Berks and Bucks Senior cup 2023/24

[RFCMod]

Yes I've got a couple of my U12's teams down there on a Wednesday night, its slightly more expensive than your average 3G pitch but a nice environment for the kids to train

What do you reckon to the new pitch ?
It plays bloody quick

Tonights result
Sandhurst 4 Wokingham & Embrook 3

Competitive local derby which ebbed and flowed between the sides. Sandhurst finished with 10 men after a injury time sending off.
1st time i have seen ‘ rolling subs’ used- how confusing is that !!!!

I really enjoy watching games on the 3/4G pitches. I cannot fault anything about the games i have seen at Slough,Ascot, Beaconsfield and now Sandhurst. Kids football on the pitch until 7pm last evening- definitely the way forward for forward thinking non- league clubs.

[Green]

Wondered what the trophy actually looked it so I took the trouble to google it

[Royals and Racers]

2nd qualifying round draw
Milton Keynes Irish v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos- Tuesday 24th October KO 7.45pm
Winslow v Buckingham- Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm
Amersham v Risborough Rangers
Flackwell Heath v Holmer Green
Holyport v Burnham
Wantage v Milton Utd- Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm
Reading City v Sandhurst
Berks County v AFC Aldermaston

Flackwell Heath v Holmer Green on Tuesday 17th October KO 7.45pm
Holyport v Burnham on Tuesday 24th October KO 7.45pm
Amersham v Princes Risborough on Tuesday 31st October
Reading City v Sandhurst on Tuesday 7th November

[Zammo]

Wondered what the trophy actually looked it so I took the trouble to google it

Saw us lift it in 2022. That got me thinking, I wonder what happened to those kids that day.......

READING U23 4-0 ASCOT UNITED
Reading U23: Andresson, Sackey, Samuels, Craig, Holzman, Ashcroft, Giscombe, Leavy, Camara, Bristow, Melvin-Lambert.
Subs; Norcott, Abbey, Scott, Okine-Peters, Ehibhatiomhan.

[muirinho]

Wondered what the trophy actually looked it so I took the trouble to google it

Saw us lift it in 2022. That got me thinking, I wonder what happened to those kids that day.......

READING U23 4-0 ASCOT UNITED
Reading U23: Andresson, Sackey, Samuels, Craig, Holzman, Ashcroft, Giscombe, Leavy, Camara, Bristow, Melvin-Lambert.
Subs; Norcott, Abbey, Scott, Okine-Peters, Ehibhatiomhan.

A fair number of those still with us.
Kian Leavy plays for St Pat's in Irish Premier Division. Louis Holzman is on loan at Bohemians there, but I don't think he has been playing for them.
Linford Sackey (assuming it's him) was released by us, went to Bolton and released by them in the summer. Haven't heard if he went elsewhere.
Bristow is now in Minnesota, via Tranmere Rovers. Think permanent.

Edit: Tyrell Ashcroft went to Spurs U21s end of that '22 season. Haven't heard anything of him since then, but he appears to be still there.

[Royals and Racers]

Flackwell Heath 3 Holmer Green 1
A game of 2 halves ! Keith Scott’s Holmer Green had the better of the 1st half and deservedly led at the interval in this local derby. 2nd half was a different story all together and it was very much one way traffic with the home team scoring 3 to end up comfortable winners.
Attendance 136

[Sutekh]

Berks and Bucks Senior Cup

[Stranded]

Wondered what the trophy actually looked it so I took the trouble to google it

Saw us lift it in 2022. That got me thinking, I wonder what happened to those kids that day.......

READING U23 4-0 ASCOT UNITED
Reading U23: Andresson, Sackey, Samuels, Craig, Holzman, Ashcroft, Giscombe, Leavy, Camara, Bristow, Melvin-Lambert.
Subs; Norcott, Abbey, Scott, Okine-Peters, Ehibhatiomhan.

A fair number of those still with us.
Kian Leavy plays for St Pat's in Irish Premier Division. Louis Holzman is on loan at Bohemians there, but I don't think he has been playing for them.
Linford Sackey (assuming it's him) was released by us, went to Bolton and released by them in the summer. Haven't heard if he went elsewhere.
Bristow is now in Minnesota, via Tranmere Rovers. Think permanent.

Edit: Tyrell Ashcroft went to Spurs U21s end of that '22 season. Haven't heard anything of him since then, but he appears to be still there.

Think Ashcroft got a really bad knee injury about a year ago and hasn't played since.

Holzman hasn't played a minute in the league at Bohemians but played the full 90 in the Leinster Cup final and got half an hour in the FAI Cup - wouldn't say the loan is going well.

Melvin-Lambert is now at Weymouth but may actually be on loan at Harrow Borough
Ethan Bristow did indeed move permanently to Minnesota.
Lynford Sackey is without a club
Imari Samuels is at Brighton in their u21 squad with a couple of EFL Trophy apps to his name
Kian Leavy left on a free to join St Pats.

Andresson, Craig and Camara are still with us and near/in the first team although the former on loan at Carlisle. I think Giscombe is Anjari Giscombe and he is in the u18s

Of the bench

Norcott - made debut v Swindon
Abbey - first choice CB and sometime captain
Scott - without a club, looks like he did play for Derby in the PL2 but must have been on trial and didn't get a deal
Okine-Peters - fairly regular in the U21s
Ehibhatiomhan - assuming this was Kelvin and not Princewell - if so, current top scorer for the first team.

[Royals and Racers]

Berks County v AFC Aldermaston is on Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm

1st round draw
Burnham v Milton Keynes Irish - Wednesday 29th November
Marlow V Berks County or AFC Aldermaston
Winslow or Buckingham v Amersham or Risborough Rangers
Beaconsfield v Bracknell
Aylesbury Utd v Wantage or Milton Utd
Didcot v Maidenhead- Tuesday 7th November KO 7.45pm
Thatcham v Reading City or Sandhurst
Hungerford v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Slough Town
Ascot v Chesham Utd

[Mr Sitter]

Are Maidenhead likely to fulfil their obligation to the competition this season ?

[Clyde1998]

Are Maidenhead likely to fulfil their obligation to the competition this season ?

Didn't they withdraw last season due to scheduling reasons? Their Wikipedia page suggests they've got 22 first team players, and presumably some number of youth players, so they should have the players to compete - even if they effectively play a reserve side.

[Sutekh]

Are Maidenhead likely to fulfil their obligation to the competition this season ?

Didn't they withdraw last season due to scheduling reasons? Their Wikipedia page suggests they've got 22 first team players, and presumably some number of youth players, so they should have the players to compete - even if they effectively play a reserve side.

Honestly think that they should be expelled from the competition for a few years if they do it again.

[Royals and Racers]

Maidenhead Utd have withdrawn during the comp for the last 2 seasons and on both occasions only 24 hours before the match !!
In 21/22 it was the fixture with Ascot and last season the fixture with Marlow.
I know that a senior Berks and Bucks FA official did his best to ‘ persuade ‘ them to play but they wouldn’t and seemed to be happy to pay the fine.
They need to start respecting the competition or not bother entering !!!

[Royals and Racers]

Mk Irish 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 1
Holyport 1 Burnham 3

[Royals and Racers]

2nd qualifying round draw
Milton Keynes Irish v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos- Tuesday 24th October KO 7.45pm
Winslow v Buckingham- Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm
Amersham v Risborough Rangers
Flackwell Heath v Holmer Green
Holyport v Burnham
Wantage v Milton Utd- Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm
Reading City v Sandhurst
Berks County v AFC Aldermaston

Flackwell Heath v Holmer Green on Tuesday 17th October KO 7.45pm
Holyport v Burnham on Tuesday 24th October KO 7.45pm
Amersham v Princes Risborough on Tuesday 31st October
Reading City v Sandhurst on Tuesday 7th November

Berks County v AFC Aldermaston is on Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm

[Royals and Racers]

Berks County v AFC Aldermaston is on Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm

1st round draw
Burnham v Milton Keynes Irish - Wednesday 29th November
Marlow V Berks County or AFC Aldermaston
Winslow or Buckingham v Amersham or Risborough Rangers
Beaconsfield v Bracknell
Aylesbury Utd v Wantage or Milton Utd
Didcot v Maidenhead- Tuesday 7th November KO 7.45pm
Thatcham v Reading City or Sandhurst
Hungerford v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Slough Town
Ascot v Chesham Utd - ASCOT WALKOVER

Dissapointing news that Chesham have pulled out and Ascot given a Walkover. I can only think that Chesham’s other cup commitments might have caused this decision.

[Royals and Racers]

Berks County v AFC Aldermaston is on Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm

1st round draw
Burnham v Milton Keynes Irish - Wednesday 29th November
Marlow V Berks County or AFC Aldermaston
Winslow or Buckingham v Amersham or Risborough Rangers
Beaconsfield v Bracknell
Aylesbury Utd v Wantage or Milton Utd
Didcot v Maidenhead- Tuesday 7th November KO 7.45pm
Thatcham v Reading City or Sandhurst
Hungerford v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Slough Town
Ascot v Chesham Utd

Beaconsfield v Bracknell Tuesday 21st November Ko 7.45pm

[Four Of Clubs]

Tonights results (31/10) - plenty of goals in the rain:

Amersham 2-3 Risborough Rangers
Wantage 1-8 {EIGHT} Milton Utd - was only 0-1 at H/T
Berks County {TEN} 10-0 AFC Aldermaston

[Royals and Racers]

The other match last night Winslow v Buckingham where the result is missing might have been abandoned after 74 mins because of floodlight failure. Awaiting confirmation.
Edit now confirmed on B & B website that the match was abandoned( Marlow v Uxbridge also had an abandonment due to floodlight failure) presumably Winslow and Buckingham will have to do it all again.

[Sutekh]

Berks County v AFC Aldermaston is on Tuesday 31st October KO 7.45pm

1st round draw
Burnham v Milton Keynes Irish - Wednesday 29th November
Marlow V Berks County or AFC Aldermaston
Winslow or Buckingham v Amersham or Risborough Rangers
Beaconsfield v Bracknell
Aylesbury Utd v Wantage or Milton Utd
Didcot v Maidenhead- Tuesday 7th November KO 7.45pm
Thatcham v Reading City or Sandhurst
Hungerford v Binfield
Flackwell Heath v Slough Town
Ascot v Chesham Utd - ASCOT WALKOVER

Dissapointing news that Chesham have pulled out and Ascot given a Walkover. I can only think that Chesham’s other cup commitments might have caused this decision.

Same disdain for Chesham as for Maidenhead, looking st their fixture list they have several midweek dates in December still free though the one free date they have in November would need to be kept open in case they draw with Maidstone in the FA Cup on Saturday. Is there a cut off date by when games in this round have to be played?