The Non - League thread

[liamobey]

The draw has been made for the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup and it surprisingly includes Reading

http://www.berks-bucksfa.com/cups/2014- ... #1st-round

IN.....for Marlow away

Same. This may be the only away game I can afford this season.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Preview of this w/e - its the opening round of the FA Cup.

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Fri 15th 19:30 Staines Lammas v Bedfont Sports @ Ashford Town (Mx)
Fri 15th 19:45 AFC Dunstable v Ampthill Town

Saturday 16th August
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Alresford Town v Christchurch
Ardley United v Ash United
Ascot United v Tadley Calleva - being played at Barlows Park Tadley - presumably due to big events at Ascot Racecourse this w/e (Red Bull Air race) ?
Ashford Town (Middx) v Berkhamsted
Badshot Lea v Binfield @ Ash Utd FC - watched the Moles suffer an upset on Monday night - beaten at home by a very lively Nomads side 2-3. Binfield do look more potent up front following return of Ian Davies from Marlow and the acquisition of Dickens from Flackwell. Need to do something about a fairly pedestrian looking midfield though.

Bridport v Highworth Town
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Windsor - Windsor fans who are going are in for a treat. This is a lovely aspected ground set down off the main road (A419) into Stroud located between the road and the river Frome. Local brewery very near by too. Edged past Frimley G 2-1 on Tuesday

Brockenhurst v Wootton Bassett Town
Cheltenham Saracens v Camberley Town
Chertsey Town v Milton United - 'Curfews' got off the mark on Tuesday with a welcome win at @ Horley Town.
Chessington & Hook United v Worthing United
Chichester City v Mole Valley SCR
Colliers Wood United v Lordswood
Cove v Thame United - in the midweek CCL games Cove won their 4th of 4 - 2-1 at Knaphill - and now sit 2nd on GD behind new comers Spelthorne who won a thriller 4-3 at Guildford on Wednesday. One other 100% side are Molesey who have only played 3.

Fairford Town v Knaphill
Farnham Town v Highmoor Ibis - H/I won their 2nd league game at Holyport 1-0 on Tuesday
Flackwell Heath v Bracknell Town - Heathens have had a promising start: beat Thatcham 3-2 on opening w/e; then battered Ascot 4-1 at Racecourse in midweek - 'Robins' slip to defeat on Tuesday H vs Thame.

Guildford City v Ashford United
Hartley Wintney v Frimley Green
Horsham YMCA v Alton Town
Kidlington v Newbury
Long Buckby v Hanworth Villa
Lymington Town v Winchester City
Molesey v Haywards Heath Town
Petersfield Town v Bristol Manor Farm
Pewsey Vale v Sherborne Town
Reading Town v Shrivenham - watched Shrivy go down 1-2 vs Kidlington on Wed night - slightly unfortunate defeat to a late penalty. Kiddy top the league on GD thanks to their 5-0 mauling of Holyport last w/e

Slimbridge v Thatcham Town - 'Kingfishers' get up and running with a comfortable 4-1 win over Abingdon Utd
Tring Athletic v Holmer Green
Wellingborough Town v Bedfont & Feltham
Westfield v Horley Town
Whitchurch United v Hallen

Sun 17th Aug 13:00 Holyport v Abingdon United
Sun 17th Aug 15:00 Epsom Athletic v Littlehampton Town - @ Chalky Lane Chessington & Hook FC

CONFP
Woking v Macclesfield Town
Sun 17 Aug 15:00 AFC Telford Utd v Aldershot Town
CONFS
Bath City v Chelmsford City
Bishops Stortford v Maidenhead United
Bromley v Basingstoke Town - big win for 'Dragons' 4-0 down at Bath on Tuesday
Eastbourne Borough v Weston-Super-Mare
Ebbsfleet United v Havant & Waterlooville
Farnborough v St Albans City
Gosport Borough v Wealdstone
Hayes & Yeading Utd v Concord Rangers
Hemel Hempstead Town v Whitehawk - new boys Hemel thrashed 0-6 at home by Boreham Wd in midweek
Staines Town v Boreham Wood
CONFN
Oxford City v Chorley

SOUTHP
Chesham United v Redditch United
Dunstable Town v Burnham
Hungerford Town v Histon
Slough Town v Banbury United - 'Rebels' let a couple of points slip late at Edgar St on Tue: 93rd minute leveller.
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United v Godalming Town
Egham Town v Kettering Town
Marlow v Chalfont St Peter
St Ives Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve v Didcot Town
Mangotsfield United v Fleet Town
Taunton Town v North Leigh
Wimborne Town v Wantage Town 'Freds' finding it tough already - have lost both openers at home.

CCL1
CB Hounslow United v Banstead Athletic
Cobham v Dorking
Farleigh Rovers v Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater v Worcester Park

HELL1W
Clanfield v Letcombe
HELL1E
Burnham Res v Easington Sports
Chalfont Wasps v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Chinnor v Headington Amateurs
Didcot Town Res v Finchampstead
Penn & Tylers Green v Henley Town
Rayners Lane v Brackley Town 'Dev'

[Royal Rother]

"Edged past" you say....

I say old chap, it was a pretty comfortable evening in reality.

[Four Of Clubs]

"Edged past" you say....

I say old chap, it was a pretty comfortable evening in reality.

...without looking up any reports I'm afraid I was being strictly quantitative - so please enlighten if needs be!
I believe I've read elsewhere this evening (posted by you probably! ) that Frimley Gs goal was a late consolation and no more?

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LATE NEWS - tonight's all Combined Counties FA Cup tie between Lammas and Bedfont Sports, went the way of the Div One side who came from behind with two very late goals - winner on 93' I think - to progress 3-2.

Lammas will host Barton Rovers from the Southern Div One Central in the next round; w/e 30th Aug - so probably a Fri/Sun tie again - unless their landlords - Ashford Town (Mx) - don't have a game. If they manage to get past Berko tomorrow, they'll be hosting Daventry also from SOUTH1C.

[Royal Rother]

Yes, that would have been me.

After our defeat last Saturday one of our ever present players (Rob Lazarczuk) apparently walked away. 2 reports, one that he wasn't enjoying his football anymore and another (via some players) that he didn't like the fact that the manager was not being loyal to the players from last season. Big player for Windsor and scored a lot of goals but I am not sad to see him go. He's the one who never smiled, never spoke or even looked at the fans, the one to get booked / sent off for petulance, the one to kick the ball away, not pick it up as he walks past it on the way to take a throw, stand 3 yards away from the ball at an oppo free kick etc. etc.

Interestingly his 18 year old brother who has played every game so far this season (despite looking and playing like a boy against men) had his best game by far on Tuesday without big bro in the team.

[Four Of Clubs]

The draw has been made for the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup and it surprisingly includes Reading

http://www.berks-bucksfa.com/cups/2014- ... #1st-round .......

IN.....for Marlow away ......
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Same. This may be the only away game I can afford this season.

... not sure what they'll charge to get in to this (is/was £9.00 for league games would hope B&B is less) - need to keep an eye on the RFC site or Marlow FC news feeds via

http://www.marlowfc.co.uk/

... last years 1st round ties started about mid-Sept and ran thru to mid-Oct - evidently will depend upon gaps in respective fixture schedules - though for Marlow, County Cup ties take priority over league games - or used to. RFC doubtless will send an 'XI' made up of fringe and Academy - so should be more flexible. First obvious clear week for both clubs looks to be from 22nd Sept -> though I'm sure we could send a side there the week before - no need to have it clash with H v Millwall on 16th though?

... anyone going - take some extra dosh for the excellent food outlet (Carol's Kitchen ?) well worth the inevitable queues - bar is not bad either under the lovely old elevated stand. Usually got a variant of Rebellion Ale on.

[Four Of Clubs]

Non League Review of yesterdays games.

Saturday 16th August
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Fri 15th 19:30 Staines Lammas 3-2 Bedfont Sports
Fri 15th 19:45 AFC Dunstable 2-0 Ampthill Town

Alresford Town 1-1 Christchurch
Ardley United 5-1 Ash United
Ascot United 1-1 Tadley Calleva - not sure where the replay will be on Tuesday - Yellamen were designated 'home' side in this tie but had to switch. Will have a dig about.
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-1 Berkhamsted
Badshot Lea 3-0 Binfield
Bridport 2-3 Highworth Town
Brimscombe & Thrupp 1-2 Windsor
Brockenhurst 0-3 Wootton Bassett Town
Cheltenham Saracens 1-0 Camberley Town
Chertsey Town 1-1 Milton United
Chessington & Hook United 1-0 Worthing United
Chichester City 2-3 Mole Valley SCR
Colliers Wood United 0-1 Lordswood
Cove 0-1 Thame United
Fairford Town 1-3 Knaphill
Farnham Town 1-4 Highmoor Ibis
Flackwell Heath 4-0 Bracknell Town
Guildford City 0-2 Ashford United
Hartley Wintney A-A Frimley Green Abandoned by Referee at H/T - reportedly brawling between the teams in/around the dressing room area - may well lead to expulsion for both and a free passage to 1st Qualifying Round for Ardley Utd who would normally await the winners in the Preliminary
Horsham YMCA 3-2 Alton Town
Kidlington 3-0 Newbury
Long Buckby 1-1 Hanworth Villa
Lymington Town 5-2 Winchester City
Molesey {ELEVEN} 11-0 Haywards Heath Town
Petersfield Town 2-3 Bristol Manor Farm
Pewsey Vale 0-1 Sherborne Town
Reading Town 0-1 Shrivenham
Slimbridge 1-1 Thatcham Town
Tring Athletic 3-4 Holmer Green
Wellingborough Town 2-4 Bedfont & Feltham
Westfield 3-2 Horley Town
Whitchurch United 1-1 Hallen

Sun 17th Aug 13:00 Holyport V Abingdon United
Sun 17th Aug Epsom Athletic V Littlehampton Town - may well be off to this one in the next hour or so - hope there aren't too many queues on the way in to 'World of Adventure' (Chalky Lane is opposite) - doubtless the M25 may well contrive to spoil the day!

CONFP
Woking 0-0 Macclesfield Town
Sun 17 Aug 15:00 AFC Telford Utd v Aldershot Town
CONFS
Bath City 0-0 Chelmsford City
Bishops Stortford 1-3 Maidenhead United
Bromley 0-3 Basingstoke Town
Eastbourne Borough 3-1 Weston-Super-Mare
Ebbsfleet United 1-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Farnborough 0-1 St Albans City
Gosport Borough 0-0 Wealdstone
Hayes & Yeading Utd 3-1 Concord Rangers - spose I ought to 'feature' these, as their home games are at York Rd this season, pending their new build on the site of the old Yeading FC.
Hemel Hempstead Town 0-2 Whitehawk
Staines Town 2-1 Boreham Wood

SOUTHP
Chesham United 0-1 Redditch United
Dunstable Town 4-2 Burnham
Hungerford Town 1-0 Histon
Slough Town 2-1 Banbury United - goals from Short & Thomas
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United 2-3 Godalming Town
Egham Town 0-3 Kettering Town
Marlow 2-2 Chalfont St Peter
St Ives Town 2-2 Beaconsfield SYCOB
SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve 0-5 Didcot Town - four goals for Mills incl 1st half hat-trick
Mangotsfield United 4-0 Fleet Town
Taunton Town 1-0 North Leigh
Wimborne Town 0-0 Wantage Town - welcome first point for 'Freds'

CCL1
CB Hounslow United 0-0 Banstead Athletic
Cobham 1-2 Dorking
Farleigh Rovers 4-1 Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater 1-2 Worcester Park

HELL1W
Clanfield 1-0 Letcombe
HELL1E
Burnham Res 0-5 Easington Sports
Chalfont Wasps 1-1 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Chinnor 1-1 Headington Amateurs
Didcot Town Res 0-2 Finchampstead -Finch go top on GD from Rayners Lane
Penn & Tylers Green 0-2 Henley Town
Rayners Lane 5-4 Brackley Town 'Dev'

[The Cube]

Hartley Wintney A-A Frimley Green
Abandoned by Referee at H/T - reportedly brawling between the teams in/around the dressing room area - may well lead to expulsion for both and a free passage to 1st Qualifying Round for Ardley Utd who would normally await the winners in the Preliminary

1st half highlights here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA2lZrB-PwM

Before seeing the video I had thought that maybe some Hartley Wintney players were regular visitors to this board and quite naturally took exception to their opponents' team name. I guess the aftermath of a bad challenge is a more likely explanation.

[Terminal Boardom]

Thoroughly enjoyable trip to Stroud yesterday and FoC is absolutely nailed on about how picturesque the ground is. If anyone wants to venture out west it is well worth it.

[Alan Partridge]

Going to watch Diddy tonight, expect Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid to be in the top 5 or thereabouts at the end of the season this year.

[Royal Rother]

Blimey, where have you been the last 6 months?

[floyd__streete]

Going to watch Diddy tonight, expect Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid to be in the top 5 or thereabouts at the end of the season this year.

NL > Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

[Four Of Clubs]

Going to watch Diddy tonight, expect Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid to be in the top 5 or thereabouts at the end of the season this year.

...Oh well - there's always next year?

Larkhall are no mugs so I wasn't that surprised by the 0-3; -they have been a force in one of the strongest STEP05 leagues for a few years now - were rumoured to be paying for their much higher-level forwards even when back in STEP06, to get up the pyramid.

You must try and get to the away match though - the ground is a belter up above Bath - and just like Shortwood, for those who've been there, up an impossible narrow windy-hill.
Diddy fans better pack their crampons!

Elsewhere tonight:

Conference South :- only one match - Magpies got a point at Gosport
Southern League :- Hungerford lost 1-2 down at Truro - Fleet lost by the same score at Taunton - Sluff got a point at home to Bigg Town and Marlow were beaten 1-0 at Daventry.
I watched SYCOB get done 2-1 by Egham on Monday night - very young side there indeed - most of the first team decamped to Burnham pre-season and the current batch of Beaconsfield players are almost all taken from the FA Academy side at Bisham.

Some results from Cup replays involving 'local' sides:

Ab Utd 4-0 Holyport
Hanworth Villa 4-0 Long Buckby
Milton Utd 1-1 Cherstey Town aet - Home win 4-1 on pens.
Tadley Calleva 2-4 Ascot Utd
Thatcham 1-2 Slimbridge

... no word as yet on the ruling on the Abandoned H.Wintney v Frimley Green tie

..some league games played locally too with a couple shocks - or maybe just re-inforcing my pet theory about the disadvantages of sides travelling mid-week in the lower levels of the pyramid - especially early season -

Hellenic Premier
Brimscomb & Thrupp 3-0 Ardley Utd
RTFC 2-1 Kidlington
Thame 1-3 Flackwell Heath

..sadly another abandonment - this time at Faraday Rd - Newbury v Nomads with the score 2-2 - reportedly serious injury to player - doesn't say which team - on 70'.

Tonight (Wed 20th) Bracknell travel to (Cirencester Town FC) to play lodgers Wootton Bassett Town in an Hellenic Prem league game - and at the level above [Southern 1 S&W] Nor Lye welcome the 'Freds' (Wantage Town)
...might see if the youngest fancies a late night - he probably (like me) needs a good neutral experience to purge the memory of the MadStad's latest torment.

... he might prefer lower and more local in the TVL if only cos they are all 18:00 KOs (apart from Aldermaston) and none more than about 1/2 hour away.

[Christof]

Sluff [/b]got a point at home to Bigg Town and Marlow were beaten 1-0 at Daventry.
I watched SYCOB get done 2-1 by Egham on Monday night - very young side there indeed - most of the first team decamped to Burnham pre-season and the current batch of Beaconsfield players are almost all taken from the FA Academy side at Bisham.

Slough concede in the last minute again, but still a decent start with four games unbeaten (even if one of them does get chalked off due to the Hereford United situation).
The SYCOB thing is interesting as there were strong rumours of financial issues near the end of last season, so maybe new backers have come in hence the Academy lot - run incidentally by Nas Bashir, late of this parish I believe. Also, SYCOB had the son of Slough's legendary goalkeeper Trevor Bunting in goal for them, fact fans.

[Alan Partridge]

Diddy were abysmal on tuesday night, gifted a half decent side a 2 goal lead and were lucky not to be 5-0 down at half time. Put it down to a bad day at the office, still expect Diddy to be there or thereabouts at the end although they will lose on Saturday.

[Four Of Clubs]

..... still expect Diddy to be there or thereabouts at the end although they will lose on Saturday.

.... indeed Pennydarren Park (Merthyr) not the easiest of places to get points and I'm sure the boyos will be all out to avoid the lottery of the play-offs this season. 13-14 saw them lose out to Paulton (Sluff's opponents tomorrow) last May - their only home defeat. Merthyr put 7 past Clevedon on Tuesday.

Me 'n the youngest did take the long trip up to the wildlands beyond Eynsham and Freeland, to watch 'Nor Lye' dismantle a spirited but underpowered Wantage 4-2 on Wednesday evening. I do fear slightly for the 'Freds' - they've got to hope there are three or four sides in this division (One South and West) who will have a worse season than them. Don't know if there's much money about at Wantage but they'll need to come up with something, to bridge the gap between STEP05 and STEP04 and somehow cling on to this level.
A win under their belts would help too and this Saturday they welcome fellow strugglers Bishops Cleeve. An early glance at the table might suggest them and Bashley may be Wantage's salvation.

here's the 'best of the rest' locally:

Saturday 23rd August

CONFP
Fri 22 Aug Aldershot Town v Forest Green Rovers
Welling United v Woking
CONFS
Basingstoke Town v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Boreham Wood v Bromley
Chelmsford City v Sutton United
Concord Rangers v Eastbourne Borough
Havant & Waterlooville v Staines Town
Maidenhead United v Hemel Hempstead Town
St Albans City v Bishops Stortford
Wealdstone v Farnborough
Weston-Super-Mare v Gosport Borough
Whitehawk v Ebbsfleet United

SOUTHP
Burnham v Poole Town
Chesham United v Corby Town
Hungerford Town v Cambridge City
Paulton Rovers v Slough Town
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Bedford Town
Aylesbury v Barton Rovers
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Daventry Town
Chalfont St Peter v Godalming Town
Hanwell Town v Bedworth United
Potters Bar Town v Egham Town
Rugby Town v Marlow
Uxbridge v Northwood
SOUTH1S&W
Fleet Town v North Leigh
Merthyr Town v Didcot Town
Wantage Town v Bishops Cleeve

CCLP
Bedfont Sports v Farnham Town
Camberley Town v Guildford City
Colliers Wood United v Epsom & Ewell
Frimley Green v Chertsey Town
Hanworth Villa v Molesey
Horley Town v Raynes Park Vale
Knaphill v Ashford Town (Middx)
Mole Valley SCR v Spelthorne Sports
Westfield v Hartley Wintney
Windsor v Cove - visitors are surprise early leaders - still 100% with new boys Spelthorne
CCL1
Alton Town v Dorking
Ash United v CB Hounslow United
Bedfont & Feltham v Cobham
Chessington & Hook United v Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California v Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater v Epsom Athletic
Staines Lammas v Banstead Athletic

HELLP
Ascot United v Newbury
Binfield v Abingdon United
Bracknell Town v Brimscombe & Thrupp - both of these sides were big winners midweek - B&T surprisingly bt Ardley 3-0 whilst the 'Robins' romped to 5-0 win at WBT on Wednesday
Cheltenham Saracens v Shrivenham - Shrivy beaten 2-3 at home by H/I on Wed
Flackwell Heath v Wootton Bassett Town
Kidlington v Highmoor Ibis 3rd host 100% and 2nd placed H/I - Kiddy unexpectedly went down 1-2 at Scours Lane midweek. Could be lively as the home side also have a reputation for playing an 'in your face' style!
Milton United v Holyport
Oxford City Nomads v Highworth Town
Thame United v Reading Town
Thatcham Town v Ardley United
HELL1W
Letcombe v Hook Norton
HELL1E
Brackley Town 'Dev' v Finchampstead
Chinnor v Burnham Res
Didcot Town Res v Penn & Tylers Green
Easington Sports v Chalfont Wasps
Headington Amateurs v Woodley Town
Henley Town v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Old Woodstock Town v Rayners Lane

WESSP
Andover Town v Newport (IOW)
Horndean v Whitchurch United
WESS1
Fleet Spurs v East Cowes Victoria
Team Solent v Tadley Calleva

... will let youngest decide our destination on Sat PM - unless he wants stay home & carry on painting and decorating his Bedroom - plenty of local stuff for him to chose from. If I am 'solo' then will try for a 'new one' either Totton & Eling (providing they don't switch again) or Harpenden - most of the other 'tick' options are too far round or inside the M25.

[dizzynewheights]

York Road for me tomorrow surprisingly

[Four Of Clubs]

... this PMs results

Saturday 23rd August

CONFP
Fri 22 Aug Aldershot Town 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
Welling United 1-1 Woking
CONFS
Basingstoke Town 2-0 Hayes & Yeading Utd - 'stoke up to 2nd place
Boreham Wood 1-1 Bromley
Chelmsford City 1-1 Sutton United
Concord Rangers 1-3 Eastbourne Borough
Havant & Waterlooville 3-1 Staines Town
Maidenhead United 0-2 Hemel Hempstead Town - poor result for Magpies who slip back to 7th
St Albans City 2-1 Bishops Stortford
Wealdstone 1-2 Farnborough
Weston-Super-Mare 0-5 Gosport Borough
Whitehawk 1-0 Ebbsfleet United

SOUTHP
Burnham 1-3 Poole Town - three straight home defeats for the Blues only points to date, a win in midweek @ Frome
Chesham United 0-1 Corby Town
Hungerford Town 2-0 Cambridge City
Paulton Rovers 2-2 Slough Town - Rebels fought back from 2-0 down at HT with goals from Cornell & York
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 0-4 Bedford Town
Aylesbury 1-0 Barton Rovers
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-2 Daventry Town
Chalfont St Peter 2-1 Godalming Town
Hanwell Town 5-0 Bedworth United - new boys setting the pace at their return to this level - maybe they will stay longer than the one season they managed in the mid-noughties
Potters Bar Town 1-0 Egham Town
Rugby Town 1-2 Marlow - good win here for Bart's boys after a tough beginning this season
Uxbridge 3-2 Northwood
SOUTH1S&W
Fleet Town 2-2 North Leigh - evidence perhaps that Fleet are made of sterner stuff this term
Merthyr Town 3-1 Didcot Town - much as expected - crowd just over 400.
Wantage Town 4-2 Bishops Cleeve - great opening win for the Freds - hopefully will pick up a bit now after a slightly torrid introduction to STEP04

CCLP
Bedfont Sports 3-1 Farnham Town
Camberley Town 5-2 Guildford City
Colliers Wood United 3-2 Epsom & Ewell
Frimley Green 3-2 Chertsey Town
Hanworth Villa 1-4 Molesey
Horley Town 3-1 Raynes Park Vale
Knaphill 0-4 Ashford Town (Middx)
Mole Valley SCR 0-2 Spelthorne Sports
Westfield 0-0 Hartley Wintney
Windsor 2-2 Cove - on the face of it a good point - will let TB or RR etc fill in the details - Cove drop their first points - still 2 sides on 100% Spelly and Molesey - with the latter keeping up their free-scoring start now 17 goals in 4 - not counting the 11 they put away in the cup last w/e
CCL1
Alton Town 2-1 Dorking
Ash United 2-2 CB Hounslow United
Bedfont & Feltham 1-0 Cobham
Chessington & Hook United 2-3 Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California 2-3 Sandhurst Town - minor shock here - good win for the Fizzers
Sheerwater 2-2 Epsom Athletic
Staines Lammas 2-3 Banstead Athletic

HELLP
Ascot United 2-1 Newbury
Binfield 2-0 Abingdon United
Bracknell Town 2-3 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Cheltenham Saracens 1-2 Shrivenham
Flackwell Heath 2-2 Wootton Bassett Town youngest plumped for this one - good tussle - a point for the Heathens keeps them top but was certainly not what they'd have expected against a side that had lost one of their previous away matches 1-6 and gone down 0-5 @ home on Wednesday. WBT levelled very late on having trailed 2-0.
Kidlington 3-1 Highmoor Ibis
Milton United 1-2 Holyport - rare win for the 'port
Oxford City Nomads 3-2 Highworth Town
Thame United 2-1 Reading Town
Thatcham Town 1-0 Ardley United - even rarer - Ardley lose two in a row!
HELL1W
Letcombe 0-1 Hook Norton
HELL1E
Brackley Town 'Dev' 1-0 Finchampstead
Chinnor 4-3 Burnham Res
Didcot Town Res 0-3 Penn & Tylers Green
Easington Sports 7-1 Chalfont Wasps
Headington Amateurs 1-1 Woodley Town
Henley Town A-A Wokingham & Emmbrook - Abandoned serious injury on 88' Sumas leading 4-2
Old Woodstock Town 1-0 Rayners Lane

WESSP
Andover Town 0-1 Newport (IOW)
Horndean 3-3 Whitchurch United
WESS1
Fleet Spurs 1-0 East Cowes Victoria
Team Solent 0-1 Tadley Calleva

[Royal Rother]

Yes, a decent point especially considering Windsor's captain was ridiculously sent off after a clean tackle early on in the 2nd half when score was 1-1. He got the ball but whacked it into the oppo player who was also going in for the challenge. The Cove player was hurt and stayed down, probably as a result of the ball hitting him.

We've had that ref before and he is a bespectacled buffoon.

Even the Cove bench looked a little embarrassed when the ref started talking to our player at which point we all thought "a yellow for that?" But a red? Jeez.

The only thing one has to remember is that we didn't hear what was said, if anything.

We then went and scored soon after and held out until injury time.

[Terminal Boardom]

It was a thoroughly entertaining game with bot sides playing some cracking stuff. A draw was probably a fair result but the referee was shocking. Struggled to keep up with play, had his back to play too often, failed to talk to the players while play was going on, failed to take notice of his assistants and that is all before the ridiculous red card for Adam Kirby. None of the Cove players nor their bench made any reaction to the challenge as it was perfectly fair and safe. The Cove player was received treatment because he was winded. Then the referee failed to see a two footed lunge on Dan Molloy which could have broken the latters legs. The response by the referee was to talk to one of his assistants and then show a yellow. He also consistently failed to clamp down on the wrestling in both boxes. Such a shame as the quality of football, effort and commitment by both teams was a credit to the CCL.