The Non - League thread

[Royalist]

I'd say they were spending their vase earnings but the coach + hotel stay would take most the money!

[Royal Rother]

Windsor have just signed 3 players, all of whom have been playing at a higher level.... ex RFC Curtis Ujah who I saw playing for Chesham a couple of years ago. Class at that level so should eat up the Hellenic.

Ex Burnham (when they were very decent) and Chesham striker Ryan Blake, and ex Maidenhead captain who has also been at Slough Town this season, Mark Nisbet.

With fixture build up likely to make it very hard for our very young and very old squad to get through the season unscathed these may just be short-term signings to bolster the squad for a couple of months but all 3 should be a cut above most players in the league.

Is that sustainable on the Windsor budget?

We certainly won’t be paying them anything!

A squad gets you to the Qtr Finals of the Vase without wages, you get knocked out and then you bring in some wages earners to finish off the season? Not the best way to keep team spirit / loyalty.

I suspect it’s more of a dual registration thing, playing a few games here and there for us to keep them game fit in order that their current clubs can call on them if / when required... wages still paid by their main club, as they would be if they stuck around doing nowt.

[Hoop Blah]

Bit of a shame Bracknell and Windsor couldn't get results, but it seems Marske could be the team to beat after turning Bracknell over on their plastic.

Well done to Thatcham for keeping the local interest alive though.

[AthleticoSpizz]

‘Without tempting fate’ and all that stuff

Who would make that effort to take that trip to Wembley should Thatcham Town actually get there?

Despite never ever taken the trip to Waterside before, I would

C’mon Kingfishers...make it happen!

[double d]

‘Without tempting fate’ and all that stuff

Who would make that effort to take that trip to Wembley should Thatcham Town actually get there?

Despite never ever taken the trip to Waterside before, I would

C’mon Kingfishers...make it happen!

me!

[AthleticoSpizz]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

[Awayawayaway]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

We made it in 2017

[AthleticoSpizz]

a potential lol there somewhere

[Hoop Blah]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

Not sure about the Berkshire side of things but Reading were well represented in two Vase winning sides 10/15 years ago when Didcot and Winchester won it.

That was before the final returned to Wembley too, so doesn't really count for the hallowed turf!

[double d]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

Not sure about the Berkshire side of things but Reading were well represented in two Vase winning sides 10/15 years ago when Didcot and Winchester won it.

That was before the final returned to Wembley too, so doesn't really count for the hallowed turf!

Don't think you can class Didcot or Winchester as representing reading.

[Awayawayaway]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

Not sure about the Berkshire side of things but Reading were well represented in two Vase winning sides 10/15 years ago when Didcot and Winchester won it.

That was before the final returned to Wembley too, so doesn't really count for the hallowed turf!

Don't think you can class Didcot or Winchester as representing reading.

You were in Reading when you pretended you were in Amsterdam so you seem to get your locations mixed up too.

[Hoop Blah]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

Not sure about the Berkshire side of things but Reading were well represented in two Vase winning sides 10/15 years ago when Didcot and Winchester won it.

That was before the final returned to Wembley too, so doesn't really count for the hallowed turf!

Don't think you can class Didcot or Winchester as representing reading.

Both sides had a few Reading lads playing for them, including the the goal scorers in both games.

[Four Of Clubs]

...round-up of yesterday's NL

Saturday 24th Feb

FA Trophy ¼ Finals
1 Stockport County 1-1 Brackley Town
2 Billericay Town 2-5 Wealdstone att 1823 - 'ricay balloon appears to be deflating
3 Leyton Orient 3-3 Gateshead
4 Bromley 0-0 Spennymoor Town

FA Vase
1 Bracknell Town 0-3 Marske United
2 Melksham Town 0-1 Thatcham Town –read some reports of ‘a bit of bother ‘ at the game – attributed to some travelling ‘RFC fans’ - allegedly individuals with existing banning orders from the MadStad – shirley not the ‘Fatcham Scorpioni’??

3 Stockton Town 2-0 Windsor
4 Leighton Town 0-1 1874 Northwich att 800

NAT
Macclesfield Town 1-0 Maidenhead United - Magpies beaten on 91’
Woking 0-0 Boreham Wood
Wrexham 2-2 Aldershot Town

NATS
Braintree Town 1-0 Poole Town
Concord Rangers 0-2 Welling United
Dartford 4-1 Truro City
East Thurrock United 1-1 Bath City
Eastbourne Borough 1-2 Weston-super-Mare
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-0 Bognor Regis Town
Hemel Hempstead Town 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Oxford City 2-0 Chelmsford City
St Albans City 2-0 Chippenham Town
Whitehawk 1-1 Gloucester City

ILP
Harlow Town 2-4 Staines Town

SLP
Banbury United 1-1 Kings Langley
Basingstoke Town 1-0 Hitchin Town
Chesham United 2-0 Kettering Town
Slough Town 2-1 St Neots Town - a brace for Coles
St Ives Town 2-4 Farnborough
- Bps Stortford won 4-0 v Frome and a certain J.Cureton notched a pair too.
SL1E
AFC Dunstable 2-1 Uxbridge
Arlesey Town 0-2 Aylesbury United
Aylesbury 0-2 Moneyfields
Barton Rovers 4-0 Marlow
Chalfont St Peter 3-1 Hartley Wintney
Egham Town 2-1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds - 'Sarnies' upset the leaders on a day when 2nd (Beaconsfield) and 3rd (H.Wintney) both lost too
Fleet Town 0-0 Hanwell Town
Hayes & Yeading United 1-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Kempston Rovers 4-3 Beaconsfield Town
Northwood 1-2 Bedford Town
Thame United 1-0 Cambridge City
SL1W
Bideford 0-4 Kidlington
North Leigh 1-1 Taunton Town - leaders held by Nor Lye – still 11 points clear of 2nd placed Salisbury
Swindon Supermarine 5-1 Shortwood United
Winchester City 1-1 Barnstaple Town
Yate Town 2-2 Didcot Town – Diddy up to 4th

CCLP
AFC Hayes 1-2 Banstead Athletic
Balham 0-1 Walton & Hersham
Bedfont Sports 1-0 North Greenford United
CB Hounslow United 3-2 Abbey Rangers
Epsom & Ewell 0-0 Knaphill
Godalming Town 1-4 Westfield
Guildford City 0-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Hanworth Villa 1-1 Farnham Town
Horley Town 0-0 Camberley Town
Redhill 4-0 Chertsey Town
Spelthorne Sports 0-4 Colliers Wood United
CCL1
Badshot Lea 2-2 Raynes Park Vale
Bedfont & Feltham 2-1 Ash United
Cobham 3-2 AC London
Eversley & California 0-2 Staines Lammas
Farleigh Rovers PP Bagshot - reportedly visitors could not raise a team
Fleet Spurs 0-2 Kensington Borough
Frimley Green 4-0 South Park Reserves
Sheerwater 2-0 Chessington & Hook United
Worcester Park 3-1 Cove

HELLP
Brackley Town Saints 4-0 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Burnham 2-0 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Fairford Town 2-2 Abingdon United
Flackwell Heath 4-0 Wantage Town - Freds missed the chance to make up some ground on the sides above them who were not in League action
Highmoor Ibis 0-0 Longlevens
Lydney Town 2-3 Binfield
Tuffley Rovers 2-1 Ascot United
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston PP Thame Rangers - visitors unable to raise a side - not sure if it had anything to do with their 2nd string being in a County S-F (which they L0-4)
Chalfont Wasps 0-4 Penn & Tylers Green
Chinnor 0-0 Milton United
Didcot Town Reserves 1-2 Holyport
Wallingford Town 1-2 Virginia Water
HELL1W
Ardley United {NINE} 9-2 Letcombe

WESSP
Blackfield & Langley 3-1 Andover Town - 2nd placed B&L bt leaders but are still 9 points behind
Petersfield Town 0-3 Team Solent
WESS1
Alton 2-2 Laverstock & Ford
East Cowes Victoria 1-3 Andover New Street - ANS hang on to top spot but have played 4 games more than 2nd placed Christchurch
Tadley Calleva 0-2 AFC Stoneham

[double d]

Not sure about the Berkshire side of things but Reading were well represented in two Vase winning sides 10/15 years ago when Didcot and Winchester won it.

That was before the final returned to Wembley too, so doesn't really count for the hallowed turf!

Don't think you can class Didcot or Winchester as representing reading.

Both sides had a few Reading lads playing for them, including the the goal scorers in both games.

you meant team not location

[Stranded]

That’s what I feared

ony joking


For the statto’s out there......would Thatcham be the first Berkshire part-time team to ever reach such a hallowed venue??

According to the list of Vase Finals - yes they would:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F ... ls#Results

[Old Man Andrews]

Such a shame for Bracknell but a fantastic attendance at Larges Lane. Marske by far the better side and a level above.

[Hoop Blah]

you meant team not location

To be fair, I think I meant a bit of both RFC and Reading the town. Having thought about it a bit though I'm not sure how many of the Reading based players in the Didcot side were on the books at RFC as kids (I'd guess they all were at some point).

[Old Man Andrews]

‘Without tempting fate’ and all that stuff

Who would make that effort to take that trip to Wembley should Thatcham Town actually get there?

Despite never ever taken the trip to Waterside before, I would

C’mon Kingfishers...make it happen!

me!

They really wouldn't want you there. You'll probably be on a made up trip to Amsterdam anyway.

[double d]

‘Without tempting fate’ and all that stuff

Who would make that effort to take that trip to Wembley should Thatcham Town actually get there?

Despite never ever taken the trip to Waterside before, I would

C’mon Kingfishers...make it happen!

me!

They really wouldn't want you there. You'll probably be on a made up trip to Amsterdam anyway.

Oh look, Kes and The inforpcunt are white knighting each other again.

[Old Man Andrews]

me!

They really wouldn't want you there. You'll probably be on a made up trip to Amsterdam anyway.

Oh look, Kes and The inforpcunt are white knighting each other again.

Enjoy betting on Thatcham in the final you little virgin.