The Non - League thread

[Elmer Park]

The FA Cup continues this weekend with the Preliminary Round. These are the matches involving Berkshire Clubs.

Saturday 3rd September

Marlow v Thatcham Town
Sholing v Newbury
Shrewton United v Hungerford Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Kidlington

Sunday 4th September

Slough Town v Binfield kick off 14.00

[Four Of Clubs]

... and the rest of the 'local-ish' NL fixtures:-

FA Cup Preliminary Round


85 Kings Langley Enfield Town
98 Newport Pagnell Town Thame United
99 Wokingham & Emmbrook Kidlington
100 Bedfont Sports Hanworth Villa
101 Beaconsfield SYCOB Northwood
102 Abingdon Town Didcot Town
104 Wantage Town Abingdon United
105 Leighton Town Uxbridge
106 Aylesbury United North Leigh
107 Wembley Ardley United
108 AFC Hayes Tring Athletic
109 Chalfont St Peter Aylesbury
110 Burnham Ashford Town (Middx)
111 North Greenford United Bedfont Town
112 Staines Lammas Harefield United
113 Marlow Thatcham Town
115 Badshot Lea Chertsey Town
121 Crawley Down Farnham Town
131 Chessington & Hook Utd Hythe Town
133 Bognor Regis Town Camberley Town
141 Sholing Newbury
142 Shrewton United Hungerford Town
143 Fleet Town Alton Town
144 Wimborne Town Godalming Town
145 Whitchurch United Brading Town
148 Winchester City Blackfield & Langley
150 Alresford Town Hartley Wintney
156 Fairford Town Cinderford Town

also Sunday
Aylesbury Utd v North Leigh
14:00 Slough v Binfield @ Beaconsfield SYCOB

CONFS
Basingstoke v Dartford
15:30 Chelmsford v Dover - slightly odd KO time because of the 'Non League Day' arrangement: being arranged in conjunction with 12:30 KO Bps Stortford v Boston in CONF North AND 19:45 Braintree v Lincoln in the CONF National
Eastbourne Borough v Havant and W
Eastleigh v Bromley
Salisbury Hampton & Richmond
Staines Town v Thurrock
Sutton Utd v Dorchester
Tonbridge Angels v Farnborough
Truro City v Maidenhead Utd
Welling v Woking
Weston-S-Mare v Boreham Wood

SOUTHP
AFC Totton v Barwell
Banbury United v Hemel Hempstead Town
Oxford City v Leamington
Swindon Supermarine v St. Albans City

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Ash United
Molesey v Guildford City

HELLP
Ascot United v Cheltenham Saracens
Flackwell Heath v Highworth Town
Henley Town v Reading Town
Shrivenham v Oxford City Nomads
Witney Town v Holyport

CCL1
Knaphill v Feltham
Spelthorne Sports v Farleigh Rovers
Westfield v Eversley

HELL1E
Chinnor v Rayners Lane
Highmoor Ibis v Chalfont Wasps 1st home match at Palmer Park Stadium
Woodley Town v Penn & Tylers Green

WESS1
Andover New Street v Cowes Sports
Fleet Spurs v Verwood Town
Tadley Calleva v Petersfield Town

... my mate has chosen our destination tomorrow as FA Cup match: Corinthian v Maidstone Utd - nr Dartford but outside the M25 beyond Brands Hatch BUT if (as fully expected) the M25 doesn't co-operate; then there are a couple of decent standbys en route.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

The FA Cup continues this weekend with the Preliminary Round. These are the matches involving Berkshire Clubs.

Saturday 3rd September

Marlow v Thatcham Town
Sholing v Newbury
Shrewton United v Hungerford Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Kidlington

Sunday 4th September

Slough Town v Binfield kick off 14.00

here's a great clip of Wokingham's win in the previous round. Not just for the wildly overdone music and crowd noise, but for the groundhopper getting irate at 1 minute in because the ref has kicked off early.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3fkd449_P0

"...yeah, but you could start again!"

[AthleticoSpizz]

a couple of crackin' goals

and some great chubby arm and anorak action

[Four Of Clubs]

here's a great clip of Wokingham's win in the previous round. Not just for the wildly overdone music and crowd noise, but for the groundhopper getting irate at 1 minute in because the ref has kicked off early.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3fkd449_P0

"...yeah, but you could start again!"

...he's well known in G'hopping circles: the guy's been 'banned' from organized Groundhop Days and Weekends cos he's forever moaning about something to whoever will listen and is quite often worse for wear - known as Hypo or Barry the Tw@t.

NB Not that I spose anyone was considering it ... but DON'T try and go to Kings Langley vs Enfield is the first tie on my list above - home side removed from Cup and Stotfold re-instated - not sure why - probably 'illegible' player.

[Elmer Park]

A slightly mixed day for Berkshire Clubs in the FA Cup

Saturday 3rd September

Marlow 1 v 0 Thatcham Town
Sholing 9 v 1 Newbury
Shrewton United 0 v 1 Hungerford Town
Wokingham & Emmbrook 3 v 0 Kidlington

Sunday 4th September

Slough Town v Binfield kick off 14.00

Draw for 1st Preliminary Round for Berkshire Clubs

Hungerford Town v Horndean
Wokingham & Emmbrook v North Greenford United
Banbury United v Slough Town or Binfield

[Terminal Boardom]

Absolutely gutted! Went and saw Romford beat Royston Town 3-2 in the Cup and they had sold out of programmes.Great main stand with proper terracing in front. Shame about the other three sides which were non descript at best.

[Four Of Clubs]

Absolutely gutted! Went and saw Romford beat Royston Town 3-2 in the Cup and they had sold out of programmes.Great main stand with proper terracing in front. Shame about the other three sides which were non descript at best.

Round up of yesterday's results (and some of this PMs)

FA Cup Preliminary Round


98 Newport Pagnell Town 1-1 Thame United
99 Wokingham & Emmbrook 3-0 Kidlington
100 Bedfont Sports 1-1 Hanworth Villa
101 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2-1 Northwood
102 Abingdon Town 2-2 Didcot Town
104 Wantage Town 1-2 Abingdon United
105 Leighton Town 2-0 Uxbridge
107 Wembley 1-1 Ardley United
108 AFC Hayes 4-2 Tring Athletic
109 Chalfont St Peter 4-2 Aylesbury
110 Burnham 2-1 Ashford Town (Middx)
111 North Greenford United 2-1 Bedfont Town
112 Staines Lammas 2-2 Harefield United
113 Marlow 1-0 Thatcham Town
115 Badshot Lea 0-1 Chertsey Town
121 Crawley Down 2-1 Farnham Town
131 Chessington & Hook Utd 0-1 Hythe Town
133 Bognor Regis Town 5-1 Camberley Town
141 Sholing 9-1 Newbury
142 Shrewton United 0-1 Hungerford Town
143 Fleet Town 4-3 Alton Town
144 Wimborne Town 1-2 Godalming Town
145 Whitchurch United 2-1 Brading Town
148 Winchester City 1-3 Blackfield & Langley
150 Alresford Town 1-4 Hartley Wintney
156 Fairford Town 1-3 Cinderford Town

... went to Corinthian 0-9 Maidstone Utd - carnage 2nd half - home keeper had the kind of 20' spell he'll have nightmares about missed three through balls and might have been at fault with 2 others. Very quaint purpose built ground in the middle of nowhere tucked away beyond Brands Hatch.

another notable score:

Yate Town 10 (TEN) -1 Melksham - a certain Mr Meaker (probably) came off the bench to notch the 10th in injury time.

Sunday
Aylesbury United 0-0 North Leigh

Slough Town 3-1 Binfield - att 291 – I popped along - game in some danger of being called off before schduled KO time what with torrential rain up until 13:45 ish. Ref held up KO for 20 mins to see if it would stop and drain - which it did. Sluff ahead on 6’ , Moles equalized early 2nd half (good interplay at speed and trademark clever finish from I Davies) went behind to a pen on the hour, then conceded a third on 90’ - good contest - Rebels stronger across the park and most significantly off the bench - but 'Moles' made them work hard. Sluff @ Banbury in the 1st Q Round in a fortnight.

CONFS
Basingstoke 3-2 Dartford
15:30 Chelmsford 2-3 Dover
Eastbourne Borough 2-1 Havant and W
Eastleigh 0-2 Bromley
Salisbury 4-2 Hampton & Richmond
Staines Town 2-3 Thurrock
Sutton Utd 3-1 Dorchester
Tonbridge Angels 1-5 Farnborough
Truro 1-2 Maidenhead Utd
Welling 3-2 Woking
Weston-S-Mare 4-1 Boreham Wood - reportedly was 2-0 on 90’ ??
SOUTHP
AFC Totton 2-1 Barwell
Banbury United 0-0 Hemel Hempstead Town
Oxford City 2-1 Leamington
Swindon Supermarine 2-1 St. Albans City


CCLP
Cove 4-1 Mole Valley
Molesey 0-3 Guildford City
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 5-0 Sheerwater
Guernsey 5-0 Worcester Pk
Knaphill 3-2 Feltham
S.Kilburn 1-3 Frimley Gn
Spelthorne Sports 4-0 Farleigh Rovers
Warlingham 1-2 Cobham
Westfield 0-5 Eversley

HELLP
Flackwell Heath 0-1 Highworth Town
Henley Town 1-1 Reading Town - late dodgy pen denied RTFC a three point haul.
Shrivenham 2-5 Oxford City Nomads
Witney Town 1-4 Holyport

HELL1E
Chinnor 1-0 Rayners Lane
Highmoor Ibis 3-1 Chalfont Wasps - good start at home for the new boys
Woodley Town 1-4 Penn & Tylers Green

WESS1
Andover New Street 2-1 Cowes Sports
Fleet Spurs 1-3 Verwood Town
Tadley Calleva 0-2 Petersfield Town

[AthleticoSpizz]

Hayes and Yeading beat Tamworth 1-0 in the Conf Prem today

Nothing unusual about that, but the slightly familiar names of Joseph Dubois, Soares, Ujah and Crockford feature in their team (Louis,Curtis and Ryan possibly??????).

And also a crowd of 359 is double what I would've expected for this game actually played in Woking

Early days but it seems Nas (Bashir) could defy gravity and keep them up for another season

[Elmer Park]

Slough Town 3 (Burnell 6, 70 (pen), Abbey 90) Binfield 1 (I Davies 61) in the FA Cup on Sunday.

[Terminal Boardom]

Shrivenham 2-5 Oxford City Nomads

And Windsor play both of these in the next few weeks. Home to OCN in the Vase this Saturday and home to Shrivenham on 26th September in the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy.

[Four Of Clubs]

Shrivenham 2-5 Oxford City Nomads

And Windsor play both of these in the next few weeks. Home to OCN in the Vase this Saturday and home to Shrivenham on 26th September in the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy.

OCN currently top of the pile in the Hellenic Premier - may change a bit this midweek - they have been knocking in goals all over the shop. Put 5 past Binfield - bloke up front Haysham has notched two hat-tricks amongst his eight goals already.

Having said that, they were roundly thumped 1-5 @ Court Place Fm by 2nd placed Flackwell only last Saturday week - didn't get any noticeable feedback on relative strengths, when I queried this on the Chat Board - other than they were lightening fast but came up against an older wiser defence and were prone to errors of their own at the back.

Hellenic folk are either scathing or coy about their prospects - there always the inference that they've called upon City 1st team squad players when they are doing well - but this is usually unfounded. Their form regularly sways between awesome and awful - they started last season as the league's whipping boys - conceded over 40 odd goals in their first SEVEN games which were all defeats - even lost to Bracknell! Ended the season in similar fashion with 6 out of 8 defeats some of them quite puzzling - sandwiched in between these dreadful spells, their record was admirable.

Shrivvy were reprieved from relegation last season - not for the first time - are the perennial wooden-spoon contenders - only avoid this each year cos there are regularly teams around even worse than them.
Currently sit mid-table with a couple of wins in their 6 games - the OCN reverse being their worst result to date - other than that they've not encountered any 'big-hitters' so far.

Shrivvy host Witney tomorrow night - might be an indicator of where they are in terms of any improvement - the 'BlanketBoys' have been dismal so far - the name change to 'Town' doesn't seem to have done them much good.

OCN are at home to Ascot this Wed night - in the absence of much else I might pop along and report back.

...although .... I've actually got my eye on a possible N.Berks double this midweek Tue @ Drayton and Wed @ Crowmarsh - but I'm not convinced that these unlit games which KO @ 18:15 will actually last - especially if the weather is a bit sus.


QUERY (perhaps one for our resident NBerks expert Mr AP) Wondered why has there been a glut of postponements already this season both Midweek last week (Kintbury v Benson AFC?) and quite a few scattered around on both Saturdays - are some teams struggling to raise XIs ?
UPDATE I see Benson AFC have already postponed their scheduled game tomorrow eve vs Faringdon - they played the same opponents in the Cup last Sat - so its not as if they couldn't raise a side but more than co-incidence that their game was off last midweek too?
.... then again maybe they don't like Faringdon!

[Svlad Cjelli]

OCN - even lost to Bracknell!

Watched that one - it was a cracker.

[Alan Partridge]

Well the fixtures to start with FoC are a complete shambles, with certain teams not playing until well into September. I know at Stanford we have 1 game in October and none at all in December. Everyone else is in the same predicament at some point in the season. Harwell Village and International both yet to play a league game. Both of these teams home pitches are available. (Inter's 2nd pitch is) why didn't these two play each other last Sat? Or even midweek. Instead you have Benson to Kintbury, Faringdon to Benson and all these complete nonsense journeys. Unneccesary.

I'd imagine Benson to Kintbury for a 6:15 kick off was off due to Benson not being able to fulfill the fixture. OK in N Berks league nowhere is THAT far but that's probably the furthest or one of the furthest journey's in Div 1. Coupled with people's work commitments (i'd imagine the Benson lads would work around the Wallingford area, maybe Reading area) to then get to Kintbury for a 6:15 kick off is ludicrous. Even more ludicrous when Kintbury are one of the few setups with floodlights. I played there last year under the lights. So no reason not to kick off at 7:30 or whatever.

Certain games i.e East Hendred was off saturday because they share their ground with Hendred CC (who i play for) and our 2nd's were at home on saturday. Again the league being idiots.

Words can't really describe my utter contempt to how the N Berks league is run sometimes. The ideas they have are in good faith to make it a more professional setup but they just have zero common sense especially when it comes to fixtures.

[Four Of Clubs]

Well the fixtures to start with FoC are a complete shambles, with certain teams not playing until well into September. I know at Stanford we have 1 game in October and none at all in December. Everyone else is in the same predicament at some point in the season. Harwell Village and International both yet to play a league game. Both of these teams home pitches are available. (Inter's 2nd pitch is) why didn't these two play each other last Sat? Or even midweek. Instead you have Benson to Kintbury, Faringdon to Benson and all these complete nonsense journeys. Unneccesary.

I'd imagine Benson to Kintbury for a 6:15 kick off was off due to Benson not being able to fulfill the fixture. OK in N Berks league nowhere is THAT far but that's probably the furthest or one of the furthest journey's in Div 1. Coupled with people's work commitments (i'd imagine the Benson lads would work around the Wallingford area, maybe Reading area) to then get to Kintbury for a 6:15 kick off is ludicrous. Even more ludicrous when Kintbury are one of the few setups with floodlights. I played there last year under the lights. So no reason not to kick off at 7:30 or whatever.

..thanks for the prompt insight - I knew about lights at Kintbury & wondered why they didn't make use of them if needs be for the N.Berks - they even used them unofficially in their Hellenic days - usually nr end of season - long after the lighting was deemed not sufficient by the League.
Just as well, as their opponents for one game I attended were from Prestwood way over the other side of Wycombe - no wonder the visitors were short-handed until well into the 2nd half!
Will keep a keen eye on any other late 'fixture' changes for this MW - as you say makes no sense to play these with so many apparent gaps in the Fixture calendar.
I also know that AFC Wallingford will KO midweek games at 19:30 if their oppos agree (as Childrey did last week) - being one of the few other clubs to be able to use lights.

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Mind you perhaps the NBFL officials have got cousins running the Hellenic One West - 'unlit' Cricklade have been 'given' TWO early midweek KOs already early this season - which is just plain daft in a division of 17 with probably far less Cups to vy for than the N.Berks. What's more they could have scheduled games at grounds with lights if they were concerned about fixture pile-ups - there are at least 9 as far as I know?

On the face of it the early KO seemed to impact one of the visiting sides & Cricklade helped themselves to a huge 8-0 win - doubt if travel was the issue as the away side were from Clanfield - but the result certainly registered on the 'WTF-meter'!

UPDATE Wed 7th PM - I see from FullTime that all NBerks matches last night (Tue 6th Sep) were Postponed - just as well I couldn't get out early enough anyway then. Would now assume the game at Crowmarsh will be similarly put off ?
(UPDATE - It wasn't Crowmarsh W2-0 - yet I cannot believe ANY of next weeks NBFL MW matches will take place apart from the one @ AFC Wallingford if they use their lights)

Ended up at a belting game later on @ Hellenic Premier : Kidlington 1-3 Flackwell Heath.

Can't get along to Oxford C Nomads v Ascot tonight now ... - wife neglected to tell me until late yesterday that, she's working in London today until 17:30 and I have to pick kids up from Life Guarding/Trampolining @ 19:00h

(UPDATE Result Wed night : OCN 4-1 Ascot - Windsor be warned!

Results of note last (Tue) night:

Thame are through to the next round of the FA Cup won pens aet vs Newport Pagnell
Also FA Cup replays: -
Didcot edged out Abingdon Town 3-2 in ET
Ardley L 1-2 H v Wembley

CCL
Badshot Lea 2-0 Ash Utd
Farnham 0-2 Cove
Sandhurst 2-3 Camberley

Hellenic
Highworth 0-4 Henley
Holyport 3-2 Fairford
Witney 3-0 Shrivenham

[Four Of Clubs]

This w/e NL fare:

CONFS
Boreham Wood v Truro City
Bromley v Salisbury
Dartford v Eastleigh
Dorchester v Welling
Dover v Basingstoke
Farnborough v Staines Town
Hampton & Richmond v Chelmsford
Havant and W v Sutton Utd
Maidenhead Utd v Weston-S-Mare - after their horrible start Magpies are up to 5th.
Thurrock v Tonbridge Angels
Woking v Eastbourne Borough

ISTH1S
Corinthian-Casuals VS Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Chesham United v Weymouth

SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Marlow
Ashford Town (Middx) v Aylesbury
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Bedfont Town
Burnham v Uxbridge
Daventry Town v Chertsey Town
Leighton Town v Chalfont St. Peter
Rugby Town v Slough Town
Woodford United v Fleet Town

SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve v Didcot Town
Bridgwater Town v Thatcham Town
Hungerford Town v Yate Town
Mangotsfield United v Abingdon United

FA Vase 1st Qualifying
Alton Town V Hamworthy United
Bookham v Westfield
Cheltenham Saracens v Melksham Town
Chessington & Hook United v East Preston
Colliers Wood United v Dorking
Cove v Verwood Town
Fisher v Ash United
Fleet Spurs v Blackfield & Langley
Frimley Green v Raynes Park Vale
Hanworth Villa v Sandhurst Town
Holmer Green v Newbury
Knaphill v Horley Town
Reading Town v Harefield United - RTFC have a winnable tie here - the 'Hares' came close to STEP04 a couple of years back but have struggled badly of late - propensity to leak goals by the bucketful.
Seaford Town v Cobham
Shortwood United v Wootton Bassett Town
Thame United v Staines Lammas
Windsor v Oxford City Nomads
Winslow United v Holyport

Playing Sunday (15:00h)
Hook Norton v Wokingham & Emmbrook - might juggle a few 'domestics' to get here - nice ground - but 'share' with Cricket
Warlingham v Farnham @ Whyteleafe FC

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Molesey
Egham Town v Banstead Athletic
Mole Valley SCR v Camberley Town
Wembley v Guildford City
CCL1
13:00 CB Hounslow United v Guernsey
Eversley v South Kilburn
Farleigh Rovers v Hartley Wintney
Sheerwater v Bedfont Sports

HELLP
Abingdon Town v Henley Town
Ascot United v Highworth Town
Bracknell Town v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Witney Town
Shrivenham v Ardley United
HELL1E
Finchampstead v Chalfont Wasps
Highmoor Ibis v Milton United
Woodley Town v Chinnor

[Royal Rother]

Quite an impressive 3-0 for Windsor against Oxford City Nomads although it was made easier by a 1st half red card to the Nomads.

Windsor now look fitter and stronger and with 2 new players and a bit of shuffling positions things seemed to click quite nicely.

[Four Of Clubs]

Yesterday's 'local' NL results (Sat 10th Sep) :

CONFS
Boreham Wood 1-2 Truro City
Bromley 2-2 Salisbury
Dartford 3-0 Eastleigh
Dorchester 3-2 Welling – leaders beaten - Sheringham Jr scores two
Dover 0-0 Basingstoke
Farnborough 1-0 Staines Town
Hampton & Richmond 0-4 Chelmsford
Havant and W 2-2 Sutton Utd
Maidenhead Utd 1-3 Weston-S-Mare .. hmm jinx duly applied!
Thurrock 0-0 Tonbridge Angels
Woking 3-1 Eastbourne Borough

ISTH1S
Corinthian-Casuals 0-3 Godalming Town

SOUTHP
Chesham United 4-1 Weymouth

SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 2-1 Marlow
Ashford Town (Middx) 4-1 Aylesbury
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-0 Bedfont Town
Burnham 1-3 Uxbridge
Daventry Town 2-4 Chertsey Town
Leighton Town 1-3 Chalfont St. Peter
Rugby Town 2-0 Slough Town
Woodford United 1-0 Fleet Town

SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve 0-1 Didcot Town
Bridgwater Town 1-3 Thatcham Town
Hungerford Town 3-1 Yate Town – ‘Crusaders’ pull clear at the top – Thatcham tucked in nicely in 5th
Mangotsfield United 3-2 Abingdon United

FA Vase 1st Qualifying
Alton Town 2-1 Hamworthy United
Bookham 1-3 Westfield
Cheltenham Saracens 1-4 Melksham Town
Chessington & Hook United 1-3 East Preston
Colliers Wood United 5-2 Dorking
Cove 4-2 Verwood Town
Fisher 4-0 Ash United
Fleet Spurs 1-7 Blackfield & Langley
Frimley Green 1-5 Raynes Park Vale
Hanworth Villa 8-3 Sandhurst Town
Hillingdon Borough 7-0 AFC Wallingford
Holmer Green 4-5 Newbury aet
Knaphill 1-4 Horley Town
Reading Town 1-0 Harefield United – young Master Spence scored - back for another spell at RTFC - maybe 'dual-registered' with Eversely
Seaford Town 2-1 Cobham
Shortwood United 4-0 Wootton Bassett Town
Thame United 4-1 Staines Lammas
Windsor 3-1 Oxford City Nomads att 127
Winslow United 2-1 Holyport

Playing Sunday (15:00h)
Hook Norton v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Warlingham v Farnham @ Whyteleafe FC

CCLP
Badshot Lea 1-1 Molesey
Egham Town 4-0 Banstead Athletic
Mole Valley SCR 2-4 Camberley Town
Wembley 3-3 Guildford City
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 0-4 Guernsey
Eversley 2-2 South Kilburn
Farleigh Rovers 0-3 Hartley Wintney
Sheerwater 0-5 Bedfont Sports

HELLP
Abingdon Town 4-0 Henley Town
Ascot United 1-2 Highworth Town
Bracknell Town 1-4 Binfield att 182
Flackwell Heath 2-2 Witney Town
Shrivenham 1-1 Ardley United
HELL1E
Finchampstead 2-4 Chalfont Wasps
Highmoor Ibis 3-2 Milton United
Woodley Town 3-1 Chinnor

WESS1
Brockenhurst 7-0 Tadley Calleva

....
SWP-Premier
Falmouth Town 2-2 Bovey Tracey

[Terminal Boardom]

Quite an impressive 3-0 for Windsor against Oxford City Nomads although it was made easier by a 1st half red card to the Nomads.

Windsor now look fitter and stronger and with 2 new players and a bit of shuffling positions things seemed to click quite nicely.

3 players making their debuts. Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon, barrell of real ale sold out on the day, but strange to be supporting a team in red playing against a team in blue and white hoops. Very odd Can recommend the food too - very good quality and the bacon and sausage rolls very reasonably priced. But how Oxford's keeper stayed on the pitch is beyond me. Running 110 yards to join in the handbags in our 6 yard box after he had already been cautioned was plain bonkers.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Bracknell still getting thrashed every game!

Truro as well have gone right down the tubes, won their first 3 and lost their next 5 - latest being 1-2 at home to Maidenhead