The Non - League thread

[Royal Rother]

When he was at W&E Mudge said he was hoping he could get him (Robinson) to stay and get involved in coaching as he had a lot to offer.

[Hoop Blah]

May stay local and go to Reading Town on Saturday for the FA Vase v Cowes Sports alternatively BSS for Maidenhead at home to Dorchester.

... Big question is whether 'Razor' is still suspended - from what my mate heard at the FA Sunday Cup game @ Scours last week it isn't clear if anyone @ RTFC knows either!

.... Reportedly he's picked up another lengthy ban from the Sunday league which runs along with one he's been serving for the Hellenic - shame he was having a terrific season to date.

Not going to be their problem anymore as it looks like he's signed for Hungerford now.

[Four Of Clubs]

Not going to be their problem anymore as it looks like he's signed for Hungerford now.

... just noticed this in the on-line version of the Chronic!

Maybe Gilksey's lured him over there, sure I saw him at RTFC a while back being feted by all and sundry at Scours - Razor was quite a handful that night too - they bt Binfield 3-1 I think.

Tomorrow's 'local' NL stuff
FA Cup 2nd Round
Salisbury City v Grimsby Town - not all ticket - but get there early queues are dreadful from about 14:30

FA Vase 3rd Round
Hanworth Villa v Herne Bay
Bethnal Green Utd v Sporting Bengal Utd
Newport Pagnell T v Godmanchester Rov
Southend Manor v Three Bridges
Haringey Borough v Royston Town
Long Buckby v Enfield 1893
Binfield v Flackwell Heath
VCD Athletic v Tunbridge Wells
Witham Town v Wisbech Town
Lancing v Ampthill Town
South Park v Diss Town
Bemerton HH v Shortwood United
Bournemouth v Barnstaple Town
Ilfracombe Town v Larkhall Athletic
Bitton AFC v Christchurch
Reading Town v Cowes Sports
Peacehaven & Telscombe v St Ives Town
Willand Rovers v Falmouth Town AFC - could be at this one - stalking a well-known HNA 'Fakies' fan!

(Sun) Old Woodstock Town v Wantage Town @ North Leigh FC - may go nap on this one too - house being invaded by Bellringers for the w/e so may be able to escape. Apparently they've got a nice new bar up at Nor Lye too

CONFS
Bromley v Eastbourne Borough
Dartford v Dover
Farnborough v Truro City
Havant and W v Weston-S-Mare
Maidenhead Utd v Dorchester
Thurrock v Staines Town
Tonbridge Angels v Welling
Woking v Eastleigh

... no game for 'stoke this w/e but an early one for your Xmas Diaries - if you aren't welcoming Ivar and maybe Sonks back at the Madstad with the TractorBoys that PM - then the 'Magpies' go to the Camrose 14:00h KO on New Yrs Eve.

ISTH1S
Eastbourne Town v Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Chesham United v Chippenham Town
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Bedworth United
Ashford T (Middx) v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Aylesbury v Uxbridge
Burnham v North Greenford United
Chertsey Town v Woodford United
Leighton Town v Fleet Town
Rugby Town v Chalfont St. Peter
Slough Town v Bedfont Town
St. Neots Town v Marlow
SOUTH1S&W
Cinderford Town v Abingdon United
Clevedon Town v Thatcham Town
Hungerford Town v Halesowen Town
North Leigh v Yate Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Windsor @ Godalming FC
Camberley Town v Ash United
Cove v Croydon
Dorking v Wembley
Epsom & Ewell v Egham Town
Farnham Town v Horley Town
Guildford City v Banstead Athletic
Sandhurst Town v Raynes Park Vale
CCL1
14:00 CB Hounslow United v Worcester Park
14:00 Eversley v Bookham
Feltham v Knaphill
Guernsey v Cobham
Hartley Wintney v Bedfont Sports
14:00 Sheerwater v Staines Lammas
Warlingham v Westfield

HELLP
Ardley United v Abingdon Town
Ascot United v Slimbridge
Henley Town v Kidlington
Holyport v Highworth Town
Thame United v Witney Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Shrivenham

HELL1E
Finchampstead v Penn & Tylers Green (was 8-4 to Finch only a couple of weeks ago – P&T currently top.)
Highmoor Ibis v Letcombe
Rayners Lane v Newbury
Woodley Town v Milton United

WESS1
Fleet Spurs v Brockenhurst
Tadley Calleva v Warminster Town
Whitchurch United v US Portsmouth

[1871 Royal]

I see that Basingstoke are getting a new ground, or plans anyway.

http://colourturn.com/?id=camrose

[LWJ]

At Salisbury tomorrow. Tickets booked.

[Hoop Blah]

Maybe Gilksey's lured him over there, sure I saw him at RTFC a while back being feted by all and sundry at Scours - Razor was quite a handful that night too - they bt Binfield 3-1 I think.

Bobby Wilkinson knows him pretty well, in fact I think they'll be Sunday teammates this season if Bobby is still playing for Dee Roas, so shouldn't think Gilkes would've had too much input on things.

[Elmer Park]

Reading Town beat Cowes Sports 1-0 in the FA Vase

[AthleticoSpizz]

Reading Town beat Cowes Sports 1-0 in the FA Vase

and now proceed further than they proceeded before

[Four Of Clubs]

Reading Town beat Cowes Sports 1-0 in the FA Vase

and now proceed further than they proceeded before

...wasn't this mentioned above - they also reached this stage the first time they entered in 96/7 - anyways - not sure but I don't think the 4th round is regionalized - though may have been changed back again recently -
- I know Witney lost in this round two seasons ago to a side from the Peak District. (New Mills)
We''ll see on Monday ......

... here's yesterdays round-up....

FA Vase 3rd Round
Hanworth Villa 2-2 Herne Bay
Bethnal Green Utd 5-2 Sporting Bengal Utd
Newport Pagnell T 3-1 Godmanchester Rov
Southend Manor 0-0 Three Bridges
Haringey Borough 1-2 Royston Town
Long Buckby 1-2 Enfield 1893
Binfield 3-1 Flackwell Heath att 194
VCD Athletic 3-3 Tunbridge Wells
Witham Town 1-2 Wisbech Town
Lancing 1-3 Ampthill Town
South Park 2-1 Diss Town
Bemerton HH 0-4 Shortwood United
Bournemouth 2-0 Barnstaple Town
Ilfracombe Town 1-1 Larkhall Athletic
Bitton AFC 3-0 Christchurch
Reading Town 1-0 Cowes Sports att 129
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1-2 St Ives Town


Willand Rovers 2-1 Falmouth Town AFC
... got to this one - long trek there 'n back on a dull M4/M5 - very near to where we went last week (Tiverton) bit nervous beforehand since the two closest NL matches had been called off that AM (Elmore & Cullompton) but they'd inspected @ Willand v.early cos the away team were travelling a fair distance up from Cornwall. Sizeable crowd - official given as 160; I stopped counting after 220 - no sign of Mr A. - maybe he was hiding in the vast crowd - his mate scored the Falmouth goal (I think?)

(Sun) Old Woodstock Town v Wantage Town @ North Leigh FC


CONFS
Bromley 1-3 Eastbourne Borough
Dartford 3-1 Dover
Farnborough 2-1 Truro City
Havant and W 1-1 Weston-S-Mare
Maidenhead Utd 0-1 Dorchester
Thurrock 1-2 Staines Town
Tonbridge Angels 1-1 Welling
Woking 1-0 Eastleigh

ISTH1S
Eastbourne Town A-A Godalming Town – floodlight failure

SOUTHP
Chesham United 1-2 Chippenham Town
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 2-3 Bedworth United
Ashford T (Middx) 1-1 Beaconsfield SYCOB
Aylesbury 0-1 Uxbridge
Burnham 2-0 North Greenford United
Chertsey Town 0-3 Woodford United
Leighton Town 3-1 Fleet Town
Rugby Town 2-1 Chalfont St. Peter
Slough Town 2-1 Bedfont Town
St. Neots Town 6-0 Marlow
SOUTH1S&W
Cinderford Town 1-2 Abingdon United
Clevedon Town 1-2 Thatcham Town
Hungerford Town 2-0 Halesowen Town
North Leigh 1-4 Yate Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea 2-3 Windsor
Camberley Town 4-1 Ash United
Cove 1-2 Croydon
Dorking 0-0 Wembley
Epsom & Ewell 1-4 Egham Town
Farnham Town 0-4 Horley Town
Guildford City 4-1 Banstead Athletic
Sandhurst Town 1-0 Raynes Park Vale
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 0-3 Worcester Park
Eversley 4-2 Bookham
Feltham 2-0 Knaphill
Guernsey 6-1 Cobham
Hartley Wintney 2-2 Bedfont Sports
Sheerwater 0-4 Staines Lammas
Warlingham 2-3 Westfield

HELLP
Ardley United 2-1 Abingdon Town
Ascot United 2-2 Slimbridge
Henley Town 1-2 Kidlington
Holyport 0-1 Highworth Town
Thame United 3-1 Witney Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook 1-2 Shrivenham – beat the leaders midweek then slump to a side that were below them.

HELL1E
Finchampstead 3-2 Penn & Tylers Green
Highmoor Ibis 3-3 Letcombe
Rayners Lane P-P Newbury
Woodley Town 1-0 Milton United

WESS1
Fleet Spurs 1-1 Brockenhurst
Tadley Calleva 1-7 Warminster Town
Whitchurch United 1-2 US Portsmouth

[Tad Showbiz]

I went to the Reading Town v Cowes Sports game. Even game between two sides who attempted to play football on a very difficult pitch and a first half dominated by a strong wind across the ground from the railway line. 1-0 was probably a fair result, Cowes were fairly wasteful in the final third of the pitch in both halves and I don't recall the Town keeper making a save of note.

The goal was early in the second half, a header from a corner and Town could have got a similar goal soon after but the keeper made a decent save. The last 10 minutes or so were fairly negative from Town who seemed to prefer to keep the ball in the corners rather than try to score a second.

The game was played in good friendly manner despite a number of heavy challenges from both sides nothing was going to boil over.

£6 to get in, 2 pints of well looked after Guinesss at £3.40 pint (take note RFC!) and an ok game of football. Crowd was a bit disappointing, thought more Reading fans would attend - att rough h/c 170 including a decent following of about 50 from Cowes.

[Four Of Clubs]

I went to the Reading Town v Cowes Sports game.
Crowd was a bit disappointing, thought more Reading fans would attend - att rough h/c 170 including a decent following of about 50 from Cowes.

..odd seems to be the trend in FA Comps that the offical figs are so well adrift of by-standers headcounts - most dissapointing aspect for me is that the next round isn't until 21st Jan when I'll be 'otherwise engaged' (H vs Hull?) - Round 5 is Feb 11th (H v Cov) - may renew interest on 3rd March for the Q-Fs if any local sides survive that far?

... elsewhere - Holders Whitley Bay got through; chasing their 4th succesive Vase win - bt Bridlngton 5-1 yesterday.

[LWJ]

At Salisbury tomorrow. Tickets booked.

Rather dull and no real chances in the whole game

[AthleticoSpizz]

Ex Prospect Schoolboy (and ex Reading academy....I think) Tom Baddeley sets up the goal that Totton scored today in the FA Cup.

keep up FOC

[FinchOwl]

Went to watch Binfield on Saturday against Flackwell Heath in the FA Vase, with Binfield running out 3-1 winners. First time I have watched 'The Moles' and I was quite impressed. Play some decent footy and fully deserved their win on Saturday. Nice little set up there too, certainly somewhere I will go a bit more often when not watching Reading

The next round it goes national and they have a trip to Tividale(Dudley/West Bromwich area) or Brocton(Stafford) to look forward to, I think Reading Town got another home draw

[Svlad Cjelli]

I went to the Reading Town v Cowes Sports game.
Crowd was a bit disappointing, thought more Reading fans would attend - att rough h/c 170 including a decent following of about 50 from Cowes.

..odd seems to be the trend in FA Comps that the offical figs are so well adrift of by-standers headcounts

A conspiracy theorist might say that this is VAT-related.

[Four Of Clubs]

Went to watch Binfield on Saturday against Flackwell Heath in the FA Vase,....

The next round it goes national and they have a trip to Tividale(Dudley/West Bromwich area) or Brocton(Stafford) to look forward to, I think Reading Town got another home draw

... indeed RTFC did get another home draw (their 5th in 6 rounds so far) vs one of two Western league sides; Ilfracombe or Larkhall - not sure of relative standards here: - the general 'NL Anorak' view is that the Western league is one of the stronger southern-based leagues at STEP05 but that view isn't necessarily backed up by performances in the Vase or Cup. That's assuming you exclude Truro who won it as a STEP06 side, on the grounds they were pretty exceptional. RTFC have a mixed record against more westerly opponents - got a bit of a hiding down in Brizzle last year vs a STEP06 side from the Western League?

Other Hellenic sides in action Old Woodstock who beat Wantage yesterday afternoon - H v Bethnal Green and Shortwood (nr Stroud) H v Enfield 1893 (as opposed to Enfield Town who play in the Ryman and have just moved into the QE2 stadium just off the A10 in Enfield)

...feel a bit for South Park in Windsor's league (CCL) - this is only their second venture into the Vase and they've been drawn away at Whitley Bay having got lumped with Guildford early on last season!

Should Hanworth Villa (the other CCL survivor) get past Herne Bay in their replay on Wed night, they'll have to go up to to Newcastle Benfield from the Northern League.

the only WESSEX league survivors are Bournemouth (Poppies) - who have a home draw vs Royston from the Spartan South Mids. The other SSM survivor STEP6 Ampthill (village not far from MK) have to play @ Oadby in West Bromwich or Tipton on the outskirts of Leicester.

[Compo's Hat]

Another loss for Maidenhead tonight away at Chelmsford 2-0.

Sinking down the table fast!

[Terminal Boardom]

Went to watch Binfield on Saturday against Flackwell Heath in the FA Vase, with Binfield running out 3-1 winners. First time I have watched 'The Moles' and I was quite impressed. Play some decent footy and fully deserved their win on Saturday. Nice little set up there too, certainly somewhere I will go a bit more often when not watching Reading

The next round it goes national and they have a trip to Tividale(Dudley/West Bromwich area) or Brocton(Stafford) to look forward to, I think Reading Town got another home draw

If you go and watch the Moles when the weather picks up, beware of wasps in the clubhouse! I have a lot of respect for Binfield. A lot of clubs talk about being community clubs but Binfield really are. Impressive youth set up and a thriving social club. Add to that, really good people there as well.

Windsor coasted to a 3-2 win against Badshot Lea. Should have been 4 or 5 up at half time. BL improved in the second half but should never have been let back into the game. How their skipper stayed on the pitch is beyond me. Another good turnout from Windsor with 40-50 supporters making the trip. Think the official attendance was 89.

We are away to South Park on Saturday who provided us with our first competitive opponents. South Park were very good value for their draw back in August and may well have won. It will be a good test for us to see how far we have progressed.

[Wax Jacket]

I went to the Reading Town v Cowes Sports game.
Crowd was a bit disappointing, thought more Reading fans would attend - att rough h/c 170 including a decent following of about 50 from Cowes.

..odd seems to be the trend in FA Comps that the offical figs are so well adrift of by-standers headcounts

A conspiracy theorist might say that this is VAT-related.

so not jsut the dozens of people who manage to wonder in for free? club shops assistants, various parents, spouses etc

[Svlad Cjelli]

..odd seems to be the trend in FA Comps that the offical figs are so well adrift of by-standers headcounts

A conspiracy theorist might say that this is VAT-related.

so not jsut the dozens of people who manage to wonder in for free? club shops assistants, various parents, spouses etc

Who said anything about facts? We're talking about conspiracy theorists here .....