.

2nd half a different story. Newport Pagnell upped their game and ours dropped - pretty quickly back to 2-2 and followed by some great chances squandered by NP.

We found our feet again as the half worn on without ever reaching the heights of the 1st half and finally got a penalty in the 93rd minute which was converted by Lazarczuk to save us all a late night of ET and poss pens, for which we were extremely grateful.

An enjoyable night.

[Terminal Boardom]

Windsor 2-1 Knaphill.

Not a lot of quality on show - on to the BBST semi on Tuesday.... Step it up please lads!

You're not kidding. It was utter gash.

[Four Of Clubs]

Windsor 3-2 Newport Pagnell -

An enjoyable night.

...agreed - " I know cos I was there"

... wasn't my first (or 2nd - 3rd - 4th and so on) choice last night but traffic and timings conspired against me somewhat - wanted to get to to Ash v Chessington & Hook but $oddin' queues on the Shinfield Rd had me giving that up before I'd even left Reading; missed a 2-8 too.

Next bet was Hanwell but although the M4 east was flowing well the M40 was reportedly queuing between Staines & the M40 so I gave that up too.

Thought it was very much like a boxing match between uneven weights - Windsor fast and decisive had the slower ponderous NPT reeling at the end of the first half.
2nd half the more powerful visitors slowly stepped up against tiring hosts and all but put them on the floor. There were countless breaks and half-chances that should have finished the contest and Windsor looked particularly vulnerable in the centre of defence. Kirby and Ellis in the home defence stood out amidst the growing carnage around them and possibly contributed to the game still being level as it slid into injury time. Another half-hour would not have been too upsetting but it was a bit nippy; so Lucas's tricky slalom coming to a crude end under a fairly witless lunge was a welcome conclusion.

I think Windsor eventually 'got out of jail' somewhat but probably just deserved to progress for their first half display.

Flackwell Heath await in the Final - a similar proposition to Newport Pagnell, albeit currently one in much better form. Could be another intriguing tussle of pace and skill vs power an guile.

[Royal Rother]

Nice one FOC.

I thought Ellis had made a few too many forward excursions in the 1st half and was getting skinned alive in the 2nd, hence his substitution.

Kirby is class at this level but is virtually our only threat in the air and was in the oppo penalty area a lot as a result last night; consequently he was nowhere to be seen when NP broke after our set pieces and Riaz in midfield who had held back was completely outpaced / outmuscled when trying to cover those breaks....

Lucas hasn't been great of late (his best game for ages last night) but is so tricky he really needs to make a bee-line for the penalty area more often, especially when it's crowded!

[Four Of Clubs]

Windsor 3-2 Newport Pagnell -

An enjoyable night.

...agreed - " I know cos I was there"

... wasn't my first (or 2nd - 3rd - 4th and so on) choice last night but traffic and timings conspired against me somewhat - wanted to get to to Ash v Chessington & Hook but $oddin' queues on the Shinfield Rd had me giving that up before I'd even left Reading; missed a 2-8 too.

Next bet was Hanwell but although the M4 east was flowing well the M40 was reportedly queuing between Staines & the M40 so I gave that up too.

Thought it was very much like a boxing match between uneven weights - Windsor fast and decisive had the slower ponderous NPT reeling at the end of the first half.
2nd half the more powerful visitors slowly stepped up against tiring hosts and all but put them on the floor. There were countless breaks and half-chances that should have finished the contest and Windsor looked particularly vulnerable in the centre of defence. Kirby and Ellis in the home defence stood out amidst the growing carnage around them and possibly contributed to the game still being level as it slid into injury time. Another half-hour would not have been too upsetting but it was a bit nippy; so Lucas's tricky slalom coming to a crude end under a fairly witless lunge was a welcome conclusion.

I think Windsor eventually 'got out of jail' somewhat but probably just deserved to progress for their first half display.

Flackwell Heath await in the Final - a similar proposition to Newport Pagnell, albeit currently one in much better form. Could be another intriguing tussle of pace and skill vs power an guile.

[Four Of Clubs]

/\/\ - heaven knows what I was trying to do there? - evidently self-quoting for some purpose and then forgot why!

.... this w/e's 'local' (and not so local) NL fixtures - good luck to Highworth and Ascot in the Vase.

Saturday 28th Feb 2015

FA Vase Quarter Finals
1 AFC St Austell v Ascot United
2 Erith & Belvedere v North Shields
3 Shaw Lane Aquaforce v Glossop North End - put back to Sunday and switched to Sandy Lane, Worksop.
4 Highworth Town v Tadcaster Albion

FA Trophy Semi-Final 2nd legs
North Ferriby United v Bath City (1st leg 2-2)
Torquay United v Wrexham (1st leg 1-2)

CONFP
Aldershot Town v Dartford
Lincoln City v Woking
CONFN
Brackley Town v Stockport County
Playing Sunday 1st March
Gloucester City v Oxford City
CONFS
Basingstoke Town v Concord Rangers
Bishops Stortford v Weston-Super-Mare
Boreham Wood v Havant & Waterlooville
Chelmsford City v Bromley
Ebbsfleet United v Hemel Hempstead Town
Gosport Borough v Farnborough
Maidenhead United v Whitehawk
St Albans City v Wealdstone
Staines Town v Sutton United

SOUTHP
Burnham v Paulton Rovers
Chesham United v Weymouth
Hungerford Town v Bideford
Redditch United v Slough Town
SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Barton Rovers
Egham Town v Aylesbury United
Godalming Town v Kettering Town
Hanwell Town v Uxbridge
North Greenford United v Marlow
Rugby Town v Chalfont St Peter
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Merthyr Town
Fleet Town v Bridgwater Town
Larkhall Athletic v North Leigh
Wantage Town v Mangotsfield United

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) v Horley Town
Badshot Lea v Chertsey Town
Bedfont Sports v Spelthorne Sports
Camberley Town v Westfield
Cove v Knaphill
Farnham Town v Colliers Wood United
Frimley Green v Windsor
Hanworth Villa v Hartley Wintney
Molesey v Epsom & Ewell
Raynes Park Vale v Guildford City
CCL1
Banstead Athletic v Ash United
Dorking v Sheerwater
Epsom Athletic v Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California v Chessington & Hook United
RPM Records Division One Cup (QF)
Bedfont & Feltham v Sandhurst Town
Cobham v Alton Town
Worcester Park v Staines Lammas

HELLP
Abingdon United v Holyport
Ardley United v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Binfield v Milton United
Bracknell Town v Highmoor Ibis
Oxford City Nomads v Flackwell Heath
Thame United v Cheltenham Saracens
HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps v Brackley Town 'Dev'
Easington Sports v Chinnor
Rayners Lane v Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Old Woodstock Town
Woodley Town v Henley Town @ Scours Lane
Supplementary Cup R2
Tuffley Rovers v Kidlington
Shrivenham v Tytherington Rocks

WESSP
Blackfield & Langley v Winchester City
Whitchurch United v Bournemouth
WESS1
New Milton Town v Fleet Spurs
Tadley Calleva v Cowes Sports

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Maidenhead United plan to install a 3g pitch, possibly as early as this summer
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/ ... 022015.htm?

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 28th Feb 2015

FA Vase Quarter Finals
1 AFC St Austell 3-2 Ascot United att 1433
2 Erith & Belvedere 0-2 North Shields
4 Highworth Town 1-1 Tadcaster Albion att 771

FA Trophy Semi-Final 2nd legs
North Ferriby United 1-1 Bath City (1st leg 2-2) - N.Ferriby W4-2 on pens
Torquay United 0-3 Wrexham (1st leg 1-2)

CONFP
Aldershot Town 1-1 Dartford
Lincoln City 0-2 Woking
CONFN
Brackley Town 0-1 Stockport County
Playing Sunday 1st March
Gloucester City v Oxford City
CONFS
Basingstoke Town 0-0 Concord Rangers
Bishops Stortford 3-4 Weston-Super-Mare
Boreham Wood 1-2 Havant & Waterlooville
Chelmsford City 1-2 Bromley
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 Hemel Hempstead Town
Gosport Borough 2-1 Farnborough
Maidenhead United 0-2 Whitehawk
St Albans City 1-3 Wealdstone
Staines Town 0-1 Sutton United

SOUTHP
Burnham 2-3 Paulton Rovers
Chesham United {SEVEN} 7-2 Weymouth
Hungerford Town 2-0 Bideford - 'Crusaders' edge up to 4th thanks to Truro's defeat at Cirencester. Poole sitting comfortably on top with games in hand over all the sides just below them.

Redditch United 4-0 Slough Town - Rebels on an uncomfortable slide but there's plenty of distance to the foot of the table where Burnham are drifting ever further behind.
SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 4-2 Barton Rovers - SYCOB pulling further away from danger now - their awful start a distant memory.
Egham Town 1-2 Aylesbury United
Godalming Town 0-1 Kettering Town
Hanwell Town PP Uxbridge
North Greenford United PP Marlow
Rugby Town 2-1 Chalfont St Peter
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town 2-0 Merthyr Town
Fleet Town 0-1 Bridgwater Town
Larkhall Athletic 2-0 North Leigh
Wantage Town 1-2 Mangotsfield United - Fleet and Freds both slip to disappointing defeats - especially with Bps Cleeve behind them continuing to reel in the deficit - they battled to a 2-2 draw at Clevedon this PM.

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-1 Horley Town
Badshot Lea 4-1 Chertsey Town
Bedfont Sports 1-3 Spelthorne Sports
Camberley Town 0-0 Westfield
Cove 3-1 Knaphill
Farnham Town PP Colliers Wood United
Frimley Green 2-0 Windsor - FGs run of 15 straight defeats comes to a very surprising halt with this win over Windsor. By some accounts the visitors were understrength and well below par - some tasty stuff flying about on F'Focus about the game too - quite entertaining tussle twixt RR and their Trolls. Watched FG last week and there were definite signs they were not far from an upturn. Indeed this win gets them off the bottom thanks to Guildford's inactivity this PM. - though Hanworth's big win v Hartley W won't have helped their cause.

Hanworth Villa 4-1 Hartley Wintney
Molesey PP Epsom & Ewell
Raynes Park Vale PP Guildford City
CCL1
Banstead Athletic PP Ash United
Dorking PP Sheerwater
Epsom Athletic PP Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California PP Chessington & Hook United
RPM Records Division One Cup (QF)
Bedfont & Feltham {SEVEN} 7-2 Sandhurst Town
Cobham 1-1 Alton Town
Worcester Park 1-0 Staines Lammas

HELLP
Abingdon United 2-2 Holyport
Ardley United 2-1 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Binfield {EIGHT} 8-0 Milton United
Bracknell Town 2-0 Highmoor Ibis - looks as if H/I are stalling badly short of the finish line; with Flackwell thundering up from behind now just 7 points distant with 7 games in hand - Kidlington may still be harbouring ambition of a title too but are now behind Flackwell in 3rd.
Oxford City Nomads 0-3 Flackwell Heath
Thame United 5-3 Cheltenham Saracens
HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps 1-5 Brackley Town 'Dev'
Easington Sports 0-5 Chinnor
Rayners Lane 1-1 Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook 3-1 Old Woodstock Town
Woodley Town 3-0 Henley Town
Supplementary Cup R2
Tuffley Rovers 1-1 Kidlington A win on pens
Shrivenham 1-0 Tytherington Rocks

WESSP
Blackfield & Langley 0-1 Winchester City
Whitchurch United 6-2 Bournemouth
WESS1
New Milton Town 4-2 Fleet Spurs
Tadley Calleva 0-3 Cowes Sports

[Royal Rother]

Glad to have entertained you FoC!

As I said on t'other forum we were below strength but undeniably dreadful. I don't think I made any excuses (they would have been very hollow) but it was exceedingly relevant to the performance to note that probably our 2 best players this season (Kirby and Lazarczuk) were absent.

I think my comments re Camberley in the last couple of weeks (essentially good luck with the promotion push but personally I'd struggle to find a reason to go out on a cold and wet night to watch their brand of football on that pitch (the 2 are undeniably connected)) have got under the skin... which was probably expected / inevitable but only a consequence of honest observation.

[Four Of Clubs]

Glad to have entertained you FoC!

As I said on t'other forum we were below strength but undeniably dreadful.

I think my comments re Camberley in the last couple of weeks .... have got under the skin... which was probably expected / inevitable but only a consequence of honest observation.

...unwritten rule breach there RR - can't overtly criticize clubs whose fans may be the most numerous on a LEAGUE based forum. That and the fact the CCL community probably still regard your lot as 'interlopers' from over the border - hence the comments about needing to get back to the Hellenic to get promotion.

for example - you'd probably get the same reaction having clear digs at Hornchurch on the Ryman Board.

Personally - being a naturally obtuse git - I used to love 'fishing' around on the old Hellenic forum (very) gently tweaking the Witney fans - and of course the erstwhile 'little-drummer' fellah from RTFC.
Witney Town/United were by far the best supported on there for some years before the club folded. They never quite accepted me tagging them the 'BlanketBoys' with each posting and any club challenging near the top from outside the usual clique, used to get unwarranted stick.

It's a bit like whistling in the wilderness on there nowadays though - I occasionally still get a rise out of Ardley and Kidlington fans - usually by putting up a 'cod' defence of HIghmoor/IBIS - but they aren't exactly that prolific on there and the board format is extremely short-term-ist.

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Back to review/preview stuff - this PMs CONF North game ended

Glawster City 1-7 {SEVEN} Oxford City - City within 4 points of the PO places - similarly OCFC and Brackley get dogs abuse on the Northern forums too - usually along the lines of 'new-monied Southerners' - the vitriol is more concentrated the better the clubs do of course.

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Looking ahead to this midweek - there's a few games in the CCLP :

Only Camberley are in action from the top 5 - they go to Cobham FC to take on MVSCR.
Hartley Wintney trek up to the top of the M3 to visit Spelthorne; Westfield play CWU & Baddy Lea are at 'home' (Ash FC) to Molesey in the League Cup.

In the CONF South Basingstoke are at home to Bath.

In the Southern League: not much on apart from the Div One S&W section where our two local strugglers, Wantage and Fleet have home matches vs Yate and Tiverton respectively.

Hellenic action, more or less all Cup-based, with Henley due to be at home in the Supplementary to Div 2 Stokenchurch, if the river levels have dropped sufficiently and Newbury hosting Highworth in the Challenge Cup. Binfield trek up to Rayners Lane in the Floodlit Cup S-F - the other S-F is at Faraday Rd next Tue (10th) when Div One Nor Lye Reserves visit Newbury.

In Div One East Sumas are at Chinnor.

Finally Tadley will be seeking to claw their way back towards the top of Wessex One as they go to Andover New Street.