The Non - League thread

[Terminal Boardom]

£6 Windsor.

It's free for kids

well, free for Under 16s if accompanied by an adult otherwise they pay 1 Pound. I cant do the pound sign on my keyboard

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Non league prices are a huge rip of in the 'higher' leagues as i've said before. £12 is the same price as Reading in the FA Cup v Sheffield United than Basingstoke vs some other small town! It's madness!

A Windsor fan lecturing us on the morals of finances in football.

[Royal With Cheese]

2222'nd post.

Nothing more to add.

[Royalist]

Non league prices are a huge rip of in the 'higher' leagues as i've said before. £12 is the same price as Reading in the FA Cup v Sheffield United than Basingstoke vs some other small town! It's madness!

A Windsor fan lecturing us on the morals of finances in football.

Would agree its rather ironic but i spoke out against W&E spending and the Windsor FC first season spending too! The later on here.

Just look at this tweet for someone who went to Alfreton the other night. MADNESS! https://twitter.com/BrynLaw/status/289155002503684096

[Four Of Clubs]

... tomorrow's NL matches involving (vaguely) local interest & the Trophy ties.

Saturday 12th January 2013

FA Trophy 4th Round
1 King’s Lynn Town v Southport
2 Sutton United v Wrexham
3 Dartford v Bromley
4 Welling United v Grimsby Town
5 FC Halifax Town v Chelmsford City
6 Gateshead v Barrow
7 Gainsborough Trinity v Tamworth
8 Luton Town v Skelmersdale United

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

SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB v North Greenford United
Burnham v Chalfont St. Peter
Chertsey Town v Thatcham Town
Fleet Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Guildford City v AFC Hayes
Leighton Town v Biggleswade Town
Northwood v Daventry Town
Royston Town v Aylesbury
Rugby Town v Barton Rovers
Uxbridge v Godalming Town
Woodford United v Slough Town - Rebels visit the club with no points from 21 games - so halfway - saw this lot succumb 7-0 at The Gore to Burnham
on Tue evening (6-0 at H/T) and its obvious why they are where they are!
- very sad really as they've been in the SL for a while now though hardly thriving. The ground is in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere betwixt Brackley and Daventry. Nice clubhouse though and a wacky elevated seated stand.

SOUTH1S&W
Abingdon United v Winchester City
Hungerford Town v Swindon Supermarine
Wimborne Town v Didcot Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Epsom & Ewell
Bedfont Sports v Horley Town
Camberley Town v Chessington & Hook United
Dorking v Hanworth Villa
Egham Town v Guernsey
Farnham Town v Croydon
Molesey v Sandhurst Town
Raynes Park Vale v Hartley Wintney
South Park v Cove
Windsor v Ash United
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic v Worcester Park
Banstead Athletic v South Kilburn
Cobham v CB Hounslow United
Epsom Athletic v Mole Valley SCR
Farleigh Rovers v Warlingham
Feltham v Knaphill
Sheerwater v Eversley & California
Westfield v Frimley Green

HELLP
Cheltenham Saracens v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Highmoor Ibis v Ardley United
Highworth Town v Kidlington
Marlow v Binfield - match at Stubbs Lane earlier this year was 'lively'
Shrivenham v Holyport
Slimbridge v Oxford City Nomads
Witney Town v Wantage Town
HELL1W
14:15 Letcombe v Fairford Town
HELL1E
Bracknell Town v Henley Town
Didcot Town Reserves v Rayners Lane
14:15 Easington Sports v Headington Amateurs
Maidenhead United Reserves v Chalfont Wasps
14:15 Penn & Tylers Green v Chinnor

...RTFC's match @ fellow strugglers Abingdon Town, has been posptponed due to extensive flooding at the Culham Rd ground. Floodlights out of action and KO's will be 14:15 (weather permitting) until further notice. Lucky the Abbots have already bowed out of the Floodlit Cup !

Supplementary Cup R1
13:45 AFC Hinksey v Ascot United

Reading Senior Cup R2
Flackwell Heath v Westwood United
13:30 Woodley Town v Newbury


WESS1
Amesbury Town v Tadley Calleva
Pewsey Vale v Team Solent
United Services Portsmouth v Fleet Spurs
Whitchurch United v East Cowes Victoria

[Royal Rother]

Every chance Windsor could move up to 4th tomorrow.

[Christof]

Woodford United v Slough Town - Rebels visit the club with no points from 21 games - so halfway - saw this lot succumb 7-0 at The Gore to Burnham
on Tue evening (6-0 at H/T) and its obvious why they are where they are!
- very sad really as they've been in the SL for a while now though hardly thriving. The ground is in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere betwixt Brackley and Daventry. Nice clubhouse though and a wacky elevated seated stand.

Every year some Slough Town fans walk to the last away game of the season to raise money for charity. Last season, the last game was against Woodford, which is 65 miles from Slough - they walked there over 3 days, only to find that the game was called off that day due to the awful weather (to be fair, the club let them in and looked after them). Shame that they are where they are, but the population of the village is only in the hundreds, so they have been very much punching above their weight.

In other Rebels news, Ryan O'Toole (ex-Windsor) has joined, but has possibly fractured his ankle on his debut

[paultheroyal]

Is there a closer division other than conference sout?

Basingstoke are on same points as second from bottom teams and yet only 6 points from 7th!

Crazy.

[FinchOwl]

Marlow v Binfield - match at Stubbs Lane earlier this year was 'lively'

Huge game this, best attack v best defence, Binfield are 11(10 wins and a draw) unbeaten in the league, up to 3rd and only 10 points behind Marlow. I probably would have gone had RFC not been at home tomorrow

Got told last weekend that when Ian Davies left Binfield for Marlow earlier in the season his match fee went up 50% and his goal bonus was doubled. Marlow certainly chucking a bit of money around, and so far its paying off. Anyone know if their ground is up to regs to allow promotion??

[Four Of Clubs]

Marlow v Binfield -

Got told last weekend that when Ian Davies left Binfield for Marlow earlier in the season his match fee went up 50% and his goal bonus was doubled. Marlow certainly chucking a bit of money around, and so far its paying off. Anyone know if their ground is up to regs to allow promotion ??

... can't think why not - since they've only just dropped down to STEP05 - if they have capital then it wouldn't take much to tweak enough to pass the Ground Grading.

All a bit quiet on their proposed new development over the other side of the A404(M) - plans have been up in the clubhouse for a few years now - big issue seems to be with Wycombe District Council. Was also a rumour they'd be 'sharing' any new site with Flackwell Heath who probably still have ambitions of playing back at a higher level themselves?

Shame in part though we'd lose two really 'quaint' NL grounds if they did manage both move into a new one?

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For those of you NOT partaking in the undoubted thrills at the MadStad this PM and pondering NL - be warned that the list above is now much reduced due to the wet stuff - most of it further south & west ie the Western & Wessex leagues are almost wiped out this PM.

Nearby matches have been Postponed at: Bracknell, Flackwell, Maidenhead (Reserves), Witney, Molesey, Cheltenham Saracens, Bedfont Sports, Epsom Athletic, Raynes Park Vale , Farnham & Westfield - Sheerwater is flooded but at least they might play on an outside (Training) pitch.

A few others OFF in the Conference South too Eastleigh, Eastbourne Boro, Havant and in the SL @ Bashley, Sholing, Taunton Yate and Bps Cleeve - amongst others.... so far

[Royal Rother]

Windsor beat Ash 7-0 (again) and move up to 4th. Could go 2nd with a win on Monday night. Unbelievable really.

Just signed 4 new youngsters from Hayes & Yeading. 2 came on from the bench and looked class. We are going to be very difficult to beat for the rest of the season if this squad stays together.

What a transformation.

[Four Of Clubs]

...the results from yesterday's NL matches that survived the weather. Set to get worse this coming week....

Saturday 12th January 2013

FA Trophy 4th Round
1 King’s Lynn Town 0-2 Southport
2 Sutton United 0-5 Wrexham
3 Dartford 4-2 Bromley
4 Welling United 1-2 Grimsby Town
5 FC Halifax Town 3-0 Chelmsford City
6 Gateshead PP Barrow
7 Gainsborough Trinity 2-1 Tamworth
8 Luton Town 2-0 Skelmersdale United

CONFS
AFC Hornchurch 2-2 Salisbury
Basingstoke 3-1 Staines Town
Farnborough 5-2 Dover
Hayes & Yeading 2-1 Weston-S-Mare
Tonbridge Angels 2-1 Maidenhead Utd
Truro City 2-4 Billericay – ‘ricay played for over an hour with 10 men

SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 3-0 North Greenford United
Burnham 1-0 Chalfont St. Peter
Chertsey Town 2-4 Thatcham Town
Fleet Town PP Ashford Town (Middx)
Guildford City 0-2 AFC Hayes
Uxbridge 1-4 Godalming Town
Woodford United 1-4 Slough Town
SOUTH1S&W
Abingdon United 1-2 Winchester City
Hungerford Town 1-0 Swindon Supermarine
Wimborne Town 2-2 Didcot Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea 2-3 Epsom & Ewell
Camberley Town 2-0 Chessington & Hook United
Dorking 0-6 Hanworth Villa
Egham Town PP Guernsey - called off late AM I think - Guernsey already en route - as well as a fair number of their 'ex-pat' fans.
South Park 2-2 Cove
Windsor 7-0 Ash United
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic 1-0 Worcester Park
Farleigh Rovers 1-4 Warlingham
Feltham 1-2 Knaphill
Sheerwater 2-1 Eversley & California

HELLP
Highmoor Ibis 3-0 Ardley United
Highworth Town 4-3 Kidlington
Marlow 4-1 Binfield – att 214 - 1 for I.Davies and 2 for Ray Spence – believe Simeon Howell got the other?
Shrivenham 1-5 Holyport
Slimbridge 0-1 Oxford City Nomads
HELL1W
Letcombe 0-4 Fairford Town
HELL1E
Didcot Town Reserves 0-3 Rayners Lane
Easington Sports 1-1 Headington Amateurs
Penn & Tylers Green 2-1 Chinnor

Supplementary Cup R1
AFC Hinksey 0-4 Ascot United

Reading Senior Cup R2
Woodley Town 3-1 Newbury

[handbags_harris]

Is there a closer division other than conference sout?

Basingstoke are on same points as second from bottom teams and yet only 6 points from 7th!

Crazy.

I was thinking this just the other week - I saw a load of games postponed but fourth bottom Maidenhead played and won, the result being they jumped to 9th!! (Something like that anyway).

[paultheroyal]

Dorchester 2nd from bottom. Win their games in hand and they go 2 points clear of Dover who are 3rd! (of course other teams above have games in hand but you get the gist). Crazy.

Basingstoke win again - leap from 19th to 13th.

[AthleticoSpizz]

[quote="Four Of Clubs"]...the results from yesterday's NL matches that survived the weather. Set to get worse this coming week....

Saturday 12th January 2013

FA Trophy 4th Round
1 King’s Lynn Town 0-2 Southport
2 Sutton United 0-5 Wrexham
3 Dartford 4-2 Bromley
4 Welling United 1-2 Grimsby Town
5 FC Halifax Town 3-0 Chelmsford City
6 Gateshead PP Barrow
7 Gainsborough Trinity 2-1 Tamworth
8 Luton Town 2-0 Skelmersdale United

CONFS
AFC Hornchurch 2-2 Salisbury
Basingstoke 3-1 Staines Town
Farnborough 5-2 Dover
Hayes & Yeading 2-1 Weston-S-Mare
Tonbridge Angels 2-1 Maidenhead Utd
Truro City 2-4 Billericay – ‘ricay played for over an hour with 10 men

SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 3-0 North Greenford United
Burnham 1-0 Chalfont St. Peter
Chertsey Town 2-4 Thatcham Town
Fleet Town PP Ashford Town (Middx)
Guildford City 0-2 AFC Hayes
Uxbridge 1-4 Godalming Town
Woodford United 1-4 Slough Town
SOUTH1S&W
Abingdon United 1-2 Winchester City
Hungerford Town 1-0 Swindon Supermarine
Wimborne Town 2-2 Didcot Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea 2-3 Epsom & Ewell
Camberley Town 2-0 Chessington & Hook United
Dorking 0-6 Hanworth Villa
Egham Town PP Guernsey - called off late AM I think - Guernsey already en route - as well as a fair number of their 'ex-pat' fans.
South Park 2-2 Cove
Windsor 7-0 Ash United
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic 1-0 Worcester Park
Farleigh Rovers 1-4 Warlingham
Feltham 1-2 Knaphill
Sheerwater 2-1 Eversley & California

HELLP
Highmoor Ibis 3-0 Ardley United
Highworth Town 4-3 Kidlington
Marlow 4-1 Binfield – att 214 - 1 for I.Davies and 2 for Ray Spence – believe Simeon Howell got the other?
Shrivenham 1-5 Holyport
Slimbridge 0-1 Oxford City Nomads
HELL1W
Letcombe 0-4 Fairford Town
HELL1E
Didcot Town Reserves 0-3 Rayners Lane
Easington Sports 1-1 Headington Amateurs
Penn & Tylers Green 2-1 Chinnor

Supplementary Cup R1
AFC Hinksey 0-4 Ascot United

Reading Senior Cup R2
Woodley Town 3-1 Newbury

Staffordshire County League
Tunstall Town 1-1 Whittington - Tunstalls first point in 143 games and first win since Sept 2007[quote]

Actually played last week, and sorry to gatecrash your thread FoC (more chance of someone reading it, if you wrote it )

Incidently, they fielded a defence and gk with the combined age of over 300 last season (nearly as old as the Nobbers back row March 2004)

[Barry the bird boggler]

I see the farce that is the Hellenic League is not being helped by the weather. Bracknell and Woodley have both only played 11 league games compared with 20 by the leaders, Rayners Lane, in the East Division.

[Royal Rother]

Windsor beat Ash 7-0 (again) and move up to 4th. Could go 2nd with a win on Monday night. Unbelievable really.

Just signed 4 new youngsters from Hayes & Yeading. 2 came on from the bench and looked class. We are going to be very difficult to beat for the rest of the season if this squad stays together.

What a transformation.

And, probably predictably, then we go and get beaten 2-1 at home by "lowly" Chessington & Hook, who deserved their win. Missed Harris and Bullivant, the latter of whom fell off a ladder over the weekend apparently. Oops.

Poorest we've looked for a couple of months, and lowest crowd for a year or more at 105, not surprising as it was (obviously) cold and wet. Still higher than any other club in the league (apart from Guernsey) manage on a regular basis.

[Royalist]

Am hearing all sorts coming out of a Slough Town reserve game. Apparently 4 players ended up in hospital after a brawl!

That said a wall of silence on the Slough message board so it might all be hearsay!

As for Windsor didn't make the game hope 'Bully' is okay and Harris misses alot of games but then that's good practice for next year!

[Christof]

Am hearing all sorts coming out of a Slough Town reserve game. Apparently 4 players ended up in hospital after a brawl!

That said a wall of silence on the Slough message board so it might all be hearsay!

Yep, just seen the stories
Not surprising it's quiet on the message board, as few fans go to Res matches when the 1st team are playing. Anyway, fully expect the offenders to be dealt with, the chairman's not going to stand for that sort of behaviour with the ground stuff so close to being decided upon

In other news (again), yet another ex-Windsor/Hemel player now signed, in Kyle Anthony - any thoughts on him?

[Royal Rother]

Class.

He is a central defender by trade but good enough to play midfield and, at a push, up front. Scored a decent number of goals for Windsor and is a good finisher.

You won't be disappointed.

Capable of playing at a higher level.

Keith Scott was at the game on Saturday apparently - still looking after "his" boys.