The Non - League thread

[Tad Showbiz]

FoC, I have a feeling Finch can enter floodlight competitions as they're playing any home cup ties at Eversley & California - sure it was in the Evening Post over the summer.

Edit:

To save you looking up I searched the page - here you go;

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/amateur-football/finchampstead-fc-announce-eversley--4606170

I'm guessing their entry to the vase was rejected by the FA?

[Four Of Clubs]

FoC, I have a feeling Finch can enter floodlight competitions as they're playing any home cup ties at Eversley & California - sure it was in the Evening Post over the summer.

Edit:

To save you looking up I searched the page - here you go;

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/amateur-football/finchampstead-fc-announce-eversley--4606170

I'm guessing their entry to the vase was rejected by the FA?

Got a vague recollection about this proposal (notice the article was posted back in June) - also think I read it came as a bit of a surprise to Eversley pre-season but that the noises coming from that club seemed quite amicable toward the arrangement !

Could well be they sorted it out between them and the Hellenic league allowed Finch in to their F'lit Cup.

However probably just as well Finch went out last night and weren't let into the Vase this time; apparently Eversley & Calif. can't start using their lights until October at the earliest - and presumably only for daytime matches, once the clocks go forward.
- I think there's still a big local NIMBY objecting to the eyesore of lights - as if the gravel pit/reservoir itself and the great big Shed thingy next to the pitch, which is the indoor sports centre, - wasn't bad enough?

Eversley had to play their 'home' Hants Senior Cup First Round tie (vs Newport IoW on Tuesday) at Cody Sports & Social club down in Fleet.

PS Think Finch's final league position in the Hellenic East last season was possibly a reason they weren't allowed in the Vase: they missed the cut-off point for the FA Competitions this season, along with a quite a number of other local STEP06 clubs - can't be sure but I don't think there was room for any sub-STEP06 teams this time around either - eg AFC Wallingford have often been allowed in, in recent seasons.

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Tonight's (Wed) local scores:

B&B Cup R1 Burnham 3-2 Diddy
HELLP Cheltenham Sarries 2-1 Ab Town
HELL F'Lit Cup - Shrivvy bt Nomads 3-2; Wootton Bassett lost 1-3 to Tytherington Rocks - another club that have only just got their lights up and working after a bit of a struggle.
Hants Premier League AFC Aldermaston 2-2 Baffons M R
- didn't venture out - couldn't be @rsed and it was raining!

Fifteen goals in the two CCL games tonight too :

Colliers Wood 3-4 Frimley Gn
MVSCR 2-6 Raynes Park

[Four Of Clubs]

NL w/e preview:

Fixtures w/e 14th September

Friday 13th Sept
CONF
Hereford United v Aldershot Town
Woking v Tamworth
HELLP
Wantage Town v Oxford City Nomads

Saturday 14th Sept
FA Cup 1st Round Qualifying
48 Billericay Town v Leiston
50 Witham Town v Mildenhall Town
51 Harlow Town v Lowestoft Town
52 AFC Hornchurch v East Thurrock United
53 Brentwood Town v FC Clacton
54 Needham Market v Brantham Athletic
55 Bury Town v Thurrock
56 Aveley v Canvey Island
57 Tilbury v Waltham Abbey
58 Maldon & Tiptree v Heybridge Swifts
59 Burnham Ramblers v AFC Sudbury
61 Chesham United v Royston Town
62 Cockfosters v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
63 Daventry Town v Berkhamsted
64 Greenhouse London v Bedford Town
66 Hitchin Town v Arlesley Town
67 Uxbridge v Barton Rovers
68 Harrow Borough v North Greenford United
69 Wembley v Haringey Borough
70 St Albans City v Enfield Town
71 Wealdstone v Kings Langley
72 Hertford Town v Dunstable Town
73 St Margaretsbury v Hemel Hempstead Town
74 Westfield v Aylesbury United
75 Beaconsfield SYCOB v Burnham
76 Chertsey Town v Highmoor Ibis
77 Didcot Town v North Leigh
78 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Ashford Town (Middx)
79 Aylesbury v Shortwood United
80 Hungerford Town v Cove
81 Chalfont St Peter v Metropolitan Police
82 Ardley United v Binfield
83 Hartley Wintney v Camberley Town
84 Banbury United v Cirencester Town
85 Leatherhead v Carshalton Athletic
86 Burgess Hill Town v Alton Town
87 South Park v Horsham
88 Merstham v Corinthian Casuals
89 Peacehaven & Telscombe v Lewes
90 Three Bridges v Maidstone United
91 Thamesmead Town v Redhill
92 Hastings United v Guernsey
93 Margate v Kingstonian
94 Folkestone Invicta v Eastbourne United
95 Sittingbourne v Littlehampton Town
96 Dulwich Hamlet v Shoreham
97 Hassocks v Chipstead
98 Eastbourne Town v Tunbridge Wells
99 Whyteleafe v Horley Town
101 Chatham Town v East Preston
102 Poole Town v Brockenhurst
103 Fareham Town v Weymouth
104 Hallen v Hamworthy United
105 Sholing v AFC Totton
106 Frome Town v Bognor Regis Town
107 Corsham Town v Bristol Manor Farm
108 Yate Town v Chippenham Town
109 Winchester City v Mangotsfield United
110 Horndean v AFC Portchester
111 Bashley v Moneyfields
112 Truro City v Street
113 Bridgwater Town v Merthyr
114 Bideford v Larkhall Athletic
115 Wells City v Brislington
116 Clevedon Town v Plymouth Parkway

CONF
Barnet v Lincoln City FC
CONFS
Basingstoke Town v Ebbsfleet United
Bath City v Tonbridge Angels
Boreham Wood v Gosport Borough
Bromley v Staines Town
Chelmsford City v Whitehawk
Dorchester Town v Bishops Stortford
Dover Athletic v Weston-Super-Mare
Eastbourne Borough v Concord Rangers
Havant & Waterlooville v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Maidenhead United v Eastleigh
Sutton United v Farnborough

SOUTH1C
Marlow v AFC Hayes
SOUTH1S&W
Swindon Supermarine v Fleet Town
Taunton Town v Wimborne Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Windsor @ Ash Utd
Bedfont Sports v Farnham Town
Colliers Wood United v Mole Valley SCR
Croydon v Hanworth Villa
Raynes Park Vale v Ash United
CCL1 Cup R1
Banstead Athletic v South Kilburn
CCL1
CB Hounslow United v AFC Croydon Athletic
Cobham v Farleigh Rovers

Epsom Athletic v Eversley & California
Sandhurst Town v Dorking - game switched to Bottom Meadow due to issues at Dorking's ground
Sheerwater v Bedfont & Feltham
Staines Lammas v Spelthorne Sports
Worcester Park v Knaphill

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Flackwell Heath
Ascot United v Wootton Bassett Town
Bracknell Town v Cheltenham Saracens
Highworth Town v Reading Town
Kidlington v Abingdon United
Newbury v Thame United
Shrivenham v Brimscombe & Thrupp
HELL1E
Headington Amateurs v Maidenhead United Res
Milton United v Henley Town
Rayners Lane v AFC Hinksey
Woodley Town v Finchampstead

WESSP
Alresford Town v Lymington Town
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Whitchurch United
WESS1
Ringwood Town v Fleet Spurs
Tadley Calleva v United Services Portsmouth

..my mate's first choice was Bridgwater - so nice 'local' one there!
May hint how pricey that kind if distance is on the old petrol - but he doesn't earn enough to contribute much - and I can't afford it really; done a few long trips recently. Shame cos it would be a new tick and a Cup match - though it is between sides in the same Division of the SL.

Sunday 15th Sept
49 Grays Athletic v Romford 13:30 KO
60 Hendon v Biggleswade Utd
65 Wingate & Finchley v Biggleswade Town
100 Cray Wanderers v Faversham Town

[Royalist]

Anyone else survive that rain last night?! Expect there will be a few off and a few muddy heavy pitches today!

[Royal Rother]

Hopefully it stopped early enough for minimal disruption.

[Four Of Clubs]

Anyone else survive that rain last night?! Expect there will be a few off and a few muddy heavy pitches today!

...haven't done a full sweep of our 'local' leagues yet but only one definitely off, according to the NL Forum: in the lower Spartan South Mids nr MK.
My lad's BYDFL game is ON this AM @ Alfred Sutton - but it certainly threw it down a bit yesterday eve/night!
PS Doubt if he'll be able to perform that well this morning - the elastic's gone in his shorts!

Wantage surprisingly lost their 100% record last night at Alfredian Pk 0-3 v Oxford City Nomads - good result for RTFC. Reportedly the 'Freds' are rapidly running out of fit defenders - caught twice on the break late on.

Also Friday night: CONF National('Premier' I think they are calling it this season) -Aldersh!t W 2-0 @ Hereford ; Woking shared 4 goals with Tamworth.

Will have 'trawl about and check there aren't any others announced as OFF this AM.

UPDATE - not found any others declared OFF yet - the one I hinted at above looks like a team in trouble, rather than weather-related anyway?

[Four Of Clubs]

... NL round-up:

Sat 14th Sept
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round
48 Billericay Town 2-0 Leiston
50 Witham Town 1-1 Mildenhall Town
51 Harlow Town 2-1 Lowestoft Town
52 AFC Hornchurch 1-1 East Thurrock United
53 Brentwood Town 3-3 FC Clacton
54 Needham Market 3-2 Brantham Athletic
55 Bury Town 0-2 Thurrock
56 Aveley 2-5 Canvey Island
57 Tilbury 2-1 Waltham Abbey
58 Maldon & Tiptree 0-2 Heybridge Swifts
59 Burnham Ramblers 1-2 AFC Sudbury
61 Chesham United 1-2 Royston Town
62 Cockfosters 2-2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
63 Daventry Town 6-1 Berkhamsted
64 Greenhouse London 2-6 Bedford Town
66 Hitchin Town 1-1 Arlesley Town
67 Uxbridge 2-3 Barton Rovers
68 Harrow Borough 2-2 North Greenford United
69 Wembley 0-2 Haringey Borough
70 St Albans City 6-1 Enfield Town
71 Wealdstone 6-1 Kings Langley
72 Hertford Town 0-6 Dunstable Town
73 St Margaretsbury 0-7 {SEVEN} Hemel Hempstead Town
74 Westfield 1-1 Aylesbury United
75 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2-4 Burnham
76 Chertsey Town 4-0 Highmoor Ibis
77 Didcot Town 2-1 North Leigh - att 156 reportedly Nor Lye got all three goals - two ogs in the last 10'
78 Hampton & Richmond Borough 4-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
79 Aylesbury 1-5 Shortwood United
80 Hungerford Town 4-0 Cove
81 Chalfont St Peter 0-0 Metropolitan Police
82 Ardley United 2-2 Binfield replay Monday 16th
83 Hartley Wintney 0-0 Camberley Town replay Tuesday evening @ Krooner Pk
84 Banbury United 1-2 Cirencester Town
85 Leatherhead 2-1 Carshalton Athletic
86 Burgess Hill Town {EIGHT} 8-1 Alton Town
87 South Park 1-1 Horsham
88 Merstham 1-0 Corinthian Casuals
89 Peacehaven & Telscombe 2-3 Lewes
90 Three Bridges 0-1 Maidstone United
91 Thamesmead Town 2-0 Redhill
92 Hastings United 2-3 Guernsey
93 Margate 2-1 Kingstonian
94 Folkestone Invicta 2-0 Eastbourne United
95 Sittingbourne 3-2 Littlehampton Town
96 Dulwich Hamlet 6-0 Shoreham
97 Hassocks 2-1 Chipstead
98 Eastbourne Town 3-2 Tunbridge Wells
99 Whyteleafe 2-0 Horley Town
100 Cray Wanderers v Faversham Town (Sun)
101 Chatham Town 2-1 East Preston
102 Poole Town 2-0 Brockenhurst
103 Fareham Town 0-1 Weymouth
104 Hallen 1-2 Hamworthy United
105 Sholing 4-0 AFC Totton
106 Frome Town 1-1 Bognor Regis Town
107 Corsham Town 4-4 Bristol Manor Farm
108 Yate Town 3-2 Chippenham Town - 3rd and decisive goal notched by 'young' Mr Meaker
109 Winchester City 1-2 Mangotsfield United
110 Horndean 0-5 AFC Portchester
111 Bashley 2-0 Moneyfields
112 Truro City 1-0 Street
113 Bridgwater Town 2-1 Merthyr
114 Bideford 3-0 Larkhall Athletic
115 Wells City 1-2 Brislington
116 Clevedon Town 1-0 Plymouth Parkway

CONF
Barnet 1-1 Lincoln City FC
Salisbury 3-1 Chester
CONFN
Altrincham 2-2 Oxford City
Brackley 3-0 Stalybridge
CONFS
Basingstoke Town 2-2 Ebbsfleet United - Ebbsfleet's 2nd in injury time
Bath City 2-2 Tonbridge Angels
Boreham Wood 2-0 Gosport Borough
Bromley 3-0 Staines Town
Chelmsford City 0-2 Whitehawk
Dorchester Town 1-3 Bishops Stortford
Dover Athletic 1-2 Weston-Super-Mare
Eastbourne Borough 0-0 Concord Rangers
Havant & Waterlooville 1-2 Hayes & Yeading Utd
Maidenhead United 1-3 Eastleigh
Sutton United 3-3 Farnborough

SOUTH1C
Marlow 0-3 AFC Hayes
SOUTH1S&W
Swindon Supermarine 4-1 Fleet Town
Taunton Town 0-0 Wimborne Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea 2-1 Windsor RR has posted at length on CCL F'Focus
Bedfont Sports 0-1 Farnham Town
Colliers Wood United 2-5 Mole Valley SCR
Croydon 2-4 Hanworth Villa
Epsom & Ewell 0-1 Chessington & Hook - and another 100% record goes - this time surprisingly to the team who were probably bottom, or very close to it at 15:00h
Raynes Park Vale 3-2 Ash United
CCL1 Cup R1
Banstead Athletic 2-1 South Kilburn
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 1-3 AFC Croydon Athletic
Cobham 2-2 Farleigh Rovers
Sandhurst Town 2-0 Dorking
Epsom Athletic 4-1 Eversley & California
Sheerwater 1-1 Bedfont & Feltham
Staines Lammas 0-3 Spelthorne Sports
Worcester Park 3-5 Knaphill

HELLP
Abingdon Town 1-4 Flackwell Heath
Ascot United 1-1 Wootton Bassett Town
Bracknell Town 2-1 Cheltenham Saracens
Highworth Town 1-0 Reading Town RTFC miss the chance to put some daylight between them and Nomads/Wantage - stay top by three points - but played two more than the Freds and already 4 more than Binfield.
Kidlington 3-0 Abingdon United - 0 pts from 9 matches
Newbury 1-1 Thame United
Shrivenham 4-4 Brimscombe & Thrupp
HELL1E
Headington Amateurs 6-1 Maidenhead United Res
Milton United 3-0 Henley Town
Rayners Lane 0-6 AFC Hinksey
Woodley Town 3-1 Finchampstead

WESSP
Alresford Town 4-2 Lymington Town
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2-3 Whitchurch United
WESS1
Ringwood Town 3-1 Fleet Spurs
Tadley Calleva 2-0 United Services Portsmouth

- foiled in our attempt to get to watch the potential 'Trouble down at Bridgwater' - home side beat the Martyrs 2-1 this PM in the Cup.
M4 was completely ph£(&ed nr Bath/Brizzle - so @ about 14:30 decided to head N on M5, up to the southern fringes of 'Glawster'. We took in a 'new tick' @:
HELL1-West Tuffley Rovers 2-1 Clanfield
Not a great game; not a particularly distinguished ground - Glevum Park - a sort of work in progress, tucked away inside a dreary little Industrial Estate just off the A38. Few extremely annoying pre-teen 'chavettes' running up and down the front of the seats; trying to get a reaction out of anyone in earshot. Hilariously - appeared to get a real mouthful from a more senior version of themselves at H/T - presumably had howled something at her as they walked past.
At least the journey back was much quicker came back down the A417/A419.

[Royal Rother]

Thank you for noticing FOC.

[Four Of Clubs]

Thank you for noticing FOC.

...you being stalked by a Sigur Ros fan/troll over there RR?

[Terminal Boardom]

Thank you for noticing FOC.

...you being stalked by a Sigur Ros fan/troll over there RR?

Smudge makes 90% of HNA? posters appear reasoned and intelligent.

Yesterday was not good. Too much long ball, inability to get to grips in midfield and the back four not at all impressive. we stand off their players way too much and make it easy for the opposition to push forward. Had it not been for Carl Dennison in goal, we would have been soundly beaten and deservedly so. Whatever happened to the good football we played in the first 3 games of the season?

[floyd__streete]

Maidenhead 1-3 Eastleigh

Unbeaten record goes despite taking the lead against full-timers whose superior fitness told after they were gifted a 2nd half lead. Unfortunately I have to report disgraceful scenes of 80s-throwback hooliganism from the notorious MMS at this game. When will these people learn

[dizzynewheights]

They started it

What times the cup draw

[Royalist]

Rother are you actually hoping Windsor go up? I'm sort of not in a weird way. Don't think the current set up in the league above will be a good fit yet. Would rather a more solid base was built. Walk before we can run etc.

[Four Of Clubs]

What times the cup draw

Probably done around lunchtime today : FA site hasn't got a Bulletin issued containing the draw but has posted up the Fixtures - in a format that is c@ck for cut/paste ; so here's the stand-out ties involving vaguely local sides still in:

Ties to be played w/e 28th Sept:

FA CUP 2nd Qualifying Round

Binfield v Leatherhead - Moles eased past a fairly one dimensional Ardley Utd this evening 4-1 in the replay - att 129

Hampton & Richmond Borough VS Bedford Town
Wealdstone VS Haringey Borough
Didcot Town VS Burnham - these two met at the Gore in the B&B Cup last week
Guernsey VS Dover Athletic
Oxford City VS Maidenhead United
Eastbourne Town VS Hartley W / Camberley - replay tomorrow eve @ Camberley
Chertsey Town VS Chipstead
Eastbourne Borough VS Farnborough
Westfield / Aylesbury Utd VS Staines Town - replay at Leighton FC on Wed eve
Hayes & Yeading United VS Tonbridge Angels
Chalfont StP / Met Police VS Lewes
Basingstoke Town VS Weston Super Mare
Bashley VS Hungerford Town

...by way of a round-up there are plenty of local NL matches tomorrow night (Tue 17th)

Hellenic Prem
Bracknell v Highmoor/IBIS
Ab Town v Holyport
Kidlington v WBT
Thame v Nomads
RTFC v Ascot Utd
Flackwell H v Shrivenham
Ab Utd v Cheltenham Sarries

Southern Prem
Hungerford v Stourbridge
Southern One Central
Chertsey v Ashford (Mx)
Egham v AFC Hayes

CONF South
Farnboro v Boreham W
Staines v Bath

..and the one I'll be at (probably) Cup Replay: Cambo v Hartley Wintney

[Royal Rother]

Rother are you actually hoping Windsor go up? I'm sort of not in a weird way. Don't think the current set up in the league above will be a good fit yet. Would rather a more solid base was built. Walk before we can run etc.

Oh absolutely. I mean it won't matter all that much to me if we don't go up, but there has to be an aim / ambition in there somewhere for it to seem like a good idea to go out every freezing Saturday afternoon in winter and many Tuesday nights...

I am one of the loyal 40 or so who go home and away and my main "requirement" is to see a decent brand of football (at that level!) - as I've said on the CCL forum I am not impressed by what we're being served up right now. That 8 games last season when we were in transition aside*, recent displays have been the least enjoyable football I've seen at Stag Meadow (and away from home) in the 5 years I've been going down there. Perhaps expectation has something to do with that but the last month has been distinctly unimpressive. Injuries are certainly a contributory factor but no excuse - everyone gets them.

* On reflection, in that spell we had a bunch of very young players chucked in at the deep end trying to play decent football in a grown ups league and, yes, although at times it was beyond them, in its way it was quite rewarding despite the hammerings we received.

[Alan Partridge]

Didcot 2 North Leigh 1. Normality is restored in Oxfordshire.

[Royalist]

Not seeing much football this season for various reasons but style of play ahead of promotion for me. And local players ahead of both! I just wish every small NL club ( ie ones without realistic hopes of conference football) used the Windsor system but until then Windsor really can't expect to thrive at a higher level.

Anyway how are the grand plans coming along? Is there even a time scale?

[Royal Rother]

Don't know. Last I heard (or can remember) the main potential partner re the gym facilities had had to withdraw their interest due to financial pressures. But that was many months ago.

[Royalist]

Hardly a surprise. The fact it is not the clubs land must make any grand money making schemes unlikely. I'd of thought Crown Estates would have something to say.

And what about Slough's ground plans? I'm well out of the loop at the moment but that's gone silent too!

And Maidenhead and their vanity stand?

[dizzynewheights]

And Maidenhead and their vanity stand?

lol, get fucked you six fingered inbred prick