The Non - League thread

[Barry the bird boggler]

ITV are hopeless, they shouldn't be allowed to broadcast at all, never mind broadcast our national sport.

Agreed. BBC may not be perfect but at least you get to see decent coverage. Plus they'd be running the highlights under the "red button" as well, during the Sunday, just for good measure

No doubt we'll get a quick glimpse of the goals from the shock result in their "live" coverage on the Sunday.

And that's another thing, live televised draws ?!?!? Huddled round a radio during Sports Report on a Saturday or at around 1pm on the following Monday - much more exciting....

[Compo's Hat]

ITV are not showing saturday night highlights.

The FA Cup is dying.

Where did you read this as i'm sure they did last season?

[Compo's Hat]

Maidenhead ticket details for the Aldershot game on their website tomorrow.

[Terminal Boardom]

Good 4-1 away win for Windsor at Wembley last night and a sensible referee even if the red card for Fergus Moore looked harsh. Could easily have dismissed Kyle Anthony but gave a final warning instead. Big game on Saturday: 3rd v 4th or something like that as Windsor play host to Horley Town.

[Barry the bird boggler]

The comedy continues at Bracknell where 6th placed Slimbridge put 6 without reply past the hapless Robins in last nights Hellenic Premier game at Larges Lane.

Bracknell now have 4 points from a possible 45 this season and are already effectively 8 points from safety. For the record they have managed 8 goals this season (and three of those arrived in their visit to Holyport) and let in 59.

[Royal Lady]

Maidenhead ticket details for the Aldershot game on their website tomorrow.

Schards already found the details - £12 a ticket £7 for concessions - anyone going to the home game with Dover is certain to get a ticket - tickets on a free for all after that I think.


EDIT: LOLz - just noticed you posted at midnight.

Anyway, IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Barry the bird boggler]

So, presumably Maidenhead v Dover is this Saturday - and Reading don't play until Sunday...... IN

[Tad Showbiz]

No, Maidenhead v Dover is on Tuesday night k/o 7.45

[Royalist]

Apparently ITV are showing highlights of England Vs Spain rather than the FA Cup. I wish the FA would give the rights to the bbc. They used to mix it in with Match Of The Day didn't they?

[Terminal Boardom]

The world knows that ITV coverage of football is rubbish. The FA Cup is such a special competition for the so-called "minnows" and the 1st Round proper is, in all intents, their Cup Final - especially for clubs Step 3 and below. But obviously, a meaningless international friendly takes precedence over something as trivial as the FA Cup - in ITV's eyes anyway.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Yes I really give a toss about a load of overpaid prima donnas playing in a couldn't care less meaningless game over proper exciting cup football. But then I forgot that football only began in 1992 and comprises only 1 division of 20 clubs.

Wish BBC had highlights rights for every level of football in this country - it's all you'd need.

[Elmer Park]

ITV have an FA Cup highlights programme on the Sunday night although that will no doubt mainly cover the game they are showing earlier in the day.

[Four Of Clubs]

The comedy continues at Bracknell where 6th placed Slimbridge put 6 without reply past the hapless Robins in last nights Hellenic Premier game at Larges Lane.

Bracknell now have 4 points from a possible 45 this season and are already effectively 8 points from safety. For the record they have managed 8 goals this season (and three of those arrived in their visit to Holyport) and let in 59.

...was at this - the Robins really are very much out of their depth. - although they were even humiliated 5-1 in the Cup at Div One West Lydney last Sat.
I don't think the straight Red shown to the witlessly petulant full-back (and Skipper ) early on 2nd half made much of a difference - it just let Slimbridge coast for longer periods. Bracknell strive and struggle but have no cohesion middle or back - drift out of position constantly and had no answer to Slimbridge 'big unit' up front - who did everything but score for 94 mins; then knocked the ball in from about 6" with the last kick of the game - much to everyone's hilarity.

Poor ol' Martin Hutt in goal is rolling back the years and isn't as agile as he was but could do very little about the barrage of clear chances Bracknell presented to their visitors.

I really fear for them tomorrow too, as I suspect Highworth are bigger and uglier than Slimbridge in all departments - we could be seeing double figures again.

Only bright spark is the acquisition of Jon Palmer back at the club on dual-reg from Godalming - he looked very lively up front but was given little support. At least they are trying to get some more experienced players in, to bolster up what is a very young side.

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here's tomorrow's NL fixtures with 'local' interest....


FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying selected ‘southern’ ties

22 Uxbridge v Potters Bar Town
27 Hemel Hempstead Town v Brackley Town
28 Banbury United v Paulton Rovers
29 Carshalton Athletic v Cirencester Town
30 Worthing v Didcot Town
31 Chesham United v Tiverton Town
32 Gosport Borough v Godalming Town
34 Chertsey Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
35 Thatcham Town v Weymouth

CONFS
Boreham Wood v Bromley
Dorchester v Basingstoke
Dover v Weston-S-Mare
Eastleigh v Maidenhead Utd
Farnborough v Chelmsford
Hampton & Richmond v Eastbourne Borough
Staines Town v Sutton Utd
Tonbridge Angels v Thurrock
Truro City v Welling
Woking v Havant and W

SOUTHP
Oxford City v St. Albans City
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Burnham
Aylesbury v North Greenford United
Fleet Town v Chalfont St. Peter
Marlow v Rugby Town
Slough Town v Woodford United
SOUTH1S&W
North Leigh v Hungerford Town
Sholing v Abingdon United

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Mole Valley SCR
Camberley Town v Epsom & Ewell
Egham Town v Chessington & Hook United
Hanworth Villa v Sandhurst Town
Raynes Park Vale v Cove
South Park v Farnham Town
Windsor v Horley Town
CCL1
Bedfont Sports v Westfield
Bookham v Farleigh Rovers
Cobham v Hartley Wintney
Frimley Green v CB Hounslow United
14:00 Sheerwater v Eversley
14:00 Spelthorne Sports v Knaphill
Staines Lammas v Feltham
Prem Cup R1
13:30 Worcester Park v Molesey
Prem Cup R2
13:00 Guernsey v Ash United - interesting to judge their quality against a CCL Premier side - albeit not a very good one!

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Oxford City Nomads
Ardley United v Shrivenham
Bracknell Town v Highworth Town
Cheltenham Saracens v Thame United
Fairford Town v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Kidlington v Holyport
Shortwood United v Henley Town
Slimbridge v Reading Town
Wantage Town v Ascot United
HELL1E
14:15 Chalfont Wasps v Newbury - Newbury still on 100% - but this is a difficult place to go at this level - Wasps currently 2nd on GD behind leaders Rayners L.
Highmoor Ibis v Finchampstead - @ Palmer Park Stadium
14:15 Lambourn Sports v Letcombe
Rayners Lane v Woodley Town

WESSP
Alresford Town v Winchester City
WESS1
Fleet Spurs v Warminster Town
Tadley Calleva v Brockenhurst

[Terminal Boardom]

3rd v 4th at Stag Meadow tomorrow in the CCL Premier. Could be an interesting game.

[Compo's Hat]

ITV have an FA Cup highlights programme on the Sunday night although that will no doubt mainly cover the game they are showing earlier in the day.

Compared to last season when i'm sure it was both nights. When ITV inevitably use the words 'magic of the cup' a large pfft will be directed at my tv no doubt.

Their England highlights will be an embarrassing display from our national team who will be totally outclassed.

[Royal Rother]

But that will still be enjoyable.

Anyway, back to NLF, cracking game at Stag Meadow where Windsor won 4-2 against Horley.

[Compo's Hat]

But that will still be enjoyable.

Yep, agreed.

Bad loss for Maidenhead today going down 4-1 at Eastleigh. Form hasn't been great since they started their FA Cup campaign. Dover and a visit from Nicky Forster on Tuesday before Aldershot.

[Four Of Clubs]

.... Will do fuller review tomorrow but some freaky results in the Hellenic :

Bracknell win 3-1 v Highworth reportedly well deserved very young side out for Robins
Nomads go down 1-0 @ Abingdon T
Ascot win @ Wantage - might tell you more about how poor the Freds are this season but a good win nonetheless
Kidlington edge Holyport 3-2 - I ended up here visitors a bit unlucky but Kiddy v happy to reverse a recent poor run of form
Moles & RTFC both notch good away wins the two meet in the cup @ Binfield on Mon night
Newbury keep their 100% with an impressive 4-0 win@ Wasps

.... As above - more tomorrow

[Barry the bird boggler]

Bracknell win 3-1 v Highworth reportedly well deserved very young side out for Robins

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

The world knows that ITV coverage of football is rubbish. The FA Cup is such a special competition for the so-called "minnows" and the 1st Round proper is, in all intents, their Cup Final - especially for clubs Step 3 and below. But obviously, a meaningless international friendly takes precedence over something as trivial as the FA Cup - in ITV's eyes anyway.

I think it's fair to say that an England international, even a friendly, might just get higher viewing figures than FA Cup 1st Round highlights. You would think they could put highlights on ITV2 on something like that though.