The Non - League thread

[floyd__streete]

Word at Stag Meadow was that the attendance was well short of that which has been released. The general concensus being that there were at least a hundred fewer. As for the game, Windsor should have had it wrapped up at half time. Too many gilt edged chances went begging and had we gone in 4-0 up, no-one could have complained. Thankfully, two second half goals sealed the points which is the key thing. Too many times the ball was played without any zip. Build up play was way too pedestrian and we started with our 4th choice striker (Dan Molloy) while George Gould froze on the bench. There was a distinct lack of hunger shown by Windsor which was extremely disappointing as Guildford were there for the taking.

My first ever visit to Stag Meadow, I enjoyed the game and the standard of play was better than the step 5 equivalent I have seen in the Hellenic League. I enjoyed Windsor's passing football, they were denied by the woodwork on 2 or 3 ocassions and some less than clinical finishing. I liked the tigerish number 6 in the middle of the park, the wispy Asian lad wearing 10 who broke forward from midfield with the ball time and time again and the Glen Little-esque number 7 who got a little frustrated as the game wore on and his intelligent passing and movement didn't always deliver the end product he wanted. I watched Conference South football at Maidenhead the previous day and the difference as far as I can see is in the physicality in the higher grade, the Maidenhead games I have seen become a very physical battle.

Rother - was that your article in the programme m8?

[Four Of Clubs]

...sadly weather has beaten tonight's big derby game in the Hellenic Prem: BInfield v Bracknell - match off Frozen Pitch - is usually quite a large turn out for this one too.

...while I'm on here I may as well post up NYD Fixtures - just STEP1-4 in action on Thursday (hoping lurgy may finally have subsided enough for me to actually get out to one - youngest may well attend too so it'll be somewhere with dodgy burgers - quite like the idea of Diddy v Nor Lye) :

CONFP
Barnet v Aldershot Town
Woking v Eastleigh
CONFS
13:00 Hemel Hempstead Town v St Albans City
Bath City v Weston-Super-Mare
Bishops Stortford v Boreham Wood
Bromley v Concord Rangers
Eastbourne Borough v Whitehawk
Ebbsfleet United v Chelmsford City
Gosport Borough v Havant & Waterlooville
Hayes & Yeading Utd v Maidenhead United
Staines Town v Basingstoke Town
Sutton United v Wealdstone
CONFN
Brackley Town v Gloucester City
Oxford City v Leamington

SOUTHP
Burnham v Chesham United
Slough Town v Hungerford Town
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United v Aylesbury
Chalfont St Peter v Leighton Town
Egham Town v AFC Hayes
Hanwell Town v Potters Bar Town
Marlow v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Northwood v North Greenford United
Uxbridge v Godalming Town
SOUTH1S&W
AFC Totton v Fleet Town
Didcot Town v North Leigh
Wantage Town v Evesham United

[Linden Jones]

If anyone's thinking of spending their free afternoon at York Road on New Year's Day you can get discounted entry with a Reading season ticket:
http://www.hyufc.com/club_info/admission.html

Usual prices are a bit higher as tenants Hayes are the home team in a reverse of the Boxing Day fixture against Landlords Maidenhead United

[Terminal Boardom]

Word at Stag Meadow was that the attendance was well short of that which has been released. The general concensus being that there were at least a hundred fewer. As for the game, Windsor should have had it wrapped up at half time. Too many gilt edged chances went begging and had we gone in 4-0 up, no-one could have complained. Thankfully, two second half goals sealed the points which is the key thing. Too many times the ball was played without any zip. Build up play was way too pedestrian and we started with our 4th choice striker (Dan Molloy) while George Gould froze on the bench. There was a distinct lack of hunger shown by Windsor which was extremely disappointing as Guildford were there for the taking.

My first ever visit to Stag Meadow, I enjoyed the game and the standard of play was better than the step 5 equivalent I have seen in the Hellenic League. I enjoyed Windsor's passing football, they were denied by the woodwork on 2 or 3 ocassions and some less than clinical finishing. I liked the tigerish number 6 in the middle of the park, the wispy Asian lad wearing 10 who broke forward from midfield with the ball time and time again and the Glen Little-esque number 7 who got a little frustrated as the game wore on and his intelligent passing and movement didn't always deliver the end product he wanted. I watched Conference South football at Maidenhead the previous day and the difference as far as I can see is in the physicality in the higher grade, the Maidenhead games I have seen become a very physical battle.

Rother - was that your article in the programme m8?

Nope. That was mine but only if you enjoyed it

That's the first time I have heard Dan Hicks be described as Glen Littlesque. He is a centre back and it showed! Omar Riaz wore the 10 and he is a tidy little player who rarely wastes possession. The tigerish number 6 being aaron Minhas who has missed a fair chunk of the season through injury.

I agree totally that the key difference as you go up the leagues is the level of physicality. I would also add that the pace of the game gets quicker the higher you go. And that was also me on the PA as well!

[Royal Rother]

Sadly I missed this game due to family wedding in Lincoln.

Good to see you enjoyed the game Floyd... That's your most upbeat post of 2014.

Nice pitch eh?

[floyd__streete]

That's the first time I have heard Dan Hicks be described as Glen Littlesque. He is a centre back and it showed!

Ha, certainly has the height to play there I guess so that figures! Thought he looked comfortable on the ball and was always trying a clever through ball or reverse pass.

Enjoyed the article and your music choice was generally sound.....Michael Buble though

Yes Rother, good pitch and an impressive set up all round. Hope you get back up to a higher level, will be looking out for your results.

[Royal Rother]

Thanks, good to hear.

[Terminal Boardom]

That's the first time I have heard Dan Hicks be described as Glen Littlesque. He is a centre back and it showed!

Ha, certainly has the height to play there I guess so that figures! Thought he looked comfortable on the ball and was always trying a clever through ball or reverse pass.

Enjoyed the article and your music choice was generally sound.....Michael Buble though

Yes Rother, good pitch and an impressive set up all round. Hope you get back up to a higher level, will be looking out for your results.

The buble one was not my choice. It was a request and the first time that I have been able to get something sorted on that score.

[Royalist]

So santa hasn't brought the union jack kit to Windsor then?

Not a chance of over 400 people in the ground i'd say closer to 200 than 400+ !!

A real shame the momentum and good will has been squandered. Hard to get back.

[Royal Rother]

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Results from NYD:

CONF Prem
Barnet 1-0 Aldershot Town
Woking 1-1 Eastleigh
CONF South
Hemel Hempstead Town 3-1 St Albans City
Bath City 3-0 Weston-Super-Mare
Bishops Stortford 0-5 Boreham Wood
Bromley 1-2 Concord Rangers
Eastbourne Borough 2-2 Whitehawk
Ebbsfleet United 0-2 Chelmsford City
Gosport Borough 3-1 Havant & Waterlooville
Hayes & Yeading Utd 1-1 Maidenhead United
...took youngest to this one - his first visit to York Rd - not sure why its taken me so long to get him there - and he was quite impressed - especially with the Magpie-Burger.
Match not the thriller his big brother witnessed on his first trip here many more years ago [probably over 10!] - that was a 3-3 v StAlebuns and both Magpies CBs were carted off to Wexham Pk in an ambulance with concussion after 5' !
York Rd surface pretty chewed up and boggy - queues to get in but only cos the 'lodgers' were running the turnstiles and hadn't organised themselves to open up the Bell St entrance. Points duly shared.

Staines Town 0-3 Basingstoke Town 'stoke rise impressively up to 3rd - albeit easy win (quick double over them in Hols) vs bottom club. 'Dragons' have games in hand too but Boreham Wd have a 10 point lead. 'Brommers' wobbling in 2nd though.......

Sutton United 1-1 Wealdstone
CONF North
Brackley Town 1-0 Gloucester City
Oxford City 3-1 Leamington

SOUTHP
Burnham 0-2 Chesham United
Slough Town 1-2 Hungerford Town - 'Crusaders' tucked in just outside the Play-Off spots - Poole and Weymouth have plenty of games in hand on everyone else up there - current leaders 'Steelmen' from Corby - with Truro and Redditch in 4th/5th.
Rebels and Generals stuck in mid-table - Burnham struggling badly amidst the pack of five down at the foot. Bottom club Banbury picked up some valuable points over the festive period - including a shock huge win 5-1 at Cirencester Town on Boxing Day.
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United 3-4 Aylesbury
Chalfont St Peter 1-0 Leighton Town
Egham Town 4-0 AFC Hayes
Hanwell Town 1-0 Potters Bar Town
Marlow 2-2 Beaconsfield SYCOB
Northwood 1-1 North Greenford United
Uxbridge 2-0 Godalming Town
SOUTH1S&W
AFC Totton 4-2 Fleet Town
Didcot Town 1-1 North Leigh
Wantage Town PP Evesham United- waterlogged

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... and as I'm still inside the 'Edit Window' - here's tomorrow's local NL matches (Sat 3rd Jan) - be warned the forecast is decidedly wet so many may be subject to late AM Pitch Inspections/late call-offs:


SOUTHP
Chesham United v Truro City
Hungerford Town v Weymouth
Slough Town v Burnham
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury v Daventry Town
Kettering Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Leighton Town v Marlow
North Greenford United v Godalming Town
Potters Bar Town v Chalfont St Peter
Rugby Town v Egham Town
Uxbridge v Aylesbury United
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Sholing
Fleet Town v Taunton Town
Merthyr Town v Wantage Town - could be a grim opener to the NY for the Freds!
Wimborne Town v North Leigh

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Hanworth Villa @ Ash Utd FC
Camberley Town v Knaphill
Chertsey Town v Guildford City
Colliers Wood United v Hartley Wintney
Cove v Frimley Green
Epsom & Ewell v Windsor
Farnham Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Raynes Park Vale v Molesey
Spelthorne Sports v Horley Town
Westfield v Bedfont Sports
CCL1
14:00 AFC Croydon Athletic v Epsom Athletic
14:00 Alton Town v Bedfont & Feltham
Banstead Athletic v CB Hounslow United
Chessington & Hook United v Sandhurst Town
Dorking v Ash United @ Horley FC
14:00 Farleigh Rovers v Cobham - not heard if away sides' suspension has been lifted or extended ... or worse! Ironic that the home side and runaway league leaders are probably dropping down to County Level at the end of the season: together with any other clubs without lights in this section (WP, Sheerwater for example) Odd that the clubs that definitely DO have all the necessary facilities to stay up in Div One, appear to be those with most worries on and off the pitch - Cobham, Fizzers, Eversley & Alton
Staines Lammas v Eversley & California
14:00 Worcester Park v Sheerwater

HELLP
Binfield v Holyport
Bracknell Town v Ascot United - could be quite a crowd for this one - though I suspect the rain may have a say
Cheltenham Saracens v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Flackwell Heath v Kidlington
Highmoor Ibis v Reading Town
Milton United v Newbury
Oxford City Nomads v Abingdon United
Thame United v Ardley United
Thatcham Town v Shrivenham
HELL1E
14:15 Chalfont Wasps v Rayners Lane
14:15 Easington Sports v Chinnor
14:15 Finchampstead v Headington Amateurs
14:15 Wokingham & Emmbrook v Henley Town first game for 'Sumas' at new temporary home of Henley FC's Mill Lane
HELL1W
Hook Norton v Letcombe
Hellenic Challenge (League) Cup R2
Highworth Town v Tytherington Rocks

WESSP
Whitchurch United v Verwood Town
Winchester City v Folland Sports
WESS1
Hythe & Dibden v Fleet Spurs 2nd match @ H&D's new 'Clayfields' ground.
Tadley Calleva v Pewsey Vale

[Four Of Clubs]

UPDATE NL matches 'STILL ON' this PM - following overnight downpours:


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SOUTHP
Chesham United v Truro City
SOUTH1C
Rugby Town v Egham Town
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Sholing
Merthyr Town v Wantage Town

CCLP
Camberley Town v Knaphill
Chertsey Town v Guildford City
Colliers Wood United v Hartley Wintney
Cove v Frimley Green
CCL1
14:00 AFC Croydon Athletic v Epsom Athletic

HELLP
Highmoor Ibis v Reading Town
Milton United v Newbury
Thame United v Ardley United
Thatcham Town v Shrivenham
HELL1E
14:15 Chalfont Wasps v Rayners Lane
14:15 Finchampstead v Headington Amateurs

... and I'd be extremely doubtful about these last two.....looks like me 'n the youngests are off to the Loop then - though Krooner Pk cd be OK

[Royal Rother]

Hmm, my sources indicate that Cove is OFF and Epsom & Ewell v Windsor is ON...

[Four Of Clubs]

Hmm, my sources indicate that Cove is OFF and Epsom & Ewell v Windsor is ON...

yup correct there Cove late call off: E&E goes ahead ok some over zealous deleting going on there!

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..very late call off at ASM Stadium

HELLP Thame v Ardley OFF

...we're just off to the Loop!

[Four Of Clubs]

...and the scores from the games that DID survive this PM:

SOUTHP
Chesham United 3-0 Truro City
SOUTH1C
Rugby Town 6-0 Egham Town
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town 3-1 Sholing att 132 – wet/cold – but 2 goals for Mills in comfortable win for Diddy
Merthyr Town 7-0 Wantage Town much as expected - Freds quickly back in action (weather permitting) on Tue night when Cinderford visit Alfredian Pk

CCLP
Camberley Town 3-1 Knaphill
Chertsey Town 3-1 Guildford City
Colliers Wood United 3-4 Hartley Wintney
Epsom & Ewell 0-5 Windsor
CCL1
AFC Croydon Athletic {TEN} 10-0 Epsom Athletic

HELLP
Highmoor Ibis 3-1 Reading Town att 176 - must've been cramped at Palmer Pk?
Milton United 0-0 Newbury
Thatcham Town 3-0 Shrivenham
HELL1E
Finchampstead 0-0 Headington Amateurs

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...CONF games scheduled for tomorrow PM Sunday 4th:-
Prem
Aldershot Town v AFC Telford Utd
North
Chorley v Oxford City
South
13:00 Basingstoke Town v Eastbourne Borough
Boreham Wood v Ebbsfleet United
Concord Rangers v Staines Town
Havant & Waterlooville v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Maidenhead United v Bath City
St Albans City v Gosport Borough
Wealdstone v Hemel Hempstead Town
Weston-Super-Mare v Sutton United
Whitehawk v Bishops Stortford

[Cureton's Volley]

The Henley Town and Wokingham & Emmbrook rivalry will be even more intense now they ground share! Shame it was called off

Looking forward to Burnham at Mill Lane on Saturday though (weather permitting)

[Four Of Clubs]

The Henley Town and Wokingham & Emmbrook rivalry will be even more intense now they ground share! Shame it was called off

Looking forward to Burnham at Mill Lane on Saturday though (weather permitting)

... Henley haven't had (sadly) enough fans to muster a rivalry with anyone at all for quite some considerable time. Their home crowds' average hovers around the 30 mark. Shame really - as the club are run by some really nice fellahs from gateman to barman - though they're not getting any younger; they are full of enthusiasm for the task - which is invariably thankless and yields little or no support from the local community.
There are often big followings for the Sumas though wherever they've played - their rivalry would naturally have been with Bracknell and Binfield of late - though I spose this season their closest adversaries would be 'Finch'; who've also started to get a more respectable following - probably 'cos nearby Sandhurst are such 'dump' currently and Eversley, just down the road, haven't exactly drawn in the locals either - although enforced demotion cannot have helped???

Elsewhere tonight I saw the 'Freds' (Wantage Town) get a much needed and hard fought win 1-0 over Cinderford.
Marlow shared four goals with Barton Rovers. In the Hellenic Premier perhaps Flackwell are finally showing signs of strain - they have a vast number of fixtures to catch up - tonight they were held 3-3 @ Wilkes Park by lowly Milton Utd.

RTFC's Aldersh!t Cup tie @ Scours was postponed but not due to the weather - the visitors Frimley Green couldn't raise a side!

[Huckleberry Hound]

Nicky Forster announced as new manager of Staines Town

http://stainestownfootballclub.co.uk/latest/4583191344

[AthleticoSpizz]

About time he got back into the game, good luck Fozzie, another team to keep an eye out for.

[Four Of Clubs]

...bit of catch-up first - here's last w/e results in the Conference - most of them played on Sunday 4th

CONF Prem
Aldershot Town 1-2 AFC Telford Utd

...Woking drew 0-0 at Gateshead on Wednesday

CONF North
Chorley p-p Oxford City
CONF South
Chelmsford 6-2 Farnborough (played Sat 3rd)
Basingstoke Town 1-0 Eastbourne Borough
Boreham Wood 1-3 Ebbsfleet United
Concord Rangers 1-0 Staines Town
Havant & Waterlooville 4-2 Hayes & Yeading Utd
Maidenhead United 1-1 Bath City
St Albans City 2-1 Gosport Borough
Wealdstone 2-2 Hemel Hempstead Town
Weston-Super-Mare 3-2 Sutton United
Whitehawk 1-0 Bishops Stortford



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Here's tomorrow's local NL matches:

The FA Trophy – 2nd Rd Proper
1 Chorley v FC United of Manchester
2 Grimsby Town v Gateshead
3 Stockport County v Wrexham
4 FC Halifax Town v Alfreton Town
5 North Ferriby United v Hyde
6 AFC Fylde v AFC Telford United
7 Kidderminster Harriers v Altrincham

...southern 'half' of the draw
8 Wealdstone v Bath City
9 Ebbsfleet United v Forest Green Rovers
10 Havant & Waterlooville v Dover Athletic
11 Maidenhead United v Farnborough
12 Gosport Borough v Braintree Town
13 Oxford City v Woking
14 Hemel Hempstead Town v Concord Rangers
15 Torquay United v Bromley
16 Burgess Hill Town v Dartford - BH still unbeaten in the league - conquerors of the Sh!ts in the last round face the only side to have beaten them in all competitions this season - the Darts edged them out 3-1 in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round at the end of October.
CONFN
Brackley Town v Harrogate Town
CONFS
Bishops Stortford v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Eastbourne Borough v Basingstoke Town
St Albans City v Boreham Wood
Weston-Super-Mare v Chelmsford City

SOUTHP
Chesham United v Dorchester Town
Histon v Slough Town
Hungerford Town v Chippenham Town
SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Potters Bar Town
Bedworth United v Marlow
Daventry Town v Chalfont St Peter
Egham Town v Bedford Town
Godalming Town v Northwood
Hanwell Town v AFC Hayes
North Greenford United v Leighton Town
Rugby Town v Uxbridge
SOUTH1S&W
Bishops Cleeve v Fleet Town
Larkhall Athletic v Didcot Town
North Leigh v Merthyr Town
Wantage Town v Clevedon Town

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) v Epsom & Ewell
Bedfont Sports v Mole Valley SCR
Farnham Town v Badshot Lea
Frimley Green v Colliers Wood United
Guildford City v Cove
Hanworth Villa v Camberley Town
Hartley Wintney v Horley Town
Knaphill v Chertsey Town
Molesey v Spelthorne Sports
Westfield v Raynes Park Vale
...Windsor the 'spare' this w/e - will need a break perhaps and prepare for taking on those big nasty Hellenic fellahs from Palmer Pk who visit them in the B&B Trophy on Tuesday evening
CCL1
14:00 AFC Croydon Athletic v Alton Town
Ash United v Banstead Athletic
CB Hounslow United v Dorking
Chessington & Hook United v Staines Lammas
14:00 Cobham v Bedfont & Feltham
Eversley & California v Epsom Athletic
14:00 Farleigh Rovers v Worcester Park
Sandhurst Town v Sheerwater

HELLP
Abingdon United v Thatcham Town
Ardley United v Flackwell Heath
Ascot United v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Cheltenham Saracens v Holyport
Highmoor Ibis v Kidlington - 1st host 2nd
Newbury v Highworth Town
Reading Town v Milton United
Shrivenham v Oxford City Nomads
Thame United v Bracknell Town
HELL1W
14:15 Letcombe v Cirencester Town 'Dev'
HELL1E
Chinnor v Old Woodstock Town
Didcot Town Res v Easington Sports
14:15 Finchampstead v Woodley Town
14:15 Headington Amateurs v Chalfont Wasps
Henley Town v Burnham Res
Rayners Lane v Wokingham & Emmbrook
B&B Intermediate R4
13:30 Penn & Tylers Green v Marlow United

WESSP
Fawley v Winchester City
Hamworthy United v Whitchurch United
WESS1
Pewsey Vale v Andover New Street
Ringwood Town v Fleet Spurs
United Services Portsmouth v Tadley Calleva