Non - League thread 2009/10

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

thats a good result for M'head at hayes Lane

Brommers have been really inconsistent this year - frustratingly so.

[Four Of Clubs]

Maidenhead beaten 1-0 by Barrow in the Trophy.

Early goal knocked Maiders back in a game which saw plenty of attacking but few clear cut chances. Maidenhead did shake the bar at the death and a draw probably would of been a fair result but the cost of going up there and possibly losing meant it was probably a good thing to save money.

Credit to the 30/35 Barrow fans that came all that way!

... I ended up at this one - agree with the report - thought there wasn't much between the sides - certainly couldn't tell which was from STEP01.
Barrow looked slightly more mobile on the flanks and tighter in midfield.
Though the Magpies threatened on several occasions they were poor at ball retention - thought they had the beating of Barrow in the air but were reluctant to use the longer ball - maybe the surface wasn't the best for that?

Got the general impression that quite a few of the Maidenhead players couldn't really be @rsed - don't s'pose the thought of Gateshead or Chipp'nem in the next was all that exciting?

Got home to find there were goals all over the shop elsewhere - but since my In-Laws turned up late to Babysit I was somewhat limited in choice.

Other 'local' Scores
FA Trophy
P@xford 1-0 Woking
CONF-South
Basingstoke 2-3 Bromley
SOUTH Prem
Banbury 0-3 Farnborough
B&B Cup Quarter Final
Thatcham 4-2 Burnham
I think the other Quarter Final ties are scheduled for next week :
Tue 26th: Abingdon Utd v Maidenhead
Tue 26th: Sluff v Marlow (@ Beaconsfield)
Wed 27th: Windsor & Eton v Wycombe Wanderers

SL Cup
Marlow 2-3 VT FC
Middx Senior Cup
Bedfont Green 0-1 Staines Town
Combined Counties Prem
Bedfont 6-1 Ash Utd
Hellenic Premier
Shortwood 2-0 Reading Town Town still have a big lead but 2nd 3rd and 4th all have 4 games in hand and are on winning runs. After 11 straight league wins Town have now lost 2 in 4.
Wantage 4-0 Malmesbury
Witney 5-1 Highworth
B&B Trophy Quarter Finals
Sandhurst 2-1 Binfield
Marlow Utd 2-4 (aet) Newport Pagnell Town
This is the 'Cup' that Reading Town won last season - beat NPT in the Final at Abingdon Utd - they have go to Shrivenham at the end of the month (Wed 27th).
Waiting in the Semis are as above NPT, The 'Fizzers' and Abingdon Town who won Monday night's Q-F tie @ Milton Utd

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Basingstoke 2-3 Bromley

My case in point!

[Compo's Hat]

Maidenhead beaten 1-0 by Barrow in the Trophy.

Early goal knocked Maiders back in a game which saw plenty of attacking but few clear cut chances. Maidenhead did shake the bar at the death and a draw probably would of been a fair result but the cost of going up there and possibly losing meant it was probably a good thing to save money.

Credit to the 30/35 Barrow fans that came all that way!

... I ended up at this one - agree with the report - thought there wasn't much between the sides - certainly couldn't tell which was from STEP01.
Barrow looked slightly more mobile on the flanks and tighter in midfield.
Though the Magpies threatened on several occasions they were poor at ball retention - thought they had the beating of Barrow in the air but were reluctant to use the longer ball - maybe the surface wasn't the best for that?

Got the general impression that quite a few of the Maidenhead players couldn't really be @rsed - don't s'pose the thought of Gateshead or Chipp'nem in the next was all that exciting?

Shame we didn't know you were coming, could of easily chatted away to you about all things non league.

Agree Barrow looked more dangerous then they got the ball out wide, particularly in the 1st half out on the left. Maiders crossing was poor last night, too many failing to find a Magpie head.

[paultheroyal]

Basingstoke 2-3 Bromley

My case in point!

Basingstoke are in total freefall. They were serious challengers through November and even topped the league and then i dont think they have won since!!

[Four Of Clubs]

Shame we didn't know you were coming, could of easily chatted away to you about all things non league.

... s'OK - I didn't know myself until about 19:15, as I whizzed up a thankfully free-flowing M4.

I was still in three minds as to whether to bear sharp left at jn 8/9 and head up the 404 to Marlow or even Flackwell - where the 'other' Marlow were playing.

Plumped for York Rd in the end cos I knew - though like the other two this was a Cup match - there was no chance of ET or pens - so I'd get back to the Pub in time for a couple at least.

I'm usually fairly anonymous at NL too - never carry the trappings of the usual 'anorak' i.e. Rucksack, Huge Plastic Bag for Progs, Camera, Flask etc etc - only get noticed if I have my eldest with me and he's wearing his Royals Hat - often gets asked about it - 'specially during our Prem yrs - when plenty of people expressed approval.

...as it turned out I missed a fair few goals @ other games and upon returning to my 'local' - found NOT ONLY were they STILL without my drink of choice ('Guins') but instead of a choice of four/five lagers and about the same bitters - only had Fozzters or Zoider - my mates had been too bone idle to walk somewhere else like the Upin too.

Oh ... and had the Barrow keeper been training with Marcus H? He certainly is from he same school of Goalkicking!

[floyd__streete]

Felt that Maidenhead needed a bit more strength up front; young Wall is a decent prospect who will do well for them but the other options - Kieron's St Aimie and Knight - rarely impress me. Was a decent game first half with - as alluded to above - Barrow looking dangerous when they got the ball out wide but with Maidenhead having half-chances at the other end. Second half became increasingly scrappy and the last minute thunderbolt which smashed against the bar for Maidenhead would have been out of place in what was ultimately a rather drab game.

[Four Of Clubs]

Here's this weeks' NL choices - though I expect quite a few might get rained off by tomorrow PM.

A few down the other side of Sw!nedon have already 'gone under' :-

FA Vase 4th Round - delayed from last Sat: Chertsey Town v Plymouth Parkway - winners @ Home to Whitley Bay in the next round

CONF-South
Chelmsford City v Basingstoke Town
Maidenhead United v Eastleigh
Woking v Dover Athletic
... and elsewhere
Dorchester Town v Staines Town
Hampton and Richmond Borough v Bromley
Newport County v St Albans City

SOUTHERN
Prem:
Didcot Town v Bedford Town
Halesowen Town v Farnborough
One Midland:
Burnham v Soham Town Rangers
One South & West
Bracknell Town v Hungerford Town
North Leigh v Windsor & Eton
Thatcham Town v Abingdon United

Combined Counties
Prem:
Badshot Lea v Epsom & Ewell
Egham v Camberley
Div One:
Eversley v Cobham 14:00 KO
Farnham Town v Chobham
Hartley Wintney v Frimley Green

Hellenic
Prem:
Reading Town v Fairford
Wantage v Carterton
Div One East 14:15 KOs
Eton Wick v Woodley Town
Finchampstead v Farnboro Res.

Challenge Cup:
Holyport v Almondsbury Town
Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup - probably 13:15 KOs
Newbury v Olney Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Padbury United

Wessex One
AFC Aldermaston v United Services Portsmouth
Fleet Spurs v Horndean
Tadley Calleva v AFC Portchester

... weighing up the chances of getting somewhere for most or part of a game after our Cup ex(it)ploits at lunchtime - but fairly sure the traffic will kn@cker any attempts to go anywhere - other than perhaps Scours. Doubtless jn11 will be solid so that rules out anywhere to the south.
Even then we'll probably need to sprint bloody miles back to the car...and that's AFTER we've queues for s@ddin' ages to get out of the N.Stand - unless of course we're 0-4 down and the plastics have already gone

[Alan Partridge]

Diddy Town. Leave 5mins from the end when it's 0-2 and you'll make it by 3

[Tony Le Mesmer]

^^^ will be doing this, but heading to York Rd

[Four Of Clubs]

Diddy Town. Leave 5mins from the end when it's 0-2 and you'll make it by 3

... think I'd need the use of Sir Les's Chopper to get that far!

By my reckoning the match [12:45 KO?] is due to finish by approx 14:40 at best - allow 20 - 25 mins to get out of the N.Stand (back row ) and walk to the car - doubt if I'll be able to park anywhere nearer than Morrison's.

... mean's we'll be on the road again 15:00h earliest - which I think rules out all BUT Scours if we want to see most of a game?

... doesn't help that my Lad wants to be dropped off back at home - which is sort of on the way.

PS Wouldn't be surprised if Scours is P'Poned anyway with all this wet stuff about.

[Terminal Boardom]

FA Vase 4th Round - delayed from last Sat: Chertsey Town v Plymouth Parkway - winners @ Home to Whitley Bay in the next round

I remember not so long ago Whitley Bay dumping Preston out of the FA Cup. Whitley Bay must have hit on hard times to find themselves in the Vase.

[handbags_harris]

Diddy Town. Leave 5mins from the end when it's 0-2 and you'll make it by 3

... think I'd need the use of Sir Les's Chopper to get that far!

Tbf, Partridge lives in Diddy and therefore is the voice of experience on this...

[Four Of Clubs]

I remember not so long ago Whitley Bay dumping Preston out of the FA Cup. Whitley Bay must have hit on hard times to find themselves in the Vase.

... indeed - was season 89/90 - beat Preston in the 2nd Round proper - lost 1-0 @ Rochdale in the next round.

Dropped out of the Northern Premier League structure after 99/00 and down into the plain ol' Northern League.
Being down at STEP05, they've entered the Vase since 00-01 season and won it twice : 01/02 & last season.

Bearing in mind the NL Pyramid was more or less formed back then they've not been above what is now STEP03 - so not exactly reaching the heights - they spent only 4 season in the Unibond Northern Premier - Premier (really that does seem to be what it is called now - I don't have a stutter! ) from 91 - 95.

[floyd__streete]

^^^ will be doing this, but heading to York Rd

And any smugness we felt at the speed of our getaway from South Reading to arrive at York Road by 3:13 was immediately wiped away by being informed of an early 0-2 scoreline and by the time we took our place on the terrace a third goal flew in for visitors Eastleigh . Game over after less than 20 minutes and it ended 0-3!

[Four Of Clubs]

^^^ will be doing this, but heading to York Rd

And any smugness we felt at the speed of our getaway from South Reading to arrive at York Road by 3:13 was immediately wiped away by being informed of an early 0-2 scoreline and by the time we took our place on the terrace a third goal flew in for visitors Eastleigh . Game over after less than 20 minutes and it ended 0-3!

Well I soon gave up considering a 2nd game - like I said circumstance dictated I had to park in Morrisons - (involving dropping youngest off at Granny's house - Caversham, then to game via Reading Central Pool - middle one had Diving ) - so couldn't consider a more 'creative' getaway point.
AND the eldest didn't want to come to a 2nd game anyway - he'd been to most on offer in range.

Back to Car about 15:10 - complete gridlock - between A33 and ol' Basingstoke Rd - so gave up.

Anyway 'other' Results:-

FA Vase 4th Rnd
Chertsey Town v Plymouth Parkway 6-0
New Mills v Witney 2-1

CONF-South
Chelmsford City v Basingstoke Town 1-2
Woking v Dover Athletic 2-0
Dorchester Town v Staines Town 2-2
Hampton and Richmond Borough v Bromley 0-2
Newport County v St Albans City 5-0

SOUTHERN
Prem:
Didcot Town v Bedford Town 2-2
Halesowen Town v Farnborough 1-1
One Midland:
Burnham v Soham Town Rangers 3-0
Stourport v Sluff 1-4
S.Coldfield v Marlow 2-2
One South & West
AFC Totton v Cinderford 4-0
Bedfont Green v Bps Cleeve PP
Bracknell Town v Hungerford Town PP
North Leigh v Windsor & Eton 0-3
Thatcham Town v Abingdon United 4-0

Combined Counties
Prem:
Badshot Lea v Epsom & Ewell PP
Bookham v Sandhurst 0-2
Egham v Camberley 4-2
Div One:
Eversley v Cobham 4-4
Farnham Town v Chobham 7-2
Hartley Wintney v Frimley Green 1-0

... special mention for
Coulsden Utd 3-3 Croydon Municipal - home teams' first point of the season in their 22nd game.

Hellenic
Prem:
Reading Town v Fairford 2-0
Wantage v Carterton 2-1
Div One East
Eton Wick v Woodley Town 1-4
Finchampstead v Farnboro Res. 2-2
Div One West
Launton Sports v Winterbourne 1-4 - home side Played 16 Lost 16
Challenge Cup:
Holyport v Almondsbury Town 1-1 - Almonds win 5-4 on pens AET
Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup
Newbury v Olney Town 5-3
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Padbury United 2-1

Wessex One
AFC Aldermaston v United Services Portsmouth PP
Fleet Spurs v Horndean 2-0
Tadley Calleva v AFC Portchester 3-4

[Four Of Clubs]

... a few games played in midweek but locally the County Cups seem to have taken the front seat - Semi-Final draws now made for the two 'major' ones:

B&B Senior Cup Quarter Final results:
- Abingdon Utd 1-2 Maidenhead Utd - played Tue 26th Jan
(Magpies score twice in the last 10')
- Slough 2-1 Marlow - played Tue 26th Jan
- Thatcham Town 4-2 Burnham - played Tue 19th Jan
- Windsor & Eton 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers played Wed 27th Jan
(Chairboys goal on 89' )

Semi final Draw : games to be played by week ending 19th March 2010, Kick Off 7.30pm/7.45pm
Slough Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Thatcham Town v Maidenhead United

B&B Senior Trophy Quarter Final results:
- Sandhurst Town 2-1 Binfield (played Tuesday 19th January)
- Milton United 1-3 Abingdon Town (played Monday 18th Jan)
- Shrivenham 0-2 Reading Town (played Wed 27th January)
- Marlow United 2-4 Newport Pagnell Town (played Tuesday 19th January)

Semi-Final Draw:
Semi final games to be played by week ending 19th March 2010, Kick Off 7.30pm/7.45pm

Abingdon Town v Reading Town
Newport Pagnell Town v Sandhurst Town

.. elsewhere Farnborough surprisingly beaten at 1-3 @ home by Chesham - but it was 'only' the League Cup
.. Fleet Town reach the semi-finals of the Hants Senior bt VT FC 2-1
- draw not done for semis yet - still pending a 3rd Rnd game between Cove and Aldersh!t - got Aban. on Tue night - frozen pitch! Winners @ Farnborough in the Quarters.
Other semi-finalists Christchurch & AFC Totton.
....................................................................
... and now for this weeks NL games - just showing 'local' home games for brevity:

CONF-South
Basingstoke Town v Staines Town
Magpies are @ Thurrock

SOUTH-Prem
Farnborough v Tiverton Town
Diddy @ Brackley

SOUTH-1 Midland
Marlow v Chesham United
Slough Town v Hitchin Town

SOUTH-1 S&W
Abingdon United v AFC Totton
Hungerford Town v North Leigh
Windsor & Eton v AFC Hayes

Combined Counties
Premier Division
Camberley Town v Banstead Athletic
Cove v Chertsey Town
Sandhurst Town v Egham Town
Division One
Frimley Green v Bedfont Sports

Hellenic
Premier Division
Abingdon Town v Binfield
Ascot United v Oxford City Nomads
Wantage Town v Witney United
Reading Town @ Bicester F.C. vs 'tenants' Old Woodstock
Division One (East)
Chinnor v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Didcot Town Reserves v Finchampstead
Eton Wick v Chalfont Wasps
Henley Town v Rayners Lane
Holyport v South Kilburn
Kintbury Rangers v Woodley Town
Milton United v Farnborough Reserves
Penn & Tylers Green v Thame United

WESSEX One no 'local' sides at home

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Hampton and Richmond Borough v Bromley 0-2

Now that was a result and apparently their best overall performance of the season. Just a point off the play-off's now.

[Four Of Clubs]

Hampton and Richmond Borough v Bromley 0-2

Now that was a result and apparently their best overall performance of the season. Just a point off the play-off's now.

... hmmm and a nice easy three-pointer tomorrow??

Think my 'Exiles' mate might be going there now, since they lost in the Trophy replay A vs York.

[Royal Rother]

W&E 1 - 0 AFC Hayes

Phew, bit of a struggle to get one in the back of the net today, thanks mainly to a terrific display by the Hayes 'keeper. Had a good chat with us fans behind the goal as well, so top marks to him. We also had 3 shots cleared off the line.

Totton's game was postponed today so we are now 14 points in front; Totton now have 4 games to catch up and are in the semi-final of their Cup so are going to be really up against it for the rest of the season.