The Non - League thread

[Royal Rother]

Draw made for 4th qualifying round of FA Cup today. Quite a few local sides still left. Maidenhead have a tough away game probably at Chippenham. Winchester have a plum away trip to Torquay although they may have fancied a home tie

I have tickets for a Tom Robinson gig in Southampton that Saturday, so I'm not going to be going. So tempted to bin the gig though.

You must, must, must.

[RFCMod]

Draw made for 4th qualifying round of FA Cup today. Quite a few local sides still left. Maidenhead have a tough away game probably at Chippenham. Winchester have a plum away trip to Torquay although they may have fancied a home tie

I have tickets for a Tom Robinson gig in Southampton that Saturday, so I'm not going to be going. So tempted to bin the gig though.

You must, must, must.

Yep you know it makes sense and its not that far when you take the (2,4,6,8) Motorway

[Sutekh]

I have tickets for a Tom Robinson gig in Southampton that Saturday, so I'm not going to be going. So tempted to bin the gig though.

You must, must, must.

Yep you know it makes sense and its not that far when you take the (2,4,6,8) Motorway

In a Grey Cortina of course.

[mx]

You must, must, must.

Yep you know it makes sense and its not that far when you take the (2,4,6,8) Motorway

In a Grey Cortina of course.

Mates, and no kidding, I had a Grey Cortina. It didn't have a whiplash aerial though.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Preview for :

Saturday 13th October

FA Trophy Preliminary Round

Zone 2
11 Spalding United (8NP1E) v Carlton Town (8NP1E)
12 Wisbech Town (8NP1E) v Kidsgrove Athletic (8NP1W)
13 Peterborough Sports (8SL1E) v Cambridge City (8SL1E)
14 Gresley (8NP1E) v Newcastle Town (8NP1W)
15 Belper Town (8NP1E) v Stamford (8NP1E)
16 Chasetown (8NP1W) v Lincoln United (8NP1E)
17 Soham Town Rangers (8IS1N) v A.F.C. Mansfield (8NP1E)
18 Leek Town (8NP1W) v Loughborough Dynamo (8NP1E)
19 Corby Town (8SL1E) v Yaxley (SL1E)
20 Chipstead (8IS1SC) v Welwyn Garden City (8SL1E)
21 Berkhamsted (8SL1E) v South Park (8IS1SC)
22 Barking (8IS1N) v Hayes & Yeading United (8IS1SC)
Fri 12th Oct 23 A.F.C. Dunstable (8SL1E) v Witham Town (8IS1N)
24 Hythe Town (8IS1SE) v F.C. Romania (8IS1SC)
25 Grays Athletic (8IS1N) v Sevenoaks Town (8IS1SE)
Sun 14th 26 Aylesbury United (8SL1E) v Mildenhall Town (8IS1N) @ Chesham Utd
27 Didcot Town (8SL1E) v Hertford Town (8IS1SC)
28 Greenwich Borough (8IS1SE) v Egham Town (8IS1SC)
29 Dunstable Town (8SL1E) v Northwood (8IS1SC)
30 Haywards Heath Town (8IS1SE) v Bracknell Town (8IS1SC)
- intending to join the massed throngs of 'Robins' for this one
31 Faversham Town (8IS1SE) v Sittingbourne (8IS1SE)
32 Phoenix Sports (8IS1SE) v Ramsgate (8IS1SE)
33 Bedfont Sports (8IS1SC) v Whitstable Town (8IS1SE)
34 Canvey Island (8IS1N) v Cray Wanderers (8IS1SE)
35 Tilbury (8IS1N) v Bedford Town (8SL1E)
36 Horsham (8IS1SE) v Ware (8IS1SC)
37 Great Wakering Rovers (8IS1N) v East Grinstead Town (8IS1SE)
38 Dereham Town (8IS1N) v Kempston Rovers (8SL1E)
39 V.C.D. Athletic (8IS1SE) v Hanwell Town (8IS1SC)
40 Aylesbury (8SL1E) v Herne Bay (8IS1SE)
41 Three Bridges (8IS1SE) v Molesey (8IS1SC)
42 Hastings United (8IS1SE) v Whyteleafe (8IS1SE)
43 Ashford Town (Middlesex) (8IS1SC) v Westfield (8IS1SC)
44 Chalfont St. Peter (8IS1N) v Maldon & Tiptree (8IS1N)
45 Brentwood Town (8IS1N) v Marlow (8IS1SC)
Fri 12th Oct 46 Aveley (8IS1N) v Basildon United (8IS1N)
47 Slimbridge (8SL1W) v Melksham Town (8SL1W)
48 A.F.C. Totton (8SL1W) v North Leigh (8SL1E)
49 Yate Town (8SL1W) v Blackfield & Langley (8SL1W)
50 Cinderford Town (8SL1W) v Moneyfields (8SL1W)
51 Bideford (8SL1W) v Street (8SL1W)
52 Thatcham Town (8SL1W) v Cirencester Town (8SL1W)
53 Mangotsfield United (8SL1W) v Kidlington (8SL1E)
54 Larkhall Athletic (8SL1W) v Thame United (8SL1E)
55 Fleet Town (8SL1W) v Barnstaple Town (8SL1W)
56 Bristol Manor Farm (8SL1W) v Paulton Rovers (8SL1W)

FA Vase 1st Round Proper
[Sun 14th Oct 047 F.C. Deportivo Galicia (10COCO1) v Irchester United (10UC1) @ Bedfont Sports
048 Buckingham Athletic (10SSM1) v F.C. Clacton (9ECOP)
049 Newbury Forest (10ES1S) v Newport Pagnell Town (9UCP)
050 Biggleswade United (9SSMP) v Holbeach United (9UCP)
051 Haverhill Borough (10ES1N) v Swaffham Town (10ES1N)
052 Enfield Borough (10SSM1) v Kirkley & Pakefield (9ECOP)
053 London Colney (9SSMP) v Wellingborough Town (9UCP)
054 Southend Manor (9ESSX) v Redbridge (9ESSX)
055 May & Baker Eastbrook (10ES1S) v North Greenford United (9SSMP)
056 Thame Rangers (10HEL1E) v Crawley Green (9SSMP)
057 West Essex (9ESSX) v Godmanchester Rovers (9ECOP)
058 Takeley (9ESSX) v Wodson Park (10SSM1)
059 Codicote (10SSM1) v Wantage Town (9HELP)
060 Harefield United (10SSM1) v Woodbridge Town (9ECOP)
061 Stowmarket Town (9ECOP) v Harpenden Town (9SSMP)
062 Sleaford Town (9UCP) v Peterborough Northern Star (9UCP)
063 Leverstock Green (9SSMP) v Sawbridgeworth Town (9ESSX)
064 Sidlesham (10SC1) v Chatham Town (9SCEP)
065 Redhill (9COCOP) v Peacehaven & Telscombe (9SCP)
066 Sheppey United (9SCEP) v East Preston (9SCP)
067 Wick (10SC1) v Lordswood (9SCEP)
068 Corinthian (9SCEP) v Deal Town (9SCEP)
069 Eversley & California (10COCO1) v Horndean (9WSSXP)
Fri 12th 070 Southall (9COCOP) v Sheerwater (10COCO1) @ Ashford Town (Mx)
071 Spelthorne Sports (9COCOP) v C.B. Hounslow United (9COCOP)
072 Rayners Lane (10SSM1) v Abbey Rangers (9COCOP)
073 Bearsted (9SCEP) v Beckenham Town (9SCEP)
Sun 14th 074 Canterbury City (9SCEP) v Saltdean United (9SCP) @ Faversham
Sun 14th 075 Broadfields United (10SSM1) v Banstead Athletic (9COCOP) @ Harefield Utd
076 Hanworth Villa (9COCOP) v Pagham (9SCP)
077 Sutton Common Rovers (9COCP) v Cobham (9COCOP)
078 Chertsey Town (9COCOP) v Flackwell Heath (9HELP)
079 A.F.C. Croydon Athletic (9SCEP) v Fareham Town (9WSSXP)
080 Horsham Y.M.C.A. (9SCP) v Kensington Borough (10COCO1)
081 St. Panteleimon (11MXP) v Cray Valley (P.M.) (9SCEP) @ North Greenford Utd
082 Bedfont & Feltham (10COCO1) v Erith Town (9SCEP)
083 Newhaven (9SCP) v Rusthall (9SCEP)
084 Tunbridge Wells (9SCEP) v A.F.C. Uckfield Town (9SCP)
085 Steyning Town (10SC1) v Walton & Hersham (9COCOP)
086 Bashley (9WSSXP) v Baffins Milton Rovers (9WSSXP)
087 Saltash United (10SWPP) v Westbury United (9WSTP)
088 Brimscombe & Thrupp (9HELP) v Cribbs (9WSTP)
089 Longwell Green Sports (10WST1) v Brockenhurst (9WSSXP)
090 Ivybridge Town (10SWPP) v Holyport (10HEL1E)
091 Torpoint Athletic (10SWPP) v Sholing (9WSSXP)
092 Exmouth Town (10SWPP) v Elburton Villa (10SWPP)
093 Cheddar (10WST1) v Totton & Eling (10WSSX1)
094 Roman Glass St. George (9WSTP) v Malmesbury Victoria (10HEL1W)
095 Andover Town (10WSSX1) v Badshot Lea (9COCOP)
096 Odd Down (9WSTP) v Willand Rovers (9WSSXP)
097 Alresford Town (9WSSXP) v Abingdon United (9HELP)
098 Bridport (9WSTP) v Falmouth Town (10SWPP)
099 Bodmin Town (10SWPP) v A.F.C. Stoneham (10WSSX1)
100 Bournemouth (9WSSXP) v Newquay (10SWPP)
101 Longlevens (9HELP) v Tavistock (10SWPP)
102 Cadbury Heath (9WSTP) v Sidmouth Town (11SWP1E)
103 A.F.C. St Austell (10SWPP) v Plymouth Parkway (9WSTP)
104 Almondsbury (10HEL1W) v Bitton (9WSTP)
105 Shaftesbury Town (9WSSXP) v Hamworthy United (9WSSXP)

NAT
Boreham Wood v Maidenhead Utd
Eastleigh v Aldershot Town
NATN
Guiseley v Brackley Town
NATS
Billericay Town v Gloucester City
Chippenham Town v Dartford
Eastbourne Borough v Torquay United
Hungerford Town v Dulwich Hamlet
Oxford City v Concord Rangers
St Albans City v Bath City
Truro City v Hemel Hempstead Town
Wealdstone v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Welling United v Slough Town
Weston-super-Mare v East Thurrock United
Woking v Chelmsford City

ILP
Folkestone Invicta v Dorking Wanderers

SLP-C
Biggleswade Town v Banbury United
SLP-S
Chesham United v Salisbury
Dorchester Town v Walton Casuals
Gosport Borough v Beaconsfield Town
Hartley Wintney v Hendon
Metropolitan Police v Basingstoke Town
Staines Town v Merthyr Town
Swindon Supermarine v Weymouth
Tiverton Town v Farnborough

CCLP
Colliers Wood United v Raynes Park Vale
Knaphill v AFC Hayes
CCL1
AC London v Cove
Chessington & Hook United v Sandhurst Town
Dorking Wanderers Res v British Airways
Frimley Green v Farnham Town
Tooting Bec v Fleet Spurs

HELLP
Bishops Cleeve v Ardley United
Brackley Town Saints v Tuffley Rovers
Fairford Town v Holmer Green
Lydney Town v Binfield
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Reading City
HELL1E
Wallingford Town vPenn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Milton United
HELL2E
Yateley United v Langley Cody S&SC nr Farnborough GU14 0LP
Bluefin Sports (UHL) Challenge Cup
Woodley United Cirencester Town Development
B&B Intermediate
Buckingham United v Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC v Stokenchurch
Marlow United v Chalfont Wasps
Shrivenham Development v Eldon Celtic
Steventon v Abingdon United FC Development
Taplow United v Signcraft


WESSP
Andover New Street v Cowes Sports
WESS LC
Tadley Calleva v Portland United

WESS1
Downton v Alton
Petersfield Town v Whitchurch United

[Kulshaw72RFC]

I'm giving Hayward Heath v Bracknell a visit. Nan of wife of Kulshaw lives in Burgess Hill.

[Royal Rother]

In the absence of a Windsor game I am off to Datchet Village v Taplow Utd Reserves at the local rec.

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from this PM's NL matches:

Saturday 13th October

FA Trophy Preliminary Round

20 Chipstead 2-1 Welwyn Garden City
21 Berkhamsted 5-1 South Park
22 Barking 0-1 Hayes & Yeading United
Fri 12th Oct 23 A.F.C. Dunstable 0-1 Witham Town
24 Hythe Town 2-0 F.C. Romania
25 Grays Athletic 2-4 Sevenoaks Town
Sun 14th 26 Aylesbury United v Mildenhall Town
27 Didcot Town 2-1 Hertford Town
28 Greenwich Borough 4-1 Egham Town
29 Dunstable Town 2-0 Northwood
30 Haywards Heath Town 2-3 Bracknell Town att : 121
- got to this - nice to arrive at approx 5-10' before KO, get a programme and a parking space inside the ground - crowd slightly disappointing but it is only the early rounds of the Trophy.
Bracknell coasted to a three goal lead - then eased up and allowed their somewhat limited hosts back in; courtesy of the ' aim it at the big lad up front' method.
- Fortunately the hosts come-back was staged too late to make a significant mark but in truth there should have been far more than 1 goal difference between the teams.
31 Faversham Town 0-2 Sittingbourne
32 Phoenix Sports 1-1 Ramsgate
33 Bedfont Sports 1-4 Whitstable Town
34 Canvey Island 2-0 Cray Wanderers
35 Tilbury 1-4 Bedford Town
36 Horsham 3-1 Ware
37 Great Wakering Rovers 0-1 East Grinstead Town
38 Dereham Town 1-3 Kempston Rovers
39 V.C.D. Athletic 3-1 Hanwell Town
40 Aylesbury 1-2 Herne Bay
41 Three Bridges 0-1 Molesey
42 Hastings United 2-4 Whyteleafe
43 Ashford Town 0-0 Westfield
44 Chalfont St. Peter 0-2 Maldon & Tiptree
45 Brentwood Town 4-1 Marlow
Fri 12th Oct 46 Aveley 2-1 Basildon United
47 Slimbridge 2-3 Melksham Town
48 A.F.C. Totton 1-1 North Leigh
49 Yate Town 1-0 Blackfield & Langley
50 Cinderford Town 5-0 Moneyfields
51 Bideford 2-3 Street
52 Thatcham Town 2-0 Cirencester Town
53 Mangotsfield United 3-0 Kidlington
54 Larkhall Athletic 0-0 Thame United
55 Fleet Town 2-1 Barnstaple Town - rare and welcome win for Fleet though was against another struggling side from their own division.
56 Bristol Manor Farm 1-0 Paulton Rovers

FA Vase 1st Round Proper

025 Romulus 3-3 Wellington F.C.
Sun 14th Oct 027 Coventry United v Wednesfield
028 Loughborough University 1-2 Heather St. Johns
029 Wellington Amateurs 1-2 Leicester Nirvana
Sun 14th Oct 30 Belper United v Quorn
038 Boldmere St. Michaels 2-1 Rugby Town
040 Worcester City 2-1 Long Eaton United
042 Baldock Town 3-0 Brimsdown
043 Little Oakley 2-2 Enfield
044 Newmarket Town 0-1 Deeping Rangers
045 Great Yarmouth Town 3-1 Wroxham
046 Colney Heath 1-1 Histon
Sun 14th Oct 047 F.C. Deportivo Galicia v Irchester United
048 Buckingham Athletic 2-2 F.C. Clacton
049 Newbury Forest 2-3 Newport Pagnell Town
050 Biggleswade United 2-3 Holbeach United aet FT 2-2
051 Haverhill Borough 3-4 Swaffham Town
Sun 14th 052 Enfield Borough Kirkley & Pakefield
053 London Colney 2-3 Wellingborough Town aet FT 2-2
054 Southend Manor 1-4 Redbridge
055 May & Baker Eastbrook 4-2 North Greenford United
056 Thame Rangers 4-2 Crawley Green
Sun14th 057 West Essex v Godmanchester Rovers
058 Takeley 0-2 Wodson Park
059 Codicote 1-7 {SEVEN} Wantage Town
060 Harefield United 0-2 Woodbridge Town
061 Stowmarket Town 5-0 Harpenden Town
062 Sleaford Town 2-2 Peterborough Northern Star
063 Leverstock Green 3-0 Sawbridgeworth Town
064 Sidlesham 0-2 Chatham Town
065 Redhill 2-3 Peacehaven & Telscombe
066 Sheppey United 4-0 East Preston
067 Wick 0-3 Lordswood
068 Corinthian 3-2 Deal Town
069 Eversley & California 0-1 Horndean
Fri 12th 070 Southall 6-0 Sheerwater
071 Spelthorne Sports 2-1 C.B. Hounslow United
072 Rayners Lane 2-3 Abbey Rangers
073 Bearsted 3-0 Beckenham Town
Sun14th 074 Canterbury City v Saltdean United
Sun14th 075 Broadfields United v Banstead Athletic
076 Hanworth Villa 2-4 Pagham
077 Sutton Common Rovers 2-1 Cobham
078 Chertsey Town 6-1 Flackwell Heath
079 A.F.C. Croydon Athletic 3-0 Fareham Town
080 Horsham Y.M.C.A. 0-2 Kensington Borough
081 St. Panteleimon A-A Cray Valley - Match Abandoned serious injury to Home Keeper with scores at 1-1
082 Bedfont & Feltham 1-2 Erith Town
083 Newhaven 2-1 Rusthall
084 Tunbridge Wells 0-2 A.F.C. Uckfield Town
085 Steyning Town 1-0 Walton & Hersham
086 Bashley 1-2 Baffins Milton Rovers
087 Saltash United 2-1 Westbury United
088 Brimscombe & Thrupp 2-3 Cribbs
089 Longwell Green Sports 1-3 Brockenhurst
090 Ivybridge Town 0-0 Holyport
091 Torpoint Athletic 0-1 Sholing
092 Exmouth Town 2-0 Elburton Villa
093 Cheddar 1-0 Totton & Eling aet
094 Roman Glass St. George 0-2 Malmesbury Victoria
095 Andover Town 1-4 Badshot Lea
096 Odd Down 1-4 Willand Rovers
097 Alresford Town 1-0 Abingdon United
098 Bridport 0-6 Falmouth Town
099 Bodmin Town 2-1 A.F.C. Stoneham
100 Bournemouth 6-0 Newquay
101 Longlevens 1-3 Tavistock aet
102 Cadbury Heath 5-0 Sidmouth Town
103 A.F.C. St Austell 6-1 Plymouth Parkway
104 Almondsbury 2-1 Bitton
105 Shaftesbury Town 1-2 Hamworthy United

NAT
Boreham Wood 3-1 Maidenhead Utd
Eastleigh 1-2 Aldershot Town
NATN
Guiseley 2-1 Brackley Town
NATS
Billericay Town 1-0 Gloucester City
Chippenham Town 1-2 Dartford
Eastbourne Borough 2-4 Torquay United
Hungerford Town 1-2 Dulwich Hamlet
Oxford City 2-0 Concord Rangers
St Albans City 0-2 Bath City
Truro City 1-2 Hemel Hempstead Town
Wealdstone 2-1 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Welling United 2-1 Slough Town
Weston-super-Mare P-P East Thurrock United – postponed due to Traffic Accident on W’bound M4
Woking 1-1 Chelmsford City

ILP
Folkestone Invicta 0-1 Dorking Wanderers

SLP-C
Biggleswade Town 0-0 Banbury United
SLP-S
Chesham United 1-4 Salisbury
Dorchester Town 1-1 Walton Casuals
Gosport Borough 2-3 Beaconsfield Town
Hartley Wintney 2-3 Hendon
Metropolitan Police 4-4 Basingstoke Town
Staines Town 2-6 Merthyr Town
Swindon Supermarine 1-1 Weymouth
Tiverton Town 1-1 Farnborough

CCLP
Colliers Wood United 1-1 Raynes Park Vale
Knaphill 2-1 AFC Hayes
CCL1
AC London 6-1 Cove
Chessington & Hook United 2-3 Sandhurst Town
Dorking Wanderers Res 4-2 British Airways
Frimley Green 1-1 Farnham Town
Tooting Bec 4-0 Fleet Spurs

HELLP
Bishops Cleeve 3-1 Ardley United
Brackley Town Saints 4-1 Tuffley Rovers – Saints go top above Ascot
Fairford Town 5-0 Holmer Green
Lydney Town 0-2 Binfield
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 3-1 Reading City - later KO (15:45) presumably due to traffic issues around Hungerford
HELL1E
Wallingford Town 5-2 Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook 3-2 Milton United
HELL2E
Yateley United 0-4 Langley
Bluefin Sports (UHL) Challenge Cup
Woodley United 4-1 Cirencester Town Development
B&B Intermediate
Bletchley Park P-P Aston Clinton Reserves - lack of officials from the B&B FA
Buckingham United 1-5 Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC 1-1 Stokenchurch pens 4-2
Marlow United 1-2 Chalfont Wasps
Penn & Tylers Green Development {FIFTEEN} 15-0 CleanSlate Reserves
Shrivenham Development 1-3 Eldon Celtic
Steventon 1-4 Abingdon United FC Development
Taplow United 1-1 Signcraft pens 4-3

WESSP
Andover New Street 0-1 Cowes Sports
WESS LC
Tadley Calleva 2-2 Portland United pens 3-4
WESS1
Downton 2-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 0-1 Whitchurch United

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Bournemouth FC 6-0 Newquay

3rd game in my FA Vase journey this season and decided to take in a bit of a novelty fixture given that most Cornish sides dont enter the competition. Bit of a novelty ground as well. They have a small park all to themselves with a very secluded entrance. The only other way in is via the backgate of one of the surrounding residents. God knows how you found it without a sat nav.

Hosts are the original Bournemouth Football Club, I would assume that is why their more illustrious neighbours had to stick 'AFC' in front of their name.

Its supposed to be a heavily regionalised draw, so not quite sure what went wrong here. Must have been the longest journey faced by any team in this round.

Hosts never looked in trouble from the start and outclassed Newquay. I get the impression Cornish football isnt of the highest standard. Newquay have made a decent start in the South West Pennisula league (Step 6) but looked way below Bournemouth's level (Step 5).

[tmesis]

My novelty fixture involved getting up at 6.30 for a trip to Spennymoor. Thankfully I wasn't driving.

We got rewarded with a 5-0 win for the home side, which was rather harsh on Ashton, who weren't ever that bad. They just didn't mark very well and conceded three set-piece goals in the first half. they then got picked off on the break after half time.

I do like northern non-league grounds. They tend to have a lot more character than southern ones. Far fewer Atcost bus-shelters round the pitch. Whether it's genuinely worthwhile giving up a whole Saturday to visit one though is a different matter.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Bournemouth FC 6-0 Newquay

3rd game in my FA Vase journey this season and decided to take in a bit of a novelty fixture given that most Cornish sides dont enter the competition. Bit of a novelty ground as well. They have a small park all to themselves with a very secluded entrance. The only other way in is via the backgate of one of the surrounding residents. God knows how you found it without a sat nav.

Hosts are the original Bournemouth Football Club, I would assume that is why their more illustrious neighbours had to stick 'AFC' in front of their name.

Its supposed to be a heavily regionalised draw, so not quite sure what went wrong here. Must have been the longest journey faced by any team in this round.

Hosts never looked in trouble from the start and outclassed Newquay. I get the impression Cornish football isnt of the highest standard. Newquay have made a decent start in the South West Pennisula league (Step 6) but looked way below Bournemouth's level (Step 5).

A few pics here (not mine) if anyone remotely interested.

http://bfc-poppies.co.uk/image-gallery/

[Royal Rother]

Just a few? Bloody 100s. Tidy ground.

[Sutekh]

B&B Intermediate
Bletchley Park P-P Aston Clinton Reserves - lack of officials from the B&B FA
Buckingham United 1-5 Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC 1-1 Stokenchurch pens 4-2
Marlow United 1-2 Chalfont Wasps
Penn & Tylers Green Development {FIFTEEN} 15-0 CleanSlate Reserves
Shrivenham Development 1-3 Eldon Celtic
Steventon 1-4 Abingdon United FC Development
Taplow United 1-1 Signcraft pens 4-3

WESSP
Andover New Street 0-1 Cowes Sports
WESS LC
Tadley Calleva 2-2 Portland United pens 3-4
WESS1
Downton 2-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 0-1 Whitchurch United

What does the green text mean?

[John Smith]

B&B Intermediate
Bletchley Park P-P Aston Clinton Reserves - lack of officials from the B&B FA
Buckingham United 1-5 Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC 1-1 Stokenchurch pens 4-2
Marlow United 1-2 Chalfont Wasps
Penn & Tylers Green Development {FIFTEEN} 15-0 CleanSlate Reserves
Shrivenham Development 1-3 Eldon Celtic
Steventon 1-4 Abingdon United FC Development
Taplow United 1-1 Signcraft pens 4-3

WESSP
Andover New Street 0-1 Cowes Sports
WESS LC
Tadley Calleva 2-2 Portland United pens 3-4
WESS1
Downton 2-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 0-1 Whitchurch United

What does the green text mean?

How can you go and watch that? Even I've played at a level higher than that

[Four Of Clubs]

B&B Intermediate
Bletchley Park P-P Aston Clinton Reserves - lack of officials from the B&B FA
Buckingham United 1-5 Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC 1-1 Stokenchurch pens 4-2
Marlow United 1-2 Chalfont Wasps
Taplow United 1-1 Signcraft pens 4-3

What does the green text mean?

.... if I do it properly it usually indicates lower level Cup competitions or local leagues below STEP06 that may be of interest to someone

.... at least that's the theory

[Royal Rother]

B&B Intermediate
Bletchley Park P-P Aston Clinton Reserves - lack of officials from the B&B FA
Buckingham United 1-5 Long Crendon
KS Gryf FC 1-1 Stokenchurch pens 4-2
Marlow United 1-2 Chalfont Wasps
Penn & Tylers Green Development {FIFTEEN} 15-0 CleanSlate Reserves
Shrivenham Development 1-3 Eldon Celtic
Steventon 1-4 Abingdon United FC Development
Taplow United 1-1 Signcraft pens 4-3

WESSP
Andover New Street 0-1 Cowes Sports
WESS LC
Tadley Calleva 2-2 Portland United pens 3-4
WESS1
Downton 2-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 0-1 Whitchurch United

What does the green text mean?

How can you go and watch that? Even I've played at a level higher than that

Who do you watch?

[Kulshaw72RFC]

FoC or A.N.other.....

What is the criteria for a club to go from TVPL into Hellenic, and what changes would one need to make? Reading YMCA have I think won the league 3 times in a row but not going up. Is it a big financial burden to do it?

[Four Of Clubs]

FoC or A.N.other.....

What is the criteria for a club to go from TVPL into Hellenic, and what changes would one need to make? Reading YMCA have I think won the league 3 times in a row but not going up. Is it a big financial burden to do it?

... not completely sure but I would hazard a guess that it is a bit of a double-edged thingy:

i) Ground Grading: I doubt YMCA 'own' The Cauldron' over at Padworth - nor could they reasonably expect whichever local Council does (RBC or W.Berks maybe?), if it isn't private, to help out with any necessary upgrade to enable the club to 'step up'.
Indeed where they are now in the upper reaches of the TVL-P is not much below the playing standard of Hellenic Divs One. The issue there would be that this league has followed FA directives and demoted clubs with inadequate facilities for this season - so the chasm in off-field standards is ever widening. They are unlikely to try to reverse policy and admit a club with meagre facilities to their 2nd tier. Coming in lower down as Langley and Chalvey have done , would not be an advance for YMCA.
Thus they could opt for the short-term approach of a ground-share - Thatcham might be a sensible option.
Tadley is nearer but are in the Wessex League who don't permit 'lodgers'. That issue might go away were Tadley promoted this season to STEP04!

ii) Travel : - should they try to step up to Hellenic or Wessex ( the only other feasible option) and find the necessary facilities , could the club establish enough funding to cover the travelling. Equally their players might object to longer trips and jump ship to another TVL club to stay at a level of personal comfort?

I'm basing a lot of my assumptions on the experiences of clubs who have previously stepped up from 'local' leagues only to find Grading, Travelling or inadequate Playing squads, millstones they cannot shrug off and eventually get dragged back down to where they came from (Marlow Utd , Chalfont Wasps to name two)

Even clubs with long-established Grounds have found the Hellenic a tough League to stay in (Hook Norton, Kintbury, Lambourn, Newbury, Abingdon Town) and not all playing related.

I s'pose Woodley Utd could be a model to follow but even now their grip on STEP06 is tenuous : Virginia Water, Penn & T, Wokkers & Emmbrook, Langley and Chalvey - the latter two are new in but all like Woodley, are barely subsisting thanks to what must be quite expensive ground-shares.

[Rea Ding]

Another loss for Hungerford...

[Kulshaw72RFC]

FoC or A.N.other.....

What is the criteria for a club to go from TVPL into Hellenic, and what changes would one need to make? Reading YMCA have I think won the league 3 times in a row but not going up. Is it a big financial burden to do it?

... not completely sure but I would hazard a guess that it is a bit of a double-edged thingy:

i) Ground Grading: I doubt YMCA 'own' The Cauldron' over at Padworth - nor could they reasonably expect whichever local Council does (RBC or W.Berks maybe?), if it isn't private, to help out with any necessary upgrade to enable the club to 'step up'.
Indeed where they are now in the upper reaches of the TVL-P is not much below the playing standard of Hellenic Divs One. The issue there would be that this league has followed FA directives and demoted clubs with inadequate facilities for this season - so the chasm in off-field standards is ever widening. They are unlikely to try to reverse policy and admit a club with meagre facilities to their 2nd tier. Coming in lower down as Langley and Chalvey have done , would not be an advance for YMCA.
Thus they could opt for the short-term approach of a ground-share - Thatcham might be a sensible option.
Tadley is nearer but are in the Wessex League who don't permit 'lodgers'. That issue might go away were Tadley promoted this season to STEP04!

ii) Travel : - should they try to step up to Hellenic or Wessex ( the only other feasible option) and find the necessary facilities , could the club establish enough funding to cover the travelling. Equally their players might object to longer trips and jump ship to another TVL club to stay at a level of personal comfort?

I'm basing a lot of my assumptions on the experiences of clubs who have previously stepped up from 'local' leagues only to find Grading, Travelling or inadequate Playing squads, millstones they cannot shrug off and eventually get dragged back down to where they came from (Marlow Utd , Chalfont Wasps to name two)

Even clubs with long-established Grounds have found the Hellenic a tough League to stay in (Hook Norton, Kintbury, Lambourn, Newbury, Abingdon Town) and not all playing related.

I s'pose Woodley Utd could be a model to follow but even now their grip on STEP06 is tenuous : Virginia Water, Penn & T, Wokkers & Emmbrook, Langley and Chalvey - the latter two are new in but all like Woodley, are barely subsisting thanks to what must be quite expensive ground-shares.

Cheers!