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[Four Of Clubs]

Results locally this midweek

RTFC 1-2 Holyport - ended up at this - choice was restricted to staying very local - unfortunately due to horrendous traffic problems caused by tragic events down by the Junction earlier in the afternoon.
[NB Sad smiley for the event not my enforced trip to Scours]
- Town looked quite lively going forward early on but are an absolute mess at the back - took 'port quite a while to contain them but once they did and worked out the benefits of pressing forward there was only likely to be one winner. No Spence or Lewis in the squad again and Marcus only lumbered on for the last 10'.

highlights elsewhere on Tue :

B&B Sen Cup S-F:
Wycombe 4-0 Hungerford - other S-F is next Tue 28th (Chesham v Maidenhead)

SOUTHERN 1 Central:
Chertsey 0-2 Burnham
North Greenford 1-1 Marlow

SOUTHERN 1 S&W:
Abingdon Utd 0-2 Gosport B
Didcot 0-2 Halesowen

CCLP:
Camberley 1-0 Egham
Sandhurst 2-0 Mole Valley

HELLP:
Wok & Emm 3-0 Ab Town
Challenge (League) Cup Round 3 (last 16):
Fairford 1-3 Binfield
Highworth 3-2 Ardley

..ties still to be played in this round- Woodley host Shortwood this Sat PM and Witney play Nomads on Tue 3rd March.
.. other 4 sides through are Rayners Lane, Headington Amateurs, Lydney (all Div One) and Wok & Emm.

Will try and do a fuller w/e preview tomorrow BUT of interest to the Windsor chaps - Guildford City host Ash at the Spectrum this Friday night.

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 25th Feb

Start with the Trophy Q-Fs:

FA Trophy Fourth Round Proper
Cambridge United v Wealdstone
Luton Town v Gateshead
Grimsby Town v York City
Northwich Victoria v Newport County @ Macclesfield Town

... and tomorrow's NL games with 'local' interest:

CONFS
Basingstoke v Thurrock
Bromley v Chelmsford
Dartford v Salisbury
Dorchester v Havant and W
Dover v Welling
Eastbourne Borough v Staines Town
Eastleigh v Truro City
Farnborough v Tonbridge Angels
Hampton & Richmond v Woking
Maidenhead Utd v Boreham Wood
Sutton Utd v Weston-S-Mare

ISTH1S
Godalming Town v Bognor Regis Town
Walton Casuals v Dulwich Hamlet

SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v St. Neots Town
Ashford Town (Middx) v Biggleswade Town
Barton Rovers v Chalfont St. Peter
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Bedworth United
Burnham v Aylesbury
Daventry Town v Slough Town - might go for this one myself
Leighton Town v Marlow
North Greenford United v Fleet Town
Northwood v Chertsey Town
SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve v Abingdon United
Hungerford Town v Clevedon Town
North Leigh v Taunton Town
Paulton Rovers v Thatcham Town
Poole Town v Didcot Town

CCLP
Camberley Town v Wembley
Colliers Wood United v Banstead Athletic
Dorking v Egham Town
Epsom & Ewell v Sandhurst Town - some rumours they may merge with 'Devels' and have links to the RFC Academy
Farnham Town v Chessington & Hook United
Hanworth Villa v Cove
Horley Town v Molesey
Mole Valley SCR v Badshot Lea
South Park v Raynes Park Vale
Windsor v Croydon
CCL1
CB Hounslow United v Farleigh Rovers
Guernsey v South Kilburn (1.00 p.m.)
Knaphill v Staines Lammas
Sheerwater v Cobham
Spelthorne Sports v Frimley Green
Westfield v Bedfont Sports
Worcester Park v Warlingham
Lemon Recordings Division One Challenge Cup – 2nd Round
Eversley v Hartley Wintney

HELLP
Binfield v Reading Town
Bracknell Town v Oxford City Nomads
Fairford Town v Abingdon Town
Flackwell Heath v Wantage Town
Highworth Town v Cheltenham Saracens
Holyport v Slimbridge
Thame United v Henley Town
Witney Town v Wokingham & Emmbrook
HELL1E
Highmoor Ibis v Newbury - probably not a game Newbury can afford to lose; currently in 4th 6 pts behind with 4 games in hand.
Penn & Tylers Green v Chinnor
Challenge Cup R3
14:30 Woodley Town v Shortwood United
Supplementary Cup R2
Ascot United v Lambourn Sports

WESSP
Alton Town v Brading Town
Winchester City v Newport (IOW)

WESS1
Fleet Spurs v Cowes Sports
Team Solent v Whitchurch United
Warminster Town v Tadley Calleva

For the benfit of Mr A. - Falmouth won 3-0 last week in the County Cup at Saltash and were promptly turfed out of the competition - ineligible player. ...tomorrow visit Ivybridge - well adrift in the bottom three.

[Christof]

Saturday 25th Feb

Daventry Town v Slough Town - might go for this one myself

Might see you there!

[paultheroyal]

Frank Gray sacked at Basingstoke Town for those that missed it and replaced by Town legend Jason Bristow. Final push for play offs on the cards?

[AthleticoSpizz]

Basingstoke sacking one of their best managers..... getting delusions of being a Chelsea?

mmm..... Jason Bristow

wasn't he once a Reading fringe player?

[AthleticoSpizz]

Reading Town winning 5-1 at Binfield...wow...what happened there then?

[Four Of Clubs]

Results : Saturday 25th Feb

FA Trophy Fourth Round Proper
Cambridge United 1-2 Wealdstone
Luton Town 2-0 Gateshead
Grimsby Town 0-1 York City
Northwich Victoria 2-3 Newport County

CONFS
Basingstoke 3-1 Thurrock
Bromley 1-0 Chelmsford
Dartford 2-0 Salisbury
Dorchester 3-6 Havant and W
Dover 0-1 Welling
Eastbourne Borough 0-1 Staines Town
Eastleigh 3-1 Truro City
Farnborough 3-2 Tonbridge Angels
Hampton & Richmond 1-1 Woking
Maidenhead Utd 0-3 Boreham Wood
Sutton Utd 3-2 Weston-S-Mare

ISTH1S
Godalming Town 2-4 Bognor Regis Town
Walton Casuals 0-2 Dulwich Hamlet

SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 0-3 St. Neots Town
Ashford Town (Middx) 0-2 Biggleswade Town
Barton Rovers 4-0 Chalfont St. Peter
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-1 Bedworth United
Burnham 1-0 Aylesbury
Daventry Town 1-1 Slough Town
Leighton Town 2-0 Marlow
North Greenford United 2-1 Fleet Town
Northwood 4-0 Chertsey Town
SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve 0-0 Abingdon United
Hungerford Town 1-1 Clevedon Town
North Leigh 4-2 Taunton Town
Paulton Rovers 4-0 Thatcham Town
Poole Town 3-0 Didcot Town

CCLP
Camberley Town 2-1 Wembley
Colliers Wood United 1-2 Banstead Athletic
Dorking 2-1 Egham Town
Epsom & Ewell 2-3 Sandhurst Town
Farnham Town 4-2 Chessington & Hook United
Hanworth Villa 0-2 Cove
Horley Town 2-0 Molesey
Mole Valley SCR 3-0 Badshot Lea
South Park 0-1 Raynes Park Vale
Windsor 2-0 Croydon
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 1-3 Farleigh Rovers
Guernsey v South Kilburn (7.00 p.m.) - start put back to eve KO due to Fog delaying SK arrival in Guernsey until midday - been hanging around at Gatwick for some time.
Knaphill 2-2 Staines Lammas
Sheerwater 1-1 Cobham
Spelthorne Sports 2-2 Frimley Green
Westfield 0-1 Bedfont Sports
Worcester Park 4-3 Warlingham
Lemon Recordings Division One Challenge Cup – 2nd Round
Eversley 1-3 Hartley Wintney

HELLP
Binfield 1-5 Reading Town - att 127
Bracknell Town 1-2 Oxford City Nomads - lot closer than expected
Fairford Town 2-3 Abingdon Town
Flackwell Heath 2-1 Wantage Town
Highworth Town 5-0 Cheltenham Saracens
Holyport 0-1 Slimbridge
Thame United 4-3 Henley Town
Witney Town 0-2 Wokingham & Emmbrook
HELL1E
Highmoor Ibis 4-0 Newbury - H/I take a huge step towards the title in their first season at this level.
Penn & Tylers Green 0-3 Chinnor
Challenge Cup R3
14:30 Woodley Town 1-2 Shortwood United
Supplementary Cup R2
Ascot United 4-1 Lambourn Sports
- In One West runaway leaders (Tytherington - N of Bristol) hammered 2-6 at home by nr neighbours Winterbourne – but still 14 points clear.

WESSP
Alton Town 2-0 Brading Town
Winchester City 5-1 Newport (IOW)

WESS1
Fleet Spurs 2-1 Cowes Sports
Team Solent 1-2 Whitchurch United
Warminster Town 2-3 Tadley Calleva - 5 wins in 6 see Tadley move up to 4th bottom

... did get to Communication Park for a disappointing 1-1 draw between Daventry Town and Sluff - big Lloyd (Owusu) was used a lot as a target man and scored early 2nd half. Pitch very rutted and bobbly didn't help either side - Slough pressed hard late on but will see this as 2 points dropped, as St Neots win comfortably away and pull clear at the top. Slough - not unlike another Berks outfit - tend to fare badly in the play offs so will want to go up in auto - crucial game at St Neots on the 10th March. ref played an unbelievable amount of injury time - match finished about 16:58 ish.

[Christof]

... did get to Communication Park for a disappointing 1-1 draw between Daventry Town and Sluff - big Lloyd (Owusu) was used a lot as a target man and scored early 2nd half. Pitch very rutted and bobbly didn't help either side - Slough pressed hard late on but will see this as 2 points dropped, as St Neots win comfortably away and pull clear at the top. Slough - not unlike another Berks outfit - tend to fare badly in the play offs so will want to go up in auto - crucial game at St Neots on the 10th March. ref played an unbelievable amount of injury time - match finished about 16:58 ish.

It was indeed disappointing - Slough weren't at the races 1st half, and the penalty summed it up when Burnell's poor shot was saved, and Coyne smashed the rebound over the bar. 2nd half Slough were much better, and really should have put the game to bed, although Warro pulled off a blinding save near the end to keep it 1-1. I heard the ref say to the lino that there would be 6 minutes injury time, but I reckon there were at least 8. Lovely ground, nice bar, friendly people, (another) pudding of a pitch. Still, as it was Christof Jnr's 1st non-league away game it wasn't a bad introduction, and he hasn't been sitting in the corner rocking backwards and forwards tonight...

Out of interest Four Of Clubs, what did you think of Slough compared to your expectations? I think that they have some very tidy players, and when they try and pass it around they are much more effective than when hoofing it, despite their size.

[paultheroyal]

Basingstoke sacking one of their best managers..... getting delusions of being a Chelsea?

mmm..... Jason Bristow

wasn't he once a Reading fringe player?

Frank Gray was heavily backed by the chairman and despite a good start has been pretty poor in the main and it was time to go.

[AthleticoSpizz]

just seems a dumb time to do it

[1871 Royal]

Basingstoke sacking one of their best managers..... getting delusions of being a Chelsea?

mmm..... Jason Bristow

wasn't he once a Reading fringe player?

Frank Gray was heavily backed by the chairman and despite a good start has been pretty poor in the main and it was time to go.

3-1 win today for the Dragons. A season ticket holder friend of mine, had a good day. She met Sergio Torres, had lunch with the chairman and gave the man of the match award!

[Four Of Clubs]

Out of interest Four Of Clubs, what did you think of Slough compared to your expectations? I think that they have some very tidy players, and when they try and pass it around they are much more effective than when hoofing it, despite their size.

... only the 2nd time I've seen Sluff this season and they weren't a patch on their previous standard - mind you the pitches were &^%$ in both cases - 1st game had been the very- nearly-postponed Cup Tie at Holloways Pk vs the Moles last Sept.

... perhaps the difference in styles (as opposed to standards) of the respective opponents was significant. Binfield were a quick passing side that seek to play through to their front men - wasn't really clear what kind of method Daventry used other than dead-ball stuff and scrambles in the box.

I can only assume the surface was to blame - as I said Daventry weren't much but you could see they were desperate to stop their horrendous losing streak - at one point late on they won a corner but still kept a back four-in a line on half-way marking one (small) Rebel forward.

Not sure getting in big-LLoyd has actually helped Slough's cause - sure it gives them something different and he certainly brings a bit of experience back with him - but it seems to shackle them into playing too much long ball - when they have two very good wide men.

Might try and get to a couple more Rebel games before the season's end but I hope yesterday wasn't the start of their season fizzling out - my impression was of a side that had started to run out of ideas.

As an aside - spending too much time on NL forums as I do - the general feel is that the Southern League is an awful standard of football - well coached and good enough to produce well organized even stifling defence/midfields but poor going forward with few exceptions. match reports in the main seem to emphasize how sterile football is in these leagues - can't say any of the half a doz. matches I been too this season, depart much from this view either.

... personally I'm not convinced this can't be levelled at the Ryman as well. It does seem that clubs dropping down from STEP02 or coming up from STEP05 don't spend long at these levels - this season a lot of the newer sides seem to be flourishing (Leiston, Needham, St Neots, Lowestoft, Bury, Hythe, AFC Totton, Poole)

Glad to hear your lad enjoyed the game - took my eldest to his first game at Krooner Pk Camberley when he was 6 or 7 - was an absolute snorefest and I was sure I'd put him off but he sat enthralled throughout and has clocked up almost 150 grounds with me (he's nearly 15 now and often has other interests that use up his Saturday's - should have been in Guernsey this w/e ringing bells but couldn't get there due to the Fog - so came with us)

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PS last evening's result from CCL1

Guernsey 2-1 Souh Kilburn - finally got it on at 19:00h

[Four Of Clubs]

Reading Town winning 5-1 at Binfield...wow...what happened there then?

..report from the Moles website:


http://www.binfieldfc.com/news/matchRep ... HPL-25-Feb

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Bracknell Town 1-2 Oxford City Nomads - lot closer than expected

I think Bracknell were actually winning with 2 minutes to go. They certainly lost the game in the last minute.

[Terminal Boardom]

Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy semi-final tonight. Abingdon Town v Windsor at Culham Lane. Can't wait!

[Four Of Clubs]

Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy semi-final tonight. Abingdon Town v Windsor at Culham Lane. Can't wait!

...gave that some serious consideration but can't get out in time -and IDR towards Caversham Rd looked absotively ph£cked half an hour ago - & expect I'm still on Cubs delivery to Whitley - so looks like:

HELLP Henley vs Blanketboys tonight.

[Compo's Hat]

Farnborough deducted 5 points by the Football Conference under financial reporting rules it's being claimed on Twitter.

[Elmer Park]

Chesham defeated Maidenhead 3-0 this evening in the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup leaving an all Buckinghamshire final after Wycombe's victory last week.

Senior Cup Semi Finals

Wycombe W 4 v 0 Hungerford T
Chesham U 3 v 0 Maidenhead U

In the Senior Trophy Abingdon Town beat Windsor on penalties after a 3-3 draw after Windsor had been 3-1 up.

Abingdon T 3 v 3 Windsor Abingdon won 4-2 on pens
Holyport v Binfield to be played Tuesday 6th March

[Terminal Boardom]

Gutted. 2-0 and 3-1 up in the first half. Great chance to go 4-1 up then the officials got involved. I thought the quality of officiating in the CCL was poor but the numpties who get the gigs in the Senior Trophy are just the pits. Have to say that Abingdon Town's ground is certainly amongst the best I have visited this season.

[Four Of Clubs]

Tomorrow's NL action involving 'local' sides:

... though here's the FA Vase Q-F ties first-

Saturday 3rd March

FA Vase 5th Round Quarter Finals
1 Shortwood United v Herne Bay
2 Staveley MW v St Ives Town
3 Peterborough Northern Star v Dunston UTS
4 Bournemouth v West Auckland Town

CONFS
Chelmsford v Hampton & Richmond
Eastleigh v Farnborough
Havant and W v Boreham Wood
Salisbury v Dover
Staines Town v Basingstoke
Thurrock v Sutton Utd
Tonbridge Angels v Dartford
Truro City v Eastbourne Borough
Welling v Bromley
Weston-S-Mare v Dorchester
Woking v Maidenhead Utd - Magpies have taken striker Charlie Strutton on short-term loan from AFC Wimbledon - this chap has been top scorer for Chalfont St Peter for a couple of season's (though only 22) and was only signed by AFCW today, after impressing in a 3 week trial - he has 13 goals already at Step04 this season. 'Cards' will want to avenge the 4-1 drubbing they took in the FA Cup.

ISTH1S
Faversham Town v Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Chesham United v Bashley
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Ashford Town (Middx)
Barton Rovers v Uxbridge
Bedfont Town v Burnham
Bedworth United v Aylesbury
Chalfont St. Peter v North Greenford United
Chertsey Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Fleet Town v Marlow
Slough Town v Northwood
SOUTH1S&W
Hungerford Town v Stourport Swifts
Sholing v Didcot Town
Thatcham Town v Abingdon United

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Chessington & Hook United
Camberley Town v Dorking
Croydon v Banstead Athletic
Egham Town v Horley Town
Farnham Town v South Park
Hanworth Villa v Epsom & Ewell
Molesey v Cove
Raynes Park Vale v Mole Valley SCR
Wembley v Ash United
Windsor v Sandhurst Town - don't want to jinx anything but can't really see beyond a straightforward home win here - 'Fizzers' have one of the most porous defences in the division - and Windsor will want to try and keep Guildford in sight if possible.

.. no game for the leaders (Guildford) this w/e – saw them put 5 past Cove on Wed @ The Spectrum – they looked several classes above their visitors – easy to see why they have built up such a big league at the top. Notched their 100th league goal of the season too.

CCL1
Bedfont Sports v Eversley
Bookham v Knaphill
Cobham v Frimley Green
Farleigh Rovers v Worcester Park
Guernsey v CB Hounslow United (3.00 p.m.)
South Kilburn v Spelthorne Sports
Staines Lammas v Sheerwater
Warlingham v Hartley Wintney
Westfield v Feltham

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Flackwell Heath
Ascot United v Fairford Town
Cheltenham Saracens v Ardley United
Henley Town v Wantage Town - saw Henley win very comfortably with only 10 men vs Witney on Tue - will want to pull further away from the bottom 3/4 up against last years Champions who now are a very pale and sad shadow of their title winning side.
Oxford City Nomads v Highworth Town
Shrivenham v Holyport
Slimbridge v Bracknell Town
Witney Town v Thame United
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Kidlington
- no matches for RTFC or Binfield this w/e

HELL1E
Lambourn Sports v Rayners Lane
Newbury v Letcombe

WESSP
Winchester City v New Milton Town

WESS1
Fleet Spurs v AFC Portchester
Whitchurch United v Petersfield Town
No game for Tadley this w/e

... another snippet of news from the FA site - Dee Roads' conquerors in the national FA Sunday Cup have been summarily turfed out at the Semi-Final stage for repeated infringements of rules relating to player eligibility - it is suspected they have done this throughout the tournement and have now received a 6 year ban from entering the FA Sunday Cup.

... not sure where we are bound tomorrow - mate will probably want SSMP Haringey Boro vs Aylesbury Utd - might be OK since Spuds aren't at home (their ground Coles Park - is actually on White Hart Lane)
.. my eldest Lad has suggested SOUTH1C Woodford Utd v Biggleswade Town - Woodford play in Woodford Halse a small village NE of Banbury.