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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Royal Rother » 15 Aug 2011 22:16

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Royal Rother I'm sure the betting patterns will be closely scrutinised....

(Windsor were 1-0 up at the time.)


Hmmmm indeed some chap in the bar was bemoaning the fact that he hadn't lumped on a floodlight failure @ 12-1 :?

.... 'bout time they sorted out their draught beers too - price of bottled beer is criminal especially if there is no alternative - other than abstinence. :evil:

Was there truth in the rumour that the re-match will be free entry?


Free entry for re-match is correct. Was announced upon abandonment.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Warfield Royal » 15 Aug 2011 22:35

Red What league are they wharfs?


Ascot United in Hellenic League Premiere - same level as Windsor FC

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Red » 15 Aug 2011 22:39

Must make for a tasty local derby.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Warfield Royal » 15 Aug 2011 23:18

Red Must make for a tasty local derby.


Not with Windsor FC as they are newly formed this season and were put straight into Combined Counties.

Ascot United's derby matches are against Binfield, Bracknell Town, Wokingham & Emmbrook and Reading Town and Holyport.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Four Of Clubs » 15 Aug 2011 23:42

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Free entry for re-match is correct. Was announced upon abandonment.



...missed the announcement - was in the (expensive) bar 8) !

RE Ascot : just a thought but presumably another fairly 'local' derby would also be Ascot v Henley - it is scheduled for New Years eve after all - oh and the return is on Easter Sat I think? :)

Forgive 'wharfers' for missing them though cos they sneaked up with Holyport last season. :wink:
They may well struggle: L0-1 at home to Shrivvy last Saturday - who were one of the weaker sides in the Premier not that far above Henley's next opponents this Tue night (Fairford) - both adrift in the bottom three but stayed up due to ground grading difficulties elsewhere.


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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Terminal Boardom » 16 Aug 2011 11:46

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Royal Rother I'm sure the betting patterns will be closely scrutinised....

(Windsor were 1-0 up at the time.)


Hmmmm indeed some chap in the bar was bemoaning the fact that he hadn't lumped on a floodlight failure @ 12-1 :?

.... 'bout time they sorted out their draught beers too - price of bottled beer is criminal especially if there is no alternative - other than abstinence. :evil:

Was there truth in the rumour that the re-match will be free entry?


TBF, the last two home games have seen real ale on draught at £3 per pint. I agree though. £3.20 is steep for a bottle of Knight of the Garter but when compared with Epsom & Ewell who were charging £3.00 for bottled Banks' Bitter then it is not so bad. And don't get me on floodlight / generator failures :twisted:

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Four Of Clubs » 16 Aug 2011 16:53

Terminal Boardom TBF, the last two home games have seen real ale on draught at £3 per pint. I agree though. £3.20 is steep for a bottle of Knight of the Garter but when compared with Epsom & Ewell who were charging £3.00 for bottled Banks' Bitter then it is not so bad. And don't get me on floodlight / generator failures :twisted:


...quite!

It was the £3.20 for a Bud that I felt stung by -

- I'd also been told the generator was coughing, spluttering and smoking BEFORE KO last night ... and that the maintenance chap was nowhere to be found?

Though there was an ol' fellah over the far side with a small tool kit doing something with one of the Pylon boxes shortly before the failure - I hope it wasn't sabotage! :shock:

I remember long long ago at Margate, a similarly elderly gentleman used to hobble around the entire ground with a long pole and steel-capped boots kicking and prodding the lights into action! :twisted:

PS Nice work on the prog by the way - you are 'involved' with that aren't you TB? :wink:

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Warfield Royal » 16 Aug 2011 23:22

Ascot United 1 - 1 Ardley United

AUFC finished second last season so this was a great result for AUFC.

Sky TV were filming all afternoon and the actual FA Cup Trophy was at the club and it will be back on Friday night too. I was allowed to actually pick up the FA Cup Trophy ensuring that I only touched were the ribbons were tied on.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Terminal Boardom » 17 Aug 2011 13:21

Warfield Royal Ascot United 1 - 1 Ardley United

AUFC finished second last season so this was a great result for AUFC.

Sky TV were filming all afternoon and the actual FA Cup Trophy was at the club and it will be back on Friday night too. I was allowed to actually pick up the FA Cup Trophy ensuring that I only touched were the ribbons were tied on.


I touched the FA Cup when Reading played away at Cheltenham in the Cup many years ago. Rumour has it that there are a few copies for promotional showings - could be wrong though.


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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Four Of Clubs » 17 Aug 2011 15:53

Warfield Royal Ascot United 1 - 1 Ardley United

AUFC finished second last season so this was a great result for AUFC.


..fair number of local NL games on last night - had trouble choosing which one to go to.

CONFS

Magpies thrashed 4-0 again - this time @ Dorchester
Basingstoke bt W-S-M 4-1
Brommers W4-0 v Boreham Wood
Dover 4-0 winners @ 'Furrock'
Tonbridge 4-0 winners at York Rd on Sat were walloped 4-1 at home by Sutton.
Truro 2-1 Eastleigh
Woking 2-1 H&R

CCL
Guildford won big again 4-1 @ Cove
Ash 3-0 Dorking
Hanworth Villa 1-0 South Pk
... another problem with lights too - this time at Sandhurst where the official deemed they were not of sufficient brightness to continue whilst they led 2-0 v Banstead - league site has amended the reason to 'failure' now though - expect there's some good fallout over on FansFocus.com.

HELLP - almost a full programme - highlights (other than AUFC's point)
RTFC bt Witney 4-1
Henley won 3-1 @ Fairford - so they'll be breathing easier
Robins went down 0-1 at home to Kidlington - by accounts I've read they were dire. :?
Wantage lost @ Slimbridge, Wok & Emm went down by the odd goal in five at Thame and Holyport lost at Highworth.
In the only game NOT involving a Reserve/Development side in Div 1 East Newbury bt Woodley Town 3-1 bit of revenge there since Woodley did the double over them last season.

Similarly full programme in the SL too ;

AFC Totton bt Oxford City 6-0 in the Premier
In Div One Central there were away wins for Sluff (@ Uxbridge) & Chalfont St P. 5-1 @ Northwood; Chertsey D1-1 with AFC Hayes
In One South & West Hungerford W2-0 @ Ab.Utd (I was there good game - the tall no 7 for Hungerford stood out- Ogbanufe- played much in the style of their coach Gilkesy - only a bit bigger)
Diddy held 1-1 by Yate - Meaker scored for the visitors.

Tonight (Wed) sees a few more local sides in action: Flackwell (ooops sorry should have put Binfield :oops: ) go to Oxford City Nomads , Fleet pop up to Bedfont Sports; Poole visit Sholing and Thatcham host Gosport Boro @ Waterside - I'm taking my younger two to this - with the promise of Cheesy Chips - hope we aren't let down. :wink:

UPDATE - well was slightly disappointing at Waterside Pk tonight - two sides fought out a tense but fairly open 0-0 - generally defences on top - Thatcham look a bit lightweight up front having lost Mpi, I think, back to Maidenhead from where he came on loan.
... and they didn't appear to be doing Cheesy Chips - just ordinary one's - daughter proclaimed the burger was A1 though!
:lol:

Elsewhere Farnborough bt Salisbury 1-0 in CONFS; Fleet won 1-0 @ Bedfont T. ... and a weakened Binfield went down 2-5 @ Court Fm vs Oxford City Nomads :shock: - rumour has it Nomads were packed with quite a few of City's 1st team squad - oddly enough a well-worn rumour whenever they do well - being mooted that a few were drafted in due to the dreadful result the night before @ Totton.
Seems Moles will continue to be understrength for this w/e Cup tie @ Scours which could be good news for RTFC ?
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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by paultheroyal » 17 Aug 2011 23:37

Basingstoke :shock:

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Tony Le Mesmer » 18 Aug 2011 13:15

paultheroyal Basingstoke :shock:


Not really that :shock: tbh. Some very good signings. I think they will be in with a shout at the top 5.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Four Of Clubs » 19 Aug 2011 11:10

This w/e (20th Aug) Preview:

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

ISTHMIAN One South
Godalming Town v Hythe Town

SOUTH Premier
Chippenham Town v Chesham United
SOUTH One Central
Aylesbury v St. Neots Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Barton Rovers
Bedfont Town v Chalfont St. Peter
Bedworth United v Fleet Town
Biggleswade Town v Marlow
Burnham v Rugby Town
Chertsey Town v Slough Town
Leighton Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Northwood v Daventry Town
Uxbridge v North Greenford United
Woodford United v AFC Hayes
SOUTH One South & West
Abingdon United v Paulton Rovers
Didcot Town v Hungerford Town
Mangotsfield United v Poole Town
Stourport Swifts v North Leigh
Thatcham Town v Yate Town

The FA Cup with Budweiser – Extra-Preliminary Round
Playing Friday night (19/08) 19:45 KO
Ascot Utd v Wembley
Cobham v Badshot Lea


Sandhurst Town v Thame United
Witney Town v Newport Pagnell Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Holyport
Staines Lammas v Clanfield 85_
Old Woodstock Town v Wantage Town @ North Leigh FC
Abingdon Town v Milton United
Kidlington v Hillingdon Borough
Hanworth Villa v Shrivenham
Ardley United v Flackwell Heath
Reading Town v Binfield
Molesey v Egham Town
Farnham Town v Guildford City
Three Bridges v Camberley Town
Sevenoaks Town v Ash United
Corinthian v Dorking
Mole Valley SCR v Lordswood
Westfield v Peacehaven & Telscombe
South Park v AFC Uckfield
Alresford Town v Devizes Town
Totton & Eling v Fareham Town
Cove v AFC Portchester
Petersfield Town v Hartley Wintney
Shrewton United v Fleet Spurs
Winchester City v Ringwood Town
Whitchurch United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Alton Town v New Milton Town
Gillingham Town v Newbury
Radstock Town v Wootton Bassett Town
Pewsey Vale v Bishop Sutton

For Tredder: :)
Bodmin Town v Falmouth Town AFC

Playing Sunday 21/08
Aylesbury United v Bracknell Town @ Leighton Town FC
Highworth Town v Odd Down


Comb Counties Division One
Eversley v Guernsey - could be a sizeable turnout for this one NB KO is 13:00h
Frimley Green v Feltham
Knaphill v Bedfont Sports
Sheerwater v Farleigh Rovers
South Kilburn v Worcester Park
Spelthorne Sports v CB Hounslow United

Hellenic Premier
Oxford City Nomads v Henley Town
One East
Chalfont Wasps v Woodley Town
Letcombe v Chinnor
Penn & Tylers Green v Highmoor Ibis

WESSEX One
Tadley Calleva v United Services Portsmouth
Andover New Street v Hythe & Dibden


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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by floyd__streete » 19 Aug 2011 13:25

Isn't 'senior' Non-League football in Berkshire dying a death :cry:

Time was back in the 90s where Slough were in the Conference, Wokingham were in the Isthimian Prem (effectively equivalent level to Conf South), Maidenhead were a division below that. Bracknell were in the lower reaches of the Isthmian, Newbury Town were promoted 2 or 3 seasons in a row. Now we have Maidenhead who are (for now at least :cry: ) Conf South, then you go down to the Southern League regional divisions to find Slough, Thatcham and Hungerford. Wokingham, Bracknell and Newbury are all playing in the Hellenic, which truth be told is barely a step up from pub football and a standard so poor you begrudge paying to watch it.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Wax Jacket » 19 Aug 2011 13:39

don't think it's too much of a stretch of the imagination to suggest that the success of Chelsea, Reading and Wycombe has probably caused that

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Tony Le Mesmer » 19 Aug 2011 15:30

Its a good point though. Berkshire is a bit of a void for decent Non League football. You can add the demise of W&E to that list and Marlow used to be a much stronger club as well, Bucks i know.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by T.R.O.L.I. » 19 Aug 2011 15:43

Wax Jacket don't think it's too much of a stretch of the imagination to suggest that the success of Chelsea, Reading and Wycombe has probably caused that


Agreed - and also that, with it obviously becoming more expensive own / run a club, the smaller clubs have fallen by the wayside.

Berkshire's not exactly the biggest of counties and, with the proximity of other clubs just outside the borders (eg Aldershot, Oxford, Swindon - even Woking & Farnborough - and that's before you even get to London) sustaining the number of clubs at their levels in the 90's was always going to be a struggle.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 19 Aug 2011 18:27

Wax Jacket don't think it's too much of a stretch of the imagination to suggest that the success of Chelsea, Reading and Wycombe has probably caused that

Of the imagination, no, but of reality, it would be.

Wokingham and Slough plunged because financial troubles cost them their stadiums. Slough couldn't really afford to be in the conference, and improvements Wokingham made to allow them to go up (even though they didn't make it) knackered them severely.

Newbury were being bankrolled way beyond their means by a rich owner, and it went tits up when he pulled the plug.

Bracknell have always struggled. Their ground, despite being a dump, is hidden away down a lane. It's so out of sight, out of mind, that many people in the town probably have no idea where the ground is. The 80s were the club's peak. They only got into the rymans league in the early 80s and rose to the 2nd tier (when there were four tiers) but couldn't sustain it and dropped down. The reality is that the club has traditionally been a Hellenic league level club, and struggled to make the transition beyond that.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Elmer Park » 19 Aug 2011 22:07

First Berkshire Club exits the FA Cup with Ascot United losing 2-1 to a last minute winner by Combined Counties Wembley. You probably all know but the game was the first to be streamed live on Facebook. I am not a faceybooky sort of person but am told it was a decent game considering the levels the two teams play at.

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Re: Non - League thread 2011/12

by Platypuss » 19 Aug 2011 22:45

Four Of Clubs This w/e (20th Aug) Preview:

Truro City v Dover


Ouch! Can't see many away fans for that one.

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