The Non - League thread

[Four Of Clubs]

As reported previously (I was there) it was an Uxbridge player (Chris Owens) with the serious injury, not Aylesbury.

... sorry - must've misread a brief report from elsewhere - game similarly abandoned in the same division - albeit beyond the hour mark involving Royston and Rugby.

[Warfield Royal]

Saturday 16th Feb 2013
FA Carlsberg Vase – 5th Round
2 Ascot United 2-2 aet Newport IoW – FT 2-2 att 474- Ascot down to 10 men from 1st half; equalised in stoppage time – replay now this Tuesday at ASCOT KO 19:45

Fantastic performance from the Yellaman.

It was technically Newport v Ascot United at Ascot as it was a Newport home game due their request to play at Ascot while their pitch is out of action. The Tuesday replay will be the Ascot United home game. Getting the draw after playing with 10 men for 90 minutes (inc extra time) was a great result especially after travelling all the way to the Isle of Wight last weekend.

I do recommend the replay on Tuesday.

[Terminal Boardom]

Saturday 16th Feb 2013
FA Carlsberg Vase – 5th Round
2 Ascot United 2-2 aet Newport IoW – FT 2-2 att 474- Ascot down to 10 men from 1st half; equalised in stoppage time – replay now this Tuesday at ASCOT KO 19:45

Fantastic performance from the Yellaman.

It was technically Newport v Ascot United at Ascot as it was a Newport home game due their request to play at Ascot while their pitch is out of action. The Tuesday replay will be the Ascot United home game. Getting the draw after playing with 10 men for 90 minutes (inc extra time) was a great result especially after travelling all the way to the Isle of Wight last weekend.

I do recommend the replay on Tuesday.

If I was in the area I would certainly head down there as it is a nice set up if a bit too modern for my old fashioned liking. Good to see a local side doing well in a national competition.

[Alan Partridge]

Diddy were crap on Saturday but got a last min equaliser to keep faint playoff chances alive, need a couple of the injured lads back as there is no depth in the squad really especially up front.

[Four Of Clubs]

.. fair number of games on this midweek of local interest - its Half-Term too so I'm attempting (at least ) a triple:

Monday B&B Cup S-F - Beaconsfield SYCOB v MK Dons XI

... but I'm taking advantage of a generous ST deal @ Grosvenor Gardens (half-price entry on presentation of any other clubs ST - apart from the opponents of course) for:

Ryman Premier - Wealdstone v Lewes

Tuesday as well as the aforementioned Vase replay at Ascot - which I might try and squeeze into - there's :

SOUTH1C Sluff v North Greenford & Burnham v Chertsey
CCLP Ash v Cove
CCLP Sandhurst v Badshot Lea
HELL1E Bracknell v Chinnor
HELLP Abingdon Town v RTFC - better check Culham Rd has appeared above the Thames by now :?

Cup games also @
Alton v Hungerford
Fleet Town v Whitchurch
.. and the other B&B Cup S-F: Chesham v Maidenhead Utd

WednesdaySOUTH1C Guildford v Aylesbury
HELLP Oxford City Nomads v Marlow - probably doing this one...

Thursday
CCLP Hartley Wintney v Colliers Wood

[Big Foot]

Windsor 3-3 Cove - was surprised by the result at first ... but actually Cove are having a very good 12-13 and are not far off the leaders themselves back in 5th. Finished mid-table last season after an horrendous spell which contributed mostly, to them conceding over 100 goals - plenty of 7's and 6's against (aggregate 1-14 v Windsor) - only Banstead who were last and relegated had a leakier defence.

Another win for Cove last night too, this time 3-0 away to Ash to put them 4th - 1 point behind Windsor in 3rd with 3 games in hand.

[Elmer Park]

Deserved win for Ascot last night at a rather chilly Racecourse Ground. Bovril served in proper china mugs helped alleviate the cold slightly. My first visit there and despite the cold evening it had a much warmer feel about the club than Reading Town. Then again the large crowd and the occasion probably helped that perception.

The club appears to be very well marketed and the programme said they are supported by 46 businesses who provide various forms of sponsorship and are run by over 100 volunteers. As for the team I thought they looked pretty decent last night and much better than their league position suggests. I'm surprised they are not higher in the table on that showing.

Northern League clubs seem to have a good record in the Vase so it sounds like a tough quarter final for Ascot away at Shildon.

[Deadlock]

Regarding Guernsey FC

Usually a club would take say 24 players and officials so, because they pay to get to mainland and for visitors to come to the island one might assume that, combined, the travel (incl coach to the ground), food and overnight accommodation costs would average out at £250 per person involved in every game Guernsey play...?

For weekend games they try to avoid overnight stays by playing in the early afternoon, giving themselves or the visiting team enough time to get the late flight in the evening. Hasn't helped a lot this season with the horrendous fixture pile up (they've STILL only played 17 of 42 league fixtures, and the Raynes Park game was called off last Saturday).

Some of the clubs in the CCL have played 12 more league fixtures than Guernsey have. They've currently got 12 fixtures scheduled for March, including home to Epsom & Ewell on the 1st, away to Runcorn or Walsall Wood on the 2nd in the Vase, and then home again to Cove on the 3rd. The league games will probably move, but they're running out of dates.

They're sixth in the table, 17 points behind the leaders, but with 10 games in hand!

[floyd__streete]

Envy from UNITED'S pub-league neighbours. Royalist can expect a visit from the #mms and then we won't be seeing him for a LONG time

Blimey - you STILL trying to get a rise out of Windsor fans?

You are in a higher league than us, with more supporters and you haven't gone bust. Well done.

Can we move on now?

Blimey

The Biter bit

[Royal Rother]

If you really need to consider it a bite, then that's what it was.

[Terminal Boardom]

If you really need to consider it a bite, then that's what it was.

TBF, it does look like a bite to me

[Royal Rother]

It's just an, "aren't you bored with this yet, I am", yawn really.

We need a yawn emoticon I suppose.

Anyway, went to Windsor U18 v Slough U18 cup match on Wednesday night. Not a great game but both teams tried to play football on the floor which was good. What was even better was the fact that Windsor won 2-1 with a last minute goal after an "after you, no after you" disaster between goalkeeper and defender.

Only a couple of the Windsor team had featured in the 1st team earlier in the season when we were having to play all manner of youngsters.

[floyd__streete]

It's just an, "aren't you bored with this yet, I am", yawn really.

You take yourself far too seriously m8. Which is lucky, because no-one else does

[Four Of Clubs]

..this w/e's local fare:

Saturday 23rd Feb 2013

FA Carlsberg Vase – 5th Round
6 Runcorn Town v Walsall Wood winners H v Guernsey
7 Larkhall Athletic v Tunbridge Wells winners H v Hadleigh

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

SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Godalming Town
Ashford Town (Middx) v Slough Town
Aylesbury v Fleet Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Royston Town
Chalfont St. Peter v Woodford United
Daventry Town v Burnham
Guildford City v Northwood
Leighton Town v Chertsey Town
Rugby Town v Uxbridge
Thatcham Town v North Greenford United
SOUTH1S&W
Evesham United v Hungerford Town
North Leigh v Wimborne Town
Shortwood United v Didcot Town
Taunton Town v Abingdon United
Winchester City v Swindon Supermarine

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

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Newbury
Ascot United v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Highmoor Ibis v Flackwell Heath
Highworth Town v Marlow
Holyport v Binfield
Oxford City Nomads v Kidlington
Reading Town v Wantage Town
Slimbridge v Cheltenham Saracens
Thame United v Ardley United

HELL1E
AFC Hinksey v Chalfont Wasps
Chinnor v Woodley Town
Didcot Town Res v Thatcham Town Res
Easington Sports v Finchampstead
Milton United v Rayners Lane
HELL1W
Lambourn Sports v Hook Norton

Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup Semi-Finals
15:00 Bracknell Town v Aston Clinton
14:00 Pitstone & Ivinghoe Utd v Letcombe
Reading Senior Cup Q-F
14:00 Penn & Tylers Green v Marlow United

WESS1
Andover New Street v Pewsey Vale
Fleet Spurs v Team Solent
Tadley Calleva v Brockenhurst
Whitchurch United v Amesbury Town

[Royal Rother]

It's just an, "aren't you bored with this yet, I am", yawn really.

You take yourself far too seriously m8. Which is lucky, because no-one else does

Bit obvious there, and a bit rich coming from the most depressive character on HNA.

[floyd__streete]

Got to larf at Rother really. When Maidenhead were relegated (before being reinst8ted as a result of being one of the better run clubs in the division, take note Windsor ) you were all over it, trying to get a rise. Then when I give some (admittedly lame) banter which was mainly for the (in-joke) benefit of some who read this thread regularly, you lose the head

[Royal Rother]

Seriously? Good grief, we went through all this false memory syndrome shit of yours a year ago. I haven't given out anything over Maidenhead at all. Yes, I referred to their poor form at times, and the fact they had been flirting with relegation at times, in exactly the same way I might mention Aston Villa's poor form, or Peterborough's.

I watch their results because they are very local but Maidenhead mean nothing to me, either way.

If you think that's "losing the head" you must be even more sensitive than I am.

[floyd__streete]

I'm not going to indulge you by traipsing through this thread but you enjoyed a (short-lived) laugh at Maidenhead's expense, mainly due to the fact that I follow them I strongly suspect. Your obsession with me must be into about its seventh year now m8!

[blindedbythelights]

just call him a dirty nonce and be done with it m8

[blindedbythelights]

deleting posts Rothers m8

RATTLED

(thats you btw, not the contents of your girlfriends handbag)