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NL Preview w/e Sat 19th October

FA Vase Round 1 Proper
098 Bovey Tracey v Abingdon United

FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
01 Hednesford Town v Boston United
02 Gateshead v Colne
03 Barrow v Solihull Moors
04 Whitby Town v Stourbridge
05 Hartlepool United v Brackley Town
06 Nantwich Town v King's Lynn Town
07 Chorley v Spennymoor Town
08 Southport v Altrincham
09 Tamworth v Darlington
10 York City v Stockport County Live on BT Sport
11 Notts County v Belper Town
12 Chesterfield v Wrexham
13 F.C. Halifax Town v Harrogate Town
14 A.F.C. Fylde v Peterborough Sports
15 Whyteleafe v Chippenham Town
16 Haringey Borough v Yeovil Town
17 Havant & Waterlooville v Dulwich Hamlet
18 Ebbsfleet United v Woking
19 Welling United v Eastleigh
20 Bromley v Aldershot Town
21 Maidstone United v Kings Langley
22 Maidenhead United v Wealdstone
23 Oxford City v Margate
24 Bowers & Pitsea v Chichester City
25 Hayes & Yeading United v Poole Town
26 Royston Town v Maldon & Tiptree
12.30 27 Potters Bar Town v Barnet Live on BBC Sport
28 Torquay United v Boreham Wood
29 Sutton United v Billericay Town
30 Weymouth v Dover Athletic
31 Dartford v Kingstonian
32 Carshalton Athletic v Dagenham & Redbridge

League
NATS
Concord Rangers v Hungerford Town
St Albans City v Bath City
Tonbridge Angels v Chelmsford City

SLP-C
Banbury United v Biggleswade Town
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Merthyr Town
Blackfield & Langley v Hartley Wintney - 'The Row' edged past bottom side Beaconsfield 1-2 in midweek
Chesham United v Wimborne Town
Farnborough v Gosport Borough - 'boro picked up a vital three points on Wed night H vs fellow strugglers Wimborne
Tiverton Town v Swindon Supermarine - leaders Tivvy surprisingly beaten at home midweek by slowly improving new boys Yate
Walton Casuals v Taunton Town
SL1-C
AFC Dunstable v Aylesbury United
Bedford Town v Wantage Town
Bedworth United v Didcot Town
Kidlington v Yaxley
North Leigh v Corby Town
Thame United v St Neots Town
SL1-S
AFC Totton v Thatcham Town
Barnstaple Town v Winchester City - long trek for City - who were held 3-3 on Tuesday H vs Thame Utd in the rescheduled Trophy tie: - replay at the ASM next midweek.
Basingstoke Town v Melksham Town
Cinderford Town v Highworth Town - 'Worthians' lost at the same venue on Tue, in their Trophy replay

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports v Ware
Chalfont St Peter v Barking
Chertsey Town v Bracknell Town - could be tough one for 'Robins' against new boys and Vase holders.
- the 'Curfews' have settled well into STEP04 life and seem to have maintained a potent goal threat which was evident in the promotion/sliverware winning double season.

Staines Town v Hertford Town
Uxbridge v Ashford Town (Middx)
Waltham Abbey v Marlow
Westfield v Hanwell Town

CCLP
Abbey Rangers v Spelthorne Sports
Balham v CB Hounslow United
Banstead Athletic v Frimley Green
Cobham v Knaphill
Guildford City v Badshot Lea
Hanworth Villa v Sutton Common Rovers
Molesey v Colliers Wood United
Raynes Park Vale v Egham Town
Redhill v Camberley Town
Southall v Ascot United @ Ashford T (Mx)
- got along to the Racecourse to witness the 'Yellamen's' 2nd successive home league defeat (2-3 vs the Kroonerites) - both defeats since returning to play on their new 3G surface.
- Visitors Camberley were measurably improved from when I saw them get battered at Baggy Lea a couple of months back. Ascot looked stale in midfield and rarely troubled a somewhat erratic young keeper in the away goal. Their big CB, who has the prodigious throw, went off with a very nasty ankle injury midway through 2nd period - thus removing their usually very potent Plan B.
- Cambo defended doggedly late on when up against it - conversely Ascot were sloppy and paid for it : the visitors pinched a winner in stoppage time, having trailed early on, then led, only for Lalustani to level in the last 5'. With this win, Camberley leap up to 2nd spot behind Ascot - taking 16 points from a possible 21.

CCL1
Bagshot v British Airways - at Krooner Park, Camberley
Bedfont & Feltham v Kensington & Ealing Boro
Cove v Eversley & California
Epsom & Ewell v FC Deportivo Galicia
Fleet Spurs v Farnham Town
Godalming Town v Ash United
Jersey Bulls v Walton & Hersham
Sandhurst Town v Dorking Wanderers Res
Tooting Bec v Chessington & Hook United
Westside v AFC Hayes @ Chess 'n Hook

FRI 18th Hellenic Challenge Cup
Binfield v Burnham - 'Moles' progressed into the next (2nd) round of the Vase with a thumping 0-4 win in the rescheduled tie at Egham on Tuesday. Awarded with a home draw in Round 2 vs the 'Lobsters' of Redhill
- SCOREFLASH/TWITTERWATCH: 'Blues' grab the lead on 20' - 'Moles' level 2' later (1-1)
- Calam Gallimore (just arrived this week on dual reg. from Marlow) -'sin-binned' for the hosts;
- 10' before the break, marksman Josh Howell off for veteran front-man 'JJ' Jemel Johnson.
...was seriously considering going to this earlier in the week but only because the League site had the KO as 19:00 - turned out to be an error - was a standard 19:45 start which would have impinged upon my drinkininininge
- 'Moles' have also drafted in George Short former 'Robin' had been at Winchester City this season.
Result 4-2.


HELLP
Brackley Town Saints v Windsor - Windsor edged past their 'lodgers' VW on pens in the midweek Floodlit Cup tie

Hellenic Challenge Cup
Fairford Town v Hereford Lads Club
Flackwell Heath v Virginia Water
Moreton Rangers v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Reading City v Ardley United
Shortwood United v Bishops Cleeve
Wellington v Westfields - Westfields suffered a rare defeat, 3-2 in the Floodlit Cup at Bps Cleeve on Tue

Hellenic Supplementary Cup
Abingdon Town v New College Swindon – a real ‘clash of the worst’ here, with the two basement sides in Div One’s East & West meeting – Town were massacred 1-15 {FIFTEEN !!} at Culham Rd in the midweek Floodlit Cup competition

Faringdon Town v Clanfield 85
Heyford Athletic v Penn & Tylers Green
Malmesbury Victoria v Hereford Pegasus
Milton United v Woodstock Town
Newent Town v Thornbury Town
Shrivenham v Tytherington Rocks

Oxon Senior Cup
Easington Sports v Thame Rangers

B&B Senior Trophy
Didcot Town Development v Wallingford Town
Long Crendon v Buckingham Athletic
New Bradwell St Peter v Risborough Rangers

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers v Alresford Town
Fleet Town v Fareham Town
Tadley Calleva v AFC Stoneham - Tadley dumped out of the Vase 6-1 at Western leaguers Bitton
WESS1
Alton v East Cowes Victoria
Andover Town v Laverstock & Ford
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Whitchurch United
New Milton Town PP Andover New Street - off - broken water pump - pitch flooded
Petersfield Town v Downton - home side came through their replay with an impressive 1-2 win at Wessex Premier side Bournemouth ('Poppies' not 'Cherries')
Verwood Town v Pewsey Vale

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Round-up

Saturday 19th October

FA Vase Round 1 Proper
098 Bovey Tracey P-P Abingdon United – passed 2 inspections only for the match ref to call it off at 15:15 – presumably having delayed KO for another inspection.

FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
01 Hednesford Town 0-1 Boston United
02 Gateshead 5-0 Colne
03 Barrow 0-1 Solihull Moors
04 Whitby Town 1-1 Stourbridge
05 Hartlepool United 1-0 Brackley Town
06 Nantwich Town 1-0 King's Lynn Town
07 Chorley 2-0 Spennymoor Town
08 Southport 1-3 Altrincham
09 Tamworth 0-3 Darlington
10 York City 2-0 Stockport County
11 Notts County 2-1 Belper Town
12 Chesterfield 1-1 Wrexham
13 F.C. Halifax Town 1-2 Harrogate Town
14 A.F.C. Fylde 6-1 Peterborough Sports
15 Whyteleafe 0-3 Chippenham Town
16 Haringey Borough A-A Yeovil Town –Much-publicised aftermath here - Borough walked off following reports of racial abuse and objects thrown at their players from a mindless minority of Yeovil fans
17 Havant & Waterlooville 1-2 Dulwich Hamlet
18 Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Woking
19 Welling United 0-0 Eastleigh
20 Bromley 4-3 Aldershot Town
21 Maidstone United 4-1 Kings Langley
22 Maidenhead United 1-1 Wealdstone
23 Oxford City 2-1 Margate
24 Bowers & Pitsea 1-2 Chichester City
25 Hayes & Yeading United 1-1 Poole Town
26 Royston Town 1-3 Maldon & Tiptree
27 Potters Bar Town 1-1 Barnet
28 Torquay United 3-2 Boreham Wood
29 Sutton United 1-1 Billericay Town
30 Weymouth 1-2 Dover Athletic
31 Dartford 2-3 Kingstonian
32 Carshalton Athletic 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge

League
NATS
Concord Rangers 0-2 Hungerford Town – vital win for Crusaders – climb off the bottom above StAlebuns and Oxford City
St Albans City 0-1 Bath City
Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Chelmsford City

SLP-C
Banbury United 3-2 Biggleswade Town – Puritans up to 2nd with stoppage time winner. Are level on points with leaders Coalville
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 0-0 Merthyr Town – good battling point but not enough to get them off the foot of the table.
Blackfield & Langley 0-0 Hartley Wintney
Chesham United 1-0 Wimborne Town - ‘Generals’ stay 3rd
Farnborough 0-1 Gosport Borough
Tiverton Town 2-0 Swindon Supermarine
Walton Casuals 1-5 Taunton Town
SL1-C
AFC Dunstable 0-0 Aylesbury United
Bedford Town {SIX} 6-0 Wantage Town – torrid times continue for poor ‘Freds’ – only trailed 1-0 at the break.
Bedworth United 2-1 Didcot Town
Kidlington 3-2 Yaxley
North Leigh 0-3 Corby Town – att 206 – Nor Lye’s decent run halted by 2nd placed visitors
Thame United {SIX} 6-0 St Neots Town
SL1-S
AFC Totton 0-6 {SIX} Thatcham Town – brace for Barcelos and one for James Tennant – prolific marksman dual registered with Tadley – where naturally he has tended to score more
Barnstaple Town 1-6 {SIX} Winchester City – long trip bore fruit – hat-trick for Mlambo.
Very apt that there could be ‘fireworks’ at Thame on Tuesday in the Trophy replay with City’s hosts notching half-doz themselves this PM. Winners host Frome on the 26th Oct

Basingstoke Town 4-2 Melksham Town – pair for ex-Hartley player Stow
Cinderford Town 1-2 Highworth Town -

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports 1-3 Ware
Chalfont St Peter 2-1 Barking
Chertsey Town 2-1 Bracknell Town – 'Robins' trailed 1-0 at H/T, fell further behind with an og only to benefit from one themselves but came too late (89’) to affect the outcome – stay 9th

Staines Town 2-3 Hertford Town
Uxbridge 3-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Waltham Abbey 0-2 Marlow
Westfield PP Hanwell Town – failed mid-AM inspection – would have pitched 2nd vs 1st – new leaders Tooting & M., though they were held 1-1 by FC Romania

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 1-0 Spelthorne Sports
Balham 1-0 CB Hounslow United
Banstead Athletic 1-2 Frimley Green
Cobham 2-1 Knaphill
Guildford City 0-3 Badshot Lea
Hanworth Villa 2-3 Sutton Common Rovers
Molesey 0-5 Colliers Wood United
Raynes Park Vale 3-0 Egham Town
Redhill 2-1 Camberley Town – surprise defeat for Camberley to lowly Redhill
Southall 1-0 Ascot United – ‘Yellamen’s’ league form dropping off badly – three consecutive defeats – pack have closed in behind them now, with Abbey & CWU within 2 points with games in hand

CCL1
Bagshot 2-3 British Airways
Bedfont & Feltham 2-3 Kensington & Ealing Boro
Cove 3-1 Eversley & California
Epsom & Ewell 3-0 FC Deportivo Galicia
Fleet Spurs 1-3 Farnham Town
Godalming Town 4-2 Ash United – ‘Gs’ off the bottom
Jersey Bulls 1-0 Walton & Hersham – att 639 - but close to dropping their first points – only goal in the last 10’ – 12 from 12.
Sandhurst Town 1-2 Dorking Wanderers Res
Tooting Bec 2-2 Chessington & Hook United
Westside 2-0 AFC Hayes

HELLP
Brackley Town Saints 3-2 Windsor – visitors led within the first 15’ with a pen (Ive); then 10’ hat-trick for Knight by the hour mark – 87’ consolation (Ingram)
- next up Windsor visit the 'palatial' Rivermoor (aka Scours La ) tomorrow night (Mon)) for a league game vs Reading City

Hellenic Challenge Cup
Fairford Town 2-0 Hereford Lads Club
Flackwell Heath 2-1 Virginia Water
Moreton Rangers 2-1 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Reading City 1-1 Ardley United h win pens 6-5
Shortwood United 0-3 Bishops Cleeve
Wellington 1-1 Westfields h win pens 7-6

Hellenic Supplementary Cup
Abingdon Town 2-0 New College Swindon
Faringdon Town 0-3 Clanfield 85
Heyford Athletic 2-1 Penn & Tylers Green
Malmesbury Victoria 1-1 Hereford Pegasus a win pens 0-3
Milton United 2-1 Woodstock Town
Newent Town 1-1 Thornbury Town h win pens 4-2
Shrivenham 5-1 Tytherington Rocks

Oxon Senior Cup
Easington Sports 4-2 Thame Rangers

B&B Senior Trophy
Didcot Town Development 1-4 Wallingford Town
Long Crendon 1-1 Buckingham Athletic a win pens 3-5
New Bradwell St Peter 0-4 Risborough Rangers

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers P-P Alresford Town
Fleet Town 0-3 Fareham Town
Tadley Calleva 3-0 AFC Stoneham
WESS1
Alton 1-3 East Cowes Victoria
Andover Town 1-0 Laverstock & Ford
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 5-2 Whitchurch United
Petersfield Town 2-1 Downton
Verwood Town 1-2 Pewsey Vale – first win of the season for bottom club Vale

[Old Man Andrews]

Bracknell just aren't at the races so far, really no excuse for it given the firepower at their disposal.

[Hoop Blah]

Bracknell just aren't at the races so far, really no excuse for it given the firepower at their disposal.

Is the patience running thin yet?

[Old Man Andrews]

Bracknell just aren't at the races so far, really no excuse for it given the firepower at their disposal.

Is the patience running thin yet?

Not sure what the current state of play is as I've not been at the club for a couple of weeks now but something certainly isn't working, we are so inconsistent. Like I have mentioned previously the club do not want to be promoted this season so that might be the thing that keeps the manager in the job.

[paultheroyal]

Good to see Basingstoke Town getting results under the new management and clawing the way off the bottom. Still dire situation off the pitch mind you.

[Four Of Clubs]

Not sure what the current state of play is as I've not been at the club for a couple of weeks now but something certainly isn't working, we are so inconsistent. Like I have mentioned previously the club do not want to be promoted this season so that might be the thing that keeps the manager in the job.

...slightly harsh view bearing in mind they are trying a squad re-build of sorts - their most recent form isn't too shabby (ignoring the Trophy exit)

10 pts from last 6 league games - two defeat to two decent sides (Westfield & Chertsey) above them - who are both well up the form table too.

They travel down to Woking tomorrow night to face Westfield in the Velocity Trophy Group 5 game - wouldn't read too much into the result either way but I suspect it decides the winners of the group (with one more group game each and Marlow in with an outside chance. )
All 10 Group winners progress to a 2nd Round KO stage which includes the 22 Isthmian Premier joining at that stage.

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Elsewhere tonight, Windsor came through their League game at Scours with a 1-0 win over Reading City and move temporarily above Binfield in the table up to 5th, behind City on GD.
Windsor have played more games than all the sides above them and 4 more than Binfield - who come to Stag Meadow NEXT Tue (29th) .

...can't decide whether to take on the M25/M40 tomorrow, for the 'Magpies' replay at Wealdstone - Parking has always been a *&^% around there - though I've not been for about 6 1/2 years - remember the last occasion: they whumped Lewes 6-1 whilst we were on TV pushing the 'Prawn Sarnies' all the way in the FA Cup 5th Rnd in a Monday Night Live game.

- plenty of alternatives - I'm not working Wed/Thu this week so could go further but doubt I'll leave work in time tomorrow to feel like being too adventurous. Depends if I can get some surreptitious kip in the big Departmental meeting in the PM

...best of the rest could be a dash a bit further round the M25 to the not exactly grandly titled 'Orbital Fasteners Stadium' for Kings Langley v Leiston

[Royal Rother]

Reading City 0-1 Windsor

I only got to this game with about 10 mins left of the 1st half, when Reading were already down to 10 men and Windsor were 1 up.

Jeez, we made hard work of it. We had 20 shots to their 3 but didn’t add to the scoreline. Should have won by 5 or 6 but just couldn’t put the ballin the net.

The ref and lino missed another red card in the 2nd half. Our guy and their defender running for the same ball, ours slowed down as he reached it and the Reading fella pushed him over. We see it happen all the time, could have been a yellow but no big deal. Our guy (who is as quiet as a mouse and a bit too mild mannered for his own good) got up and walked away, and their guy turned round and clumped him one. This was right in front of the Windsor fans who were somewhat up in arms but pretty politely really (the foul mouthed ones weren’t there! ) and a couple of Reading players hurled all sorts of abuse at us in a rather aggressive manner. The cads.

The guy who did the clumping got a yellow.

All part of a night’s fun but from what I’ve seen over the last 2 or 3 years Reading City do seem to specialise in recruiting total shitcunts.

Decent crowd of 160.

[Hoop Blah]

Bracknell just aren't at the races so far, really no excuse for it given the firepower at their disposal.

Is the patience running thin yet?

Not sure what the current state of play is as I've not been at the club for a couple of weeks now but something certainly isn't working, we are so inconsistent. Like I have mentioned previously the club do not want to be promoted this season so that might be the thing that keeps the manager in the job.

Nope.

https://www.footballinbracknell.co.uk/news/club-news/43286/bracknell-town-part-company-with-sam-lock/

Trigger happy Kayne is going to run out of options soon isn't he?

[Old Man Andrews]

Is the patience running thin yet?

Not sure what the current state of play is as I've not been at the club for a couple of weeks now but something certainly isn't working, we are so inconsistent. Like I have mentioned previously the club do not want to be promoted this season so that might be the thing that keeps the manager in the job.

Nope.

https://www.footballinbracknell.co.uk/news/club-news/43286/bracknell-town-part-company-with-sam-lock/

Trigger happy Kayne is going to run out of options soon isn't he?

Yeah got the impression this was on the cards as previously mentioned. There was something that just wasn't right about the team, not sure he had the trust of the players. This isn't about Bracknell not being first in the league, they genuinely do not want to go up until they are in their new ground. This is more a style of football thing along with player power imo.

[Hoop Blah]

Nope.

https://www.footballinbracknell.co.uk/news/club-news/43286/bracknell-town-part-company-with-sam-lock/

Trigger happy Kayne is going to run out of options soon isn't he?

Yeah got the impression this was on the cards as previously mentioned. There was something that just wasn't right about the team, not sure he had the trust of the players. This isn't about Bracknell not being first in the league, they genuinely do not want to go up until they are in their new ground. This is more a style of football thing along with player power imo.

Well, it certainly sounds like Kayne wants things to change and has sacked him because the team isn't the team he had previously, before he sacked the last 2 or 3 managers!

On Sunday we parted company with Sam Lock as first team Manager.

Why the decision was made.

It has become very clear in recent weeks fans have stopped following us in large numbers.

Home league attendances:

Game 1 – 352
Game 2 – 286
Game 3 – 254
Game 4 – 243
Game 5 – 197
We have lost our teams identity, we no longer out run our opposition. We do not out pass our opposition and we no longer shell it in the channel and squeeze for second balls.

We need to urgently re establish the teams identity of play.

[Old Man Andrews]

Nope.

https://www.footballinbracknell.co.uk/news/club-news/43286/bracknell-town-part-company-with-sam-lock/

Trigger happy Kayne is going to run out of options soon isn't he?

Yeah got the impression this was on the cards as previously mentioned. There was something that just wasn't right about the team, not sure he had the trust of the players. This isn't about Bracknell not being first in the league, they genuinely do not want to go up until they are in their new ground. This is more a style of football thing along with player power imo.

Well, it certainly sounds like Kayne wants things to change and has sacked him because the team isn't the team he had previously, before he sacked the last 2 or 3 managers!

On Sunday we parted company with Sam Lock as first team Manager.

Why the decision was made.

It has become very clear in recent weeks fans have stopped following us in large numbers.

Home league attendances:

Game 1 – 352
Game 2 – 286
Game 3 – 254
Game 4 – 243
Game 5 – 197
We have lost our teams identity, we no longer out run our opposition. We do not out pass our opposition and we no longer shell it in the channel and squeeze for second balls.

We need to urgently re establish the teams identity of play.

They are honestly better off just giving the job to Tallentire again, he is the only guy the chairman really trusts with the team. I may apply myself to be honest.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Preview for Sat 26th Oct

..with some added AM PP's I've discovered

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round

15 Redditch United v Corby Town
16 AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Banbury United - Puritans beaten 2-1 on Tue by the same opponents in a league game.
18 Halesowen Town v Stamford
19 Stourbridge PP Nuneaton Borough
20 Peterborough Sports PP Alvechurch
21 Biggleswade Town v Bedworth United
FRI 22 Cambridge City 0-3 Needham Market
24 Lowestoft Town v Coalville Town
26 St Ives Town v Soham Town Rangers
27 Grantham Town v Rushall Olympic
28 Tamworth v Leiston
29 Sutton Coldfield Town v Stafford Rangers
30 Stratford Town v Hednesford Town
31 Bromsgrove Sporting v Barwell
32 Folkestone Invicta v Lewes
33 AFC Sudbury v Harrow Borough
34 Haywards Heath v Aylesbury United
35 Carshalton Athletic v Merstham
36 Uxbridge v Bognor Regis Town
37 Westfield v Beaconsfield Town
38 Hitchin Town PP Bedfont Sports - OFF due to FA Investigation - not sure which club is under scrutiny
39 Ashford United v Barton Rovers
40 Hornchurch v Berkhamsted
41 Haringey Borough v Horsham
42 Maldon & Tiptree v Cray Wanderers
43 Bishop’s Stortford v Enfield Town
44 Heybridge Swifts v Potters Bar Town
45 Brightlingsea Regent v Royston Town
46 Metropolitan Police v Tilbury
47 Leatherhead v Ware
48 Aveley v Bowers & Pitsea
49 Sittingbourne v Tooting & Mitcham United
50 Chipstead v Canvey Island
51 Whitehawk v Hendon
52 Barking v Margate
53 Wingate & Finchley v Hayes & Yeading United - HandY win their FA Cup replay at Poole 3-2 att 1066 - now face Oxford Utd in front of the Cameras on Sunday 10th Nov
54 Kingstonian v Corinthian Casuals
55 AFC Dunstable v Hastings United
56 Phoenix Sports v Kings Langley
57 Cheshunt v East Thurrock United
58 Basildon United v Chesham United
59 Worthing v Walton Casuals
60 Yate Town v Tiverton Town
61 Melksham Town v Basingstoke Town
62 Truro City PP Blackfield & Langley
63 Poole Town PPHartley Wintney - Hartley beaten at home on Tueday, 1-2 by Chesham
64 Thame United v Frome Town - Thame get past Winchester in a goal fest at the ASM - running out 5-3 winners - were 4-1 up by HT
65 Marlow v Sholing - Blues beaten 3-0 at Hanwell on Tue in the BetVictor/Isthmian Velocity Cup. That together with Bracknell's comfortable 3-1 win in the same competition at Westfield, on the same night - were three up in 25' with goals from Bowerman (2) & Minhas - I think - sees 'Robins' into the next KO phase. No idea of opponents yet, as the group stages still have one more round and the information on the league site is not that comprehensive.

66 Salisbury v Dorchester Town
67 Willand Rovers v Larkhall Athletic
68 Wimborne Town v Taunton Town
69 Swindon Supermarine v Thatcham Town
70 Gosport Borough v Farnborough - this week Farnborough picked up a decent win 1-0 at Yate.
71 AFC Totton v Weston Super Mare
72 Cinderford Town PP Merthyr Town - Martyrs held at home by Salisbury in midweek who grabbed a stoppage time (95 mins) leveller through a certain Leroy Lita

FA Vase 1st Qualifying
Bovey Tracey v Abingdon United - game switched to Western league ground Willand in an attempt to get it played - forecast not looking good for Devon though.

League
NAT
Harrogate Town v Aldershot Town
Maidenhead United v Solihull Moors - Got to Grosvenor Vale to watch the Magpies hold off a tough but limited Wealdstone 2-0
- two poachers goals from Josh Kelly.
- Over 800 crowd - as feared nowhere to park near the ground and traffic there and back a complete and utter &^%$
-Maidenhead host Rotherham in the 1st Round proper.

Woking v Eastleigh - 'Cards' dumped out of the FA Cup on Tue by Ebbsfleet 0-1 at Kingfield
NATN
Farsley Celtic v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Dorking Wanderers
Chelmsford City v Dulwich Hamlet
Dartford v Chippenham Town
Havant & Waterlooville v Concord Rangers
Hemel Hempstead Town v Eastbourne Borough
Hungerford Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough - 'Crusaders' host 'Beavers' who are only 2 points above them.
Maidstone United v Billericay Town
Oxford City v Slough Town
Wealdstone v Tonbridge Angels
Welling United v St Albans City
Weymouth v Braintree Town

IL1-SC
Chalfont St Peter v Harlow Town
Hertford Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
SUN FC Romania v Staines Town

SL1-C
North Leigh PP Yaxley
SL1-S
Highworth Town v Bristol Manor Farm

CCLP
Ascot United v Abbey Rangers
Badshot Lea v Balham
Camberley Town v Raynes Park Vale
CB Hounslow United v Sutton Common Rovers
Colliers Wood United v Sheerwater
Egham Town v Cobham
Frimley Green v Redhill
Guildford City v Spelthorne Sports
Knaphill v Molesey
Southall v Banstead Athletic
CCL1
AFC Hayes v Godalming Town
Ash United v Fleet Spurs
British Airways v Walton & Hersham
Chessington & Hook United PP Jersey Bulls
Cove v Westside - Westside bow out of the Vase, in their inaugural season, beaten on Wed night in the much delayed tie vs Deal Town (3-4)
Dorking Wanderers Res v Tooting Bec
Eversley & California v Bedfont & Feltham
Farnham Town v FC Deportivo Galicia
Kensington & Ealing Boro v Epsom & Ewell @ RPV
Sandhurst Town v Bagshot

HELLP
Bishops Cleeve PP Flackwell Heath - 'Heathens' have a lot of games in hand and keep pace with a 2-1 win over Binfield
Brimscombe & Thrupp PP Holmer Green
Longlevens PP Windsor
Reading City v Fairford Town - Town the surprise package this season currently up in 3rd
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Binfield
Shrivenham v Brackley Town Saints - midweek matches see 'Saints' pick up a point at VW (Stag Meadow) whilst Shrivy edge 2-1 past Lydney
Tuffley Rovers PP Burnham - 'Blues' well beaten 3-0 at Ardley on Tuesday
Westfields PP Easington Sports - 'fields extend their lead to 7 pts in midweek with a comfortable 0-2 win at 2nd place Bps Cleeve
HELL1E
Abingdon Town v Langley
Chalvey Sports v Kidlington Development
Holyport v Didcot Town Development - Diddy Dev beaten 5-6 at The Loop on Tuesday by Aldermaston
Milton United v Long Crendon
Penn & Tylers Green v Wokingham & Emmbrook @ Beaconsfield

HELL Challenge Cup
Risborough Rangers v Thame Rangers
HELL Supp Cup
14:00 Aston Clinton [color=#FF0000]PP Marlow United
AFC Aldermaston v Taplow United
Chalfont Wasps PP Woodley United
Chinnor v Wallingford Town[/color]

WESSP
AFC Portchester v Fleet Town
Bashley v Tadley Calleva
Fareham Town v Alresford Town
WESS1
Andover New Street v Ringwood Town
Hythe & Dibden v Petersfield Town
Pewsey Vale PP United Services Portsmouth
Romsey Town v Alton
Whitchurch United v Andover Town

...first Half-Term w/e and the destination could be anywhere - mate's been a bit 'crook' early this week - he even missed the PNE game - so need to check he's recovered
- if so I suspect he'll probably want a long haul again - still not keen on Barnstaple myself - they are at home again
EDIT: PP- and I think the weather forecast for Sat is crap - heavy rain in the West up to early PM?
Quite fancied the much delayed Vase tie at Bovey T - which is almost the same distance - but they aren't in one of our 'targeted leagues'. Will probably decide sometime Sat morning

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Scores from Sat 26th Oct

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round

15 Redditch United 4-2 Corby Town
16 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0-0 Banbury United
21 Biggleswade Town 2-1 Bedworth United
24 Lowestoft Town 2-4 Coalville Town
26 St Ives Town 0-0 Soham Town Rangers
27 Grantham Town 5-3 Rushall Olympic
28 Tamworth 4-0 Leiston
29 Sutton Coldfield Town 2-1 Stafford Rangers
32 Folkestone Invicta 2-0 Lewes
33 AFC Sudbury 2-0 Harrow Borough
34 Haywards Heath 3-1 Aylesbury United
35 Carshalton Athletic 3-1 Merstham
36 Uxbridge 1-3 Bognor Regis Town
37 Westfield 1-0 Beaconsfield Town
38 Hitchin Town PP Bedfont Sports - OFF pending FA Investigation into Bedfont Sp
39 Ashford United 1-2 Barton Rovers
40 Hornchurch 3-1 Berkhamsted
41 Haringey Borough 0-3 Horsham
42 Maldon & Tiptree 3-0 Cray Wanderers
43 Bishop’s Stortford 1-1 Enfield Town
44 Heybridge Swifts 1-2 Potters Bar Town
45 Brightlingsea Regent 1-2 Royston Town
46 Metropolitan Police 4-3 Tilbury
47 Leatherhead 3-0 Ware
48 Aveley 3-0 Bowers & Pitsea
49 Sittingbourne 0-1 Tooting & Mitcham United
50 Chipstead 3-3 Canvey Island
51 Whitehawk 4-1 Hendon
52 Barking 0-0 Margate
53 Wingate & Finchley 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United -replay Tue
54 Kingstonian 4-2 Corinthian Casuals
55 AFC Dunstable 0-4 Hastings United
56 Phoenix Sports 3-5 Kings Langley
57 Cheshunt 1-2 East Thurrock United
58 Basildon United 5-3 Chesham United
59 Worthing 2-1 Walton Casuals
61 Melksham Town 1-0 Basingstoke Town
64 Thame Utd 1-2 Frome - injury time winner skimmed on a very wet surface under the Thame's keeper's body - he subsequently went up for a corner and was dismissed for a clumsy challenge - not his day.

65 Marlow 0-0 Sholing -- replay Tue
66 Salisbury 3-3 Dorchester Town
67 Willand Rovers PP Larkhall Athletic – now subject to appeal by Willand who were initially expelled – ‘Larks’ scheduled to play at Paulton on Tuesday evening if re-instated
68 Wimborne Town 2-2 Taunton Town
69 Swindon Supermarine PP Thatcham Town – rescheduled for Tue
70 Gosport Borough 3-1 Farnborough
71 AFC Totton 3-2 Weston Super Mare -aet FT 1-1

FA Vase 1st Qualifying
Bovey Tracey 3-1 Abingdon United

League
NAT
Harrogate Town 1-0 Aldershot Town – Sh!ts downed on 91’
Maidenhead United 1-0 Solihull Moors - Clerima, in the last minute
Woking 1-1 Eastleigh - injury led to lengthy stoppage time; during which both goals were scored – former Cards & Sh!ts striker (& multiple others - was on our books for 3 years) , Scott Rendell, leveling for the Spitfires on 98’, after Loza had grabbed what many thought would be the decider on 95’

NATS
Bath City 1-0 Dorking Wanderers
Chelmsford City 1-1 Dulwich Hamlet
Dartford 1-1 Chippenham Town
Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Concord Rangers
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-1 Eastbourne Borough
Hungerford Town 0-2 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Maidstone United 2-1 Billericay Town
Oxford City 2-1 Slough Town - ‘Rebels’ took the lead right on H/T – City grabbed one back at the start of the 2nd period and scored to win the match with 20’ left breaking the visitors 10 match unbeaten run.

Wealdstone 3-1 Tonbridge Angels
Welling United 0-1 St Albans City this win and Sluff’s downfall at Oxford C. above, puts Hungerford back to the foot of the table
Weymouth 3-0 Braintree Town

IL1-SC
Chalfont St Peter 2-3 Harlow Town
Hertford Town 3-5 Ashford Town (Middx)
SUN FC Romania 2-2 Staines Town - only Town's 2nd point of the season.
SL1-C
North Leigh PP Yaxley
SL1-S
Highworth Town 1-5 Bristol Manor Farm

CCLP
Ascot United 2-1 Abbey Rangers
Badshot Lea 0-3 Balham
Camberley Town 1-3 Raynes Park Vale
CB Hounslow United 0-5 Sutton Common Rovers
Colliers Wood United 3-2 Sheerwater
Egham Town 0-1 Cobham
Frimley Green 5-1 Redhill
Guildford City 1-2 Spelthorne Sports
Knaphill 3-1 Molesey
Southall 0-1 Banstead Athletic
CCL1
AFC Hayes 3-1 Godalming Town
Ash United 2-1 Fleet Spurs
British Airways 0-6 {SIX} Walton & Hersham
Cove 3-3 Westside -
Dorking Wanderers Res 0-4 Tooting Bec
Eversley & California 0-5 Bedfont & Feltham
Farnham Town 1-1 FC Deportivo Galicia
Kensington & Ealing Boro 3-1 Epsom & Ewell
Sandhurst Town 2-2 Bagshot

HELLP
Reading City 1-3 Fairford Town - Town up to 2nd with a game in hand on leaders Westfields but 5 points behind – City drop behind Windsor on GD
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0-1 -’Moles’ back up to 4th
Shrivenham 1-0 Brackley Town Saints
HELL1E
Chalvey Sports 2-1 Kidlington Development
Holyport 4-0 Didcot Town Development
Milton United 2-2 Long Crendon
Penn & Tylers Green 1-2 Wokingham & Emmbrook ’Sumas’ moving up the table good win at 3rd placed P&TG

HELL Challenge Cup
Risborough Rangers 2-0 Thame Rangers
HELL Supp Cup
AFC Aldermaston 3-0 Taplow United
Chinnor PP Wallingford Town - called off 30’ before KO


WESSP
AFC Portchester 3-2 Fleet Town
Bashley 3-1 Tadley Calleva
Fareham Town {SEVEN} 7-1 Alresford Town stunning reverse for the leaders
WESS1
Romsey Town PP Alton no inspection thought necessary – called off by the match ref on arrival
Whitchurch United PP Andover Town - passed inspection in the morning but deemed unplayable by the match ref

- we decided to avoid all of the wet staff that had happened out West.
- indeed all the games that way on our 'new' list fell foul of the downpours as expected. With heavier stuff forecast mid-late PM, we weaved our way round a very sluggish Orbital clockwise, then round St Albans across to the A1(M) and up to jn10 north of Hitchin for a look at one of the South Mids new boys:

Shefford Town & Campton 2-6 Winslow Utd
- was 2nd vs 3rd and conditions played a part. ST&C had also been walloped here 0-4 by another of the more 'experienced' STEP06 sides of late, so maybe they are still finding their way now they've stepped up from the County Leagues.
- seen the visitors at home once before on a day the game was abandoned at HT due to adverse weather. Thought it was going to be deja vu as the drizzle worsened and heavens opened just before H/T. Fortunately eased enough for the game to finish and it appeared to be a pitch that drained well - no standing water in evidence.
- came back across to the M1 via Hitchin & Luton: slow stuff nr the M25 jn but OK from then on back home by about 18:30.

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 0-5 Binfield (when I left).

Well that was absolutely abysmal. Not happy.

[Four Of Clubs]

Windsor 0-5 Binfield (when I left).

Well that was absolutely abysmal. Not happy.

...Oh dear result didn't look good - 'Moles' twittersphere purring about their own performance - not sure a Mole can 'purr' - probably growls, squeaks or 'rumbles' - puts them back up to 3rd.
- nearly went to SM myself but opted for the game a junction nearer, at The Gore.

Burnham 2-0 Reading City - Mitch Parker back in the fold at 'City' but they looked strangely ineffective going forward, even with him in alongside 'local' striking notaries Marcus Mealing and Adam Cashin-Murray.
- 'Blues' worked much harder without the ball and restricted the visitors threat - particularly notable as Burnham were reportedly without FOUR keepers thru injury/suspension and had relatively diminutive striker Dan Molloy between the sticks. Actually he spent a lot of the game well outside his area howling at anyone that would listen. Doubt that would have been tolerated in the old 'Highmoor' days - without 'something' befalling him.
- 'City' are, in playing style a different outfit and have lost a lot of their forebears bite & niggle - though they still dished out a few hefty challenges - more out of determination than intent to harm. In the end their rather muted approach gave Blues a valuable three points.

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... was a VERY busy night elsewhere, with most of our 'local' sides in action in Trophy or League. As I have earned a couple of hard-earned days off from work during H/T; to generally slob around/eat the wrong things/drink too much (and most of the FoCcers Famille are scattered to the Highlands with the other non-Ringer now off at Uni ) - I thought I might as well provide a fuller review/bore the cr@p out of you all

FA Cup 4th Qualifying
Haringey Boro 0-3 Yeovil

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying re-scheduled/replays
Banbury Utd 1-2 AFC R&D
Hayes & Yeading 2-1 Wingate & Finchley - host Soham Town in 2nd Qualifying Round on Sat 9th Nov
Poole Town 0-1 Hartley Wintney - ex-Robin Adam Cornell with a late winner puts 'the Row' thru to 2Q and a tie a bit nearer home over at Westfield(Woking)
Sholing 2-0 Marlow - 'Blues' undone by 2 Red cards - Boss Bartley was sent to the stands too as the game got very fractious late on - reportedly even with reduced numbers Marlow were hard-done by.

Swindon Supermarine 1-4 Thatcham Town - possibly result of the night as 'Kingfishers' upset a side doing fairly well in the division above them: Were 4 up on 33' : two goals from Tooze; another from Tennant and one from Barcelos. They travel to another STEP03 side Enfield Town who play at the QE2 stadium, on Nov 9th.

NAT
Boreham Wood 0-0 Sh!ts
Maidenhead Utd 1-1- Fylde att 1010
Woking 0-4 Notts County - 11 games without a win now for Cards, who've dropped to 8th
NATS
Dorking W 0-2 Oxford City
Slough 1-0 Welling - att 630 'Rebels' bounce back from shock defeat at Oxford at the w/e - Ben Harris on 74'

IL1-SC
Hertford 2-3 Chertsey Town - 'Curfews' up to 3rd with games in hand on leaders Harlow
Staines Town 2-2 Hanwell - 'Swans' were leading 2-1 going into stoppage time and looking to grab their first three points for yonks (edged past Frome 1-0 on the 9th March last season) but 2nd placed Hanwell, levelled on 90'. The point is enough to haul them off the bottom above Northwood on GD.

CCLP
Badshot Lea 1-3 Ascot Utd - 'Yellamen' stay 4 points clear at the top - 2nd placed Balham not in action
Frimley Green 1-1 Abbey Rangers
Knaphill 3-1 Egham
CCL1
AFC Hayes 1-5 Fleet Spurs

HELLLP
Easington Sports 2-1 Virginia Water
Fairford Town 3-1 Lydney Town - surprise package so far this season - Fairford stay 2nd
Holmer Green 0-2 Flackwell Heath
Shrivenham 3-1 RWBT
HELL1E
Abingdon Utd 2-1 Long Crendon
Didcot Dev 3-2 Abingdon Town
Penn & T Gn 2-2 Holyport

(Mon 28th) HELL1W
New College Swindon 0-10 {TEN} Malmesbury Vics
- featuring this one 'cos I hauled myself out here after work - play on an outside pitch adjacent to Supermarine's Webbswood Stadium.
- result much as expected and a series of heavy defeats continue to rain down on the poor 'Stundents'. GD of -68 after 9 games.
- oddly enough they do play some pretty neat, decent 'on the floor' stuff but just aren't strong enough at the back. The 'Vics' keeper actually had to pull off at least half-a-doz respectable stops and NCS deserved something for their efforts.
- Their own keeper isn't up to much but then allowing for what is in front of him, his tentative/nervy/jittery performance is a tad understandable. By stark contrast his opposite number kept up a noisy stream of invective throughout, to keep his team-mates going - some of it a mite disrespecting towards NCS and he was told off a couple of times by the officials - but he certainly kept his defence in good shape.
- 'Vics' are big, strong and effective and could possibly get promotion to the Premier this year. This result puts them on top of One West; though the expansion of the division to incorporate a glut of ex- Midland league clubs - in particular the Hereford-based one's - might see them squeezed out of contention.
- 5 of the top 7 are new to the Hellenic this season - if you include former members Pegasus Juniors - now returned and tagged Hereford Juniors.

WESSP
Alresford Town 2-0 Hamble Club - leaders recover from their mauling at Fareham on Saturday
Tadley Calleva 0-2 Fleet Town
WESS1
Alton 2-2 Fawley
Laverstock & Ford 0-2 Whitchurch Utd - 'JamBoys' currently 5th.


...with my time off this MW and no hindering 'domestics' - I'm attempting a longer trip tonight - hoping to trundle over to 'Glawster' to check out the visitors and current leaders in the HELLP:

Longlevens v Westfields

[Royal Rother]

Yes, Binfield were impressive. Apparently they have a couple of players from Bracknell and from Marlow so have bolstered their squad very well.

I will enjoy the Vase day (and the Eastbourne Ultras and their co-ordinated drumming / singing) on Saturday but not sure it will be as enjoyable an outcome for Windsor as when we played them at their place a couple of years ago.

[Barb]

Yes, Binfield were impressive. Apparently they have a couple of players from Bracknell and from Marlow so have bolstered their squad very well.

I will enjoy the Vase day (and the Eastbourne Ultras and their co-ordinated drumming / singing) on Saturday but not sure it will be as enjoyable an outcome for Windsor as when we played them at their place a couple of years ago.

How is the Windsor season going?

[Old Man Andrews]

Yeah got the impression this was on the cards as previously mentioned. There was something that just wasn't right about the team, not sure he had the trust of the players. This isn't about Bracknell not being first in the league, they genuinely do not want to go up until they are in their new ground. This is more a style of football thing along with player power imo.

Well, it certainly sounds like Kayne wants things to change and has sacked him because the team isn't the team he had previously, before he sacked the last 2 or 3 managers!

On Sunday we parted company with Sam Lock as first team Manager.

Why the decision was made.

It has become very clear in recent weeks fans have stopped following us in large numbers.

Home league attendances:

Game 1 – 352
Game 2 – 286
Game 3 – 254
Game 4 – 243
Game 5 – 197
We have lost our teams identity, we no longer out run our opposition. We do not out pass our opposition and we no longer shell it in the channel and squeeze for second balls.

We need to urgently re establish the teams identity of play.

They are honestly better off just giving the job to Tallentire again, he is the only guy the chairman really trusts with the team. I may apply myself to be honest.

Have a guess what Bracknell have done......

[Four Of Clubs]

Whilst we all doubtless hang on tenterhooks for news from Larges La - though I know cos I've look at 'Football in Bracknell'
...here's a brief snippet of Vase news ahead of this weekends' 2nd Round ties:

- having finally got their much washed out Round One tie played away at Bovey Tracey - which was even then shifted up the M5 to Willand - Abingdon Utd were, much as expected, dumped out 3-1 by the South West Peninsula League side.

However waiting patiently for the outcome, were prospective next round opponents Hamworthy Utd - based just across the swing-bridges from Poole.
They are tweeting tonight that Bovey T have been thrown out of the Vase and that they will now be travelling up to the Northcourt to visit the re-instated Ab Utd.
Nothing to back this up on BT's nor AbU's social media accounts yet.....that I have found

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As intended I trekked over the other side of the M5 to watch the Hellenic League Leaders get another three points in a close fought affair at Saw Mills End winning 3-1 @ Longlevens.
Easy to see why Westfields are unbeaten and pulling clear at the top: they do look to be something pretty special going forwards. They are also strong at the back and are rumored to be paying a fair whack to an ex-Wolves defensive midfielder who ties everything up in front of them.
In spite of all this 'levens gave them a decent game before tiring badly late on.

Saw Mills is not high on creature comforts - their Portakabin bar/tea hut does it's best and the ground has a narrow bus-shelter like seated stand.
Chatted convivially to a a nice ol' fellah from round those parts who 'hops' when he can. Crowd was just under 70 - a few hardy souls had schlepped on over from Hereford.
The club official on Kettle duty before the game offered me a free-cup of tea for travelling from Reading - I paid him a £ anyway and advised him to put it towards some Bovril or Cup A Soup