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[Four Of Clubs]

...here's this w/e fixtures in NL

Saturday 18th September

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

21 Brackley Town v Coalville Town
25 Nantwich Town v Banbury United
26 A.F.C. Telford United v Stamford
34 Braintree Town v Billericay Town
35 Hornchurch v Walthamstow
36 Bishops Stortford v Bowers & Pitsea
37 Barking v A.F.C. Dunstable
38 Norwich United v Mildenhall Town
39 East Thurrock United v Needham Market
40 A.F.C. Sudbury v Stowmarket Town
41 Wingate & Finchley v Baldock Town
42 Concord Rangers v St. Albans City
43 Chelmsford City v Little Oakley
44 Kings Langley v Leiston
45 Ware v Hemel Hempstead Town
46 Bedford Town v Welwyn Garden City
47 Enfield Town v Hadley
48 Hitchin Town v Cheshunt
49 Great Wakering Rovers v Peterborough Sports
50 Ashford Town (Middlesex) v Folkestone Invicta
51 Abbey Rangers v Marlow
52 Chertsey Town v Chesham United
53 Carshalton Athletic v Ebbsfleet United
54 Chichester City v Maidstone United
55 Phoenix Sports v Redhill
56 Broadfields United v Hastings United
57 Burgess Hill Town v Dorking Wanderers
58 Kingstonian v Horsham
59 Merstham v Margate
60 Hanwell Town v Eastbourne Borough
61 12:30 Sutton Common Rovers v Jersey Bulls - Live on BBC Red Button
62 Beaconsfield Town v Havant & Waterlooville - this is now at H&W's Draper Tools Stadium as Holloways Park is still being worked on
63 Slough Town v Whitehawk
64 Dartford v Hythe Town
65 Metropolitan Police v Farnborough
66 Dulwich Hamlet v Bedfont Sports
67 Hayes & Yeading United v Tonbridge Angels
68 Walton Casuals v Hampton & Richmond Borough
69 Leatherhead v Corinthian Casuals
70 Welling United v Harrow Borough
71 Aylesbury United v Bishop's Cleeve
72 Cirencester Town v Hamworthy United
73 Sun 15:00 Longlevens v Gloucester City @ Gloucester City
74 Tiverton Town v Sholing
75 Basingstoke Town v Wimborne Town
76 Frome Town v Oxford City
77 Poole Town v Chippenham Town
78 Weston super Mare v Taunton Town
79 Shaftesbury v Bath City
80 Hungerford Town v Truro City
81 Yate Town v Gosport Borough
82 Lymington Town v Hereford

League
NAT
Grimsby Town v Eastleigh
Notts County v Maidenhead United
Wealdstone v Aldershot Town

SL1-C
Kempston Rovers v Didcot Town
Kidlington v Barton Rovers
North Leigh v St Neots Town
SL1-S
Highworth Town v Bideford

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town v Uxbridge - top two clash @ the SB Stadium (Sandhurst)
Chalfont St Peter v Binfield
South Park v Thatcham Town
Staines Town v Westfield

CCL-PN
Fri 19:45 Virginia Water v Holyport
Ascot United v Wembley
Burnham v Edgware Town
CB Hounslow United v Reading City
Hanworth Villa v North Greenford United
Spelthorne Sports v Windsor
Tadley Calleva v Southall
CCL-PS
AFC Croydon Athletic v Camberley Town
Badshot Lea v Balham
Beckenham Town v Cobham
Fleet Town v Banstead Athletic
Guildford City v Colliers Wood United
Horley Town v Farnham Town
Knaphill v Raynes Park Vale
Redhill v Molesey
Walton & Hersham v Sheerwater
CCL-1
Bagshot v FC Deportivo Galicia
Berks County v Bedfont & Feltham
British Airways v Hillingdon Borough
Cove v AFC Hayes
Eversley & California v Enfield Borough
Hilltop v Kensington & Ealing Borough
Wallingford Town v Chalvey Sports
Woodley United v London Lions

HELLP
Fairford Town v Shrivenham
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Bradford Town
HELL1
Abingdon United v Studley
Milton United v Malmesbury Vics

SSMP
Holmer Green v Crawley Green

WESSP
Alresford Town v Baffins Milton Rovers
Fareham Town v Alton
WESS1
Andover New Street v Petersfield Town
Fleet Spurs v Totton & Eling
Infinity v Andover Town
New Milton Town v Whitchurch United
Verwood Town v Ash United

Berks/Bucks Cup 1st Round
14:00 Milton Keynes Irish v Penn & Tylers Green
Buckingham Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Flackwell Heath v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston

... nothing new available, in range, in the Cup so we are probably having another trip into the SE Midlands for a UCL-Premier South Fixture
Peterborough Northern Star v Lutterworth Town
...a couple of possible S.Mids Fixtures en route should the M'ways prove difficult.....

... might think about the FA Cup game at Gloucester on Sunday but they are reportedly expecting a large crowd (even for the visit of a STEP05 club - albeit one from the City itself (Longlevens) ..... and tickets are on sale in advance and supposedly expected to shift fast - will check interest and availability later on.

[Royal Rother]

Can’t imagine Longlevens will add many to the gate.

When we played them away in 2018/19 the gate was a paltry 48 with about half of those from Windsor!

[paultheroyal]

Back to Basingstoke Town tomorrow - really enjoy going there. Home to Wimborne, there is a chance. Another biggish crowd expected.

For anyone who does visit the new ground, park at the leisure park, car park towards Milestones and its a five minute walk through underpass to the ground. Car parking is also free.

[Four Of Clubs]

Can’t imagine Longlevens will add many to the gate.

When we played them away in 2018/19 the gate was a paltry 48 with about half of those from Windsor!

...yeah on the face of it it does seem an unlikely game to draw a big crowd BUT it is between two Glawster clubs and it's a new-ish Stadium - can't have had more than a handful of games there since the re-opening - just maybe captured the local imagination?

Chappy I know from Oxford, went to the new ground (Meadow Park) a week or so back and there was a certainly a buzz about this tie and (probably optimistic) rumbles about a sell-out - agree that seems a bit of a stretch - will check on line tomorrow PM and see how it looks.

...they've pulled in two gates over 2k for their 2 NAT-N league games v York & Kettering but only got 800 last week for Curzon Ashton.

Not sure what the official capacity is yet, as they may not have finished all of the ground but it's probably close to 3k.

Agree on the Longlevens crowds too - I've been to Saw Mills a couple of times and the seating is stretched along a narrow couple of rows within an elongated bus-shelter type plastic stand .... and most of the crowd fitted inside with plenty to spare!

[Four Of Clubs]

...round up of this W/E NL matches:

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

21 Brackley Town 4-2 Coalville Town
25 Nantwich Town 1-2 Banbury United
26 A.F.C. Telford United 1-2 Stamford
34 Braintree Town 1-2 Billericay Town
35 Hornchurch 4-1 Walthamstow
36 Bishops Stortford 0-2 Bowers & Pitsea
37 Barking 1-3 A.F.C. Dunstable
38 Norwich United 3-2 Mildenhall Town
39 East Thurrock United 2-2 Needham Market
40 A.F.C. Sudbury 0-0 Stowmarket Town
41 Wingate & Finchley 3-0 Baldock Town
42 Concord Rangers 0-0 St. Albans City
43 Chelmsford City 5-1 Little Oakley
44 Kings Langley 1-1 Leiston
45 Ware 2-2 Hemel Hempstead Town
46 Bedford Town 1-3 Welwyn Garden City
47 Enfield Town 1-1 Hadley
48 Hitchin Town 0-3 Cheshunt
49 Great Wakering Rovers 3-5 Peterborough Sports
50 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 2-7 {SEVEN} Folkestone Invicta
51 Abbey Rangers 0-2 Marlow – CCL League site states this was Abandoned – no mention on either club site – ‘Blues' 2nd goal on 96’ - 7th win in a row and 7th Clean sheet.
52 Chertsey Town 1-0 Chesham United att 388
53 Carshalton Athletic 1-2 Ebbsfleet United
54 Chichester City 1-3 Maidstone United
55 Phoenix Sports 1-3 Redhill
56 Broadfields United 2-3 Hastings United
57 Burgess Hill Town 0-4 Dorking Wanderers
58 Kingstonian 1-1 Horsham
59 Merstham 4-1 Margate
60 Hanwell Town 0-2 Eastbourne Borough
61 Sutton Common Rovers 2-2 Jersey Bulls
62 Beaconsfield Town 3-5 Havant & Waterlooville
63 Slough Town 1-3 Whitehawk - ‘Rebels’ humbled by a STEP04 side
64 Dartford 5-1 Hythe Town
65 Metropolitan Police 1-1 Farnborough
66 Dulwich Hamlet 0-1 Bedfont Sports - att 1,605 Sports win at side 2 Steps above them
67 Hayes & Yeading United 5-0 Tonbridge Angels
68 Walton Casuals 0-3 Hampton & Richmond Borough att 658
69 Leatherhead 0-0 Corinthian Casuals
70 Welling United 0-2 Harrow Borough
71 Aylesbury United 5-1 Bishop's Cleeve
72 Cirencester Town 3-1 Hamworthy United
73 Sun 15:00 Longlevens 1-3 Gloucester City @ Gloucester City
- got tickets in advance & some of the seated areas were sold out.
- Got here in good time - roads OK but approaches to the new Stadium a bit clogged – not sure they’ve nailed down the parking quite yet – found a Builders Yard offering £5 match day almost next to the Stadium
- Crowd estimated (maybe official now) as 2320 and it did seem nearly full. ‘Levens’ gave great account of themselves on and off the pitch - big boisterous following (wonder where they all came from – their own average crowds hover just under three figures?)
- STEP02 ‘Tigers’ were seriously troubled by their lesser (STEP05) ‘cousins’ especially first half but superior technique and fitness told in the end.
- Well stewarded and the ticketing worked fine just the hospitality not quite bedded in yet – suspect they’ve got plans to make the outlets for the spectator facilities more permanently founded – all had a bit of temporary feel to them
- bar was busy on one side and just about coped but queues were a tad longer/slower than they needed to be
- The food outlet also struggled very badly especially after the break – I queued for c. 20’ and decided to give up, rather than invest any more time in receiving what could probably have been a tepid burger with fairly thin insipid looking chips. The chap in front of me in the almost non-moving queue, with two youngsters in tow, walked past me later with his food about 5’ before the end….. I think it was just badly planned e.g. they didn’t seem to be able to have a steady supply of food on the go and had to keep starting new batches of everything hence long pauses with staff standing idle and punters mumbling about lack of supply.

74 Tiverton Town 1-3 Sholing
75 Basingstoke Town 3-4 Wimborne Town att 540
76 Frome Town 2-1 Oxford City another STEP02 side upset
77 Poole Town 1-1 Chippenham Town
78 Weston super Mare 5-1 Taunton Town
79 Shaftesbury 0-1 Bath City
80 Hungerford Town 1-0 Truro City – Crusaders edge thru with 80’ winner from Keith (2 m’s ) Emmerson.
81 Yate Town 2-0 Gosport Borough
82 Lymington Town 2-2 Hereford

League
NAT
Grimsby Town 2-0 Eastleigh
Notts County 1-0 Maidenhead United – ‘Magpies’ lose to early 2nd half goal – at the ‘Magpies’…..
Wealdstone 2-2 Aldershot Town – ‘Sh!ts’ come back twice from behind to get a point

SL1-C
Kempston Rovers 2-0 Didcot Town
Kidlington 3-1 Barton Rovers
North Leigh 2-0 St Neots Town – ‘Nor Lye’ stay top – 2nd placed Berko dropped points at FC Romania
SL1-S
Highworth Town 4-1 Bideford - Edwards hat-trick in the first half-hour

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town 1-0 Uxbridge – att 252 ace Dave Tarpey on the mark around 35’ puts ‘Robins’ clear at the top – though Marlow in 4th have 2 games in hand and are still 100% – the clubs currently due to meet on Mon 27th Sept

Chalfont St Peter 0-3 Binfield – goals from Gator, Harris and Tack sees the ‘Moles’ up in 4th.
South Park 2-0 Thatcham Town
Staines Town 3-1 Westfield – ‘Swans’ first points of the season
– bottom are Guernsey yet to play
- some thoughts that due to the ongoing ‘Vids’ concerns and CI State restrictions, they may be forced into hiaitus again this season but that could result in them being dropped back to the CCL next term.
- Should the regulations ease to allow an influx of off-island travellers then – according to a press-release late last month - they hope to start their season next month(October) – the (Pitching In) Isthmian League have agreed this in principal.

CCL-PN
Fri Virginia Water 2-2 Holyport
Ascot United Ab Wembley - Abandoned in injury time score 1-1
Burnham 2-2 Edgware Town - visitors score in injury time at the end of both halves
CB Hounslow United 0-2 Reading City
Hanworth Villa 1-0 North Greenford United
Spelthorne Sports 2-0 Windsor
Tadley Calleva 1-2 Southall
CCL-PS
AFC Croydon Athletic 0-0 Camberley Town
Badshot Lea 2-0 Balham
Beckenham Town 2-0 Cobham
Fleet Town 2-4 Banstead Athletic
Guildford City 1-0 Colliers Wood United
Horley Town 2-3 Farnham Town
Knaphill 2-2 Raynes Park Vale
Molesey 0-2 Frimley Green – late re-arr ‘Moles’ original opponents (Redhill) were in Cup action

CCL-1
AFC Aldermaston 1-0 Sandhurst Town
Bagshot 0-8 {EIGHT} FC Deportivo Galicia
Berks County 4-1 Bedfont & Feltham
British Airways 2-0 Hillingdon Borough
Cove 0-0 AFC Hayes
Eversley & California 2-1 Enfield Borough
Hilltop 6-1 Kensington & Ealing Borough
Wallingford Town 2-2 Chalvey Sports
Woodley United 0-2 London Lions

HELLP
Fairford Town 5-3 Shrivenham
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 2-2 Bradford Town att 122
HELL1
Abingdon United 0-5 Studley - AbU now nil points from 9 games…..
Milton United 3-1 Malmesbury Vics

SSMP
Holmer Green 0-6 Crawley Green

- Due to nearly every M’way A(M) road we went on/near being kf%c£ed yesterday (Saturday) we gave up on Peterborough Northern Star and diverted off to an SSM1 fixture having crawled half-way up the A1(M)
- Letchworth Garden City Eagles 0-1 Rushden & Higham – ground tucked around behind the Herts FA HQ and the local Rugby Club/Leisure centre so all quite new and tidy – masses of parking – football clubhouse set out nicely too.
- Only got a few left in this division now but of the 4 remaining (I think) 2 of the grounds are adjacent to larger clubs that we have visited and the other one is a ‘move’/re-visit so no great rush to complete.

WESSP
Alresford Town 1-1 Baffins Milton Rovers
Fareham Town 1-2 Alton – decent win for the 'Brewers' here – though ‘The Creeksiders’ do seem to be much stronger on their travels so far this season (is it me or does the name conjure up visceral images of American Slasher/Serial Murderers? )

WESS1
Andover New Street {SEVEN} 7-1 Petersfield Town
Fleet Spurs 1-1 Totton & Eling
Infinity 0-2 Andover Town
New Milton Town 3-2 Whitchurch United
Verwood Town 2-1 Ash United

Berks/Bucks Cup
Milton Keynes Irish 4-3 Penn & Tylers Green
Buckingham Athletic 2-2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 6-5pens
Flackwell Heath 2-0 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Long Crendon PP AFC Aldermaston put back to 05/10

[Royal Rother]

Spelthorne Sports 2-0 Windsor

I know we have a number of injuries but the number of players supposedly in the squad (many of whom have played once or twice) means we should be able to put out a decent team capable of a better performance than this insipid display.

However, I suspect at least half the names on the squad list have just been given to us for a week or 2 by other clubs for whom they are fringe players just to give them a game. But I don’t know that for sure because no news comes out of the club.

The website and social media updates are almost non-existent so we have no idea what’s going on with the team, who is unfit, when they might be back etc. and every team sheet looks very different from the previous one.

Oh yes, we do now have a weekly minute or 2 interview with the manager - flash background production values but full of cliches and not a lot else.

I’ve been saying it for a couple of years but I really don’t think the manager has a clue what he’s doing.

I made a decision this season not to do away games, in part to manage the amount of pain I inflict on myself but had to go yesterday assuming that James Harper would be in the squad.... but of course he wasn’t!

I hope Harper still has a strong work ethic, a lot of patience and a desire to help less talented players (and the manager!) improve and perform to their potential - if he’s not up for that, after one training session he just might decide this Challenge is not for him. I actually suspect, despite the announcement of him signing for us, it’s just a brief emergency loan, nothing more.

As some of the locals told me pre-game, Spelly are nowhere near as good as they have been, have a very young side and are struggling - well that may be the case but they were far too good for our hapless bunch.

Most of the players we have had passed our way by the likes of Beaconsfield, Binfield and Maidenhead have been decent (as you’d expect) but special mention for one from Binfield who started on Saturday - Joel Valentine.... he was comically bad in every respect.

[Royalist]

I do find it somewhat surprising a well off area like Windsor doesn't have someone who can run a football club.

The level Windsor are at is sharing players with literal pub sides.

I am completely out of the loop but have they sorted the ground lease long term yet?

[Royal Rother]

No.

Trouble is the Chairman and his "assistant" just won't accept any proper help in doing anything - I know loads of people (runs into 10s) who have been volunteers over the years but just walk away after a while because nothing ever changes, no control is ever relinquished so nothing can get done.

The website is always out of date, social media is sporadic and uninformative - these are areas where others have been involved in the past and suddenly improved massively but as soon as it looks better the information dries up from within the club, so there is nothing to post and the guys say "sod it then, have it back".

As for the lease - the Chairman has soured things with the Crown so it just seems to be a ridiculous impasse where nothing can ever move forward whuilst he is in charge - others have offered to help but as soon as anyone gets close to actually doing anything the blocks are put in place and it goes nowhere. We even had a new Chairman in place for a week a few years ago but as soon as he started to do something positive he found he wasn't actually allowed to do anything so walked away. (That's the story anyway although I couldn't vouch for its accuracy.)

So many good people willing to help but while Kevin and Malcolm are around won't go near it anymore as the frustrations of working with them have driven them to distraction. Some of those won't even come to games anymore.

I've never worked with him and (probably as a result of being devoid of that experience) actually like Kevin - his heart is in the right place but it seems he is an autocrat and that just doesn't work in a volunteer environment - they are not his minion employees.

Still, for lower non league, the pitch is to die for!

[NathStPaul]

My son is playing against Windsor in the County Cup in a couple of weeks. Do they use the first team pitch for youth football Rother?

[Royal Rother]

My son is playing against Windsor in the County Cup in a couple of weeks. Do they use the first team pitch for youth football Rother?

Yes they do. (For U18s.)

Let me know when that is and I'll come down. I generally go and watch the home games but haven't been down yet this season.

The U18s have started the season pretty well, beating Didcot and Hartley Wintney in the last 2 games.

[NathStPaul]

My son is playing against Windsor in the County Cup in a couple of weeks. Do they use the first team pitch for youth football Rother?

Yes they do. (For U18s.)

Let me know when that is and I'll come down.

The U18s have started the season pretty well, beating Didcot and Hartley Wintney in the last 2 games.

Ah he isn't that old, he's an under 13. Sometimes when he plays against decent level sides they stick them on the main pitch which is nice.

[Royal Rother]

I do find it somewhat surprising a well off area like Windsor doesn't have someone who can run a football club.

The level Windsor are at is sharing players with literal pub sides.

I am completely out of the loop but have they sorted the ground lease long term yet?

By the way, good to see you back - with your 15 month absence I must admit I had wondered whether you were a Covid victim!

[Royal Rother]

My son is playing against Windsor in the County Cup in a couple of weeks. Do they use the first team pitch for youth football Rother?

Yes they do. (For U18s.)

Let me know when that is and I'll come down.

The U18s have started the season pretty well, beating Didcot and Hartley Wintney in the last 2 games.

Ah he isn't that old, he's an under 13. Sometimes when he plays against decent level sides they stick them on the main pitch which is nice.

Ah, well they do sometimes yes - if it is at Stag Meadow then it will be the main pitch as the only other facility there is a training pitch that is not full size.

[paultheroyal]

My son is playing against Windsor in the County Cup in a couple of weeks. Do they use the first team pitch for youth football Rother?

Yes they do. (For U18s.)

Let me know when that is and I'll come down.

The U18s have started the season pretty well, beating Didcot and Hartley Wintney in the last 2 games.

Ah he isn't that old, he's an under 13. Sometimes when he plays against decent level sides they stick them on the main pitch which is nice.

Thats good to hear - Basingstoke Town are doing that more but then i found out that to hire the current pitch that the first team play on is the same as one of the pitches at a school in the JPL for the whole season!!

[NathStPaul]

Yes they do. (For U18s.)

Let me know when that is and I'll come down.

The U18s have started the season pretty well, beating Didcot and Hartley Wintney in the last 2 games.

Ah he isn't that old, he's an under 13. Sometimes when he plays against decent level sides they stick them on the main pitch which is nice.

Thats good to hear - Basingstoke Town are doing that more but then i found out that to hire the current pitch that the first team play on is the same as one of the pitches at a school in the JPL for the whole season!!

His football has been pretty cool to be honest, far better than the shit I had to play on when I was his age. He is fortunate enough to play for the two strongest teams in our area at the weekends who often will play against the likes of Sutton United, Aldershot, Bedfont, Whyteleafe etc who all have fairly decent facilities. They normally always play on the first team pitch which is good of the clubs I think, could easily be precious about it.
Ironically one of the clubs he plays for doesn't allow the youth sides to play on the main home pitch.

[paultheroyal]

Ah he isn't that old, he's an under 13. Sometimes when he plays against decent level sides they stick them on the main pitch which is nice.

Thats good to hear - Basingstoke Town are doing that more but then i found out that to hire the current pitch that the first team play on is the same as one of the pitches at a school in the JPL for the whole season!!

His football has been pretty cool to be honest, far better than the shit I had to play on when I was his age. He is fortunate enough to play for the two strongest teams in our area at the weekends who often will play against the likes of Sutton United, Aldershot, Bedfont, Whyteleafe etc who all have fairly decent facilities. They normally always play on the first team pitch which is good of the clubs I think, could easily be precious about it.
Ironically one of the clubs he plays for doesn't allow the youth sides to play on the main home pitch.

Yeah, its a real shame Basingstoke Town dont own Winklebury as being 4G it would be multi use but prices from HFA are extortianate.

[Royalist]

I do find it somewhat surprising a well off area like Windsor doesn't have someone who can run a football club.

The level Windsor are at is sharing players with literal pub sides.

I am completely out of the loop but have they sorted the ground lease long term yet?

By the way, good to see you back - with your 15 month absence I must admit I had wondered whether you were a Covid victim!

Out of the area and not much to say with no football for a long period! It's only seeing James Harper news that piqued any remaining interest.

[Four Of Clubs]

...here's the w/e NL offerings locally ...

Sat 25th September

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round
7 Bedford Town v St. Neots Town
8 Kempston Rovers v Newcastle Town
9 Hastings United v A.F.C. Dunstable
10 Welwyn Garden City v Hythe Town
11 Ramsgate v Sutton Common Rovers
12 Hashtag United v Chipstead
13 Stowmarket Town v Great Wakering Rovers
14 Corinthian v Grays Athletic
15 Canvey Island v Coggeshall Town
16 Ashford United v Chalfont St. Peter
17 Chichester City v Whitstable Town
18 Wantage Town v Willand Rovers
19 Thame United v Winchester City

FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round
94 Winslow United (Fri 7.45) v Shefford Town & Campton
95 Northampton Sileby Rangers v Buckingham Athletic
96 A.F.C. Hayes v Risborough Rangers
97 Wembley v Holmer Green
98 F.C. Deportivo Galicia v Tring Athletic
99 Egham Town v Northampton O.N. Chenecks
100 Hilltop (Sun 3.00) v Broadfields United @ Hiilingdon
101 Hillingdon Borough v Bugbrooke St. Michaels
102 Bedfont & Feltham (Fri 7.30) v Rayners Lane
103 Southall v C.B. Hounslow United
104 British Airways v Desborough Town @ Bedfont & Feltham
105 Burnham v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
106 Wellingborough Whitworth v Windsor
107 Ardley United v Rothwell Corinthians
108 Newport Pagnell Town v Harpenden Town
109 Penn & Tylers Green v Harefield United
110 Easington Sports v London Colney
111 Frimley Green v A.F.C. Aldermaston
112 Tadley Calleva v Ascot United
113 Bitton v Cheltenham Saracens
114 Abingdon United v Berks County
115 Brislington v Ashton & Backwell United
116 Tuffley Rovers v Fleet Spurs
117 Bishop's Cleeve v Wallingford Town
118 13:00 Eversley & California v Oldland Abbotonians
119 Bristol Telephones v Chipping Sodbury Town
120 Longwell Green Sports (Fri 7.30) v Cadbury Heath
121 Sheerwater v Tytherington Rocks
122 Wokingham & Emmbrook v Hallen
123 Keynsham Town v Long Crendon
124 Cribbs v Shortwood United
125 Milton United v Woodley United
126 Sandhurst Town (Sun 3.00) v Longlevens @ Bottom Meadow Sandhurst
127 Portishead Town v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
128 Raynes Park Vale v Welling Town
129 14:00 A.F.C. Varndeanians v Kent Football United @ Withdean
130 Tunbridge Wells v Canterbury City
131 Epsom & Ewell v Mile Oak
132 Holmesdale v A.F.C. Croydon Athletic
133 Alfold v Redhill
134 14:45 Meridian Valley Park v Shoreham
135 Fisher P-P Little Common - visitors forfeit
136 Rochester United v Chessington & Hook United
137 Snodland Town v Sutton Athletic
138 Abbey Rangers v Montpelier Villa
139 Jersey Bulls (Sun 3.00) v Crowborough Athletic
140 Hassocks v Beckenham Town
141 Lordswood v Seaford Town
142 Croydon v Horley Town
143 Erith Town v Sheppey United
144 Saltdean United v Bridon Ropes
145 Colliers Wood United v Punjab United
146 Tower Hamlets v Crawley Down Gatwick
147 Hailsham Town v Staplehurst Monarchs United
148 Greenways v Forest Hill Park
149 Athletic Newham v Bexhill United
150 Loxwood v Erith & Belvedere
151 Worthing United v Stansfeld
152 Midhurst & Easebourne v Alresford Town
153 Ringwood Town v Downton
154 Moneyfields v A.F.C. Portchester
155 Laverstock & Ford v Fawley
156 Whitchurch United v Ash United
157 Godalming Town v Badshot Lea
158 Sherborne Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
159 Horndean v Brockenhurst
160 Bournemouth F.C. v East Cowes Victoria Athletic
161 Alton v Pagham
162 Andover Town v Andover New Street - expect another bumper crowd for this one - got close to 400 for a midweek league game in mid-Aug
163 A.F.C. Stoneham v Blackfield & Langley
164 Arundel v Shaftesbury
165 Bradford Town v Odd Down
166 Corsham Town v Hamworthy United
167 Farnham Town v Bashley
168 Wendron United v Bishop Sutton
169 St. Blazey v Dobwalls
170 Wadebridge Town v Newquay
171 Elmore v Helston Athletic
172 Shepton Mallet v Mousehole
173 Launceston v Newton Abbot Spurs
174 Sidmouth Town v Welton Rovers
175 Bovey Tracey v Street
177 Bishops Lydeard v Wellington A.F.C.
178 Camelford v Cheddar
179 Saltash United v Bodmin Town
180 Axminster Town v Brixham
181 Torpoint Athletic v Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police
182 Ivybridge Town v Wells City

NAT
Aldershot Town v FC Halifax Town
Eastleigh v Woking
Maidenhead United v Grimsby Town
NATN
AFC Telford United v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Maidstone United
Billericay Town v Hemel Hempstead Town
Chelmsford City v Dulwich Hamlet
Concord Rangers v Chippenham Town
Eastbourne Borough v Braintree Town
Hungerford Town v Slough Town
Oxford City v Hampton & Richmond Borough
St Albans City v Havant & Waterlooville
Tonbridge Angels v Dorking Wanderers
Welling United v Dartford

SLP-C
Banbury United v St Ives Town
SLP-S
Kings Langley v Poole Town
Merthyr Town v Farnborough
Metropolitan Police v Hayes & Yeading United
Salisbury v Swindon Supermarine
Taunton Town v Walton Casuals
Truro City v Chesham United
Weston-super-Mare v Hartley Wintney
Yate Town v Beaconsfield Town
SL1-C
North Leigh v Barton Rovers
-saw Nor Lye lose top spot to Berkhamsted on Tue evening up at Eynsham Park
– very tight affair settled by one moment of flair by veteran striker Lewis Toomey (Boreham Wd/Hemel etc) found a gap, outpaced the back four and slotted past the keeper – Home side pressed late on but couldn’t force a leveller.

SL1-S
Highworth Town v Mangotsfield United

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town v Marlow – brought forward from Monday night
Hanwell Town v Staines Town
Northwood v Uxbridge
Westfield v Ashford Town (Middx)

CCL-PN
Hanworth Villa v Virginia Water
North Greenford United v Reading City
Spelthorne Sports P-P Edgware Town - postponed - double-booked with 'live' music event
St Panteleimon v Holyport
CCL-PS
Balham v Cobham
Banstead Athletic v Knaphill
Fleet Town v Camberley Town
Walton & Hersham v Molesey
CCL-1
Bagshot v Chalvey Sports @ Krooner Pk Camberley
Enfield Borough v London Samurai Rovers
Langley v Cove @ Arbour Park Slough

SSM-P
Flackwell Heath v Oxhey Jets

WESS-1
Folland Sports v Petersfield Town

[Royal Rother]

Spelthorne Sports 2-0 Windsor

I know we have a number of injuries but the number of players supposedly in the squad (many of whom have played once or twice) means we should be able to put out a decent team capable of a better performance than this insipid display.

However, I suspect at least half the names on the squad list have just been given to us for a week or 2 by other clubs for whom they are fringe players just to give them a game. But I don’t know that for sure because no news comes out of the club.

The website and social media updates are almost non-existent so we have no idea what’s going on with the team, who is unfit, when they might be back etc. and every team sheet looks very different from the previous one.

Oh yes, we do now have a weekly minute or 2 interview with the manager - flash background production values but full of cliches and not a lot else.

I’ve been saying it for a couple of years but I really don’t think the manager has a clue what he’s doing.

I made a decision this season not to do away games, in part to manage the amount of pain I inflict on myself but had to go yesterday assuming that James Harper would be in the squad.... but of course he wasn’t!

I hope Harper still has a strong work ethic, a lot of patience and a desire to help less talented players (and the manager!) improve and perform to their potential - if he’s not up for that, after one training session he just might decide this Challenge is not for him. I actually suspect, despite the announcement of him signing for us, it’s just a brief emergency loan, nothing more.

As some of the locals told me pre-game, Spelly are nowhere near as good as they have been, have a very young side and are struggling - well that may be the case but they were far too good for our hapless bunch.

Most of the players we have had passed our way by the likes of Beaconsfield, Binfield and Maidenhead have been decent (as you’d expect) but special mention for one from Binfield who started on Saturday - Joel Valentine.... he was comically bad in every respect.

And after 1 game, it's just been announced that he's joined Ascot.

Fcuking pathetic and predictable (as you can see).

[Royals and Racers]

Went to Wallingford v Burnham on Tuesday- Berks and Bucks senior cup tie. Wallingford looked a half decent team whereas i thought Burnham were extremely poor.