The Non - League thread

[AthleticoSpizz]

uh-huh...thanx FoC

(and sad event at Gorleston)

[Wax Jacket]

Winchester City take the fairly short trip along the A303 to the Ray Mac to face Salisbury.

I love your work FoC but only a complete mental would go that way

[Four Of Clubs]

Winchester City take the fairly short trip along the A303 to the Ray Mac to face Salisbury.

I love your work FoC but only a complete mental would go that way

lulz - added a spurious '3' - sorry!

Mind you the A30 down that way is more of a cart-track - in some places, only just wide enough for the white line!

... meanwhile I got up the M40/M42 to the Valley Stadium home of Redditch.

- nice bar - though only Tetley on draught (excl. lager/cider) - decent grub on offer, generally friendly sarf-brummies - plenty of VilLOLla scarves about and lots of folk trying to follow the scores coming in from Luton.

Odd ground though- very few seats - a small very cramped few rows of sky blue seats - possibly bought in from Highfield Rd; if anyone can remember the stand there?
Woefully indequate gaps between rows, that suggested they used David Speedie to model the height of your typical spectator.

Home side vying for the PO spots behind Slough in the Southern Premier, beat a very average Ciren Town 4-1.

Think I've only got Weymuff to complete this division now and two of the more remote Devon clubs down at Div One.

[Hendo]

Basingstoke Town listed on eBay ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/162310622770

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38227594

[Stretts]

Didn't last long - it's been removed already.

[Sutekh]

Didn't last long - it's been removed already.

Non-league club Basingstoke Town have listed themselves for sale on auction site Ebay, with bids starting at 99p.

The Southern Premier League side needs new investment with chairman Rafi Razzak stepping down after 25 years at the end of the season.

"The world needs to know the club is for sale," supporter and former director Simon Hood told BBC Sport.

Ebay suspended bidding after five hours when a number of high offers up to £66,000 triggered security settings.

The auction is set to close on 13 December and the club promises to thoroughly vet and check any successful bidder for the seventh-tier Hampshire side.

"If we don't find a buyer, nobody knows what's going to happen to the club," Mr Hood, 32, who is behind the Ebay listing, added. "It could just disappear.

"It's a club with a very long tradition and what better way to keep that going than to let the world know it's for sale?"

Basingstoke, nicknamed The Dragons and founded in 1896, face an uncertain future at their current Camrose Stadium and have debts of £2m.

Planning permission for a new 5,000-capacity stadium and training facility on the edge of the town was refused in January.

Mr Razzak was critical of the decision and admitted his "vision for the club had failed at the local council's hands".

The auction site listing describes the club as "used", adding "the item may have some signs of cosmetic wear" and says it is available for collection only.

Basingstoke are not the first club to appear for sale on the auction website. Tranmere Rovers were placed for sale with a starting bid of $10m in July 2009, but the listing was subsequently removed.

In April, Australian rugby league player Ryan McGoldrick failed to find himself a buyer after the site ruled it infringed its rules on "selling body parts and remains".

[Four Of Clubs]

...some local results from last night:-

SLP
Chesham Utd {SIX} 6-0 Hayes & Yeading
Chippenham 3-3 Slough Town
SL1S&W
North Leigh 3-3 Hereford - think Nor Lye led 3-0 at HT

Hants Senior
Basingstoke Town 1-0 Cowes Sports
Fleet Town 1-6 {SIX} Winchester City

CCLP
CB Hounslow 1-2 Chertsey Town
Farnham Town 2-3 Guildford City
Hanworth Villa 1-0 Abbey Rgrs
Horley 0-0 Walton & Hersham

HELLP
Bracknell Town 3-2 Binfield attendance a staggering 476 for the first game back at the 'new' Larges La.
Brimscomb 1-4 Highworth
Thame Utd 3-2 Ascot Utd
- Thame go top and Bracknell tuck in 2nd place, as they both leap over long-time leaders Thatcham

Floodlit Cup
Ardley 4-1 Highmoor/IBIS

Thatcham's home tie vs Div 2 Moreton Rangers postponed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...last remaining 'local' side in the Vase Bedfont Sports are currently playing their 3rd Rnd replay H vs Crowborough Athletic - latest score 1-1 - winners host Eastbourne Town on 7th Jan.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Great crowd at Brakkers

Any idea of the gate at Nor Lye? Hereford normally swell their hosting teams coffers

[Four Of Clubs]

Great crowd at Brakkers

Any idea of the gate at Nor Lye? Hereford normally swell their hosting teams coffers

...given as 364.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Thanx

[Four Of Clubs]

...and sadly Bedfont Sports bow out of the Vase losing 2-3 to Crowborough - twice drew level but conceded a soft third on 85'.

[paultheroyal]

Winchester City take the fairly short trip along the A303 to the Ray Mac to face Salisbury.

I love your work FoC but only a complete mental would go that way

lulz - added a spurious '3' - sorry!

Mind you the A30 down that way is more of a cart-track - in some places, only just wide enough for the white line!

... meanwhile I got up the M40/M42 to the Valley Stadium home of Redditch.

- nice bar - though only Tetley on draught (excl. lager/cider) - decent grub on offer, generally friendly sarf-brummies - plenty of VilLOLla scarves about and lots of folk trying to follow the scores coming in from Luton.

Odd ground though- very few seats - a small very cramped few rows of sky blue seats - possibly bought in from Highfield Rd; if anyone can remember the stand there?
Woefully indequate gaps between rows, that suggested they used David Speedie to model the height of your typical spectator.

Home side vying for the PO spots behind Slough in the Southern Premier, beat a very average Ciren Town 4-1.

Think I've only got Weymuff to complete this division now and two of the more remote Devon clubs down at Div One.

Love reminiscing old grounds that I have referree'd at - got a few favourites.....

Wouldn't say Redditch is a stand out.

[Linden Jones]

Strangely familiar statement from Farnborough:
http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/2016/club-statement-21/

[Sutekh]

Whats the story at Farborough currently, why arent fans returning to watch a side doing so well?

[Royal Rother]

They seem to consider it a tin pot league.

[Linden Jones]

Cureton has signed for St. Albans
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/14957410.Veteran_striker_Cureton_joins_Saints/

[Four Of Clubs]

... here's tomorrow's NL fixtures

Saturday 10th December

FA Trophy
1st Round Proper
16 Ebbsfleet United v Woking
17 Chelmsford City v Hitchin Town
18 Dagenham & Redbridge v Worthing
19 Harlow Town v Eastleigh
20 Whitehawk v Weymouth
21 Braintree Town v Torquay United
22 East Thurrock United v Aldershot Town
23 Dulwich Hamlet v Royston Town
24 Welling United v Hythe Town
25 Wealdstone v Wingate & Finchley
26 Dartford v Dover Athletic
27 South Park v North Leigh
28 AFC Sudbury v Gosport Borough
29 Sutton United v Bath City
30 Forest Green Rovers v Truro City
31 Boreham Wood v Maidstone United
32 Bromley v Leiston

NATS
Margate v St Albans City
Oxford City v Hungerford Town

ILP
Tonbridge Angels v Staines Town

SLP
Banbury United v Hayes & Yeading United
Chesham United v Basingstoke Town
SL1C
Aylesbury United v Farnborough
Barton Rovers v Marlow
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Arlesey Town
Fleet Town v Chalfont St Peter
Kidlington v Egham Town
Potters Bar Town v Aylesbury
Uxbridge v Kempston Rovers
SL1S&W
Didcot Town v Bridgwater Town
Wantage Town v Hereford - fear the Freds GD could take a bit of a battering in this one
Winchester City v Paulton Rovers

CCLP
AFC Hayes v Walton & Hersham
Badshot Lea v Horley Town
Bedfont & Feltham v North Greenford United
Bedfont Sports v Colliers Wood United
Chertsey Town v Knaphill
Guildford City v Sutton Common Rovers
Hanworth Villa v Farnham Town
Hartley Wintney v Epsom & Ewell
Spelthorne Sports v CB Hounslow United
Westfield v Camberley Town
Windsor v Abbey Rangers
CCL1
14:00 Farleigh Rovers v Sheerwater
AC London v Bagshot
Balham v Staines Lammas
Cobham v Banstead Athletic
Cove v Chessington & Hook United
Epsom Athletic v Eversley & California
Frimley Green v Dorking
Redhill v Ash United
CCL1 Cup
13:30 Worcester Park v South Park Reserves

HELLP
Ascot United v Thame United
Bracknell Town v Oxford City Nomads
Highworth Town v Thatcham Town
Longlevens AFC v Binfield
Lydney Town v Flackwell Heath
Royal Wootton Bassett v Henley Town
Tuffley Rovers v Ardley United
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston v Headington Amateurs
Bicester Town v Didcot Town Res
Holyport v Finchampstead
Sandhurst Town v Penn & Tylers Green
Woodley United v Rayners Lane
HELL1W
North Leigh v Milton United
Shortwood United Res v Letcombe
Shrivenham v Abingdon United

WESSP
Amesbury Town v Whitchurch United
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Andover Town
WESS1
Alton v Shaftesbury
Andover New Street v AFC Stoneham
Fleet Spurs v Hamble Club
Hythe & Dibden v Tadley Calleva

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Results

Saturday 10th December

FA Trophy 1st Round Proper
AFC Fylde 1-1 Brackley Town
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Woking
Chelmsford City 1-0 Hitchin Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Worthing
Harlow Town 2-0 Eastleigh
Whitehawk 2-2 Weymouth
Braintree Town 2-0 Torquay United
East Thurrock United 1-1 Aldershot Town
Dulwich Hamlet 2-2 Royston Town
Welling United {EIGHT} 8-1 Hythe Town
Wealdstone 2-2 Wingate & Finchley
Dartford 1-1 Dover Athletic
South Park 1-1 North Leigh
AFC Sudbury 2-1 Gosport Borough
Sutton United 1-0 Bath City
Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Truro City
Boreham Wood 0-0 Maidstone United
Bromley 1-1 Leiston
…an astonishing 10 replays required in the southern ‘half’ of the draw - 11 if you include Vanarama North side, Brackley

NATS
Margate 0-2 St Albans City
Oxford City 0-6 {SIX} Hungerford Town – 2 for Louis Soares and Goodyer and one each for Bignall and Williams. George Legg in goal for the Crusaders, saves a 1st half pen from ex-Royal Scott Davies

ILP
Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Staines Town

SLP
Banbury United 5-0 Hayes & Yeading United
Chesham United 4-0 Basingstoke Town
SL1C
Aylesbury United 0-2 Farnborough
Barton Rovers 2-1 Marlow
Beaconsfield SYCOB 3-0 Arlesey Town
Fleet Town 3-2 Chalfont St Peter
Hanwell Town 3-2 Bedford Town
Histon 1-4 Ashford Town (Mx)
Kidlington 2-2 Egham Town
Potters Bar Town 3-1 Aylesbury
Uxbridge 3-3 Kempston Rovers
SL1S&W
Didcot Town 4-0 Bridgwater Town
Wantage Town 0-1 Hereford - Bulls led from the 1st minute, goal by ex Diddy man Haysham.
Winchester City 3-2 Paulton Rovers

CCLP
AFC Hayes 2-5 Walton & Hersham
Badshot Lea 2-1 Horley Town
Bedfont & Feltham 0-3 North Greenford United
Bedfont Sports 1-1 Colliers Wood United
Chertsey Town 0-1 Knaphill
Guildford City 0-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Hanworth Villa 1-0 Farnham Town
Hartley Wintney 3-1 Epsom & Ewell
Spelthorne Sports 4-0 CB Hounslow United
Westfield 2-1 Camberley Town
Windsor 4-2 Abbey Rangers
CCL1
Farleigh Rovers 2-2 Sheerwater
AC London 1-1 Bagshot
Balham 3-3 Staines Lammas
Cobham 1-7 {SEVEN} Banstead Athletic
Cove 1-3 Chessington & Hook United
Epsom Athletic 2-5 Eversley & California
Frimley Green 3-2 Dorking
Redhill {SIX} 6-0 Ash United
CCL1 Cup
Worcester Park {SIX} 6-1 South Park Reserves


HELLP
Ascot United 0-4 Thame United
Bracknell Town 4-1 Oxford City Nomads
Highworth Town 1-3 Thatcham Town
Longlevens AFC 3-5 Binfield
Lydney Town 2-4 Flackwell Heath
Royal Wootton Bassett 4-0 Henley Town
Tuffley Rovers 0-2 Ardley United
- Top four all win – important for Thatcham to keep pace too, having lost top spot this week, were probably facing the sternest test at 5th place Highworth.
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston 2-3 Headington Amateurs
Bicester Town 2-2 Didcot Town Res'
Holyport 1-2 Finchampstead
Sandhurst Town 1-5 Penn & Tylers Green
Woodley United 2-1 Rayners Lane
HELL1W
Cheltenham Saracens 0-17 {SEVENTEEN} Fairford Town – following on from their 0-12 reverse at Ab Utd last w/e – it would appear Sarries are rapidly heading for the nether reaches of the Glawster County leagues and probably not a moment too soon. Sad for a club who finished in the promotion places last season though admittedly were relegated the year before, with a single figure points haul (4) and a GD of -102. They are looking to go beyond that by some distance with a -98 from only 17 games. Oddly enough they are 4th bottom on 10 points

North Leigh 4-1 Milton United
Shortwood United Res PP Letcombe - pitch waterlogged
Shrivenham 1-2 Abingdon United

WESSP
Amesbury Town 3-3 Whitchurch United
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0-2 Andover Town
WESS1
Alton 1-0 Shaftesbury
Andover New Street 1-5 AFC Stoneham
Fleet Spurs 0-4 Hamble Club
Hythe & Dibden 1-0 Tadley Calleva

[Sutekh]

Dagenham & Redbridge 1-2 Worthing

Dagenham are 4th in the National League and Worthing are 19th (and 3 points above the relegation zone) in the Ryman Premier.

Commendable 1-1 for Truro at Forest Green as well

[Four Of Clubs]

Tomorrow's NL fixtures

Saturday 17th December

NAT
Chester v Aldershot Town
Woking v Guiseley
NATS
Bishops Stortford v Hemel Hempstead Town
East Thurrock United v Truro City
Ebbsfleet United v Gosport Borough
Hampton & Richmond Borough v St Albans City
Hungerford Town v Margate
Maidenhead United v Dartford
Oxford City v Eastbourne Borough
Poole Town v Wealdstone
Welling United v Concord Rangers
Weston-Super-Mare v Chelmsford City
Whitehawk v Bath City
NATN
Bradford Park Avenue v Brackley Town

ILP
Staines Town v Burgess Hill Town

SLP
Basingstoke Town v Redditch United
Biggleswade Town v Chesham United
Slough Town v Kettering Town
Stratford Town v Hayes & Yeading United
SL1C
Aylesbury v Hanwell Town
Bedford Town v Fleet Town
Chalfont St Peter v Histon
Egham Town v Potters Bar Town
Farnborough v AFC Dunstable
Kempston Rovers v Marlow
Kidlington v Arlesey Town
Petersfield Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Royston Town v Ashford Town (Mx)
Uxbridge v Aylesbury United
SL1S&W
Bideford v Winchester City
North Leigh v Evesham United
Shortwood United v Didcot Town
Wantage Town v Taunton Town

CCLP
AFC Hayes v Guildford City
Abbey Rangers v Walton & Hersham
Camberley Town v Bedfont & Feltham
CB Hounslow United v Bedfont Sports
Epsom & Ewell v Chertsey Town
Farnham Town v Colliers Wood United
Horley Town v Windsor
Knaphill v Hartley Wintney
North Greenford United v Westfield
Raynes Park Vale v Sutton Common Rovers
Spelthorne Sports v Hanworth Villa
CCL1
Ash United v Cove
Balham v Epsom Athletic
Banstead Athletic v Sheerwater
Cobham v Frimley Green
Dorking v Redhill
Eversley & California v Bagshot
South Park Reserves v Chessington & Hook United
14:00 Staines Lammas v Farleigh Rovers
14:00 Worcester Park v AC London

HELLP
Binfield v Highworth Town
Brackley Town Saints v Lydney Town
Bracknell Town v Ascot United
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Burnham
Flackwell Heath v Longlevens AFC
Thame United v Highmoor-Ibis
Thatcham Town v Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
14:00 Chalfont Wasps v Wantage Town Res'
14:00 Finchampstead v Chinnor
14:00 Penn & Tylers Green v Holyport
AFC Aldermaston v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Rayners Lane v Bicester Town
Woodley United v Sandhurst Town
HELL1W
Abingdon United v Shortwood United Res'
Cirencester Town Dev' v Shrivenham
Fairford Town v Milton United
Hook Norton v Letcombe

WESSP
Alresford Town v Team Solent
Andover Town v Portland United
Whitchurch United v Blackfield & Langley
WESS1
Fleet Spurs v Andover New Street
Tadley Calleva v Alton