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[dizzynewheights]

Maidenhead United 1-3 Bishops Stortford

A woeful performance from MUFC on Saturday afternoon where the only thing they did successfully was make a very average BSFC team look decent. Plenty of dissent on the terraces towards Drax too – not in the slightest bit surprising given his comments in the week calling the fans negative.

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 5-0 Highmoor Ibis.

Fantastic performance from Windsor tonight.

I was expecting a bit of a rough ride but we completely dominated them. Could have been 10 but for Highmoor's keeper. I assume that was a weakened team they put out but that wouldn't take anything much away from an excellent win.

[Four Of Clubs]

...certainly was an unexpected margin - no news on the H/I site(s) re team selection but a great result for Windsor all the same.

In the other Q-F ties - all of which managed beat the frost:

Binfield crashed out 0-4 at Newport Pagnell
Milton Utd won 1-0 at Ab Utd
Flackwell eased past Thatcham 3-1

Trophy is there to retain for Windsor, especially if their only obvious obstacle 'The Heathens', have most of their attention on the Hellenic league title and the latter rounds of the Vase which is likely?

Decided (very late) to see how the 'Rebels' are looking this season - tonight they got a very fortunate 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Burnham.
Sluff down to 10 men grabbed a 97' equaliser - by my timing !
Good turnout of 257 too.

...not many other games survived - though Newbury got a great win in the Hellenic Prem 4-1 at Holyport - nearly went there- but there's no real shelter/comfort at H/T, unless you are willing to trek at high-speed across 2 Cricket Pitches - assuming the CC bar is open - AND as York Rd was frozen off tonight (B&B Senior Cup S-F: Magpies v Chesham) I couldn't see how Summerleaze would be playable - but it evidently was - for Newbury anyway.

In the other B&B Senior Cup S-F Marlow succumbed 1-3 to the Ducks of Aylesbury Utd.

Not sure if I posted up the FA Vase draw - which was 'open' but here is the revised standings after tonights' big win for Ascot's opponents Norwich Utd - they won 5-0 at Ashford (that's Utd from Kent not Town from Middx)

Bradford Town v Highworth Town or Tunbridge Wells - Highworth's replay 24th Jan if by some miracle they get through that they've then got a real force to battle in the next round - though strangely enough Bradford Town from the Western League are similar in style to 'worth - big, fast and direct.
A.F.C. St. Austell v Stanway Rovers
Ascot United v Norwich United
Walsall Wood or Shaw Lane Aquaforce v Flackwell Heath - very tough draw for Heathens - their opponents will also be decided this Sat
Worksop Town or Glossop North End v Dunston U.T.S.
Holbeach United v Erith & Belvedere
North Shields v Phoenix Sports
Chadderton or A.F.C. Mansfield v Tadcaster Albion

[paultheroyal]

Erith and Belvedere.... That's a blast from the past.

Referee'd them against Weymouth in the 1990's. Weymouth needed the win to get promoted in premier league of Doc Martens. 2,500 were in the stadium. Weymouth won 3:0 if I recall and every goal was greeted with a pitch invasion.

I had to give a secret signal to the captain of Erith and my linesman 10 seconds before the full time whistle so they and me could leg it to the tunnel. By the time I blew my linesman on the far side was over with the other linesman whilst Weymouth were attacking lol. We survived.

[Christof]

Binfield crashed out 0-4 at Newport Pagnell

Couldn't get to Beaconsfield last night so went to Newport Pagnell - firstly as I'd not been there before, secondly to see the legend that is ex-Rebel (and ex-Windsor) Dave Woozley. Sadly for the young Binfield team they were outmuscled by a direct Newport Pagnell Town, but I did get to have a chat with the great man before he appeared as a substitute.

Nice ground with small stands at either side, and surrounded on 3 sides with hedges (Leylandii?) - first time I've seen a ladder in place to be able to climb the hedge for ball-retrieval purposes. Lovely pint of beer in the clubhouse at half-time as well, although the queue was more for hot drinks than cold...

Decided (very late) to see how the 'Rebels' are looking this season - tonight they got a very fortunate 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Burnham.
Sluff down to 10 men grabbed a 97' equaliser - by my timing !
Good turnout of 257 too.

Were there any Burnham fans there? I expect there were scenes at the end when (ex-Reading trainee) Sean Fraser scored his first goal in 99 games...

[frimmers3]

Aldershot management pair relieved of their duties. Long overdue.

[Royalist]

Maidenhead United posting adverts for coaching roles in the local paper. Strange for a club to go outside the managers contacts but i guess if it gets in 'club men' its more long term than having them go when the manager does.

http://www.baylismediaphotos.co.uk/bayl ... 942365.pdf

[Four Of Clubs]

... this PMs NL preview (not checked postponements yet ## - lads' games today at King's Meadow, called off early last night) :-

## See UPDATES in RED below

Saturday 24th January

FA Trophy 3rd Round
1 Wrexham v Gateshead
2 Braintree Town v Ebbsfleet United
3 FC United Of Manchester v AFC Fylde
4 Dartford v FC Halifax Town
5 Farnborough v North Ferriby United
6 Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United
7 Bath City v Altrincham
8 Woking v Dover Athletic

FA Vase 4th Round Replay
Tunbridge Wells v Highworth Town

CONFN
Brackley Town v Lowestoft Town
Oxford City v Barrow
CONFS
Basingstoke Town v Bromley
Concord Rangers v Whitehawk
Eastbourne Borough v Wealdstone
Gosport Borough v Bishop's Stortford
Havant & Waterlooville v Sutton United
Maidenhead United v St Albans City

SOUTHP
Banbury United v Hungerford Town
Burnham v Biggleswade Town
Hitchin Town v Chesham United
Slough Town v Poole Town
SOUTH1C
14:15 AFC Hayes v Barton Rovers
Aylesbury v Godalming Town
Chalfont St Peter v Marlow
Northwood v Egham Town
Rugby Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Uxbridge v St Ives Town
SOUTH1S&W
AFC Totton v Wantage Town
Cinderford Town v Didcot Town
Merthyr Town v Fleet Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Ashford Town (Middx)
Camberley Town v Bedfont Sports
Chertsey Town v Spelthorne Sports
Guildford City PP Molesey
Hanworth Villa v Knaphill
Hartley Wintney v Frimley Green - many eyes on whether FG will be able to put a side out this PM - only 7 players turned up last week. Something very amiss down at 'Frimmers Rec' - on a run of 11 straight defeats and the 'goals against' column is sky-rocketing: 19 in the last 4. Looking on the HW website though, there is mention of a 'new' management team in place at FG - so maybe things will pick up?

Horley Town v Cove
Raynes Park Vale v Mole Valley SCR
Westfield PP Colliers Wood United - apparently are serious issues with the surface at Woking Park - accounts for why their, admittedly much higher placed, neighbours were able to play at Kingfield last week when Westfield's pitch just over the road was waterlogged!

Windsor v Farnham Town - home side will be keen to wipe out the memory of a 3-6 mauling at Babbs Mead back in November. Visitors have won three in a row on the road knocking in 13 goals - but had been battered 0-7 in their last home game. Following a poor start - only 2 points from their first 8 league games - Farnham have been climbing the table steadily and sit comfortably around mid-way.

CCL1
14:00 Alton Town v Banstead Athletic
CB Hounslow United v Epsom Athletic
Chessington & Hook United PP Ash United
14:00 Cobham v Sheerwater
Eversley & California v Bedfont & Feltham
Sandhurst Town v Farleigh Rovers - bottom vs top - - and the 'Fizzers' are a very poor last place - could be carnage!
14:00 Worcester Park v Dorking

HELLP
Abingdon United v Reading Town
Ardley United v Holyport
Ascot United v Binfield
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Oxford City Nomads
Highmoor Ibis v Newbury
Milton United v Kidlington
Shrivenham v Bracknell Town
Thame United v Wootton Bassett Town
HELL1W
14:15 Letcombe v Clanfield
HELL1E
14:15 Finchampstead v Chalfont Wasps
14:15 Old Woodstock Town v Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Brackley Town 'Dev' - league leaders visit 'Sumas' at Mill Lane - if it's dried out that is?
Woodley Town v Chinnor - @ Scours Lane RTFC
HELL Chall R2
Flackwell Heath v Cirencester Town ‘Dev’
Reading Sen R1 -
13:30 Berks County FC v Stokenchurch @ Bracknell Leisure Centre
.... thought I'd put this one in as I'd recently featured other ties played in this - Final usually played at MadStad in May - BC FC are not connected to Berks County Sports but they do play in the Thames Valley League (ex-RSFL) - visitors are a bit of an oddity, left the Wycombe leagues to try and better themselves; currently they are the only non-Reserve side playing at Division TWO level in the Hellenic Leagues - and are top by some distance. They may be joined by a few more next season if the FA rulings decree mandatory demotions for STEP06 clubs without lights
I am rather assuming THEY don't have lights themselves and would be denied promotion to Div One East - but could be wrong!

WESSP
AFC Portchester v Andover Town
Christchurch PP Whitchurch United
Petersfield Town v Winchester City
WESS1
Amesbury Town v Andover New Street
East Cowes Victoria v Fleet Spurs
Pewsey Vale v Ringwood Town
Tadley Calleva v Laverstock & Ford

...as above: youngest's league game off today so we can travel further afield - I'm almost willing to battle the M25 to attempt the Vase replay at T.Wells but I expect he'll pick somewhere closer to hand.

[Mr Angry]

Have decided to go to watch one of my 2 local Non League teams this pm; have chose to see Hampton & Richmond Borough play Dulwich Hamlet (turning down the chance to walk to Ember Court to watch Met Police); genuinely looking forward to watching a game simply for the pleasure of watching a game.....

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from yesterday's NL matches:

FA Trophy 3rd Round
1 Wrexham 1-1 Gateshead
2 Braintree Town PP Ebbsfleet United
3 FC United Of Manchester 3-1 AFC Fylde
4 Dartford 2-2 FC Halifax Town
5 Farnborough 0-2 North Ferriby United
6 Hemel Hempstead Town 0-2 Torquay United att 1116
7 Bath City 1-0 Altrincham
8 Woking 3-3 Dover Athletic

FA Vase 4th Round Replay
Tunbridge Wells 2-2 Highworth Town att 788 aet (1-1 at FT) – Highworth win 4-2 on penalties and join Ascot and Flackwell in the last 16.

CONFN
Brackley Town 2-3 Lowestoft Town
Oxford City 0-3 Barrow
CONFS
Basingstoke Town 1-2 Bromley
Concord Rangers 3-0 Whitehawk
Eastbourne Borough 1-1 Wealdstone
Gosport Borough 2-0 Bishop's Stortford
Havant & Waterlooville 2-2 Sutton United
Maidenhead United 1-1 St Albans City

SOUTHP
Banbury United 1-2 Hungerford Town
Burnham 1-1 Biggleswade Town - 'Blues' scrape themselves off the bottom, with an injury time leveller from recently arrived ex-Mole Adam Dickens
Hitchin Town 4-1 Chesham United
Slough Town 0-4 Poole Town – three down at H/T – 'Dolphins' back on top of the league after Terras (Weymouth) beaten at home by Chipp’num
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 0-4 Barton Rovers
Aylesbury 1-3 Godalming Town - bit of a shock for the current league leaders
Chalfont St Peter 0-3 Marlow
Northwood 5-1 Egham Town
Rugby Town 2-1 Beaconsfield SYCOB
Uxbridge 3-3 St Ives Town
SOUTH1S&W
AFC Totton 3-1 Wantage Town – behind the 'Freds', Bps Cleeve get a surprise three points at Supermarine whilst 'Bash' get ‘bashed-up’ 0-6 at Stratford.
Cinderford Town 2-2 Didcot Town – Railwaymen come back from 0-2 at H/T
Merthyr Town 2-1 Fleet Town -

CCLP
Badshot Lea 3-0 Ashford Town (Middx) - previously 2nd placed 'Ashtrees' falter again - have dropped back to 4th now after three successive defeats - admittedly Baddy Lea have picked up a head of steam since November - six wins in a row; fairly sure they have all been against sides above them too.

Camberley Town 3-1 Bedfont Sports
… we went here (late) this PM – traffic through Yorktown a &^%^$ but just about saw the opening goal on about 2’ through a gap in the fence as we parked!
Camberley had a bit of bother with Bedfont, who were quite lively with the ball and counter-attacked well - definitely bossed lot of the 1st half. Eventually 'The Krooners' power and pace opened up the beleaguered Sports back line and they won fairly easily in the end - to take over top spot for the first time in a long while.
They are not that easy on the eye, unless you can appreciate the sheer relentlessness of their style: – I could see Camberley actually thriving at the level above with this squad – not something I’d readily predict about any of the other leading pack in this division – that I’ve seen. It is clear they do possess some talented ball players but these only come to the fore once they've almost bludgeoned their opponents into submission.
Perhaps Ashford Town, who have some good individuals - might hang on to a STEP04 berth if they get there – if only they could improve their concentration levels – and they seem to be going backwards this month.
Cove are good at STEP05 but not sure they would cope against the ‘bigger’ boys in either Ryman One or SOUTHERN Central - possibly the same could be said about Windsor?
Enjoyable game – bloody cold – we both had excessive layers on to cope – lad enjoyed his ‘Full Monty’ Burger! Back indoors by 17:30 too.

Chertsey Town 0-3 Spelthorne Sports
Hanworth Villa 2-2 Knaphill
Hartley Wintney 3-1 Frimley Green - well at least FG turned up - new squad; new management team etc but unable to stop the run - now 12 straight defeats.
Horley Town 2-2 Cove - long time leaders still faltering slightly - 5 points from 6 games has seen them finally slip off the top rung.
Raynes Park Vale 2-3 Mole Valley SCR
Windsor 2-4 Farnham Town - undone as they were at the away game – two down very early on? – Not picked up full details yet – will let TB/RR do their bit –CCL F’Focus suggests that the home side could do with a bit of shooting practice – used up all their ‘powder’ last Tuesday?

CCL1
Alton Town 0-2 Banstead Athletic
CB Hounslow United 3-0 Epsom Athletic
Cobham 2-2 Sheerwater
Eversley & California 2-0 Bedfont & Feltham
Sandhurst Town 2-3 Farleigh Rovers - lot closer than I expected
Worcester Park 2-2 Dorking

- B&B Trophy Semi-Final draw
Flackwell H v Milton Utd (played by 6th March?)
Windsor v Newport Pagnell (played by 24th Feb)

HELLP
Abingdon United 1-4 Reading Town
Ardley United 1-2 Holyport - good win for 'port after a stutter midweek vs Newbury
Ascot United 0-0 Binfield att 116 – though it was cold……
Brimscombe & Thrupp 3-0 Oxford City Nomads
Highmoor Ibis 3-0 Newbury
Milton United 0-0 Kidlington
Shrivenham 1-1 Bracknell Town
Thame United 4-1 Wootton Bassett Town
HELL1W
Letcombe 1-1 Clanfield
HELL1E
Finchampstead 2-3 Chalfont Wasps – bit of a surprise defeat for Finch vs bottom club Wasps – who’ve been pretty much the whipping boys in this division all season.

Old Woodstock Town 2-0 Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook PP Brackley Town 'Dev' – oops sorry! - hadn’t spotted a late fixture change; ‘ Sumas’ were rescheduled to play their B&B Intermediate Cup 4th Round tie vs WANTAGE Reserves back at Lowther Rd Sat PM – reportedly ‘Freds’ Ressies wouldn’t travel but the results site is currently showing ‘both pitches unfit’ meaning Wantage AND Lowther !

Woodley Town 2-2 Chinnor
HELL Chall R2
Flackwell Heath 2-1 Cirencester Town ‘Dev’
Reading Sen R1
Berks County FC 3-4 Stokenchurch @ Bracknell Leisure Centre

WESSP
AFC Portchester 3-3 Andover Town
Petersfield Town 2-2 Winchester City
WESS1
Amesbury Town 5-1 Andover New Street
East Cowes Victoria 0-5 Fleet Spurs
Pewsey Vale 0-1 Ringwood Town
Tadley Calleva 4-0 Laverstock & Ford

[Royal Rother]

Yes, Windsor were 2 down after 12 minutes to 2 penalties. (No complaints whatsoever).

Our finishing in the 2nd half was abysmal. The number of clear chances we missed from inside the 6 yard area defied belief. We were not at our best and Farnham are decent but, despite a fair bit of criticism about our passing (justified in comparison to other recent games, especially Tuesday) we still did enough to get something out of the game, we just panicked whenever the goal opened up in front of us.

We are not quite good enough to win the league (as I've said several times) but although we do score a lot of goals (from all over the pitch) what we lack is a proper 30+ goal a season striker. I guess they are valuable commodities and being paid money elsewhere which they won't get at Windsor!

[dizzynewheights]

Amazing day out at York Road yesterday. Men and kids I've never even met or spoken to before on the terraces singing about the MMS. Incredible scenes

[Mr Angry]

639 crowd at Hampton & Richmond, with about half being Dulwich fans in their pink and blue scarves.

1-0 to H&R despite Dulwich being the better footballing side; the goal was a quality turn and strike into the bottom left hand corner after about 35 mins. The pitch was an absolutely quagmire (giggity) which rather negated Dulwich's passing game.

The second half was pretty well all one way traffic towards H&R's goal, with some desperate defending and woeful finishing allowing H&R to hang on.

Really enjoyed it, even if I was a bit distracted by watching the FA Cup scores on my mobile!!

[Four Of Clubs]

...thought there was enough going on midweek to warrant a round-up:-

Monday - surprise home defeat for Highmoor/IBIS -1-3 to Wantage Town Reserves who are near the foot of Div One (West) but - for those that aren't familiar - it was only in the Hellenic Supplementary or 'Losers' Cup - a bit of a repechage competition; open to those knocked out of the first round of the Challenge (League Cup).
In years gone by when postponements due to poor weather have cut a swathe through Nov/Dec/Jan league fixtures, this particular Cup has often been cancelled.

I was at Stubbs Lane for the Floodlit Cup Quarter Final Binfield 6-0 Lydney - Moles aren't missing Dickens whose been snapped up by Burnham. Visitors were run ragged - hat-trick for Pearson and another couple (eventually)- for I Davies.

Other semi-finalists in this competition - decided by Tuesday's ties are: Newbury who bt Div One (West) 'new boys' and long time leaders Longlevens (nr Glawster) on pens; Rayners Lane who won 2-1 at Chinnor and North Leigh Utd (Reserves) who caused another minor shock putting out Ascot Utd 1-0.

Elsewhere on Tuesday in the Hellenic Premier - Flackwell Heath kept up their surge despatching poor Shrivenham 8-0 - Brimscomb & Thrupp defeated Thatcham 3-0 whilst in Div One East Henley Town won 5-3 vs Headington Amateurs.
On Wednesday night there was one fixture in the B&B Intermediate Cup - the much delayed tie twixt 'Freds' (Wantage) Reserves - see above busy week and Wok & Emm finished 2-1 to the 'Sumas': Wokingham & E now go to the simple delights of Long Wittenham, from the N.Berks league, in this Saturday's Quarter Final. Survive that and they have to go to Oakley Utd from the Oxon Senior League (?) in the Semi.

Bringing us back up above hardcore Anorak-level
- in the Southern League this week Premier leaders Poole followed up their 4-0 romp at Sluff on Saturday with an even bigger win; 6-0 at Bideford.
I journeyed a couple of junctions along the M4 to witness Hungerford Town 2-0 Weymouth - was a thoroughly enjoyable game - 'Crusaders' regularly upset the big boys in this league and though Bulpit Lane might need some serious 'uplift' to be ready for Conference South level, it's great to see a small club be in contention and certainly ready for a go ON the pitch.
This result puts them up into 5th, the last play-off spot, which they only missed out on last season in their final match on GD. No small part of their current success must be down to the off-field abilities of manager Bobby Wilkinson and Asst. Lea Barkus. They seem to create and adapt, sometimes mid-game, a method of play, that a lot of more established sides are unable to cope with.

In Div One Central Chalfont St P lost at Daventry, and in One S&W there was another big win for Nor Lye 4-1 at Wimborne.

To finish off: the Combined Counties didn't see much league action this week - plenty of County/League Cup ties - but what games were played had quite a bearing on the top of the table.
Long time leaders Cove had slipped a bit of late and dropped to 2nd, last Saturday - they re-took top spot with a 3-0 win over slowly re-assembling Frimley G on Tuesday. On the same night Windsor were going down 3-1 at Molesey, who swapped places with the 'Moles' grabbing 3rd place - and with a healthy 4 games in hand. Can't have helped Windsors' cause to have two men sent off - and there was reported scuffling - maybe just 'verbals' - between the visitors bench and some Molesey 'chavs' gathered around.
Camberley ensured Cove's return to the top was short-lived as they won with a very late goal at Colliers Wood on Wednesday night.

[Four Of Clubs]

.... here's this PM's NL fixtures - BUT postponements are starting to pour in now at quite a rate, so check before heading out. I've marked in RED those declared OFF so far:

(will try and update later with what's left - if possible):

CONFP
Altrincham PP Aldershot Town
Woking v Alfreton Town
CONFS
Bishops Stortford PP Staines Town
Boreham Wood v Basingstoke Town
Bromley v Havant & Waterlooville
Chelmsford City v Whitehawk
Eastbourne Borough v Bath City
Gosport Borough v Ebbsfleet United
Maidenhead United PP Concord Rangers
Sutton United v Farnborough
Wealdstone v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Weston-Super-Mare v Hemel Hempstead Town
CONFN
Oxford City v Tamworth

SOUTHP
Bideford v Slough Town
Chesham United v Cirencester Town
Hungerford Town v Dorchester Town
Truro City v Burnham
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Aylesbury
Barton Rovers PP Uxbridge
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Hanwell Town
Bedworth United v North Greenford United
Egham Town v Chalfont St Peter
Marlow v Godalming Town
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Stratford Town
Fleet Town PP Yate Town
North Leigh v Swindon Supermarine
Wantage Town PP Tiverton Town

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) v Colliers Wood United
Bedfont Sports PP Horley Town
Epsom & Ewell PP Westfield
Farnham Town PP Raynes Park Vale
Frimley Green v Hanworth Villa
Hartley Wintney v Guildford City
Knaphill v Badshot Lea
Mole Valley SCR PP Camberley Town
Molesey PP Cove
Spelthorne Sports v Windsor
CCL1
14:00 AFC Croydon Athletic v Bedfont & Feltham
Alton Town PP Cobham
Ash United v Worcester Park
CB Hounslow United v Chessington & Hook United
Dorking PP Banstead Athletic
Epsom Athletic PP Sandhurst Town
Farleigh Rovers PP Staines Lammas
Sheerwater PP Eversley & California

HELLP
Abingdon United v Holyport
Binfield v Highworth Town
Bracknell Town v Ardley United
Cheltenham Saracens v Oxford City Nomads
Highmoor Ibis v Shrivenham
Kidlington v Newbury
Reading Town v Thame United
Thatcham Town v Ascot United
Wootton Bassett Town v Flackwell Heath
HELL1E
Brackley Town 'Dev' v Henley Town
Burnham Res v Old Woodstock Town
14:15 Easington Sports v Woodley Town
HELL1W
Letcombe PP Purton

Supplementary Round 2
13:45 Penn & Tylers Green v Chinnor

B&B Intermediate Q-F
13:45 Long Wittenham Athletic v Wokingham & Emmbrook

WESSP
Andover Town v Fawley
Whitchurch United Winchester City
WESS1
Amesbury Town v Tadley Calleva
Fleet Spurs v Team Solent
Laverstock & Ford v Andover New Street
Pewsey Vale v Downton

[Royal Rother]

Update - Games in the CCL at Mole Valley and Bedfont Sports both OFF now.

Spelthorne v Windsor remains on....

[Royal Rother]

Not anymore.... just called off.

[Four Of Clubs]

Not anymore.... just called off.

... was about to post the very same but presumed from your response on CCL FF you'd be back on here anywhich

...rumour 'abounds' that Sheerwater v E&C isn't OFF .... yet .....

Chalky Lane saga drags on - with poor Chess 'n Hook and their lodgers falling further behind in matches played - doubt if it would have survived the current weather but the Fire Brigade put paid to any chances of play, by flooding the pitch last week putting the fire out at the ground - talk about when it rains it pours!

also in the CCL OFF
Prem - Knaphill v Badshot Lea
One - Ash v Worcs Pk

...another batch of local Postponements :

Marlow v Godalming in the Southern One Central.

in the Hellenic - games now OFF at

Abingdon Utd
Bracknell
RTFC
WBT

[floyd__streete]

Maidenhead off so I stayed much more local and went to Oxford City 1-0 Tamworth.

OC scored early in the second half with a bundled goal and then we got the rare and enjoyable footballing spectacle of an outfield player in goal as OC keeper ran from his box, mistimed a header, ended up punching the ball and had to go. Tamworth completely failed to test the outfield player who went in goal, smashing an effort well over the bar when clean through one on one. An amusing moment when the emergency keeper ill-advisedly tried bouncing the ball in a muddy penalty area with the ball in his hands as players retreated upfield when a Tamworth move broke down. The ball bounced from his grasp, not far from a napping Tamworth striker. The ball ended up at the feet of a Tamworth winger with no OC player in sight.....so he blazed a first time cross out of play

I like OC. They play with good spirit and organisation. From what I've seen, they'd beat Maidenhead from the southern section with ease. Conference North > Conference South, I've seen plenty of both this season.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Its blue hoop fever gone mad, OC have been on both ends of some bizarre results this season.

Basingstoke get the plaudits in the South, 4-0 winners at top of the league Borehamwood