Non - League thread 2009/10

[Alan Partridge]

I am informed (quite probably unreliably) that some of Farnborough's players are on £800 per week and that they are a financial disaster waiting to happen.

Without getting out of 2nd gear they made Windsor & Eton's honest amateurs look pretty inferior in the FA Cup a couple of weeks back. Robinson at the back (ex-Arsenal youngster) looked (and sounded - he was very vocal!) particularly classy.

To be honest Rother you could say every club that is spending money at any level is a 'disaster waiting to happen'. Farnborough are owned by their supporters aren' they? So no idea where they are getting the cash from. What they also get is a home crowd double of what Maidenhead get every week.

They are spending for that level, school m8 of mine has gone there from Didcot Town in the summer (scored last night) they more than doubled his wages.

Farnborough will probably get promotion this season, get that stand done and they'll have a cracking non league stadium capable of hosting BSP football definitely and possibly League 2, no worse than Macclesfield's or Accrington's ground.

[floyd__streete]

I tend to share the same suspicions as Rother, but Farnborough has hosted Conference football for many years in the past and there is a decent fan base to tap in to; some league games this season have attracted 4 figure crowds. The ground is very impressive and the set up there is geared to success higher up the pyramid, good luck to them.

[Dirk Gently]

Their ground is also owned by the local council, which is always a great asset for small clubs.

[Terminal Boardom]

I saw Tom Jones play for Farnborough Town. My memories of Cherrywood Rd are of the dug outs being opposite the main stand and some bloke from Tiverton stood behind one of the goals holding a large pumpkin on top of his head.

[Dirk Gently]

I saw Tom Jones play for Farnborough Town.

It's not unusual.

[rfcjoe]

Help Yourself to them puns Dirkers.

[frimmers]

krooner park..the home of the mighty camberley town....the bar is great,and i used to get proudly inebriated there in the rick wakeman days..fond memories:)

[Royal Rother]

The above makes the stand at Stag Meadow (below) look like the Holt End!!

[Terminal Boardom]

Not too dissimilar to what used to exist at Wokingham Town's ground.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Farnborough will probably get promotion this season, get that stand done and they'll have a cracking non league stadium capable of hosting BSP football definitely and possibly League 2, no worse than Macclesfield's or Accrington's ground.

Between them and Truro for the title. Think Farnborough will do it though as they have more experience at that level. Truro will be a good bet to win the play offs.

[Four Of Clubs]

... sorry didn't get round to doin' a preview - I'm sure no-one missed it!

Anywhose - here's the results from yesterday:-

FA CUP 3rd Qualifying Rnd
Woking 2-0 Maidstone
Heybridge Swifts 0-0 Farnboro - replay Wed eve 19:45 @ Cherrywood Rd
Tooting & M 3-2 Sluff

..other noteworthy Cup scores...

Truro 1-1 Mangotsfield
- reportedly 'fluke' equalizer for Truro in 2nd min injury time
Paulton Rovers 1-0 Newport County -
goal in the 4th min puts previously unbeaten Exiles out to a side two levels below them in the Pyramid - I went to this one - was approaching turnstile when homeside scored - combination of iffy traffic in Brizzle - difficulty parking and dodgy signs in Village and outside ground - plus my 'firstborn' decided he needed to go to the loo before the game started
Crowd a dissappointing (and mostly dissappointed) 700 odd. Thought a lot more Welshmen would have taken the short trip over the bridge - the H/T 'Away Supporters' bar was a very desolate place - and even my Exiles mate whom we took with us - didn't feel like a pint !
Aylesbury 4-3 Chesham - lowest ranked club - certainly in the south - overcome nr neighbours - I think they were 4-1 up at one stage.

League Games
CONF South
Weymuff 0-5 Maidenhead 9 goals in last two games for the Magpies

SOUTH Prem
Diddy 2-1 Hemel
Tiverton 0-5 Bashley - away side go Top as Boro and Truro playing in the Cup.
Swindon Supermarine 1-7 Brackley - go 3rd above Truro
SOUTHERN One
Midland
Sudbury 2-3 Marlow
Stourport 5-4 Aylesbury Utd - Ducks still no points
Burnham 1-0 Woodford Utd
South-West
Cinderford 2-4 Hungerford
Thatcham 3-1 Uxbridge
Royalists 2-1 Taunton
Robins fans skip this bit
North Leigh 8 - 0 Bracknell Town

Hellenic Prem
Reading Town - w/o a game: Bicester Town couldn't raise a team - may be on the brink of folding - due to play @ Binfield tomorrow night - will be interesting to see if they manage to get an XI for that one.
Flackwell 4-1 Binfield
Hook Norton 1-6 Ascot
... and another 'shock' for the Blanket Boys
Witney 1-2 Wantage

One-East
Finch 0-2 Thame
Newbury 2-2 Henley
Prestwood 1-3 Wokkers
Woodley Town 3-2 Farnboro Res. - crowd of nearly 80 - not bad.

Combined Counties One
CB Hounslow 1-1 Eversley

Wessex One
Aldermaston 1-6 Stockbridge
Fleet Spurs 2-4 Fawley
Hamble 3-1 Farnborough North End
Verwood 1-0 Tadley

... finally in the Wessex Premier Poole Town lost their 100% record with a home defeat by Wimborne on Tuesday and only drew yesterday @ Newport [IOW]
I think their first league defeat in 08/09 happened in the final week of the season.

[AndyRFC]

Walton Casuals 0-3 Staines,

our trip continues.

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Walton Casuals 0-3 Staines,

our trip continues.

I assume the 4th qualifying round isn't regionalised? If so, you could have one hell of a trip on your hands!!

Teams of "note" still in the hat for the next round:

FC United of Manchester (3rd round replay v Stalybridge to come)
Hampton and Richmond (3rd round replay v Aveley to come)
Bromley
Oxford City
Aylesbury (as mentioned below)
Ashford Town (Middx) - nice local derby for the Staines massive.

[Royal Rother]

North Leigh 8 - 0 Bracknell Town

All the goals in the 2nd half, including 5 in the last 10 minutes.

[paultheroyal]

krooner park..the home of the mighty camberley town....the bar is great,and i used to get proudly inebriated there in the rick wakeman days..fond memories:)

Referee'd there many a time, coming through the ranks.

[Tredder]

When is the draw for the next round?

[Four Of Clubs]

When is the draw for the next round?

... 'bout an hour ago !

Yertiz - and it IS still regionalized = well 'Norf 'n Sarf'
... Staines to go to Hayes and Yeading - good opportunity for some to visit Church Rd on the 24th - Royals game moved to the Monday - quaint old style NL ground - I think its getting bulldozed in the near/medium future - no idea where they are going - presumably NOT back to Yeading FC's old ground.
... [Mr A. - Your lot are H v Sutton - should you get past Aveley Wed. night!]

Northern Section
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1 Hinckley United vs Histon
2 Nuneaton Town vs Guiseley AFC or Kendal Town
3 FC Halifax Town vs Wrexham
4 Gateshead vs Alfreton Town or Southport
5 Workington vs Rushden & Diamonds
6 Mansfield Town vs Altrincham
7 Buxton or Bradford (Park Avenue) vs Stourbridge or Hucknall Town
8 Salford City or Blyth Spartans AFC vs AFC Telford United or Worcester City
9 Ilkeston Town or Eastwood Town vs Tamworth
10 Lincoln United or Frickley Athletic vs Cambridge United
11 Kettering Town vs Redditch United
12 Northwich Victoria vs FC United Of Manchester or Stalybridge Celtic
13 Barrow vs Chester City
14 Kidderminster Harriers vs Fleetwood Town
15 York City vs Bedworth United

Southern Section
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16 Hendon or Ashford Town (Middx) vs Woking
17 Gloucester City vs Lowestoft Town or Sutton Coldfield Town
18 Heybridge Swifts or Farnborough vs Salisbury City
19 Truro City or Mangotsfield United vs Forest Green Rovers
20 Crawley Town vs AFC Wimbledon
21 Oxford City vs Bury Town or Bedford Town
22 Bromley vs Ebbsfleet United
23 Chelmsford City vs Stevenage Borough
24 Aylesbury vs Wealdstone
25 Dover Athletic vs Eastleigh
26 Hayes & Yeading United vs Staines Town
27 Luton Town vs Grays Athletic
28 Oxford United vs Thurrock
29 Bath City vs AFC Totton
30 Paulton Rovers vs Chippenham Town
31 Tooting & Mitcham United vs Eastbourne Borough
32 Hampton & Richmond Borough or Aveley vs Sutton United

[Royal Rother]

Sttrong rumour that W&E's Keith Scott is being interviewed for the vacant manager's job at Wycombe.

[AndyRFC]

When is the draw for the next round?

... 'bout an hour ago !

Yertiz - and it IS still regionalized = well 'Norf 'n Sarf'
... Staines to go to Hayes and Yeading - good opportunity for some to visit Church Rd on the 24th - Royals game moved to the Monday - quaint old style NL ground - I think its getting bulldozed in the near/medium future - no idea where they are going - presumably NOT back to Yeading FC's old ground.
... [Mr A. - Your lot are H v Sutton - should you get past Aveley Wed. night!]

I read somewhere that, they were going back to Yeading FC. I have no idea where I read it, but it might be in this thread somewhere!

[Royal With Cheese]

Went to Oxford on Saturday. Refreshingly, even though they won 5-0, they were shit. Officials were inept and bizarre in equal portions.

The oxford following literrally came straight out of a freak show - it was quite frightening.