The Non - League thread

[Top Flight]

Reckon he'll go to Wealdstone

Spot on.

I'm well pleased about this appointment at the Stones.

Hopefully he'll use his Reading connections and I'll get to see lots of Reading boys/loanees turning out for the Stones this season.

[Four Of Clubs]

... results from yesterday's NL:

Saturday 26th August

NAT
Aldershot Town 1-2 Chester
Barrow 1-1 Maidenhead United
Wrexham 1-0 Woking
NATS
Bath City 1-0 Poole Town
Chelmsford City 2-0 Truro City
East Thurrock United 2-0 Bognor Regis Town
Eastbourne Borough 1-1 Wealdstone
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-1 Havant & Waterlooville
Hemel Hempstead Town 0-3 Dartford
Hungerford Town 2-3 Gloucester City –‘Crusaders’ worryingly down at 2nd bottom after a run of 4 defeats
Oxford City 1-1 Welling United
St Albans City 2-1 Concord Rangers – StAlebuns stay top with 100%record
Weston-super-Mare 2-2 Chippenham Town
Whitehawk 1-1 Braintree Town
NATN
Chorley 0-0 Brackley Town – Saints first dropped points see them slip to 2nd Harrogate lead them on GD

SLP
Banbury United 2-1 Bishop's Stortford – Puritans lead table with 100% on GD from Kettering
Basingstoke Town 5-0 Chesham United – 2 for Wright, 2 for Jarvis get the Dragons off the mark in some style
Merthyr Town 3-0 Farnborough
Slough Town 3-0 St Ives Town – Rebels sit in 5th
SL1E
AFC Dunstable 2-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
AFC Rushden & Diamonds {SEVEN} 7-1 Fleet Town
Aylesbury United 2-3 Barton Rovers
Cambridge City 1-2 Beaconsfield Town - Town 2 up within 10’ incl another goal from Lossaso
Chalfont St Peter 1-0 Aylesbury
Egham Town 2-1 Bedford Town
Hartley Wintney 5-1 Hanwell Town – hat-trick for Argent, Hartley in 2nd on GD behind AFC R&D
Hayes & Yeading United 4-2 Thame United
Moneyfields 3-1 Marlow
Uxbridge 0-2 Kempston Rovers
SL1W
Cirencester Town 1-2 Didcot Town – Humphries winner on 90’ - Diddy up to 5th
Kidlington 2-3 Bristol Manor Farm
Larkhall Athletic 1-2 Winchester City
North Leigh 2-1 Salisbury

ILP
Dorking Wanderers 1-1 Staines Town

…got to Div One North : Mildenhall Town 1-0 Ware – ground a much re-furbed-affair in the centre of town, tucked in alongside a Sainsbury’s.
– plenty of free-parking, club shop/table; had a good food hatch and well stocked bar. Nice welcoming folk - newly promoted hosts edged out Ware, who’d actually looked a class above their opponents – a stupid red-card earned by the visitors skipper on about 30’ effectively hamstrung their efforts.

CCLP
AFC Hayes 1-2 Hanworth Villa
Balham 2-0 Banstead Athletic
CB Hounslow United 2-2 North Greenford United
Chertsey Town 2-4 Bedfont Sports
Farnham Town 5-1 Spelthorne Sports
Godalming Town 1-4 Knaphill
Guildford City 2-1 Horley Town
Redhill 1-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Walton & Hersham 3-2 Abbey Rangers
Westfield 5-1 Camberley Town – last years’ runner-up to Hartley looking ominously good: 4 wins from 4 and a GD of +16 already
Friday result: Colliers Wood 5-2 Epsom & Ewell
CCL1
Badshot Lea 3-2 AC London
Eversley & California 3-2 Raynes Park Vale – ‘Boars’ lead table with 5 from 5
Farleigh Rovers 0-3 Ash United
FC Deportivo Galicia 5-1 Cove
Fleet Spurs 3-3 Chessington & Hook United
Frimley Green 4-0 Bedfont & Feltham
Kensington Borough 0-5 Worcester Park
South Park Reserves 2-2 Sheerwater
Staines Lammas 2-1 Cobham

HELLP
Ascot United 1-3 Wantage Town
Binfield 2-2 Highmoor Ibis
Brackley Town Saints 0-1 Highworth Town
Bracknell Town {SIX} 6-0 Woodley United
Burnham 2-2 Abingdon United
Flackwell Heath 2-0 Oxford City Nomads
Longlevens 1-1 Tuffley Rovers
Lydney Town 1-2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0-3 Thatcham Town
Windsor 1-1 Fairford Town
- Three teams with perfect league records: Highworth & Thatcham share top spot – 'Robins' poised in 4th with a game in hand.
HELL1E
Bicester Town 2-3 Wokingham & Emmbrook – Sumas having a far better start to this season having spent most of the last one at the bottom
Didcot Town Reserves 1-3 Virginia Water
Penn & Tylers Green {EIGHT} 8-1 Milton United
Sandhurst Town {SIX} 6-1 Holyport
Thame Rangers 1-2 Henley Town
Wallingford Town 3-0 Chinnor
HELL1W
Pewsey Vale 1-1 Letcombe

WESSP
Alresford Town 4-0 Team Solent
WESS1
Alton 0-0 Christchurch
Downton 0-3 Tadley Calleva
United Services Portsmouth 2-3 Andover New Street – ANS in what must surely be an unprecedented 2nd place with four win from 5
Whitchurch United 2-1 East Cowes Victoria
- as is often the case in this division, some remarkable goal stats – currently standing out are Ringwood Town – sat 4th bottom, their 5 games have seen an eye-watering 38 goals [F17:A21] – including a 5-1 win!

[Sutekh]

A few of the fixtures scheduled for today...

NL

Boreham Wood v Wrexham
Bromley v Sutton United
Chester v Macclesfield Town
Dover Athletic v Ebbsfleet United
Eastleigh v Aldershot Town
Gateshead v FC Halifax Town
Guiseley v Hartlepool United
Maidenhead United v Leyton Orient
Maidstone United v Dagenham & Redbridge
Solihull Moors v Tranmere Rovers
Woking v Torquay United
AFC Fylde v Barrow

NLS

Bognor Regis Town v Eastbourne Borough
Braintree Town v St Albans City
Chippenham Town v Oxford City
Concord Rangerv Chelmsford City
Dartford v East Thurrock United
Gloucester City v Bath City
Havant & Waterlooville v Whitehawk
Poole Town v Hungerford Town
Truro City v Weston-Super-Mare
Wealdstone v Hemel Hempstead Town
Welling United v Hampton & Richmond

SLP

Bishop's Stortford v Biggleswade Town
Chesham United v Kings Langley
Dorchester Town v Weymouth
Dunstable Town v Banbury United
Farnborough v Slough Town
Frome Town v Tiverton Town
Gosport Borough v Basingstoke Town
Hereford v Merthyr Town
Hitchin Town v Royston Town
Kettering Town v St Neots Town
St Ives Town v King's Lynn Town
Stratford Town v Redditch United

SLSW

Barnstaple Town v Bideford
Bishops Cleeve v Cinderford Town
Bristol Manor Farm v Larkhall Athletic
Didcot Town v Kidlington
Salisbury v AFC Totton
Slimbridge v Shortwood United
Swindon Supermarine v Cirencester Town
Taunton Town v Paulton Rovers
Winchester City v Wimborne Town
Yate Town v Mangotsfield United

HPL

Abingdon United v Fairford Town
Bracknell Town v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Burnham
Highworth Town v Royal Wootton Bassett
Lydney Town v Longlevens
Oxford City Nomads v Brackley Town Saints
Tuffley Rovers v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Wantage Town v Thatcham Town
Windsor v Ascot United

[Four Of Clubs]

A few of the fixtures scheduled for today...

...thanks for doing that- saved me some work and I'm trying to rush out for a 'double' - just to add in a few gaps for my 'regulars' :

Monday 28th August

First of all the early AM KOs in the CCL
CCLP
13.00 Abbey Rangers Chertsey Town
11.30 Banstead Athletic Epsom & Ewell
11.30 Bedfont Sports CB Hounslow United
11.30 Camberley Town Farnham Town
11.30 Godalming Town Guildford City
11.30 Horley Town Redhill
13:00 Knaphill Westfield
11.30 North Greenford United AFC Hayes
11.30 Spelthorne Sports Walton & Hersham
11.30 Sutton Common Rovers Balham
CCL1
11.30 AC London Farleigh Rovers
11.30 Ash United Frimley Green
11.30 Bagshot Fleet Spurs
11.30 Bedfont & Feltham Staines Lammas
11.30 Chessington & Hook United FC Deportivo Galicia
11.30 Cobham Kensington Borough
11.30 Cove Eversley & California
11.30 Worcester Park Raynes Park Vale

NATN
Brackley Town v Kidderminster Harriers

SL1E
Ashford Town (Middx) v Egham Town
Aylesbury v Aylesbury United
Beaconsfield Town v Chalfont St Peter
Fleet Town v Moneyfields
Hanwell Town v Uxbridge
Marlow v Hartley Wintney
Northwood v Hayes & Yeading United
Thame United v AFC Dunstable
SL1W
Didcot Town v Kidlington
Winchester City v Wimborne Town

ILP
Margate v Dorking Wanderers
Staines Town v Wingate & Finchley

HELL1E
Sandhurst Town v Wallingford Town AFC

...youngest has emerged form his pit and has chosen:

Match i) SCR v Balham at the palatial surroundings of Gander Gn Lane

Match ii) probably one from.....

Leatherhead vs the 'Met'
S.Park v East Grinstead or
Cor-Cas v Carshalton

[Four Of Clubs]

... today's results in NL

Monday 28th August
NATIONAL
Boreham Wood 0-1 Wrexham
Bromley 0-1 Sutton United
Chester 0-2 Macclesfield Town
Dover Athletic 1-1 Ebbsfleet United
Eastleigh 0-0 Aldershot Town
Gateshead 0-0 FC Halifax Town
Guiseley 0-1 Hartlepool United
Maidenhead United 0-1 Leyton Orient - Magpies slip into bottom half of the table
Maidstone United 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Solihull Moors 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
Woking 4-1 Torquay United
AFC Fylde v Barrow Eve KO 19:45 Live on BT Sport1 (0-0 HT; 1-0 FT)

NLS
Bognor Regis Town 0-1 Eastbourne Borough
Braintree Town 1-0 St Albans City
Chippenham Town 3-2 Oxford City
Concord Rangers 0-2 Chelmsford City
Dartford 0-1 East Thurrock United
Gloucester City 2-1 Bath City
Havant & Waterlooville 4-0 Whitehawk
Poole Town 1-2 Hungerford Town
Truro City 2-1 Weston-Super-Mare
Wealdstone 1-1 Hemel Hempstead Town
Welling United 0-1 Hampton & Richmond
NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers

SLP
Bishop's Stortford 0-0 Biggleswade Town
Chesham United 1-0 Kings Langley
Dorchester Town 0-3 Weymouth
Dunstable Town 0-5 Banbury United – Puritans storm on at the top
Farnborough 1-2 Slough Town – Coles leveller on 80’; Rebels win it on 92’
Frome Town 0-1 Tiverton Town
Gosport Borough 0-8 {EIGHT} Basingstoke Town – braces for Wright, Smart & McKnight
Hereford 1-1 Merthyr Town att 3366
Hitchin Town 1-0 Royston Town
Kettering Town 3-0 St Neots Town – Poppies also on 100%
St Ives Town 1-3 King's Lynn Town
Stratford Town 0-0 Redditch United
SLSW
Barnstaple Town 1-2 Bideford
Bishops Cleeve 0-3 Cinderford Town
Bristol Manor Farm 2-1 Larkhall Athletic
Didcot Town 1-0 Kidlington Reid on 77’
Salisbury 2-0 AFC Totton
Slimbridge 1-3 Shortwood United
Swindon Supermarine 2-1 Cirencester Town
Taunton Town 3-0 Paulton Rovers
Winchester City 1-0 Wimborne Town
Yate Town 1-1 Mangotsfield United

SL1E
Ashford Town (Middx) 2-3 Egham Town
Aylesbury 0-1 Aylesbury United
Beaconsfield Town 1-2 Chalfont St Peter
Fleet Town 1-4 Moneyfields - other new guys, from the Wessex settling in well, only behind AFC R&D on GD
Hanwell Town 0-2 Uxbridge
Marlow 3-0 Hartley Wintney – HW perfect start shudders to a halt at Oak Tree Rd – Blues up to 4th behind them on GD
Northwood 2-0 Hayes & Yeading United
Thame United 0-5 AFC Dunstable – Thame’s grip on STEP04 already looking decidedly shaky – something awry at the ASM methinks, as the all conquering Thame Rangers have been dreadful now they’ve moved up & across into the Hellenic at STEP06

ILP
Leatherhead 1-0 Met Police
– got here for our 2nd fix of the BH; a red card apiece in a game high on incident low on quality - not helped by some weak officials – winner on 78’
Margate 1-0 Dorking Wanderers
Staines Town 0-5 Wingate & Finchley

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 1-0 Chertsey Town
Banstead Athletic 1-1 Epsom & Ewell
Bedfont Sports 2-1 CB Hounslow United
Camberley Town 1-1 Farnham Town
Godalming Town 0-2 Guildford City
Horley Town 1-0 Redhill
Knaphill 0-6 {SIX} Westfield
North Greenford United 1-1 AFC Hayes
Spelthorne Sports 2-0 Walton & Hersham
Sutton Common Rovers 0-1 Balham
- This was our first game of the day – slow M25 nr Chertsey & slow stuff across from top of A3 to Sutton and an irritating excess of Red Traffic Lights against us, saw us arrive at 11:40 for what was scheduled to be an 11:30 KO but for reasons hitherto unknown, this had (fortunately) changed to 12:00. Much fancied SCR fluffed their lines badly against the new boys from Balham who probably just deserved all three points

CCL1
AC London 3-0 Farleigh Rovers
Ash United 3-1 Frimley Green
Bagshot 2-7 {SEVEN} Fleet Spurs
Bedfont & Feltham 0-4 Staines Lammas
Chessington & Hook United 0-3 FC Deportivo Galicia
Cobham 5-2 Kensington Borough
Cove 1-3 Eversley & California - E&C stay top
Worcester Park 4-2 Raynes Park Vale

HELLP
Abingdon United 1-0 Fairford Town
Bracknell Town {SIX} 6-1 Binfield - looks as if the Robins juggernaut is well and truly rolling now 6-0 last week vs Woodley and now a demolition of their neighbours. Next up at Larges Lane Abingdon Utd

Flackwell Heath 2-1 Burnham
Highworth Town 3-2 Royal Wootton Bassett Town - not seen a full report of this one yet but RWBT were down to 9 men around the hour mark and scored their 2nd on 89’– so would suggests some drama unfolding

Lydney Town 1-1 Longlevens
Oxford City Nomads 2-2 Brackley Town Saints
Tuffley Rovers 3-1 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Wantage Town 2-1 Thatcham Town – Freds up to 7th as Kingfishers falter and slip back to 4th
Windsor 3-0 Ascot United
HELL1E
Sandhurst Town 2-2 Wallingford Town AFC

[Royal Rother]

Nice 3-0 win for Windsor over closest neighbours Ascot.

Barry Hayles made it 3 in 3 for him - his strength, experience and ability has made a significant difference. At 45 he is remarkable.

[Four Of Clubs]

Did a double header yesterday. Went to Camberley for the 1130 kick off then off to Farnborough to watch Cureton.

Slough bought about 150 fans which was a food effort but they are definitely Wednesday of the football league. They thought they were massive.
Despicable club.

... the above might have had more credence about it, had it not been at the expense of those other 'self-deprecating darlings' ... 'boro.

A check on their popularity ratings around NL and indeed even amongst their own fans, might put hem slightly above Sluff in the B-B-B stakes....

Locally I've encountered more vociferously ex-Boro fans than from any other outfit .... might have had a lot to do with the antics of Spencer Day & previously Mr Westley.

[Royalist]

Maidenhead lost Dave Tarpey to Barnet subject to EFL clearance.

Huge blow for them.

[Bonzodog]

Bobby Wilkinson Wealdstones new boss has wasted no time in signing Hungerfords best 2 players Matty Day and Luke Williams

[tmesis]

Maidenhead lost Dave Tarpey to Barnet subject to EFL clearance.

Huge blow for them.

Unless he was demanding a move, or Barnet paid a large fee, it seems a crazy bit of business for Maidenhead. They looked to have a good chance of staying up with him in the team. Now though, they are probably odds on to go down.

With it being so late, they can't even sign a replacement.

[Linden Jones]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41050174

Billericay V Didcot Town will be live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer on 2nd September. BBC will be streaming one game from each round of main qualifying rounds.

A forensic takedown of the Billericay owner: http://twohundredpercent.net/billericay-town-essex/

[double d]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41050174

Billericay V Didcot Town will be live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer on 2nd September. BBC will be streaming one game from each round of main qualifying rounds.

A forensic takedown of the Billericay owner: http://twohundredpercent.net/billericay-town-essex/

Good Article. In short..... he is a fraud, a failed businessmen and he will give it up in a year

[Royal Rother]

Looking forward to another trip down the M4 to see Windsor at Brimscombe and Thrupp.

Windsor's away support is very creditable - average of 150 at home and we are taking circa 50 to games that are 70-100 miles away. Today is going to be very messy for the crew.... they are already on the beer train and have a full day of it lined up incl a visit to a pub (The Lord John I believe) where you can get a pint for under £2.

I on the other hand have a visit lined up to IKEA on the way back up the M4....

[Four Of Clubs]

... rushed again sorry -need to leave imminently - mate wants to attempt a cup game ... at GREAT YARMOUTH -

- personally I think we'll be sat on the M25 for most of the afternoon - much as me and the kin were queueing for yonks yesterday on the M5 during our leisurely amble back from a rare 'Foccers' family hols in Cornwall -

Sat 2nd Sept

FA Cup 1Q

026 Kempston Rovers v Wisbech Town
030 Soham Town Rangers v Westfields
034 St. Ives Town v Coalville Town
037 Tividale v A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds
041 Stratford Town v Newcastle Town
045 Yaxley v Dereham Town
047 FRI Cambridge City 3-1 St. Neots Town
048 Maldon & Tiptree v Hayes & Yeading United
049 Tilbury v Aylesbury United
050 North Leigh v Biggleswade Town
053 Hendon v Wingate & Finchley
054 Beaconsfield Town v Marlow
055 Colney Heath v Cockfosters
056 Berkhamsted v Slough Town
057 Clapton v Needham Market
058 Royston Town v Dunstable Town
059 12:30 Billericay Town v Didcot Town live on BBC Sport
060 Bedford Town v Lowestoft Town
061 Ware v Witham Town
062 Thurrock v Harlow Town
063 Hadley v F.C. Romania
064 Great Yarmouth Town v Chesham United
065 Hertford Town v Grays Athletic
066 Haringey Borough v Hitchin Town
067 Potters Bar Town v Bishop’s Stortford
068 Gorleston v Barking
069 Arlesey Town v Heybridge Swifts
070 A.F.C. Sudbury v Mildenhall Town
071 Aylesbury v Leiston
072 Hanwell Town v Brightlingsea Regent
073 St. Margaretsbury v Kidlington
074 Cheshunt v Takeley
075 Haverhill Borough v Kings Langley
076 Enfield Town v Harrow Borough
078 Ashford Town (Middlesex) v Corinthian Casuals
079 Phoenix Sports v Eastbourne Town
080 Ramsgate v Egham Town
081 Margate v East Grinstead Town
082 Faversham Town v Tonbridge Angels
083 Crowborough Athletic v Sevenoaks Town
084 Dulwich Hamlet v Hastings United
085 Tooting & Mitcham United v Merstham
086 Thamesmead Town v Lewes
087 Herne Bay v Walton Casuals
088 Metropolitan Police v Staines Town
089 Folkestone Invicta v Greenwich Borough
090 Dorking Wanderers v Worthing
091 Horsham v Ashford United
092 Haywards Heath Town v Tunbridge Wells
093 Banstead Athletic v Glebe - Athletic one of four reps from the CCL to reach this round
094 Carshalton Athletic v Pagham
095 FRI Kingstonian 3-2 Shoreham
096 Leatherhead v Cray Valley (P.M.)
097 Erith Town v Burgess Hill Town
098 Hereford v Godalming Town - think the G's might get a bit of a seeing to this PM....
099 Banbury United v Tiverton Town
100 Bridport v Barnstaple Town
101 Gosport Borough v Bridgwater Town
102 Frome Town v A.F.C. Totton
103 A.F.C. Portchester v Dorchester Town
104 Farnborough v Salisbury
105 Odd Down v Weymouth
106 Tavistock v Taunton Town
107 Merthyr Town v Willand Rovers
108 Tuffley Rovers v Swindon Supermarine - hosts one of two Hellenic survivors
109 Horndean v Bodmin Town
110 Paulton Rovers v Winchester City
111 Guildford City v Knaphill
112 Basingstoke Town v Hartley Wintney
113 Bideford v Bishop’s Cleeve
114 Hamworthy United v Thatcham Town
115 Cinderford Town v Moneyfields
116 Andover Town v Cadbury Heath


SUN
040 14:00 Romulus v Kettering Town
051 Romford v A.F.C. Hornchurch
052 Baldock Town v Thame United
077 Littlehampton Town v Chipstead

NAT
Aldershot Town v Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United v Maidstone United
Macclesfield Town v Woking
Sutton United v Maidenhead United - Magpies visit current league leaders in their first game sans Tarpey!
17:30 Tranmere Rovers v Dover Athletic
NATS
Bath City v Welling United
Chelmsford City v Bognor Regis Town
East Thurrock United v Wealdstone
Eastbourne Borough v Chippenham Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Dartford
Hemel Hempstead Town v Truro City
Hungerford Town v Concord Rangers
Oxford City v Braintree Town
St Albans City v Gloucester City
Weston-super-Mare v Havant & Waterlooville
Whitehawk v Poole Town
NATN
Harrogate Town v Brackley Town


CCLP
Abbey Rangers AFC Hayes
Balham Bedfont Sports
Farnham Town Chertsey Town
Horley Town Hanworth Villa
Epsom & Ewell Redhill
Spelthorne Sports Sutton Common Rovers
Walton & Hersham Colliers Wood United
Westfield North Greenford United
CCL1
AC London Bagshot
Chessington & Hook United Eversley & California
Cobham Badshot Lea
Farleigh Rovers Sheerwater
Fleet Spurs Bedfont & Feltham
Frimley Green Worcester Park
Kensington Borough South Park Reserves
Raynes Park Vale Cove
Staines Lammas Ash United

HELLP
Ascot United Highmoor Ibis
Bracknell Town Abingdon United
Brimscombe & Thrupp Windsor
Fairford Town Brackley Town Saints
Flackwell Heath Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Longlevens Oxford City Nomads
Wantage Town Highworth Town
Woodley United Binfield
HELl1E
AFC Aldermaston Chinnor
Didcot Town Reserves Wallingford Town AFC
Milton United Sandhurst Town
Thame Rangers Holyport
Virginia Water Henley Town

WESSP
Alresford Town Hamble Club
WESS1
Alton Totton & Eling
Andover New Street Hythe & Dibden
Tadley Calleva Weymouth Res - Tadley went top in midweek with a 5-0 thumping of Whitchurch
Whitchurch United Verwood Town

[Royalist]

With it being so late, they can't even sign a replacement.

Don't think they have a transfer window in national league. Heard the figure of 100k banded about. Would be able to get a few top semi pros for that.

He started and lasted 60 mins yesterday. I wonder if he has to work his notice at his day job?!

[double d]

Somebody has said to me he is on about 1k a week at barnet. At 29 that is a big risk to take if you leave the day job, unless they say to take him back no questions asked after football. Good luck to him.

[double d]

Coventry fans seem well ratlolololololed at this

"Dave Tarpey isn't a footballer name anyway, Dave Tarpey is a guy your old man knows who'll give you mates rates on your guttering"

[Royal Rother]

Brimscombe and Thrupp 4-4 Windsor

90 miles each way - disappointing result but good entertainment and a very picturesque ground and warm welcome.

Dear oh dear, we really have wrapped this one up. 4-2 with 10 mins to go and always the better team. The manager was having a right go at them after the game which is unusual.

One of their players scored a hat trick from dead balls. We concede a fair few silly free kicks around the area (and penalties) and in a season and a half I haven't seen our keeper save a single one. In fact with the free kicks he has hardly laid a glove on one. Always seems to start too far across the goal.

[Royalist]

Somebody has said to me he is on about 1k a week at barnet. At 29 that is a big risk to take if you leave the day job, unless they say to take him back no questions asked after football. Good luck to him.

Well i guess it depends on how much the job he has was paying him and what type of career he has. 52k a year for 2 or so years? Give him time to find a new day job when its over. The Coventry offer didn't fit as he would have to move. Guess he doesn't now.

Rother you'll win nothing with kids! ( unless you get a once in a generation group of players who go on to be full internationals making you look like a fool)

[Four Of Clubs]

NL results from Sat 2nd Sept

FA Cup 1st Qualifying

026 Kempston Rovers 2-1 Wisbech Town
030 Soham Town Rangers 0-0 Westfields
034 St. Ives Town 1-0 Coalville Town
037 Tividale 2-3 A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds
041 Stratford Town 4-0 Newcastle Town
045 Yaxley 0-1 Dereham Town
047 FRI Cambridge City 3-1 St. Neots Town
048 Maldon & Tiptree 3-3 Hayes & Yeading United replay Tue 5th
049 Tilbury 0-1 Aylesbury United
050 North Leigh 2-2 Biggleswade Town replay Tue 5th
053 Hendon 1-1 Wingate & Finchley
054 Beaconsfield Town 0-2 Marlow
055 Colney Heath 3-0 Cockfosters - CH from the SSM progress beating their own league rivals - Baldock from Div One could join them as SSM survivors, if they can overcome Thame this PM - match being played at Arlesey Town (about halfway between Hitchin and Biggleswade - mentioned before but one of Dave Kitson's early clubs - Arlesey not Baldock! ).

056 Berkhamsted 1-3 Slough Town
057 Clapton 0-3 Needham Market
058 Royston Town 2-0 Dunstable Town
059 Billericay Town 5-0 Didcot Town
060 Bedford Town 0-2 Lowestoft Town
061 Ware 2-1 Witham Town
062 Thurrock 1-1 Harlow Town
063 Hadley 2-3 F.C. Romania
064 Great Yarmouth Town 0-2 Chesham United
- Got to this just about at KO – v.long drive and M25 was a bit of a git up to about S.Mimms – easy enough ground to find though; set just back from the sea-front.
- Not sure they prepared themselves for a ‘big tie’ – presumably cos they’d perhaps assumed this wasn’t one. Average home crowds last season was around 110 (taking out a one-off of about 800 - presumably a holiday/special offer fixture). Chesham brought a fair few fans to swell the crowd to close to 300 but the hosts evidently hadn’t anticipated this.
- Miniscule number of progs printed so we didn't manage to get one– picked up a copy of last weeks from behind the bar. Parking was a bit ‘hit and miss’ but plenty of free street parking around.
- Woeful lack of food, with some odd ‘supply’ regulations – ran out of rolls for burgers just after KO - and were all of 100 yds from an ALDI so not sure why no-one had been despatched to get more – weren’t cooking any Burgers anyway so not sure where the rolls they did have at the start had gone? ....as a result yet my mate was asked if he wanted a BACON roll when he was refused a Pasty – “they are reserved for half-time”
…. and the bar was poorly stocked – can of John Smiths or bottles of Becks/Stella was about their limit. Had got some Ale but they too had long gone by about 15:15.
- Chesham from 2 levels higher won without too much bother but themselves are in a bad way losing the entire playing squad on the eve of this season
- back indoors around 20:30 - long day for a NL match ..... and it wasn't even a tick at a club from a 'targetted' league. Good to judge timings for those that way we still have on our list.

065 Hertford Town 1-1 Grays Athletic
066 Haringey Borough 1-1 Hitchin Town
067 Potters Bar Town 1-0 Bishop’s Stortford
068 Gorleston 0-4 Barking
069 Arlesey Town 0-7 {SEVEN} Heybridge Swifts
070 A.F.C. Sudbury 1-1 Mildenhall Town
071 Aylesbury 1-3 Leiston
072 Hanwell Town 4-1 Brightlingsea Regent
073 St. Margaretsbury 1-6 {SIX} Kidlington
074 Cheshunt 2-0 Takeley
075 Haverhill Borough 0-8 {EIGHT} Kings Langley
076 Enfield Town 2-1 Harrow Borough
078 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 2-0 Corinthian Casuals
079 Phoenix Sports 2-0 Eastbourne Town
080 Ramsgate 3-3 Egham Town replay Tue 5th
081 Margate 3-1 East Grinstead Town
082 Faversham Town 3-1 Tonbridge Angels
083 Crowborough Athletic v Sevenoaks Town
084 Dulwich Hamlet 3-1 Hastings United
085 Tooting & Mitcham United 2-0 Merstham
086 Thamesmead Town 3-0 Lewes
087 Herne Bay 3-1 Walton Casuals
088 Metropolitan Police 3-2 Staines Town
089 Folkestone Invicta 3-2 Greenwich Borough
090 Dorking Wanderers 3-2 Worthing
091 Horsham {SIX} 6-0 Ashford United
092 Haywards Heath Town 2-2 Tunbridge Wells
093 Banstead Athletic 0-4 Glebe
094 Carshalton Athletic 5-3 Pagham – Robins fought back from 2 down at HT
095 FRI Kingstonian 3-2 Shoreham
096 Leatherhead 6-0 Cray Valley (P.M.)
097 Erith Town 0-3 Burgess Hill Town
098 Hereford {EIGHT} 8-0 Godalming Town - much as I anticipated
099 Banbury United 4-2 Tiverton Town
100 Bridport 1-0 Barnstaple Town
101 Gosport Borough 1-0 Bridgwater Town
102 Frome Town 2-1 A.F.C. Totton
103 A.F.C. Portchester 1-0 Dorchester Town - bit of a giant killing here and the last remaining Wessex league side to progress
104 Farnborough 2-3 Salisbury - att just short of 400
105 Odd Down 0-5 Weymouth
106 Tavistock 2-2 Taunton Town
107 Merthyr Town {SIX} 6-1 Willand Rovers
108 Tuffley Rovers 0-5 Swindon Supermarine
109 Horndean 0-2 Bodmin Town
110 Paulton Rovers 1-0 Winchester City
111 Guildford City 1-3 Knaphill - last of the CCL survivors
112 Basingstoke Town 2-2 Hartley Wintney att 554 - replay Tue 5th KO 19:30
113 Bideford 5-1 Bishop’s Cleeve
114 Hamworthy United 1-5 Thatcham Town - final Hellenic Club left in - good result against what had been an inform Wessex Premier side - they'd beaten Ascot 4-1 in the last round
115 Cinderford Town 2-1 Moneyfields
116 Andover Town 1-2 Cadbury Heath


SUNDAY 3rd Sept
040 14:00 Romulus v Kettering Town
- thought seriously about this one but yesterday's 'epic saga', the earlier KO and the fact middle-one was admitted to RBH last night , means I've decided/had to opt out - need to be around to ferry people back 'n forth (though we do actually live opposite South Block) - The other two need lifts into to Town for work/hobby and she probably won't want to walk home once they've decided to discharge her.
051 Romford v A.F.C. Hornchurch
052 Baldock Town v Thame United
077 Littlehampton Town v Chipstead

NAT
Aldershot Town 1-0 Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United 3-1 Maidstone United
Macclesfield Town 1-3 Woking
Sutton United 0-2 Maidenhead United - Magpies goals from Upward & Odametey - climb back to 7th
Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Dover Athletic att 4101
NATS
Bath City 1-1 Welling United
Chelmsford City 0-0 Bognor Regis Town
East Thurrock United 1-1 Wealdstone
Eastbourne Borough 4-2 Chippenham Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2-2 Dartford
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-2 Truro City
Hungerford Town 2-0 Concord Rangers – goals from Soares & Bignall
Oxford City 1-2 Braintree Town
St Albans City 2-3 Gloucester City
Weston-super-Mare 1-4 Havant & Waterlooville
Whitehawk 2-2 Poole Town – Dolphins led 2-0 at break incl goal from newly arrived Warren Bentley
NATN
Harrogate Town 1-1 Brackley Town – honours shared between the current top two.

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 2-1 AFC Hayes
Balham 2-4 Bedfont Sports – Sports draw level with leaders Westfield at the top
Farnham Town 2-3 Chertsey Town
Horley Town 2-1 Hanworth Villa
Epsom & Ewell 0-5 Redhill
Spelthorne Sports 4-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Walton & Hersham 1-0 Colliers Wood United
Westfield 2-2 North Greenford United – first dropped points for hosts who stay 1st on GD
CCL1
AC London {SIX} 6-0 Bagshot
Chessington & Hook United 5-0 Eversley & California - big defeat for leaders
Cobham 2-2 Badshot Lea
Farleigh Rovers 1-4 Sheerwater
Fleet Spurs 2-0 Bedfont & Feltham
Frimley Green 0-2 Worcester Park
Kensington Borough 2-2 South Park Reserves
Raynes Park Vale 5-1 Cove
Staines Lammas 3-1 Ash United

HELLP
Ascot United 2-3 Highmoor Ibis
Bracknell Town 3-2 Abingdon United –Ab U seemingly pushed Bracknell hard – visitors led twice but Jon Bennet got the decisive goal to preserve the Robins perfect start – other goals from Short and Grant.

Brimscombe & Thrupp 4-4 Windsor – as RR posted above Windsor led 4-2 going into the last 10’ – B&T’s 4th in added time
Fairford Town 1-2 Brackley Town Saints
Flackwell Heath 4-0 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Longlevens 3-5 Oxford City Nomads
Wantage Town 1-3 Highworth Town
Woodley United 3-2 Binfield – 'Moles' trailled by 3 at the break but couldn’t complete the fightback and the new boys grabbed their first win at this level.
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston 4-0 Chinnor
Didcot Town Reserves 0-0 Wallingford Town AFC
Milton United 0-0 Sandhurst Town
Thame Rangers 3-4 Holyport
Virginia Water {NINE} 9-0 Henley Town – VW stay 100% (4 wins in 4) and take top spot, though two other sides not in action today are currently '3 from 3' : Penn & T and Wok & Emm. - these two clash at Lowther Rd next Saturday

WESSP
Alresford Town 1-1 Hamble Club
WESS1
Alton 2-2 Totton & Eling
Andover New Street 5-2 Hythe & Dibden - ANS recovered from a big defeat in midweek @ Romsey, to continue their best start ever at this level
Tadley Calleva 4-2 Weymouth Res
Whitchurch United 3-1 Verwood Town