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[Royals and Racers]

Seems as if the Bracknell managers have resigned- watch this space !!

[NathStPaul]

Bracknell's joint managers quit.

ahem.....

https://www.bracknelltownfc.com/brackne ... -managers/

[tmesis]

Bracknell's joint managers quit.

ahem.....

https://www.bracknelltownfc.com/brackne ... -managers/

It sounds all rather unfortunate. Bracknell look to be off the pace this year, but still decent, so it does give someone the chance to come in at a better time than usual for a manaager.

[Four Of Clubs]

It sounds all rather unfortunate. Bracknell look to be off the pace this year, but still decent, so it does give someone the chance to come in at a better time than usual for a manager.

...didn't know about James McC. and his health issues / accident etc but normally, with what's gone on/off just a tad NW from Bracknell this week, you'd consider putting a fair wodge on Carl W. skipping back over to former pastures at Stubbs la.

However from the article it seems he doesn't feel ready for managing 'solo' at all yet - and the 'Moles' are hardly in a healthy position for him to settle into.....

...will ask my drinkininnge-ing mate tomorrow evening if he knows any more - he has some family 'contacts' around the club (Bracknell)

[Four Of Clubs]

....this w/e / Holiday period's first batch of fixtures ....

Saturday 23rd December

NAT
Chesterfield v Aldershot Town
Eastleigh v Dorking Wanderers
Oxford City v Solihull Moors
Wealdstone v Hartlepool United
Woking v Maidenhead United
NATN
Brackley Town v Scarborough Athletic
Warrington Town v Banbury United - 'Puritans' sunk 1-4 at home to Chorley midweek
NATS
Aveley v Slough Town - att 607 'Rebels' able to play on Tue evening - when all about was rained off - picked up a 2-0 win over Hemel
Farnborough v Braintree Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury v Nuneaton Borough
Alvechurch v Needham Market
Coalville Town v Royston Town
Hitchin Town v Mickleover
Leamington v St Ives Town
Leiston v Stratford Town
Stourbridge v Berkhamsted
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Didcot Town
Chesham United v Dorchester Town
Hanwell Town v AFC Totton
Hungerford Town v Salisbury
Poole Town v Harrow Borough
Swindon Supermarine v Bracknell Town
Tiverton Town v Beaconsfield Town
Walton & Hersham v Gosport Borough
Winchester City v Hayes & Yeading United
SL1-C
Kings Langley v Waltham Abbey
Leighton Town v Aylesbury United
North Leigh v AFC Dunstable
Thame United v Cirencester Town

IL1-SC
Ascot United v Chertsey Town
13:00 Binfield v Guernsey - Pitch Inspection booked for early Friday PM
Corinthian-Casuals v Ashford Town (Middx)
Hanworth Villa v Chipstead
Hartley Wintney v Raynes Park Vale
South Park (Reigate) v Northwood
Southall v Uxbridge
Sutton Common Rovers v Badshot Lea
Thatcham Town v Metropolitan Police
Westfield v Marlow

CCL-PN
Flackwell Heath v Ardley United
Holyport v Bedfont Sports
Milton United v Harefield United
North Greenford United v Egham Town
Rayners Lane v Risborough Rangers
Virginia Water v Broadfields United
Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Wembley
CCL-PS
13:00 Farnham Town v Camberley Town
Abbey Rangers v Guildford City
Alton v Sandhurst Town - 'Fizzers' were also OK 'on the carpet' at SB on Tue eve - beat visitors Cobham 2-1
Cobham v Knaphill
Fleet Town v Tadley Calleva Tadley won 2-0 at Epsom & Ewell (Cobham) on Tue
Horley Town v Epsom & Ewell
Sheerwater v Spelthorne Sports
Tooting & Mitcham United v Colliers Wood United
CCL-1
Bagshot v Berks County
Bedfont v British Airways
FC Deportivo Galicia v London Samurai Rovers
Hillingdon Borough v Rising Ballers Kensington
Holmer Green v Molesey
Langley v Amersham Town
London Colney v Oxhey Jets
Spartans Youth v Brook House
Westside v Yateley United
Windsor v Eversley & California
Woodley United v Penn & Tylers Green

HELL-P
Cinderford Town v Highworth Town
Longlevens AFC v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Wantage Town v Tuffley Rovers
HELL-1
Abingdon United v FC Bristol
Kidlington Res v Stonehouse Town
Tytherington Rocks v Long Crendon

WESS-P
Laverstock & Ford v Andover New Street
Petersfield Town v Bournemouth
WESS-1
{Fri 19:45} Whitchurch Utd v Andover Town
Alresford Town v Cove
Clanfield v AFC Aldermaston - 'Atom Men' avoided this weeks' wet stuff, by playing Wed night .... and got a welcome 4-1 win vs bottom club New Milton
Frimley Green v Ash United

[Sutekh]

Bracknell's joint managers quit.

Full statement from the club here

https://www.bracknelltownfc.com/brackne ... -managers/

[NathStPaul]

Ross Weatherstone takes over at Binfield. Very much an appointment for next season.

[Hendo]

Might head down to Leatherhead on Boxing Day.

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from this PM

Saturday 23rd December

NAT
Chesterfield 4-1 Aldershot Town
Eastleigh 2-1 Dorking Wanderers – ‘Wanderers’ goal from Seb Bowerman late on – just out of the drop zone – ‘Spitfires’ sit outside the POs on GD
Oxford City 1-2 Solihull Moors
Wealdstone 4-4 Hartlepool United – ‘Stones’ 4-2 up into the last 20’ – ‘Pools’ back from 3 down at the half-hour mark - was 3-2 at the the break
Woking 0-0 Maidenhead United – att 2,425
NATN
Brackley Town 0-1 Scarborough Athletic
Warrington Town 2-1 Banbury United
NATS
Aveley 0-2 Slough Town – goals from Eweka and Goddard puts ‘Rebels’ up to 16th face 2nd placed H&R on Boxing Day at Arbour Pk 13:00 KO
Farnborough 1-0 Braintree Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury 4-2 Nuneaton Borough – ‘old stager’ Leroy Lita on target for Borough in stoppage time
Alvechurch 0-3 Needham Market – ‘Market’ stay top
Coalville Town 1-1 Royston Town
Hitchin Town 2-2 Mickleover
Leamington 3-1 St Ives Town
Leiston 2-0 Stratford Town
Stourbridge 6-0 Berkhamsted
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 2-4 Didcot Town - att 625 - surprise win @ Winklebury for the bottom club, who led 1-2 at the break – Bradley Wilson leveled early 2nd half for ‘Dragons’ but Learoyd and Osborne secured the points for the ‘Railwaymen’

Chesham United 2-0 Dorchester Town – ‘Generals’ regain top spot as Salisbury slip up
Hanwell Town 0-0 AFC Totton
Hungerford Town 1-0 Salisbury – att 622 – winner from Elis Watts on 75’ – ‘Crusaders’ up to 6th outside POs on GD
Poole Town 1-0 Harrow Borough
Swindon Supermarine 3-1 Bracknell Town – ‘Robins’ let a 1st half lead, given them by a Max Herbert goal, slip away
Tiverton Town 2-2 Beaconsfield Town – ‘Rams’ led 0-2 but Tivvy salvaged a point with a 93’ goal
Walton & Hersham 0-2 Gosport Borough
Winchester City 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United – ‘City’ saved a point on 90’ through Mlambo
SL1-C
Kings Langley 1-2 Waltham Abbey
Leighton Town 4-1 Aylesbury United
North Leigh 3-0 AFC Dunstable
Thame United 0-2 Cirencester Town

IL1-SC
Ascot United 1-2 Chertsey Town – att 322 ‘Curfews’ win it on 95’ and regain top spot
Binfield 1-2 Guernsey – visitors grab a late win on 84’ - ‘Moles’ led at H/T
Corinthian-Casuals 1-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Hanworth Villa 3-1 Chipstead
Hartley Wintney 1-1 Raynes Park Vale
South Park (Reigate) 2-0 Northwood
Southall 3-1 Uxbridge
Sutton Common Rovers 1-1 Badshot Lea
Thatcham Town 0-2 Metropolitan Police
Westfield 3-2 Marlow

CCL-PN
Flackwell Heath 4-0 Ardley United –att 250 ‘Heathens’ stay 2nd, 5 pts behind Rayners La but with 2 games in hand
Holyport 1-0 Bedfont Sports
Milton United 1-2 Harefield United
North Greenford United 1-5 Egham Town
Rayners Lane 2-1 Risborough Rangers
Virginia Water 2-3 Broadfields United
Wallingford & Crowmarsh 4-0 Wembley – vital win for W&C over fellow strugglers
CCL-PS
Abbey Rangers 1-0 Guildford City
Alton 2-1 Sandhurst Town – att 337
Cobham 0-2 Knaphill
Farnham Town 4-0 Camberley Town – att 811 – Farnham now 15 from 15
Fleet Town 3-1 Tadley Calleva
Horley Town 4-0 Epsom & Ewell
Sheerwater 2-3 Spelthorne Sports
Tooting & Mitcham United 1-2 Colliers Wood United
CCL-1
Bagshot 1-4 Berks County
Bedfont 3-4 British Airways
FC Deportivo Galicia 3-3 London Samurai Rovers
Hillingdon Borough 0-2 Rising Ballers Kensington
Holmer Green 1-2 Molesey
Langley 1-4 Amersham Town
London Colney 0-5 Oxhey Jets
Spartans Youth 3-2 Brook House
Westside 1-3 Yateley United
Windsor 2-1 Eversley & California
Woodley United 1-1 Penn & Tylers Green

HELL-P
Cinderford Town 2-1 Highworth Town
Longlevens AFC 0-2 Royal Wootton Bassett Town – RWBT stay 3rd
Wantage Town 2-3 Tuffley Rovers – att 168
- 1st placed Worcester City bt 2nd Placed Corsham in front of 780 at Claines Lane
HELL-1
Abingdon United 3-5 FC Bristol
Kidlington Res 1-2 Stonehouse Town
Tytherington Rocks 3-0 Long Crendon

WESS-P
Laverstock & Ford 6-0 Andover New Street
Petersfield Town 0-1 Bournemouth
WESS-1
Alresford Town 3-0 Cove
Clanfield 3-1 AFC Aldermaston
Frimley Green 3-2 Ash United

[Four Of Clubs]

Boxing Day fixtures - not many 'lower' level leagues playing this year .... so a limited number of 'local doubles' on offer:

Boxing Day Monday 26th December

NAT
Aldershot Town v Woking
Dorking Wanderers v Oxford City
Maidenhead United v Wealdstone
NATN
13:00 Banbury United v Brackley Town
NATS
Havant & Waterlooville v Farnborough
13:00 Slough Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough

SLP-C
Berkhamsted v AFC Sudbury
13:00 Royston Town v Hitchin Town
13:00 St Ives Town v Kettering Town
SLP-S
AFC Totton v Basingstoke Town
12:30 Beaconsfield Town v Chesham United
Bracknell Town v Walton & Hersham
12:30 Didcot Town v Hungerford Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Hanwell Town
Merthyr Town v Swindon Supermarine
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Kings Langley @ Chesham
Cirencester Town v North Leigh
Kidlington v Thame United

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Hanworth Villa
Chertsey Town v Thatcham Town
13:30 Marlow v Hartley Wintney
Northwood v Southall
13:00 Raynes Park Vale v Sutton Common Rovers
Uxbridge v Ascot United

HELL-1
12:00 Long Crendon v Kidlington Res

...No new 'ticks' to be had further afield, without some excessive BH M'way travel, hence the preference for more local stuff. Will review options on Tue AM: due to limited STEP05/06 offerings, are pretty sparse this year.
- Feasibly three 'early starters': 'Diddy'/Beaconsfield or possibly 11:00 KO @ Godalming (now in the Southern Combination League - or Sussex as was)
- From Didcot only viable one is Kidlington v Thame or at a real push Maidenhead Utd - which is a) a bit pricey especially if there's no cheap Xmas parking deals b) almost certainly arriving after KO and c) I've been once already this season.
- Holloways Park gives a far wider choice of 2nd games and Godalming permits me to return home in the gap if needs be.
- not sure if mate will venture out - he's not a fan of 'revisits'.
- from an "Anorak Perspective" the prevalence of 13:00/13:30 KOs can be quite frustrating - no real scope for a 'double' unless the other match is in the immediate vicinity .... or you're prepared to leave before the end/miss the start.
- and had LC been up against a 1st Team at Oxford City's ground (rather than Kiddy Reserves) I'd have considered that as a pretty fair option for Match i) as it offers an extra half-hour travel time.

[Yellowcoat2]

Council car parking in Maidenhead is free on Boxing Day

[Loafer]

Results from yesterday:

Saturday 16th December

Footnote: FC BAPCO moved into the last 16 of the FA Sunday Cup hammered Bournemouth-based FC Hadjuk 6-0 at Rivermoor this PM. Next Tie is a tough one at Baiteze from the Essex Sunday leagues - they usually play home games at Hackney Marshes but would expect they'll borrow somewhere slightly more 'comfortable' for this stage of the National Competition.

Dont want to be a pedant but they haven't played at Hackney Marshes for a few years, that was the old Baiteze mile end and this one is a newer split team who play on some AstroTurf in Essex

Baiteze are a very very very good team, won the national Cup 2 years ago beating Highgate 2-0 in the final (who themselves are no jokes and are probably the best team in London, having won the London Sunday cup 3 times in a row and the Barnet Sunday League a few times aswell which is tough)

They lost in the Semis I think last year to St Joseph of Luton who won the whole thing (St Joseph got knocked out last round)

Baiteze are one of the 'Youtube' teams who have a very big following and post games on their channel so we should be able to see it

Here is their last 2 games in the cup they won both on penalties ( including beating the best team down my way in the County of Sussex) so they could be there for the taking (I have no idea how good Bapco actually are but they seem to have a few recognised names playing for them who play quite high up the league tables?)

1st round vs Bn Dons (Sussex)
https://youtu.be/6EoGsYBgHig?si=OAl_R37Fd9CP3vbu


2nd round vs Fryens (one of the Essex league champions)


https://youtu.be/8226MoeKqJU?si=_J6bohE5NM26My1w

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....only going by their current social media output which mentions community/club/match events at Hackney Marshes.

... as does the escfl official site which included their County Cup win as recently as Sun 17th Dec at that venue.

...showing the forthcoming FA tie too under 'Fixtures'... so would have to assume it's one and the same team ?

Venue for that next round of the FA Sunday Cup v BAPCO is now showing on the official FA site as Barking FC

SUN 21/01 13:00.

[Loafer]

....only going by their current social media output which mentions community/club/match events at Hackney Marshes.

... as does the escfl official site which included their County Cup win as recently as Sun 17th Dec at that venue.

...showing the forthcoming FA tie too under 'Fixtures'... so would have to assume it's one and the same team ?

Venue for that next round of the FA Sunday Cup v BAPCO is now showing on the official FA site as Barking FC

SUN 21/01 13:00.

Oh sorry my apologies then I didn't mean to make you out to be wrong or a liar! I'm sorry

Some of their videos are on AstroTurf in a cage so assumed they played there, maybe some cup games

Anyway should be a cracking game, Bapco have a GD in this competition of 29-0 so far I think

Either they're very good or the teams they've played very bad (doubt it)

[Four Of Clubs]

...no offence taken - and never any harm in aspiring to the ranks of us 'uber-Pendants'..... besides I have skin as thick as a doz. anoraks!

And ...it did take a bit of digging ... but fell into place once I managed to find their own league site Essex Sunday Corinthian League?

...other searches did suggest links to a club in the Hackney & District League and possibly the former version of the current club.

Like BAPCO round here ... fully expect they can call in some favours when it comes to borrowing facilities eg Cage pitches and astro etc....

...and BAPCO do have some current/recent Sat leaguers who hail from as high as STEP03 to 05 .... and their main sponsor is a playing squad member at Brentford - even listed as a registered player too but doubt very much if he'd ever turnout for his 'own side' in anything other than friendlies..... probably not allowed under pro-contract/insurance reasons?

[Loafer]

...no offence taken - and never any harm in aspiring to the ranks of us 'uber-Pendants'..... besides I have skin as thick as a doz. anoraks!

And ...it did take a bit of digging ... but fell into place once I managed to find their own league site Essex Sunday Corinthian League?

...other searches did suggest links to a club in the Hackney & District League and possibly the former version of the current club.

Like BAPCO round here ... fully expect they can call in some favours when it comes to borrowing facilities eg Cage pitches and astro etc....

...and BAPCO do have some current/recent Sat leaguers who hail from as high as STEP03 to 05 .... and their main sponsor is a playing squad member at Brentford - even listed as a registered player too but doubt very much if he'd ever turnout for his 'own side' in anything other than friendlies..... probably not allowed under pro-contract/insurance reasons?

Yeah they are in the ESCL and there was/is a club in the Hackney league called Baiteze Mile End (very ill disciplined bunch, possibly got kicked out that league but that's muddy waters)

BAPCO might be favourites here, as Baiteze got their captain and best playrer known as "wonderboy" sent off for kicking the ball off the spot in the penalty shootout in the last video in frustration...

Not sure how far a team from our way has ever made it in this competition, assume BAPCO are one of the furthest? A team called Aylesbury Flooring won It 4 years ago if you count Aylesbury as from "round here"

[Loafer]

Well I didn't know this but apparently Theale won it in 1991

[Four Of Clubs]

.... fairly certain one Final was even staged at Elm Park .... I thought in the 80's - ... and our very own recently retired - at that time - Mick Kearney turned out too ...

... my memory is dissolving rapidly these days but am pretty certain I was in the crowd too :

...looking at the list of Finals though - I may well have got it wrong .... and I was there for the Theale win in 92

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from Boxing Day - managed an easy 'double'

Boxing Day Monday 26th December

NAT
Aldershot Town 0-0 Woking
Dorking Wanderers 0-2 Oxford City – ‘City’ stay in bottom four but are now only a point behind DW – though have played 2 games more
Maidenhead United 0-2 Wealdstone
NATN
Banbury United 0-1 Brackley Town –att 1,086 ‘Saints’ with the only goal inside 2’ – sides meet again on NYD @ 13:00.
NATS
Havant & Waterlooville 0-1 Farnborough
Slough Town 3-3 Hampton & Richmond Borough

SLP-C
Berkhamsted 0-4 AFC Sudbury
Royston Town 1-0 Hitchin Town
St Ives Town 6-0 Kettering Town
SLP-S
AFC Totton 2-2 Basingstoke Town – att 1,164
Beaconsfield Town 1-2 Chesham United –att 486 – ‘Generals’ with a very late winner 94’
Bracknell Town 3-0 Walton & Hersham att 425 – comfortable win for 'Robins' - after three defeats in four – goals from Vaughan and 2 from Espirit
Didcot Town 0-1 Hungerford Town – att 411
- was at this for Match i) – ‘Crusaders’ bossed most of a fairly uneventful game but couldn’t find their shooting boots as it were
Hayes & Yeading United 1-3 Hanwell Town
Merthyr Town 4-1 Swindon Supermarine
Salisbury 2-2 Winchester City – att 1,005 – ‘Winch’ nearly got all three points but ‘Whites’ grabbed a point on 95’
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 1-2 Kings Langley
Cirencester Town 3-0 North Leigh
Kidlington 2-1 Thame United
- Match ii) of the day for me - obvious and possibly only viable choice, once my mate had plumped for ‘Diddy’ as match no i)
– ‘Kiddy’ edged an ill-tempered scruffy affair against their fellow strugglers – were reduced to 10 men early on for their strikers’ witless lunge on the visiting keeper, every tackle made by ‘United’ from then on, was met with howls from all and sundry for the Ref to even up with another Red.
- Hosts held-on against a spirited 2nd half fightback, having extended the lead, somewhat unexpectedly, just before the break
- maybe just me and my deep-rooted Baaarks origin …. but I’ve always thought this sub-urban ‘N.Poxford annexe’ to be populated by some fairly unsavoury, unwelcoming and distinctly ‘odd’ individuals – though the Scottish lady in the tea-bar worked hard and was pleasant enough.

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-5 Hanworth Villa
Chertsey Town 2-2 Thatcham Town – decent point for ‘Kingfishers’ at the leaders
Marlow 2-3 Hartley Wintney – att 265
Northwood 1-2 Southall
Raynes Park Vale 0-0 Sutton Common Rovers – RPV unable to benefit from ‘Curfews’ dropped points - as they were also held by mid-table opposition
Uxbridge 1-1 Ascot United - ‘Yellamen’ failed to keep the lead given them by Oliver Harris on 38’ – he was sent off about 5’ later– conceding on 88’

- ‘Moles’ (Binfield) were due to visit ‘Baggy Lea’ tonight (Wed 27th) but have been beaten by the weather.
elsewhere RWBT host Highworth (Hellenic Prem) and Reading City go to Burnham (CCL-Prem North).

HELL-1
Long Crendon 1-2 Kidlington Res

[Royals and Racers]

Some game at Burnham last night- defences on top !! Burnham 4 Reading City 6