The Non - League thread

[Four Of Clubs]

Chance of silverware though in the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup where they are in the semi finals against imploding Maidenhead United. Wycombe - Chesham in the other semi so Maidenhead are the only Club still in Berkshire remaining in the Competition.

In the 'lesser' Berks and Bucks Senior Trophy the Semi-Final line up is as follows:

Sandhurst Town v Flackwell Heath scheduled for Tue 15th March
Wantage Town v Newport Pagnell Town [Holders] tba - should be played by March 18th

... and in the B&B Intermediate Cup Semi-Finals the matches are due to be played on Sat 26th Feb [KOs 14:00h] :

Didcot Casuals v Highmoor/Ibis
Chalfont Wasps v Wootton & Dry Sandford Utd

[Terminal Boardom]

W&E have plans to install a plastic pitch if they return to stag meadow. Could be controverial but i think
this is something more non league clubs should try to increase revenue. Plastic pitches are much better than they used to be and no stupid fixture pile ups either

Same quality as used by Spartak Moscow in Champions League but not allowed above Conference North/South levels in this country

[AndyRFC]

Basingstoke 1-1 Maidenhead Abandoned on '62 due to injury to home 'keeper. Neck/Spine injury.

[Elmer Park]

Basingstoke 1-1 Maidenhead Abandoned on '62 due to injury to home 'keeper. Neck/Spine injury.

Very sad to hear and I hope he makes a fast and full recovery. The guy is called Chay Morris and was making his debut for Basingstoke after being signed from Beaconsfield to cover for an injury to Reading's own Simon Locke who is on loan there.

[handbags_harris]

Update on the Basingstoke website: after an x-ray no neck or spinal injury but he has a very bad cut in the inner ear which could require surgery, and may affect his balance and hearing (I assume for the rest of his life). He's been transferred to Charing Cross Hospital. Fair play to the Maiders supporters who gave their coats to help keep the man warm.

[Four Of Clubs]

3rd attempt to post due to *&^%ing BT Broadband's do&$h!t service
- that's one way of 'persuading' customers to switch to 'Infinity' or whatever joke name they've thought up for their 'new' product - completely f£ck up the existing service and make you believe you are getting something much better/faster!

... so I'm not able/can't be @rsed to supply as many 'twiddly bits' as usual - sorry:

Today's 'local' NL matches - check before going anywhere its damp out there.....
UPDATE - Games IN RED - These are OFF as far as I know

CONFS
Chelmsford v Dover
Dartford v Hampton & Richmond
Dorchester v Bromley
Eastleigh v Braintree Town
Ebbsfleet United v Basingstoke
Farnborough v St Albans
Welling v Maidenhead Utd (14:30 KO)
Woking v Staines Town

ISTH1S
Fleet Town v Whitstable Town
Horsham YMCA v Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Didcot Town v Brackley Town
SOUTH1C
Ashford Town (Middx) v Biggleswade Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Soham Town Rangers
Burnham v Rugby Town
Marlow v Hitchin Town
Uxbridge v AFC Hayes
Woodford United v Slough Town
SOUTH1S&W
Abingdon United v Andover
Hungerford Town v Almondsbury Town
Sholing v Thatcham Town

COCOP
Ash United v Chertsey Town
Croydon v Cove
Dorking v Epsom & Ewell
Egham Town v Sandhurst Town
Guildford City v Chessington & Hook United
Wembley v Camberley Town
COCO1
Bedfont Sports v Frimley Green
Chobham v Hartley Wintney
Cobham v Worcester Park
Eversley v Farleigh Rovers
Farnham Town v CB Hounslow United
Knaphill v Farnborough North End
Sheerwater v Hayes Gate

HELLP
Binfield v Ardley United
Fairford Town v Carterton
Highworth Town v Slimbridge
Kidlington v Ascot United
Old Woodstock Town v Oxford City Nomads
Reading Town v Shortwood United
Witney United v Wootton Bassett Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Abingdon Town

Hellenic Supplementary Challenge Cup Round 2
Shrivenham v Headington Amateurs
Cricklade Town v Woodley Town 14:30 KO
Pegasus Juniors v Finchampstead
HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps v Rayners Lane
Chinnor v Newbury
Henley Town v Didcot Town Reserves
Holyport v Hungerford Town Reserves
Penn & Tylers Green v Milton United

WESSP
Alton Town v Brading Town
WESS1
Amesbury Town v Fleet Spurs
Andover New Street v Tadley Calleva


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FOR INFO FA Vase Quarter Final draw - ties due 5th March

Dunston UTS v Whitley Bay

Poole Town v Torpoint Ath

Coalville Town v Leiston

Kings Lynn v Rye United

[Four Of Clubs]

... and today's NL results for those that survived the wet stuff - there were a few late 'call offs' too:

CONFS
Chelmsford P Dover
Dartford 0-4 Hampton & Richmond - eases the Beavers relegation fears slightly
Dorchester 0-0 Bromley
Eastleigh 0-2 Braintree Town
Ebbsfleet United 3-1 Basingstoke
Farnborough 1-0 St Albans
Welling 2-1 Maidenhead Utd (14:30 KO)
Woking 2-0 Staines Town

ISTH1S
Fleet Town 3-2 Whitstable Town
Horsham YMCA 0-2 Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Didcot Town 1-1 Brackley Town
- elsewhere Salisbury win 4-0 @ Halesowen and leapfrog Truro into 1st place with 2 games in hand.
SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-3 Soham Town Rangers
Burnham 2-1 Rugby Town
Marlow 1-1 Hitchin Town good result against league leaders
Uxbridge 0-2 AFC Hayes
- elsewhere in this division Atherstone Town follow up a 6-2 reverse at bottom club AFC Hayes on Tuesday with a 12-0 (TWELVE) defeat at Arlesey Town
SOUTH1S&W
Hungerford Town 4-1 Almondsbury Town
Sholing 2-1 Thatcham Town
- leaders AFC Totton played the first match at their new stadium in front of 744
COCOP
Croydon 2-3 Cove
Guildford City 3-4 Chessington & Hook United – the wheels have come off in a big way after their first league defeat last week
COCO1
Eversley 3-0 Farleigh Rovers
Sheerwater 2-0 Hayes Gate

HELLP
Fairford Town 1-3 Carterton
Reading Town 2-4 Shortwood United
Witney United 2-1 Wootton Bassett Town

HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps 1-0 Rayners Lane
Chinnor 4-4 Newbury

WESSP
Alton Town P Brading Town
WESS1
Amesbury Town 3-1 Fleet Spurs
Andover New Street 4-3 Tadley Calleva

[Tad Showbiz]

Looking at the BSS table Maidenhead Utd are in serious danger of losing their BSS status at the end of the season. Worrying times I guess down there at York Road, if they're struggling to pull in crowds much higher than 250 who knows what the decrease will be should they drop back into Southern League.

By the way any ideas why Welling had a 14.30 kick off for the game?

[Four Of Clubs]

By the way any ideas why Welling had a 14.30 kick off for the game?

...looking on The Wings own website the earlier KO was a precaution in case scheduled repairs to their floodlights had not been completed.

..agree worrying times for Maidenhead - they host Woking (in 9th) this Tuesday whilst some of their 'rivals' at the wrong end of the table are also in action against play-off hopefuls:-

- Thurrock v Chelmsford (3rd)
- (WED) Lewes v Ebbsfleet (4th)

.. and there's a crunch game between Dorchester (18th) and Dartford (15th)

...'Beavers' just below Maidenhead travel to Havant (13th) tomorrow (Mon) night

Magpies then have two home games in quick succession - this Sat 26th Feb H v Eastleigh and next Tue 1st Mar H v Havant.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Interesting result from the top of the table Southern League clash last night. Salisbury 0 Truro 6

[Wax Jacket]

Salisbury had a man sent off I believe, but all the same.

that's that league done and dusted then

[Four Of Clubs]

Interesting result from the top of the table Southern League clash last night. Salisbury 0 Truro 6

..read a report on the Nl Forum - H side had man dismissed on 43' - conceded three in the last two + Injury time - score was described as 'harsh'
att: 1600+.

Salisbury still only 1 pt behind with two games in hand and Cambridge City are lurking just a point further back - they host Diddy on Saturday.

Not good locally this MW :

Maidenhead go down 0-1 vs Woking; 'stoke battered 2-5 @ leaders Braintree and according to todays P!$t Roddy S is having some time off from management after RTFC were undone 2-4 by Shortwood on Sat ?
They have two crunch games next, away at strugglers Shrivenham and then host high flying Wantage next Tuesday at Scours.

Good result from Binfield though another big away win on Tuesday tucks them in nicely behind the league leaders

[Wax Jacket]

a m8 was at Braintree last night and said that 'Stoke's keeper was at fault for a number of goals, which isn't really a surprise

[Royal Rother]

Why's that?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Why's that?

Think they have a keeper crisis of sorts. they had a guy on loan who picked up a bad injury in his 1st game, leading to the match being abandoned last week. turned out he had a cut ear.

[Wax Jacket]

was a broken bone in his ear wasn't it?

[Royal Rother]

Ah right, just looked it up and they had a young Italian Youth International 'keeper called Ranieri playing for them. Bit of a flapper from the report I read.

[Svlad Cjelli]

I hear rumours - not checked for myself yet - that Sandhurst Town's stand was badly burned in an arson attack this week.

[Terminal Boardom]

I hear rumours - not checked for myself yet - that Sandhurst Town's stand was badly burned in an arson attack this week.

http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2088203_hunt_for_sandhurst_town_arsonists

[Terminal Boardom]

If anyone is interested, there is a ground working party scheduled at Stag Meadow from 9.30am to carry out some much needed maintenance. Bring gloves, shovels, forks, barrows and that sort of stuff.