The Non - League thread

[Warfield Royal]

Its still hardly bringing in others though is what i meant which is the whole purpose of moving to Mondays! Worth a go to see what would happen. Not enough non league sides take risks to see what would happen if x y or z happened. I know some people have even wondered out loud about moving saturday home games to friday nights whilst i don't think Windsor is the right club for that, Scotty the Stag is in bed by evening, i think some other local clubs should give it a go and if promoted correctly it could bring in fans who are busy watching league football on Saturday nights

Do the Rules of the Competition allow for Monday night midweek matches? In the FA Premiere League does a Monday fixture replaces a Saturday/Sunday fixture? The home team might agree to play Saturday and Monday on the basis of fitness and player availability but does the opposition team agree?

[Compo's Hat]

Breaking: truro city players to continue playing until October 11 following meeting with administrators

[Royal Rother]

Why does that matter? I thought you said the two clubs weren't related in anyway?

It doesn't "matter" in the slightest smart arse, but it does offer a relevant stat in the context of the discussion.

Sorry, just didn't understand the relevance of comparing attendances for two clubs that aren't (apparently) really related.

Just in case you really aren't being deliberately obtuse and really are that slow (I doubt that is the case tbf) it's a case of Attendances at Monday Night Football at Stag Meadow - v- Attendances at Tuesday Night Football at Stag Meadow.

[Hoop Blah]

Surely the biggest factor in attendance is the team(s) playing though no?

Last time I went to Wednesday afternoon football at the Madejski there were a few hundred there. If Reading moved their first team games to the same time I reckon we'd see quite in increase in numbers...

[Four Of Clubs]

this w/e's NL selection

Saturday 6th October

FA Cup Third Qualifying

15 Hastings United v Whitehawk
16 Histon v Corby Town
17 Cambridge City v Billericay Town
18 Margate v Slough Town - against my better judgement I may try and get here - though have been a few times decades ago - saw them beat Swansea 1-0 in an FA Cup tie - that year reached the 3rd Rnd proper and got beat 0-6 by Spuds - better than the previous season - the Ted McDougall 0-11 game!
Fully expecting the M25 to regally f£ck up my efforts though.
19 Dereham Town v Metropolitan Police
20 South Park v Brentwood Town
21 Chalfont St Peter v Bishop's Stortford
22 Cray Wanderers v Chelmsford City
23 Dover Athletic v Bromley
24 Northwood v Boreham Wood
25 East Thurrock United v Maidstone United
26 Bury Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough
27 St Albans City v Lowestoft Town
28 Eastbourne Borough v Hendon
29 Arlesey Town v Brackley Town
30 Welling United v Thurrock
31 Weston Super Mare v Worcester City
32 Dorchester Town v Basingstoke Town
33 Yate Town v North Leigh
34 Gloucester City v Eastleigh (playing Sun 7th 15:00)
35 Chippenham Town v Badshot Lea
36 Didcot Town v Maidenhead United
37 AFC Totton v Merthyr Town
38 Bath City v Gosport Borough
39 Sholing v Blackfield & Langley
40 Hayes & Yeading United v Salisbury City
... good luck to three (?) 'local' Step05 sides left in - Badshot Lea & South Park from the CCLP, Blackfield & L. from the WESSP. ... and of course to all the other clubs I normally feature - reckon 'Diddy' might have a sniff - watched the Magpies lose 2-4 v Hornchurch on Tuesady eve and they were concentrated dump for about an hour - only started playing when 0-3 down. Brought ex-Reading academy lad Alex Wall on 2nd half very direct running powerful striker.

CONFS
AFC Hornchurch v Havant and W
Sutton Utd v Tonbridge Angels

SOUTHP
Stourbridge v Chesham United
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Ashford Town (Middx)
Barton Rovers v Godalming Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Rugby Town
Chertsey Town v Burnham
Guildford City v Uxbridge
North Greenford United v Daventry Town
Royston Town v Fleet Town
Woodford United v Aylesbury
SOUTH1S&W
Hungerford Town v Clevedon Town

CCLP
Ash United v Chessington & Hook United
Bedfont Sports v Egham Town
Camberley Town v Hartley Wintney
Epsom & Ewell v Sandhurst Town
Farnham Town v Windsor
Guernsey v Raynes Park Vale
Hanworth Villa v Horley Town
Molesey v Croydon
Wembley v Colliers Wood United
Middlesex Intermediate Cup – 1st Round
CB Hounslow United v Hounslow Wanderers
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic v Frimley Green
Epsom Athletic v Banstead Athletic
Mole Valley SCR v Feltham
South Kilburn v Eversley & California
Staines Lammas v Knaphill
Warlingham v Cobham
Westfield v Spelthorne Sports
Worcester Park v Farleigh Rovers

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Ardley United
Flackwell Heath v Wantage Town
Highworth Town v Highmoor Ibis
Holyport v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Kidlington v Ascot United
Newbury v Witney Town
Reading Town v Marlow
Slimbridge v Binfield
Thame United v Oxford City Nomads
HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps v Woodley Town
Chinnor v Penn & Tylers Green
Headington Amateurs v Easington Sports

Challenge Cup R1
Cheltenham Saracens v Finchampstead
Henley Town v Lydney Town

WESSP
Totton & Eling v Alton Town
WESS1
Hythe & Dibden v Tadley Calleva
Ringwood Town v Fleet Spurs
United Services Portsmouth v East Cowes Victoria
Whitchurch United v Pewsey Vale

[Four Of Clubs]

...as I ditched my attempt to head to Margit very early on this PM, and missed seeing the 'mighty Rebels' snatch a 1-0 win - I can post this PMs results a lot sooner!

Review 121006
FA Cup Third Qualifying

15 Hastings United 2-2 Hitchin - (NOT Whitehawk - typical FA official site hadn't corrected their list when I posted)
16 Histon 1-1 Corby Town
17 Cambridge City 1-1 Billericay Town
18 Margate 0-1 Slough Town
19 Dereham Town 1-1 Metropolitan Police
20 South Park 3-1 Brentwood Town
21 Chalfont St Peter 1-1 Bishop's Stortford
22 Cray Wanderers 1-2 Chelmsford City
23 Dover Athletic 1-2 Bromley
24 Northwood 0-4 Boreham Wood
25 East Thurrock United 3-0 Maidstone United
26 Bury Town 4-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough
27 St Albans City 1-0 Lowestoft Town
28 Eastbourne Borough 2-2 Hendon
29 Arlesey Town 4-3 Brackley Town
30 Welling United 1-1 Thurrock
31 Weston Super Mare 1-1 Worcester City
32 Dorchester Town 1-0 Basingstoke Town
33 Yate Town 2-1 North Leigh
34 Gloucester City v Eastleigh (playing Sun 7th 15:00)
35 Chippenham Town 3-1 Badshot Lea
36 Didcot Town 1-0 Maidenhead United att 301
37 AFC Totton 3-2 Merthyr Town
38 Bath City 1-1 Gosport Borough
39 Sholing 1-3 Blackfield & Langley
40 Hayes & Yeading United 2-1 Salisbury City

CONFS
AFC Hornchurch 1-0 Havant and W
Sutton Utd 2-2 Tonbridge Angels

SOUTHP
Stourbridge 5-0 Chesham United
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 3-1 Ashford Town (Middx)
Barton Rovers 0-2 Godalming Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-2 Rugby Town
Chertsey Town 0-4 Burnham
Guildford City 2-1 Uxbridge
North Greenford United 1-2 Daventry Town
Royston Town 0-0 Fleet Town
Woodford United 0-1 Aylesbury
SOUTH1S&W
Hungerford Town 1-3 Clevedon Town

CCLP
Ash United 6-0 Chessington & Hook United
Bedfont Sports 0-2 Egham Town
Camberley Town 2-1 Hartley Wintney
Epsom & Ewell 4-0 Sandhurst Town
Farnham Town 3-1 Windsor
Guernsey PP Raynes Park Vale waterlogged
Hanworth Villa 3-1 Horley Town
Molesey 5-1 Croydon
Wembley 1-3 Colliers Wood United
Middlesex Intermediate Cup – 1st Round
CB Hounslow United 4-3 Hounslow Wanderers
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic 1-3 Frimley Green
Epsom Athletic 2-0 Banstead Athletic
Mole Valley SCR 5-0 Feltham
South Kilburn 2-2 Eversley & California
Staines Lammas 4-2 Knaphill
Warlingham 3-1 Cobham
Westfield 2-1 Spelthorne Sports
Worcester Park PP Farleigh Rovers ground unavailable

HELLP
Abingdon Town 1-8 {EIGHT} Ardley United - ended up here - knew it might be a bit of a slaughter and wasn't disappointed. Feel sorry for the 'Abbots' - lovely ground but something very untoward has happened to the playing side of this very friendly club. Lost the previous league game 0-9 at home and 1-8 away before that and this could have been much worse but Ardley tinkered with their forward line at the break when already seven up - least the food was still good
Flackwell Heath 2-3 Wantage Town
Highworth Town 2-4 Highmoor Ibis
Holyport 0-5 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Kidlington 3-2 Ascot United
Newbury 1-2 Witney Town
Reading Town 0-1 Marlow
Slimbridge 2-1 Binfield
Thame United 2-1 Oxford City Nomads
HELL1E
Bracknell Town 4-1 Didcot Res - thought it deserved a mention since it is another win
Chalfont Wasps 1-1 Woodley Town
Chinnor 0-0 Penn & Tylers Green
Headington Amateurs 2-0 Easington Sports

Challenge Cup R1
Cheltenham Saracens 5-2 Finchampstead
Henley Town 3-4 aet Lydney Town - either Lydney are really bad or Henley have picked up a bit.

WESSP
Totton & Eling 1-1 Alton Town
WESS1
Hythe & Dibden 1-4 Tadley Calleva
Ringwood Town 2-3 Fleet Spurs
United Services Portsmouth 2-2 East Cowes Victoria
Whitchurch United 0-2 Pewsey Vale

[Royalist]

Raynes Park Vale have a lovely midweek trip then and a weekend on a wet island!

[Royal Rother]

Another defeat for Windsor, 3-1 at a pretty poor Farnham.

More new players we've never seen or heard of before. Same thing every week. Christ knows how many players we've used during the 8 games since Woodham took over but it must be 25 to 30, more than half of whom are teenagers.

Maybe some of them aren't good enough, maybe some don't fancy it when they see what's involved but the manager needs to settle on a squad soon who don't have to introduce themselves before each game.

[Royalist]

Always going to happen when the club made the decision part way into a season not at the end of the last one. Sensible decision shocking timing. I do wonder if Stott will give the club SOME funds if relegation is likely

[Royal Rother]

Ex-pro Alan Paris (local guy) is now involved in the coaching set up which should add a bit of experience. (250 appearances for P'Boro, Leicester etc. in the 80's, 90s.)

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

36 Didcot Town 1-0 Maidenhead United att 301

Ouch!

[Royal Rother]

How did the MMS react to that?

[Wax Jacket]

probably by getting shitfaced with Joey Beauchamp in the clubhouse

[AthleticoSpizz]

Diddy hometie v Arlesey next round

[Four Of Clubs]

Diddy hometie v Arlesey next round

....here's the 'suvvern' bit then: Ties de w/e 20th Oct

16 South Park [CCLP] v Dereham / Met Police
17 Didcot Town v Arlesey Town
18 Forest Green Rovers v Dartford
19 Yate Town v Newport County
20 Slough Town v Bath City / Gosport B
21 Hastings U / Hitchin T v Blackfield & Langley [WESSP]
22 Bromley v Weston SM / Worcester
23 Chelmsford City v East Thurrock United
24 Hayes & Yeading Utd v Boreham Wood
25 AFC Totton v Cambridge C / Billericay
26 Welling / Thurrock v Chalfont StP / B Stortford
27 Braintree Town v Lowestoft Town
28 Dorchester Town v Bury Town
29 Cambridge United v Luton Town
30 Gloucester City v Chippenham Town
31 Histon / Corby Town v E'bourne Bor / Hendon
32 Woking v Ebbsfleet United

... two of 'our' three STEP05 'minnows' made it through - though admittedly neither are all that 'local'. South Park is a suburb of Reigate and Blackfield & Langley is down on the fringes of the New Forest past the old Esso Refineries.

... and should Dereham from the Eastern Counties League manage to overcome 'The Ol' Bill' in their replay this Wednesday - then there's a guaranteed STEP05 club in the First Round proper!

In the northern bit of the draw FCUM are at home to Hereford

[Four Of Clubs]

... here this w/e's 'local' NL stuff - it is designated a Non-League Day (see other thread?) there's even a 'Ground Hop Day' up in the Conference, with three games spread out across the day:
(Macclesfield v Newport 12:30; Stockport v Kidderminster 15:30; Hyde v Tamworth 18:30)
- watch out for ST offers too, usually in the upper reaches of the pyramid - ie I'm sure Wealdstone (always) have a 1/2 price deal for other ST holders and there must be plenty more set up for the day itself?

Saturday 13 Oct 2012

FA Vase 1st Round

55 Colney Heath v Sporting Bengal United - looks as if this is our choice - only 'new' ground in reasonable range - just need to get round as far as jn22 of 'Orbital Car Park' - so here's hoping?
57 Oxhey Jets v Hanwell Town
58 AFC Dunstable v Hatfield Town
60 Clapton v Cockfosters
61 Barking v Dunstable Town
62 Hanworth Villa v Wembley
63 Hoddesdon Town v Hertford Town
64 Witney Town v Ascot United
66 Thame United v Fairford Town
68 Sandhurst Town v Wantage Town
69 Amersham Town v Flackwell Heath
70 Cheltenham Saracens v Ardley United
72 Holyport v Newbury
73 Pagham v Horsham YMCA
74 VCD Athletic v Erith & Belvedere
75 Sevenoaks Town v Ash United
76 Littlehampton Town v Beckenham Town
77 Erith Town v AFC Croydon Athletic
78 Egham Town v Lordswood
79 Lingfield v Colliers Wood United
80 Lancing v Peacehaven & Telscombe
81 St Francis Rangers v Croydon
82 Rye United v Horley Town
83 13:00 Whyteleafe v Guernsey
84 Deal Town v Hassocks
85 Frimley Green v Canterbury City
86 Christchurch v Horndean
87 Longwell Green Sports v Calne Town
88 Moneyfields v Hallen
89 Fawley v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
90 GE Hamble v Bristol Academy
91 Cadbury Heath v Hayling United
92 Blackfield & Langley v Westbury United
93 Swanage Town & Herston v Newport (IW)
94 New Milton Town v Alton Town
95 Downton v Petersfield Town
96 Saltash United v Buckland Athletic
97 AFC St Austell v Bovey Tracey
98 St Blazey v Barnstaple Town
99 Street v Odd Down
100 Exmouth Town v Sherborne Town
101 Bodmin Town v Brislington

Sun 14 Oct
56 London Lions v Codicote (2.00) @ Hemel Hempstead FC
59 Hadley v Berkhamsted (1.00)
65 Wokingham & Emmbrook v Marlow (3.00) - might take youngest along to this one - Sumas can raise their game if they have everyone available and their manager (Roger) is a bright lad so this could be a good tussle, as Marlow are firing at the top of the Hellenic.
67 Aylesbury United v Kidlington (3.00)
71 Oxford City Nomads v Windsor (2.00) - last years champs - OCN very hot/cold this season - probably cos their manager and most of ther 1st team decamped to Witney - Nomads beat Slimbridge midweek so suggests they must have improved slightly after a few dodgy results - certainly a good standard ground at Court Place Farm - now STEP02 grade.

CONFS
Basingstoke v Havant and W
Bath City v Hayes & Yeading
Billericay v Dorchester
Bromley v Welling
Chelmsford v Eastleigh
Eastbourne Borough v Sutton Utd
Farnborough v Tonbridge Angels
Maidenhead Utd v Weston-S-Mare
Salisbury v Boreham Wood
Staines Town v AFC Hornchurch
Truro City v Dover OFF - see below

CONFN
Oxford City v Workington

SOUTHP
Banbury United v Weymouth
Chesham United v Bedford Town
SOUTH1C
Ashford Town (Middx) v Biggleswade Town
Aylesbury v AFC Hayes
Burnham v Royston Town
Daventry Town v Chalfont St. Peter
Fleet Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Godalming Town v North Greenford United
Leighton Town v Thatcham Town
Northwood v Woodford United
Rugby Town v Guildford City
Slough Town v Barton Rovers
Uxbridge v Chertsey Town
SOUTH1S&W
Abingdon United v Bridgwater Town
Cirencester Town v Hungerford Town
Taunton Town v North Leigh
Tiverton Town v Didcot Town
Winchester City v Yate Town

CCLP
Dorking v Bedfont Sports
Molesey v Cove
Raynes Park Vale v Camberley Town
South Park v Epsom & Ewell
Lemon Recordings Division One Challenge Cup – 2nd Round
Spelthorne Sports v Staines Lammas
CCL1
Banstead Athletic v Westfield
CB Hounslow United v Mole Valley SCR
Eversley & California v Epsom Athletic
Feltham v South Kilburn
Knaphill v Worcester Park
Sheerwater v Cobham

HELLP
Binfield v Abingdon Town - away side have leaked 25 goals in three - Moles should win big time
Highmoor Ibis v Slimbridge
Reading Town v Shrivenham - out to avenge a 2-6 reverse @ Shrivy earlier this season -however their little run came to a shuddering halt - RTFC were thrashed 0-6 @ Flackwell on Tue night: I was there - they competed for a while but eventually the Heathens were too big/strong/fast/skilful and could have had double figures - two pen saves for the RTFC KP too.
HELL1W
Lambourn Sports v Old Woodstock Town
HELL1E
Easington Sports v AFC Hinksey
Headington Amateurs v Rayners Lane
Henley Town v Chinnor

WESS1
Andover New Street v Hythe & Dibden
Stockbridge v Tadley Calleva
United Services Portsmouth v Whitchurch United

Berks/Bucks Intermediate (## KO 14:30)
## Beaconsfield FC v Chalfont Wasps
Bracknell Town v Ashridge Park
## Penn & Tylers Green v Taplow United
## Woodley Town v Long Wittenham Athletic



...elsewhere looks as if Truro have finally had the plug pulled on them- the immediate effect, if confirmed, is Magpies have their 8-0 win wiped out and plummet down the CONFS table and now have a negative GD!
Bath and Bps Stortford have defeats 'expunged' (great word! )

... is now on the Beeb's Sports section :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19921475

[Royalist]

Had a quick look on Truro forum. They all seem surprised that it came to this! Talk about blinkered. They were signing players from pro clubs when in southern league division 1!

[Tony Le Mesmer]

In 33 odd years i think i have only been to 2 matches that have later been 'expunged' but they both involved Truro City which is a bit odd. Maidenhead this year and Windsor 2 years back.

Still find it amazing that fans of clubs like Truro seem to feel hard done by when the shit inevitably hits the fan. Id actually feel quite ashamed if the club I followed doped their way to 5 promotions. The one and only reason they are not still playing in the Western Peninsula League is because of Kevin Heany and his dubious funding of the club. Not the efforts of their fans of the grossly overpaid players, competing against players on a mere fraction of their wage.

Its good to see the Conference rightly taking a hard line against such clubs, but its high time the leagues amended their membership rules to prevent clubs being able to take such a reckless punt and enjoying the ride.

[Royalist]

They've actually been given a week to find 50k now. But i'm sure they still have debts of 700k!

[Alan Partridge]

How did the MMS react to that?

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