The Non - League thread

[Royalist]

Video on sky sports of Barry Hayles at Windsor FC. Windsor is a city now apparently.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... ying-at-45

[Four Of Clubs]

... nice to see a lot of recent 'chit-chat' about all sorts on here, rather than my own interminable drivelling keep it up fellahs!

... here's this w/e's NL fixtures - one o' they 'double' schedules with Trophy & Vase ties to chose from :

Sat 11th Nov

FA Vase 2nd Round
26 Tring Athletic v Ely City
27 Welwyn Garden City v Newport Pagnell Town
31 Leighton Town v London Lions
32 Hullbridge Sports v Wembley
39 (Sun) Erith Town v Windsor 15 :00 KO @ VCD Athletic
40 (Fri) Walton & Hersham v Hanworth Villa
41 Haywards Heath Town v Sevenoaks Town
42 Whitstable Town v Epsom & Ewell
43 Meridian V.P. v Horley Town
44 Sheppey United v Beckenham Town
45 Westfield v Canterbury City
46 Thatcham Town v Broadbridge Heath
47 (Sun) Southall v Lordswood 15 :00 KO @ Burnham
48 Crowborough Athletic v Croydon
49 Bracknell Town v Cray Valley (P.M.)
50 Corinthian v Eastbourne Town
51 Chichester City v Deal Town
52 Christchurch v Fareham Town
53 Team Solent v Tavistock
54 Exmouth Town v Blackfield & Langley
55 Sholing v Wellington A.F.C.
56 Wantage Town v Melksham Town
57 Newport (IoW) v Hengrove Athletic
58 Baffins Milton Rovers v Cullompton Rangers
59 Buckland Athletic v Bradford Town
60 Hamble Club v Brockenhurst
61 Willand Rovers v Westfields
62 Farnham Town v Bridgwater Town
63 Plymouth Parkway v Bodmin Town
64 Horndean v Royal Wootton Bassett Town

FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying
15 Chesham United v Hitchin Town
16 Taunton Town v Beaconsfield Town
17 Brentwood Town v Needham Market
18 Hereford v Potters Bar Town
19 Corinthian Casuals v Wingate & Finchley
20 Lewes v Bishop’s Stortford
21 Dorchester Town v Heybridge Swifts
22 Harlow Town v Dulwich Hamlet
23 Hendon v Burgess Hill Town
24 Ashford Town (M'x) v Kingstonian
25 Maldon & Tiptree v Slough Town
26 Sittingbourne v Haringey Borough
27 Thamesmead Town v Metropolitan Police
28 Royston Town v Leatherhead
29 Hartley Wintney v Gosport Borough
30 Farnborough v Banbury United
31 Thame United v Worthing
32 Paulton Rovers v Shortwood United
33 Margate PP Bowers & Pitsea B&P under FA Investigation - suppose they could conceivably re-instate Egham whom they beat in midweek 5-3 after ET
34 Billericay Town v Bury Town
35 Dorking Wanderers v Leiston
36 Moneyfields v Cray Wanderers

............... looking at a Vase or Trophy Tie tomorrow - depends on weather and traffic as per usual - prime choices likely to be one from: Baffins, Maldon or Meridian -an outfit based nr Charlton from the 'Kent' League (as was) - not over keen on going too far inside M25 on a Sat though ... and 'anti-clock' is regularly kfuC£ed

Leagues

NAT
Aldershot Town v AFC Fylde
FC Halifax Town v Woking
Maidenhead United v Gateshead
NATN
Brackley Town v Gainsborough Trinity
NATS
Bath City v East Thurrock United
Bognor Regis Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Chelmsford City v Oxford City
Chippenham Town v St Albans City
Gloucester City v Whitehawk
Havant & Waterlooville v Hemel Hempstead Town
Poole Town v Braintree Town
Truro City v Dartford
Wealdstone v Hungerford Town
Welling United v Concord Rangers
Weston-super-Mare v Eastbourne Borough

ILP
Staines Town v Tonbridge Angels

SLP
Basingstoke Town v Biggleswade Town
SL1E
Chalfont St Peter v AFC Dunstable
Fleet Town v Aylesbury
Hayes & Yeading United v Arlesey Town
Kempston Rovers v Egham Town
Marlow v Cambridge City
Uxbridge v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
SL1W
Barnstaple Town v North Leigh
Bristol Manor Farm v Didcot Town
Winchester City v Bishops Cleeve
Yate Town v Swindon Supermarine

CCLP
Abbey Rangers Balham
Chertsey Town North Greenford United
Colliers Wood United CB Hounslow United
Guildford City Camberley Town
Knaphill Spelthorne Sports
Redhill AFC Hayes
CCL1
Badshot Lea South Park Reserves @ Camberley Town
Bagshot Bedfont & Feltham @ Fleet Spurs
Chessington & Hook United Frimley Green
Cove Worcester Park
14:00 Farleigh Rovers Eversley & California
FC Deportivo Galicia AC London
Kensington Borough Staines Lammas
Raynes Park Vale Fleet Spurs
14:00 Sheerwater Cobham

HELLP
Burnham v Fairford Town
- nipped over to Scours on Mon night to see the lodgers and considerably less-volatile residents there, succumb rather tamely to Burnham.
- Blues have had three wins in the league so far , all away and I've seen two of them at Scours Lane! Might manage to break their duck at home against bottom side Fairford - they actually looked pretty strong at the back and with the returning prodigal, Jordan Dowdican, did carry a bit of threat going forward.

Highworth Town v Brackley Town Saints
Longlevens v Flackwell Heath
Tuffley Rovers v Highmoor Ibis
Woodley United v Lydney Town
HELL1E
Didcot Town Reserves v Penn & Tylers Green
Henley Town v Chalfont Wasps
Holyport v Bicester Town
Wallingford Town AFC v Wokingham & Emmbrook
HELL1W
Cheltenham Saracens v Letcombe

HELL Chall Cup
Abingdon United v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Ardley United v Sandhurst Town
Bishops Cleeve Dev' v Ascot United
Chinnor v Binfield
Virginia Water v AFC Aldermaston
Oxon Senior Cup
Oxford City Nomads v Woodcote/Stoke Row
B&B Intermediate
14:00 Abingdon Town Compton

WESSP
Alresford Town Bashley
Petersfield Town Andover Town
- saw Andover's near perfect record [15-1-0 at KO] get severely dented on a chilly Wed night down at Alresford - visitors first defeat in the league and a bit of a pummeling (3-0) - M3 behaved there 'n back for a change - though they roadworks thru Basingstoke are a tad irksome. - ought to pick themselves up against Petersfield who are in free-fall
WESS1
Alton Downton
Andover New Street Totton & Eling
Ringwood Town Tadley Calleva
Whitchurch United Folland Sports

[Royal Rother]

Jordan Dowdican has played 2 or 3 games in each of the last few seasons for Windsor.

You can see there’s a player in there struggling to get out but he just can’t get fit let alone stay fit. Dodgy knees I think.

I’d Back Barry Hayles to beat him in a sprint.

[LWJ]

B&B Intermediate
14:00 Abingdon Town Compton

Attended this one as I grew up in Compton - scrappy game, the pitch was like a cow field. Compton had 7 players booked for dissent Finished 1-1 with Compton winning 2-4 on penalties.

[Royal Rother]

Anybody see the feature on Barry Hayles on Sky Sports yesterday?

All footage taken before during and after one of Windsor’s recent home games.

[AthleticoSpizz]

No, but there was plenty of him featured in the Chronicle this week (Windsor v HI (i think)

[Royal Rother]

Erith Town 1-2 Windsor

GTAFI.

Into the 3rd round of the Vase.

[Royal Rother]

No, but there was plenty of him featured in the Chronicle this week (Windsor v HI (i think)

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... ying-at-45

[AthleticoSpizz]

Thanx for that Roth...what a great bloke (BH aint bad either!)

Good luck in the Vase...loving the W&E kit too

Been 25 years since my last visit to Stag Meadow....can see another one finally coming up soon

[Bonzodog]

Took in Maidenhead v Gateshead Saturday. Maidenhead started very slowly and were 2 down inside 8 minutes, they looked slow and ponderous. They were lucky to be 2 down at half time. Gateshead quickly added a 3rd and were pretty comfortable until the end to run out 3-0 winners. Gateshead were excellent and described by a couple of magpie fans as being best side seen this season.

[Four Of Clubs]

...round-up of this w/e's NL results:-

Sat 11th Nov

FA Vase 2nd Round
26 Tring Athletic 4-1 Ely City
27 Welwyn Garden City 2-1 Newport Pagnell Town
31 Leighton Town 1-0 London Lions
32 Hullbridge Sports 3-2 Wembley
39 (Sun) Erith Town 1-2 Windsor @ VCD Athletic
40 (Fri) Walton & Hersham 2-1 Hanworth Villa
41 Haywards Heath Town P-P Sevenoaks Town - waterlogged - was our first choice : would have been a clash of sides who lead their respective divisions
42 Whitstable Town 3-2 Epsom & Ewell
43 Meridian V.P. 0-3 Horley Town
44 Sheppey United 2-3 Beckenham Town
45 Westfield 1-0 Canterbury City
46 Thatcham Town {EIGHT} 8-2 Broadbridge Heath
47 (Sun) Southall 1-2 Lordswood @ Burnham
- Got to this – didn’t want to tackle the M25 on a Sunday even though I fancied seeing how Windsor would fare. Burnham’s lodgers came into the game with a very impressive, near faultless record with a hefty positive GD –only one defeat in all games so far this season and that was in the FA Cup. They actually reached the quarter final stages of the Vase last season, losing to eventual winners Cleethorpes.
- Visitors who led 2-0 early on, were from a STEP above and just had enough about them to withstand a serious 2nd half onslaught.. They are based in the suburbs of Chatham.
- Southall thought they’d managed to take the tie to an additional ½ hr, with a stoppage time leveller but it was cruelly ruled out – linesman flagged for an infringement that I think only he can have noticed.

48 Crowborough Athletic 5-0 Croydon
49 Bracknell Town {EIGHT} 8-0 Cricklewood Wanderers – oops hadn’t noticed that STEP07 Middx County league side, had been re-instated over original opponents Cray Valley – don’t know what the transgression there was – some player registration issue – no matter as Robins stormed on to the next round. They have also notched 29 goals in their last 5 – excluding the abandoned stalemate at Scours.
- Have potentially tougher opponents this coming Tuesday, as they trundle along the M4 to Bulpit Lane, Hungerford to face last season’s runners up in the B&B Senior Cup. Crusaders are on a pretty dreary run so an upset may be on the cards.

50 Corinthian 3-4 Eastbourne Town
51 Chichester City P-P Deal Town
52 Christchurch 3-2 Fareham Town
53 Team Solent P-P Tavistock
54 Exmouth Town 1-3 Blackfield & Langley
55 Sholing 2-1 Wellington A.F.C.
56 Wantage Town 1-4 Melksham Town
57 Newport (IoW) {SIX} 6-2 Hengrove Athletic
58 Baffins Milton Rovers 3-1 Cullompton Rangers
59 Buckland Athletic 1-2 Bradford Town
60 Hamble Club 5-4 Brockenhurst aet was 4-4 at FT
61 Willand Rovers 1-2 Westfields
62 Farnham Town 2-3 Bridgwater Town
63 Plymouth Parkway 4-2 Bodmin Town
64 Horndean P-P Royal Wootton Bassett Town


FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying
15 Chesham United 3-1 Hitchin Town
16 Taunton Town 1-1 Beaconsfield Town -good result for the Rams at South One West leaders - replay Mon night
17 Brentwood Town 3-1 Needham Market
18 Hereford 0-0 Potters Bar Town
19 Corinthian Casuals 1-3 Wingate & Finchley
20 Lewes 2-0 Bishop’s Stortford
21 Dorchester Town 1-2 Heybridge Swifts
22 Harlow Town 2-1 Dulwich Hamlet
23 Hendon 3-0 Burgess Hill Town
24 Ashford Town (M'x) 2-2 Kingstonian
25 Maldon & Tiptree 1-4 Slough Town
- Plan B for us yesterday saw us witness a comfortable win for the Rebels at the ‘Jammers’ - original first choice Hayward H v Sevenoaks in the Vase was washed out. Journey OK – ground seemingly upgraded in recent season’s pleasant enough ‘new-build’ on the Eastern outskirts of Maldon. Matt Lench kept up his remarkable scoring run with his 7th goal in 3 matches. Two other piledrivers from Dobson and a lovely interpassing move put in ex-Beaconsfield skipper Togwell for the 4th, deep in stoppage time.

26 Sittingbourne 1-1 Haringey Borough - FA site up to it’s usual standards – showing an away win 11-15 after extra time!
27 Thamesmead Town 2-1 Metropolitan Police
28 Royston Town 3-2 Leatherhead
29 Hartley Wintney 3-0 Gosport Borough - 2 for Josh Webb one for Paul Hodges
30 Farnborough 3-3 Banbury United
31 Thame United 1-0 Worthing
32 Paulton Rovers 1-2 Shortwood United
33 Margate PP Bowers & Pitsea FA Investigation
34 Billericay Town {SIX} 6-2 Bury Town
35 Dorking Wanderers 4-1 Leiston
36 Moneyfields P-P Cray Wanderers

Leagues

NAT
Aldershot Town 2-1 AFC Fylde - Sh!ts win it on 86’ both sides reduced to 10 men
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Woking
Maidenhead United 0-3 Gateshead – att 1377 Magpies never recovered from being 2 down inside 10’
NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Gainsborough Trinity
NATS
Bath City 4-0 East Thurrock United
Bognor Regis Town 1-2 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Chelmsford City 1-2 Oxford City - another shock win for OCFC in Essex - maybe not quite as noteworthy at last weeks FA Cup upset
Chippenham Town 3-3 St Albans City
Gloucester City 3-1 Whitehawk
Havant & Waterlooville 1-1 Hemel Hempstead Town
Poole Town 0-3 Braintree Town
Truro City 3-1 Dartford
Wealdstone 1-0 Hungerford Town – Crusaders fall to defeat on 90’
Welling United 3-3 Concord Rangers
Weston-super-Mare 5-1 Eastbourne Borough

ILP
Staines Town 3-1 Tonbridge Angels

SLP
Basingstoke Town 2-1 Biggleswade Town
SL1E
Chalfont St Peter 1-0 AFC Dunstable
Fleet Town 2-0 Aylesbury
Hayes & Yeading United 2-1 Arlesey Town - HandY now up to 5th after a shaky start to the season
Kempston Rovers 2-2 Egham Town
Marlow 3-3 Cambridge City - Blues led 3-2, reportedly against the run of play but City salvaged a point with an injury time pen
Uxbridge 1-4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
SL1W
Barnstaple Town P-P North Leigh
Bristol Manor Farm 3-3 Didcot Town Diddy get a good point thanks to 2 pens from Barcelos and an 88’ minute equaliser from Elkins
Winchester City 2-1 Bishops Cleeve - City win it on 94’
Yate Town 2-0 Swindon Supermarine – home side score both goals in the last 3’

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 2-2 Balham
Chertsey Town 1-4 North Greenford United
Colliers Wood United P-P CB Hounslow United
Guildford City 1-1 Camberley Town
Knaphill 1-0 Spelthorne Sports
Redhill P-P AFC Hayes
CCL1
Badshot Lea 2-1 South Park Reserves
Bagshot 0-5 Bedfont & Feltham – having got their first point in their last league game, B&F seem to have hit a patch now
Chessington & Hook United 0-5 Frimley Green
Cove 1-11 {ELEVEN} Worcester Park - Park storm on at the top with 2nd placed Eversley's game rained off and Sheerwater losing
Farleigh Rovers P-P Eversley & California
FC Deportivo Galicia 1-2 AC London
Kensington Borough 2-5 Staines Lammas
Raynes Park Vale 2-1 Fleet Spurs
Sheerwater 1-2 Cobham – setback for Sheers who were trying to stay in touch with leaders Worcs Pk & E&C

HELLP
Burnham 1-3 Fairford Town - evidently my optimistic preview didn’t bear fruit for the Blues, who gave fellow strugglers their first win and lift them off the foot, where they are replaced by a very sorry looking Ascot.

Highworth Town 1-0 Brackley Town Saints
Longlevens 0-2 Flackwell Heath
Tuffley Rovers 2-1 Highmoor Ibis
Woodley United 1-1 Lydney Town
HELL1E
Didcot Town Reserves 0-1 Penn & Tylers Green
Henley Town 0-7 {SEVEN} Chalfont Wasps
Holyport 2-2 Bicester Town
Wallingford Town AFC 0-2 Wokingham & Emmbrook
HELL1W
Cheltenham Saracens P-P Letcombe
HELL Chall Cup
Abingdon United 3-2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Ardley United 5-2 Sandhurst Town
Bishops Cleeve Dev' 1-0 Ascot United
Chinnor 1-2 Binfield
Virginia Water 3-0 AFC Aldermaston
OSC
Oxford City Nomads {EIGHT} 8-3 Woodcote/Stoke Row - minor improvement this season, debatably for WSR - I saw them bow out of the OSC at Nomads last year and on that occasion shipped 6 without reply
B&B Intermediate
Abingdon Town 1-1 Compton A w pens 2-4

WESSP
Alresford Town 5-0 Bashley
Petersfield Town 1-2 Andover Town
WESS1
Alton 0-3 Downton
Andover New Street 4-2 Totton & Eling - ANS’s extraordinarily buoyant season continues, as they reach hitherto never before experienced heights and actually draw level at the top with Christchurch, albeit they have played 2 games more than most sides around them. This is a club whom, during their dozen or so seasons in the Wessex, have only finished outside the bottom four once

Ringwood Town 0-5 Tadley Calleva
Whitchurch United 4-1 Folland Sports

[Tony Le Mesmer]

I took in Southall as well.

Funny, I thought FoC might be here and saw a culprit who I thought might be you, even though I have no idea what you look like! Loitering by the exit corner flag near the end?

Not sure ive seen a last min goal disallowed after being celebrated for so long. Visitors on the ground, hauled themselves back up ready for the kick off. But....

[Sutekh]

Took in Maidenhead v Gateshead Saturday. Maidenhead started very slowly and were 2 down inside 8 minutes, they looked slow and ponderous. They were lucky to be 2 down at half time. Gateshead quickly added a 3rd and were pretty comfortable until the end to run out 3-0 winners. Gateshead were excellent and described by a couple of magpie fans as being best side seen this season.

Very disappointed with Maidenhead's performance. Never took the game to Gateshead and struggled to create anything of real note if there's consistently more of that sort of form they'll go down.

Liked the look of Gateshead though, seemed well organised, determined, quick and direct and given the state of the conference not too late for them to mount a promotion challenge from where they were in 18th. Their keeper looked top quality for the conference with confident command of his box and excellent distribution. Sadly he was not really troubled by Maidenhead so couldn't get a full picture but what did come his way he dealt with ably.

Wealdstone 1-0 Hungerford Town – Crusaders fall to defeat on 90’

A 92 minute penalty by all accounts.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Took in Maidenhead v Gateshead Saturday. Maidenhead started very slowly and were 2 down inside 8 minutes, they looked slow and ponderous. They were lucky to be 2 down at half time. Gateshead quickly added a 3rd and were pretty comfortable until the end to run out 3-0 winners. Gateshead were excellent and described by a couple of magpie fans as being best side seen this season.

Very disappointed with Maidenhead's performance. Never took the game to Gateshead and struggled to create anything of real note if there's consistently more of that sort of form they'll go down.

Liked the look of Gateshead though, seemed well organised, determined, quick and direct and given the state of the conference not too late for them to mount a promotion challenge from where they were in 18th. Their keeper looked top quality for the conference with confident command of his box and excellent distribution. Sadly he was not really troubled by Maidenhead so couldn't get a full picture but what did come his way he dealt with ably.

Wealdstone 1-0 Hungerford Town – Crusaders fall to defeat on 90’

A 92 minute penalty by all accounts.

Starting to get the feeling that Maidenhead have hit an inevitable crossroads.

They've been on an absolute Heater for the past 18 months and it couldn't carry on for ever. They've lost their 70 goal strike force from last season, Dean Inman has been effectively poached and a few players looking like they are struggling with mixing work and football against a mostly full time division. They had right back Clerima also missing on Saturday (work) and they just don't have a good enough replacement. All 3 goals coming on our right back. They've got the money in the bank, but a transfer window at this level makes it difficult.

They need to dig in for the rest of this season, after which I think plenty of changes will happen on the playing front. Devonshire not one for overhauling his squad mid season.

[John Smith]

Took in Maidenhead v Gateshead Saturday. Maidenhead started very slowly and were 2 down inside 8 minutes, they looked slow and ponderous. They were lucky to be 2 down at half time. Gateshead quickly added a 3rd and were pretty comfortable until the end to run out 3-0 winners. Gateshead were excellent and described by a couple of magpie fans as being best side seen this season.

Very disappointed with Maidenhead's performance. Never took the game to Gateshead and struggled to create anything of real note if there's consistently more of that sort of form they'll go down.

Liked the look of Gateshead though, seemed well organised, determined, quick and direct and given the state of the conference not too late for them to mount a promotion challenge from where they were in 18th. Their keeper looked top quality for the conference with confident command of his box and excellent distribution. Sadly he was not really troubled by Maidenhead so couldn't get a full picture but what did come his way he dealt with ably.

Wealdstone 1-0 Hungerford Town – Crusaders fall to defeat on 90’

A 92 minute penalty by all accounts.

Starting to get the feeling that Maidenhead have hit an inevitable crossroads.

They've been on an absolute Heater for the past 18 months and it couldn't carry on for ever. They've lost their 70 goal strike force from last season, Dean Inman has been effectively poached and a few players looking like they are struggling with mixing work and football against a mostly full time division. They had right back Clerima also missing on Saturday (work) and they just don't have a good enough replacement. All 3 goals coming on our right back. They've got the money in the bank, but a transfer window at this level makes it difficult.

They need to dig in for the rest of this season, after which I think plenty of changes will happen on the playing front. Devonshire not one for overhauling his squad mid season.

You clearly only go to Maidenhead on the odd weekend then don't you. As someone who has been to most games this season I can tell you they're more than holding their own against prominently full time teams and are looking good to do better than secure safety. Gateshead are a good side and had a great start that the Mags could never recover from. They've beaten Tranmere and Hartlepool at home already and have only really been embarrassed at Torquay when then bus was late and ruined their prep.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Very disappointed with Maidenhead's performance. Never took the game to Gateshead and struggled to create anything of real note if there's consistently more of that sort of form they'll go down.

Liked the look of Gateshead though, seemed well organised, determined, quick and direct and given the state of the conference not too late for them to mount a promotion challenge from where they were in 18th. Their keeper looked top quality for the conference with confident command of his box and excellent distribution. Sadly he was not really troubled by Maidenhead so couldn't get a full picture but what did come his way he dealt with ably.



A 92 minute penalty by all accounts.

Starting to get the feeling that Maidenhead have hit an inevitable crossroads.

They've been on an absolute Heater for the past 18 months and it couldn't carry on for ever. They've lost their 70 goal strike force from last season, Dean Inman has been effectively poached and a few players looking like they are struggling with mixing work and football against a mostly full time division. They had right back Clerima also missing on Saturday (work) and they just don't have a good enough replacement. All 3 goals coming on our right back. They've got the money in the bank, but a transfer window at this level makes it difficult.

They need to dig in for the rest of this season, after which I think plenty of changes will happen on the playing front. Devonshire not one for overhauling his squad mid season.

You clearly only go to Maidenhead on the odd weekend then don't you. As someone who has been to most games this season I can tell you they're more than holding their own against prominently full time teams and are looking good to do better than secure safety. Gateshead are a good side and had a great start that the Mags could never recover from. They've beaten Tranmere and Hartlepool at home already and have only really been embarrassed at Torquay when then bus was late and ruined their prep.

No, I've been going to most games for the last ten years. You, on the other hand, just admitted that you are a band wagon jumper.

Bar the Bromley game, they have been well below par in the last 7/8 games and had their best player subbed on Sat at HT for attitude issues. Completely out of character for the current set of players and tells its own story.

the loss of key players and the part time issue is really starting to show IMO. Its inevitable. Long term fans feel the same. You can make up for it in the short term with hard work and a good team ethic, but it gets most part time teams at this level as the long season plays out.

[John Smith]

No, I've been going to most games for the last ten years. You, on the other hand, just admitted that you are a band wagon jumper.

Bar the Bromley game, they have been well below par in the last 7/8 games and had their best player subbed on Sat at HT for attitude issues. Completely out of character for the current set of players and tells its own story.

the loss of key players and the part time issue is really starting to show IMO. Its inevitable. Long term fans feel the same. You can make up for it in the short term with hard work and a good team ethic, but it gets most part time teams at this level as the long season plays out.

Where did I do that, then? I agreed with you on the full time issue as well. I noted some cracks appearing up at Coventry but I think that was just due to it being a cup game/better opposition.

I think you're leaping to conclusions here with a very apparent lack of footballing knowledge.

[Yellowcoat]

Wealdstone 1-0 Hungerford Town – Crusaders fall to defeat on 90’

A 92 minute penalty by all accounts.

Was at this. The same player (Eisa) had been brought down three times in the penalty area in the game. The first was waved away & he was booked wrongly for simulation for the second. The third & final decision was possibly the weakest claim & many in the crowd thought the referee was correcting his earlier error.

[Christof]

25 Maldon & Tiptree 1-4 Slough Town
- Plan B for us yesterday saw us witness a comfortable win for the Rebels at the ‘Jammers’ - original first choice Hayward H v Sevenoaks in the Vase was washed out. Journey OK – ground seemingly upgraded in recent season’s pleasant enough ‘new-build’ on the Eastern outskirts of Maldon. Matt Lench kept up his remarkable scoring run with his 7th goal in 3 matches. Two other piledrivers from Dobson and a lovely interpassing move put in ex-Beaconsfield skipper Togwell for the 4th, deep in stoppage time.

If only I'd known, there would have been a pint at the bar for you... Whereabouts were you standing?
I thought it was a decent enough game, with some comedy moments (such as the Maldon keeper's shank which went straight to our long-haired poster boy for his goal) and ultimately a comfortable victory. The main thing was that there were no injuries (there were only two fit players on the bench despite four subs named), and the reward for the victory is a trip to Hendon in the 3rd Qual Round. Maybe today we'll find out when the Rochdale match will be scheduled, you never know...

[Linden Jones]

Starting to get the feeling that Maidenhead have hit an inevitable crossroads.

Was looking today at the fate of clubs promoted from the National South since it was founded in 04/05. Couple of outliers in Wimbledon and Newport who never looked back and made it to the Football League. Of the more traditional non league clubs aside from those like Lewes who suffered some sort of immediate financial trauma, the most common length of stay is 3 seasons. I think at this point the novelty has worn off and the a decision to approach some kind of full time set up needs to be made.
Interestingly this is the path chosen by the clubs promoted from 13/14 - 15/16. All of whom look to be prospering on the pitch. I think Maidenhead will live up to my pre season prediction and finish midtable. The crunch therefore is likely to come in planning for the 2019/20 season...