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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: martin@ardenley on June 30, 2011, 08:25:31 PM
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Good morning
following the success of last year's campaign, the Non-League Day (NLD) team are delighted to announce that this year's event will be held on Saturday September 3rd 2011. With England playing Bulgaria on Friday the 2nd, this means nearly a million fans of Premier League and Championship clubs will be without a game on Saturday 3rd. If you require a refresher on both the concept and purpose of the day, the original website can be found here http://www.nonleagueday.co.uk/ . Additionally, there was short article on BBC London News <>. The new website is scheduled for launch in July once the fixtures are released, and will include details on how to find the nearest non-league fixture to where you live.
NLD is a celebration of the semi-professional and amateur game, and a chance for fans of bigger clubs to experience football at a level they may be otherwise unfamiliar with. Moreover, it is a chance to shine a light on the hundreds of clubs in this country who are almost exclusively volunteer run, and do so much good for the local community, be it through coaching, fund raising or providing opportunities for local people.
What we really need this year is for supporters of the bigger sides to back the event, by spreading the word on forums, fanzines or through official media channels. Given your online presence, it would be fantastic if you could post something to drum up interest. I know last year a lot of Villa fans really enjoyed visiting somewhere new and local, so hopeully this will be a headstart!
The NLD team will continue to do as much as possible to promote the day, but the more assistance we get doing this, the better. If you have any questions, or wish to contribute in any way, please feel free to email either James@nonleagueday.co.uk or mike@nonleagueday.co.uk
Kindest Regards
James Doe + Mike Bayly
Non-League Day
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The venue for the H&V Big Day Out will be decided after due research, debate, consultation, vote and Dave Cooper's recommendation. It'll be Stourbridge.
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The venue for the H&V Big Day Out will be decided after due research, debate, consultation, vote and Dave Cooper's recommendation. It'll be Stourbridge.
Why? There's plenty of other fixtures to be considered.
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The venue for the H&V Big Day Out will be decided after due research, debate, consultation, vote and Dave Cooper's recommendation. It'll be Stourbridge.
Why? There's plenty of other fixtures to be considered.
You've never been to Stour have you?
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Any idea when non-league fixtures come out? I'll make the effort to go to Kiddie Harriers if they're at home but fixtures not available yet
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The venue for the H&V Big Day Out will be decided after due research, debate, consultation, vote and Dave Cooper's recommendation. It'll be Stourbridge.
Why? There's plenty of other fixtures to be considered.
You've never been to Stour have you?
Not yet.
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Any idea when non-league fixtures come out? I'll make the effort to go to Kiddie Harriers if they're at home but fixtures not available yet
They tend to come out later the lower down the pyramid you go to allow for ground-sharing. Some of the lower leagues only do them a month at a time.
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Can we go to the pub with the 50s throwback barmaids again? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we?
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halesowen town could do with some extra support this season.after a few crap years including relegation last season,supporters have been painting, de-weeding and generally tidying up the ground for the new season, all voluntary.cracking home pub there at the yeltz bar.good pre season freindly there halesowen town vs Hednesford Town, Saturday 12th July 2011.
http://www.ht-fc.com/home.html (http://www.ht-fc.com/home.html)
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halesowen town could do with some extra support this season.after a few crap years including relegation last season,supporters have been painting, de-weeding and generally tidying up the ground for the new season, all voluntary.cracking home pub there at the yeltz bar.good pre season freindly there halesowen town vs Hednesford Town, Saturday 12th July 2011.
http://www.ht-fc.com/home.html (http://www.ht-fc.com/home.html)
I'll echo that. Might be involved with them next year so the support would be appreciated.
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After Villa and Blues, who are Birmingham's third biggest football club?
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After Villa and Blues, who are Birmingham's third biggest football club?
Depends whether you count Solihull Moors. If not, it's Sutton Coldfield Town.
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The venue for the H&V Big Day Out will be decided after due research, debate, consultation, vote and Dave Cooper's recommendation. It'll be Stourbridge.
I'm up for that Dave.
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After Villa and Blues, who are Birmingham's third biggest football club?
Depends whether you count Solihull Moors. If not, it's Sutton Coldfield Town.
I am biased because I work for Solihull Moors and it is the third biggest club in Birmingham.
For £10 you get a match ticket, A bar to get a couple of beers and watch Sky on the big screen. Good match day food and then a Beer after the game without hardly moving a muscle. Sometimes you get a great game of football,
Anyhow my vote is for Solihull Moors
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I usually go to Pilkington XXX FC in Kings Norton, usually go a few times a season.
After going to a Kidderminster game last season (£14!!!!!) the difference in standard wasn't that noticeable.
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Can we go to the pub with the 50s throwback barmaids again? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we? Can we?
Are 50's throwback barmaids a bigger attraction than Goth night at the Barton's? - strokes Beard and thinks.
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After Villa and Blues, who are Birmingham's third biggest football club?
Depends whether you count Solihull Moors. If not, it's Sutton Coldfield Town.
I am biased because I work for Solihull Moors and it is the third biggest club in Birmingham.
For £10 you get a match ticket, A bar to get a couple of beers and watch Sky on the big screen. Good match day food and then a Beer after the game without hardly moving a muscle. Sometimes you get a great game of football,
Anyhow my vote is for Solihull Moors
Is the ground in Birmingham?
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If anyone would be interested my friend has just taken over as chairman at Gornal Athletic and would be glad of some backing from a H&V meet?
I could get him to put on something for us.
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Fixtures for The Conference leagues have been slightly delayed while they sort out the Rushden and Diamonds debacle, this will in turn lead to delays as you go down the pyramid.
Should start to be sorted out next week though.
Grounds with easy public transport and at least one good pub nearby include the aforementioned Stourbridge and Halesowen. Gornal isn't the easiest, you have to bet things like buses, but it's a great ground.
There's always Telford with a stop off at Oakengates on the way, me and Mr Jeffries are already looking at that for when Tamuff go up there.
Maybe also Darlaston or Bilston (for the Olde White Rose and The Trumpet?
Lye Town for The Windsor Castle?
Worcester City for loads of pubs (although I'm doing that on 6th August for the Tamworth friendly).
I'll probably be Stour!
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Gornal's got a couple of nice local pubs though.
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Tipton Town are my local team but their ground doesn't seem particularly welcoming (running track around it) plus the chairman has just been sent down for fraud. Too many similarities with another team I know.... I'll stick to watching them for five minutes from the adjacent Asda car park on the odd Saturday afternoon.
S'pose the next closest team would be Bilston... Does Wednesbury have a non-league team? I never hear of them if they do. I'm not indigenous to the area though so my hearts not really in it.
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S'pose the next closest team would be Bilston... Does Wednesbury have a non-league team? I never hear of them if they do. I'm not indigenous to the area though so my hearts not really in it.
Haven't had one for years, the last Wednesbury Town team folded about four years ago but were playing in Darlaston anyway.
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Gornal's got a couple of nice local pubs though.
527 bus from Dudley bus station.
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Rushall Olympic's move into the big league needs all the support it can get. And The Royal Oak over the road serves (amongst others) the ales of the Backyard Brewery - Backyard Blonde is a joy to behold.
Sadly, the nearby Boathouse is not to be touched with (pardon the pun) a barge pole.
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Sorry GP but I stopped liking Rushall Olympic after they had Tamworth kicked out of the Birmingham Senior Cup a few years back.
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If anyone would be interested my friend has just taken over as chairman at Gornal Athletic and would be glad of some backing from a H&V meet?
I could get him to put on something for us.
Funnily enough I was about to post this too!
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If anyone would be interested my friend has just taken over as chairman at Gornal Athletic and would be glad of some backing from a H&V meet?
I could get him to put on something for us.
Funnily enough I was about to post this too!
Well, if nothing else Gornal would surely appreciate the extra money a few of us would spend, either of you have any info on maybe match ball sponsorship as well? Wouldn't cost much each.
A few of us on a (now sadly gone) non-league forum did this up in Gateshead a few years back when they were in financial trouble.
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If anyone would be interested my friend has just taken over as chairman at Gornal Athletic and would be glad of some backing from a H&V meet?
I could get him to put on something for us.
Funnily enough I was about to post this too!
Well, if nothing else Gornal would surely appreciate the extra money a few of us would spend, either of you have any info on maybe match ball sponsorship as well? Wouldn't cost much each.
A few of us on a (now sadly gone) non-league forum did this up in Gateshead a few years back when they were in financial trouble.
Leave it with me and I'll ask the question.
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Cheers Bazz.
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They've not got the fixtures yet, will let me know as soon as they are released, hoping they are at home!
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Re: Matchball Sponsorship - he's said all donations/contributions are welcome.
May I suggest that if we do go that route we say £5 a head?
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Seems fair to me, let's hope for a home tie for Gornal then.
Piccies of the wonderful Garden Walk Stadium here (http://www.freewebs.com/tims92/og096gornalathletic.htm)
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After Villa and Blues, who are Birmingham's third biggest football club?
Depends whether you count Solihull Moors. If not, it's Sutton Coldfield Town.
I am biased because I work for Solihull Moors and it is the third biggest club in Birmingham.
For £10 you get a match ticket, A bar to get a couple of beers and watch Sky on the big screen. Good match day food and then a Beer after the game without hardly moving a muscle. Sometimes you get a great game of football,
Anyhow my vote is for Solihull Moors
Is the ground in Birmingham?
"Solihull Moors F.C. is an English football club, founded in 2007 by the merger of Moor Green and Solihull Borough.
The club plays its games at Damson Park, Solihull and competes in the Conference North."
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Dave W knows where the ground is, he was questioning whether, coming from Solihull, they are a Birmingham team.
Moor Green unquestionably were, but Solihull Moors?
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You down for the game against the Brakes next Friday Dave?
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You down for the game against the Brakes next Friday Dave?
No, I'm working.
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Dave W knows where the ground is, he was questioning whether, coming from Solihull, they are a Birmingham team.
Moor Green unquestionably were, but Solihull Moors?
They have Solihull in their name, and their stadium is in Solihull so I would say no.
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In that case third prize goes to Sutton.
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Dave W knows where the ground is, he was questioning whether, coming from Solihull, they are a Birmingham team.
Moor Green unquestionably were, but Solihull Moors?
They have Solihull in their name, and their stadium is in Solihull so I would say no.
So they are not the third biggest club in Birmingham as you stated earlier!
So we're back to either Sutton Coldfield Town or Romulus who are both Northern League South Division or if you don't count Sutton as part of Brum (and some don't) then we're down to Pilkington XXX, Cadbury Athletic, Castle Vale and Castle Vale JKS who are all in Midland Combination Premier.
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Dave W knows where the ground is, he was questioning whether, coming from Solihull, they are a Birmingham team.
Moor Green unquestionably were, but Solihull Moors?
They have Solihull in their name, and their stadium is in Solihull so I would say no.
So they are not the third biggest club in Birmingham as you stated earlier!
So we're back to either Sutton Coldfield Town or Romulus who are both Northern League South Division or if you don't count Sutton as part of Brum (and some don't) then we're down to Pilkington XXX, Cadbury Athletic, Castle Vale and Castle Vale JKS who are all in Midland Combination Premier.
Sutton is officially part of Brum though isn't it?
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I think so, but I've had the argument before now.
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Whether it is or not, Birmingham's non-league scene is still poor.
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Birmingham's League scene isn't exactly setting the world on fire, is it?
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Castle Vale it is then.In the Spitfire before the game,then really take your life in your hands by crossing the Collector road.
A fun day out all.
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Dave W knows where the ground is, he was questioning whether, coming from Solihull, they are a Birmingham team.
Moor Green unquestionably were, but Solihull Moors?
They have Solihull in their name, and their stadium is in Solihull so I would say no.
So they are not the third biggest club in Birmingham as you stated earlier!
So we're back to either Sutton Coldfield Town or Romulus who are both Northern League South Division or if you don't count Sutton as part of Brum (and some don't) then we're down to Pilkington XXX, Cadbury Athletic, Castle Vale and Castle Vale JKS who are all in Midland Combination Premier.
Aston Villa - 1st tier
Birmingham City - 2nd tier
Sutton Coldfield Town & Romulus - 8th tier
Pilkington XXX, Cadbury Athletic, Castle Vale & Castle Vale JKS - 10th tier
Is that correct?
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Yep, sounds about right, at a push you could include Boldmere St Michael and Highgate at 9th tier.
Altogether pretty dismal really.
The Black Country is better:
West Brom & Wolves - 1st tier
Walsall - 3rd tier
Rushall - 7th tier (Chasetown at a real push)
Stourbridge & Halesowen- 8th tier
Causeway, Tipton, Tividale & Willenhall - 9th tier
AFC Wulfrunians, Black Country Rangers, Cradley Heath, Bustleholme, Dudley Sports, Dudley Town, Goodrich, Gornal, Darlaston, Lye, Sporting Khalsa, Wolverhampton Sporting, Wolves Casuals, Wednesfiels & Walsall Wood - 10th tier.
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glad to see youve immortalised my quote D.C. ,Sutton is brum,since 1974 anyway,but some of them old suttonians refuse to except it..
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halesowen town are older than the villa, 1873, the supplier of one, sir paul birch.
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Hoping to go to either Bloxwich United or Rushall Olympic.
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Whether it is or not, Birmingham's non-league scene is still poor.
With the exception of London, isn't the same true for most big cities? The big city clubs tend to be in the league leaving teams from smaller towns in the non-league pyramid. Struggling to think of too many big non-league clubs from Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Bristol, etc. One or two but not loads.
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Sort of true, but in all of those cities you can watch plenty of non-league football at step 4 (Northern, Southern and Isthmian leagues) and above, in Brum there is nothing and hasn't been since Moor Green went to Solihull. Even Bristol has Mangotsfield.
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I went to watch Sutton for a game last season - they were 6-0 up at half time. I reckon I could've got a game in the team they were playing (Leek Town)!
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Their defence was very le... no, forget it.
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Where do Bartley Green figure in this tier system?
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Where did Moor Green play before the merger with Solihull?
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Where did Moor Green play before the merger with Solihull?
Hall Green.
Linky to Googl Map of The Moorlands (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=52.430073,-1.847101&hl=en&sll=52.428511,-1.845562&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&num=1&t=h&z=16)
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Where do Bartley Green figure in this tier system?
Midland Combination Premier so level 10.
They're playing Stour on Saturday, I was thinking of going.
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I have been watching the occasional non-league match for a few seasons now. Given the nonsense happening at Villa I have decided to give up my season ticket and become committed to a lower league club, Bradford Park Avenue, for a season. The atmosphere and conversation at such games is fine and the players show commitment, especially when playing FC Utd (crowds of 2000 approx). Being an old git now (before the Third Div days of glory) it sort of reminds me of what the Premiership has lost. I hope to be back but Learner & Faulkner don't own me.
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Where do Bartley Green figure in this tier system?
Midland Combination Premier so level 10.
They're playing Stour on Saturday, I was thinking of going.Following on from the Sutton debate,their ground is in Worcestershire.
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I have been watching the occasional non-league match for a few seasons now. Given the nonsense happening at Villa I have decided to give up my season ticket and become committed to a lower league club, Bradford Park Avenue, for a season. The atmosphere and conversation at such games is fine and the players show commitment, especially when playing FC Utd (crowds of 2000 approx). Being an old git now (before the Third Div days of glory) it sort of reminds me of what the Premiership has lost. I hope to be back but Learner & Faulkner don't own me.
Must admit I've thought of doing this for a season as well, I get to the odd Altrincham game up here in Mancland and always enjoy it.
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Some of the lower leagues got their fixtures yesterday.
It seems that this Non-League Day is also scheduled to be the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup - so some games are waiting to be confirmed.
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I quite fancy going to a few FA Cup early round games. The 1st Round Proper doesn't clash with any Villa game. We could get tickets to cheer for Whoeverisplayingcrawleyorswindon FC.
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FA Cup Preliminary Round Draw - games to be played on Non League Day (http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/~/media/Files/PDF/The%20FA%20Cup%20And%20Comps/FACup/Draws_July2011/FA%20Cup%20P.ashx/FA%20Cup%20P.pdf)
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Gornal, who I suggested to visit, are away at Rugby Town if they get through the Extra Preliminary Round
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Shouldn't we all go and support Askern Villa? (if they beat Thackley)
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I'll be down Bromsgrove Sporting FC.
Midland Combination team,they get 2-300 every home game, good club,good atmosphere, good football.
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Liversedge v Pickering or Dinnington for me (if they beat Selby first)
Scarborough v Bridlington looks a bit tasty!!
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Quorn Vs Northampton Spencer
WTF!
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I did have to have a quick wiki page look at Askern Villa, I must say.
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I'll watch anything. Might pop to Halesowen this season. Went out with a bird from there and I always said I'd go, but I never managed to make it for the 6 years I put up with her, I should have tried harder.
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Romulus are at home. Would be easy to get to.
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Romulus are at home. Would be easy to get to.
Every time I read their name, I can't help thinking it sounds like a character from Star Trek - is their football set to "stun"?
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Romulus are at home. Would be easy to get to.
Romulus are playing their home FA Cup ties at Chasetown this year. Link here (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/romulus/news/fa-cup-ties-to-be-played-at-ch-339074.html).
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Arse. Thanks for the info Sticky.
Romulus sounds more like the brother of Remus to me. 8)
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Quorn Vs Northampton Spencer
WTF!
Wonder if Quorn players are allowed to do meaty tackles?
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I think I've narrowed it down to one of these teams:-
Castle Vale
Heath Hayes
Stourport Swifts
Tividale
Alvechurch
Wolverhampton Casuals
Nuneaton Griff
Cradley Town
Continental Star
Romulus
Tipton Town
Boldmere St. Michaels
Bartley Green
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I think I've narrowed it down to one of these teams:-
Castle Vale - Ye Gods, have you been there?
Heath Hayes - Nice ground, not easy to get to though.
Stourport Swifts - See above
Tividale - Lack of decent pubs unless we meet in Dudley or Carter's Green
Alvechurch - Middle of nowhere
Wolverhampton Casuals - See above
Nuneaton Griff - It's in Nuneaton!
Cradley Town - Difficult to get to
Continental Star - I don't even know where they are playing this season, the ultimate nomads!
Romulus - If it's a cup tie they won't be at home because of the plastic pitch
Tipton Town - horrible athletics stadium, no pubs
Boldmere St. Michaels - Could meet in Sutton but fairly decent pub free round there.
Bartley Green - Middle of nowhere
We may have to look outside of the FA Cup!
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I think (Wiki) Continental Star are playing in Rushall.
The other grounds seemed like miles away, Staffordshire and the like.
How far is Boldmere St. Michaels from Sutton Coldfield town centre then?
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How far is Boldmere St. Michaels from Sutton Coldfield town centre then?
Not really walkable, but get a train to Wylde Green station and it's about ten minutes from there. Got a decent clubhouse at Boldmere as well, plus you can watch the action on the bowling green next door if the game is crap.
Boldmere play Stourbridge tomorrow, might pop along if I am feeling better.
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went to halesowen wednesday to see them play hednesford town, they won 3-2, got a really good squad this season.it was my first ever non league game and i was suprised by the standard of football, non of the hoofball stuff, some really good passing.not saying halesowen play like barcelona,but i think barcelona are having an effect on all football teams around the world because we watch them so much and they've shown that it's cool to pass the ball to keep posession and not to rush to get the ball forward.slowly and pleasing on the eye.oh and Bartley green have got halesowen tomorrow in a friendly.
http://www.ht-fc.com/
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How far is Boldmere St. Michaels from Sutton Coldfield town centre then?
Not really walkable, but get a train to Wylde Green station and it's about ten minutes from there. Got a decent clubhouse at Boldmere as well, plus you can watch the action on the bowling green next door if the game is crap.
Boldmere play Stourbridge tomorrow, might pop along if I am feeling better.
Yam ill Dave?
Isn't Wylde Green 'a bit posh'?
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Yam ill Dave?
Isn't Wylde Green 'a bit posh'?
Arr. Through the eye of a needle and all that!
Yes, Wylde Green and Boldmere are posh but we can drag them down to our level.
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Arr. Through the eye of a needle and all that
That's all that real ale you drink
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Quite fancy a cup game. An advantage of this is that the clubs share gate receipts and so both can benefit from 'Non League Day'.
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If they get through, what about Straftford Town? Stratford's got some good pubs and pretty easy on the train.
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If they get through, what about Straftford Town? Stratford's got some good pubs and pretty easy on the train.
Good call, nice new ground. It's in Tiddington which is a bit outside Stratford town but I believe there are regular buses. Shame they moved recently, their old ground was next door to the railway station.
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Castle Vale are playing at Boldmere this season.
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How far is Boldmere St. Michaels from Sutton Coldfield town centre then?
Not really walkable, but get a train to Wylde Green station and it's about ten minutes from there. Got a decent clubhouse at Boldmere as well, plus you can watch the action on the bowling green next door if the game is crap.
Boldmere play Stourbridge tomorrow, might pop along if I am feeling better.
If you get off at Chester Road, there's a Marston's pub just around the corner, the Boldmere Oak, just on the corner of Boldmere Road and Sheffield Road.
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Castle Vale are playing at Boldmere this season.
Are they?
*Looks it up*
So they are!
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Stour are at home on The Day.
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Stour are at home on The Day.
Kiddie Harriers are away so looks like a trip to 'the Glassboys' for me
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All. Don't forget Non League Day @ Rugby Town FC who will be playing at home in the FA Cup that day, plus we are playing Gornal/Shifnall Town where gate receipts will be shared so two non league clubs will benefit from your attendance.
We have a seven a side tourney with teams from Leicester City, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Rugby Town competeing, with the winners taking home a huge cup presented on the main pitch at half time. The tourney is free to enter as long as you come into the ground and watch the footie. High standard of catering and an outside drinking licence means you can watch the footie and have a bevvy at the same time. tourney will be played on state of the art 3g pitches.
A speed ball challenge will also be in action to measure the velocity of ones shooting.
Come along and join us and don't forget to bring your flags and scarves....
To enter a team please ring 07865 094 814. No charge.
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A link to some pics of the ground at Rugby. Enjoy ;D
http://www.freewebs.com/tims92/og062rugbytown.htm
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Nice ground at Rugby, you can do train spotting from the top of the main stand when the game is boring (that's actual spotting of trains rather than injecting heroin, although I suppose you could do that as well).
Couple of very decent boozers in town but it's a fair trek from there to the ground.
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Nice ground at Rugby, you can do train spotting from the top of the main stand when the game is boring (that's actual spotting of trains rather than injecting heroin, although I suppose you could do that as well).
Couple of very decent boozers in town but it's a fair trek from there to the ground.
Ha hahahah. Mate. New boozer just 500 yds from ground.
http://www.rugbycamra.org.uk/?articleID=8
This pub is probably one of the best in the land which is a fifteen minute walk from ground.
http://www.rugbycamra.org.uk/?pub=merchants%20inn
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Have you got any nutters? We don't do non-league grounds without nutters.
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I thought you were going Dave? No problem on the nutter front then.
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Can we export the one from the Walsall match last night?
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Nutters by the dozen mate. You boys/gals putting a side together then? Cov in the final? Gotta be done....
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You expect us to play? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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You expect us to play? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
? Bit of fun mate. Decent cup to have though....
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[/quote]Nice ground at Rugby, you can do train spotting from the top of the main stand when the game is boring (that's actual spotting of trains rather than injecting heroin, although I suppose you could do that as well).
Couple of very decent boozers in town but it's a fair trek from there to the ground.
Ha hahahah. Mate. New boozer just 500 yds from ground.
http://www.rugbycamra.org.uk/?articleID=8
This pub is probably one of the best in the land which is a fifteen minute walk from ground.
http://www.rugbycamra.org.uk/?pub=merchants%20inn
Oh yes, forgot The Jolly Brewer, when I was down with Tamworth last season I didn't know it was there and consequently did all my drinking in The Squirrel and the Merchants, both fine establishments.
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Tamworth eh? Pre season, think we lost....
you enjoy your experience Dave?
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Tamworth won 3-2, McKenzie hat-trick.
Yes, it's a good ground for that level, but of course it was built when the old VS Rugby had money wasn't it?
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The new stand and the new allotment end are relatively new and were the products of a recent Football Stadia grant.
Any hoooooo. Leicester City Supporters are in, Coventry City Supporters are in, Rugby Town are in, just waiting for The Villa and N'ton now.
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I suggested going to watch Gornal play for Non League Day.
If others are up for the daytrip down to Rugby then I am too.
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Not fancy Mansfield then? Yeah, I'm up for Rugby.
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Thats great news Villa. Bring any flags/scarves to lift the atmosphere. Our new away kit this season is claret and blue.....
Cheapest I could find at £6, return to New St at 18:51. Can return earlier 18:00 at £8.
(http://i51.tinypic.com/30ae4px.png)
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A deal with the trains is that you can get three tickets for the price of two. So three people travelling to Rugby would work out at £4 a head. Bargain!
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That's my game sorted then - Rugby v (Hopefully) Gornal it is then.
Sadly though Tom, I'll be "supporting" Gornal as a friend of mine is Chairman.
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no problem mate. Come and enjoy your day...
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On an only vaguely connected tip - have you seen when the AFC Telford - Tamworth game actually is Mr Cooper?
Do you think we can do an Easter Monday double header? Villa v Stoke at 3 pm, peg it to Telford for 7.45pm kick off?
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Facebook event created.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=175528689180469
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On an only vaguely connected tip - have you seen when the AFC Telford - Tamworth game actually is Mr Cooper?
Do you think we can do an Easter Monday double header? Villa v Stoke at 3 pm, peg it to Telford for 7.45pm kick off?
I have.
I'd be very surprised if the Telford-Tamuff game wasn't also an afternoon kick-off though.
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I was thinking of attending Telford v Stockport the same day Villa are away to Everton if anyone fancies it? Don't think I could take the excitement of seeing The Barcelona of the Potteries AND another game on the same day.
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I was thinking of attending Telford v Stockport the same day Villa are away to Everton if anyone fancies it? Don't think I could take the excitement of seeing The Barcelona of the Potteries AND another game on the same day.
Yeah, might be up for that, haven't got any other plans yet at any rate.
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I was thinking of attending Telford v Stockport the same day Villa are away to Everton if anyone fancies it? Don't think I could take the excitement of seeing The Barcelona of the Potteries AND another game on the same day.
Yeah, might be up for that, haven't got any other plans yet at any rate.
Sounds like a more than possible one, I'll let you know.
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Non League Day @ Rugby Town FC
Coventry are entering a team, Leicester have a team in, as well as Rugby Town. Brum are considering sending a team. Where's the Villa?
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=175528689180469
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Non League Day @ Rugby Town FC
Coventry are entering a team, Leicester have a team in, as well as Rugby Town. Brum are considering sending a team. Where's the Villa?
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=175528689180469
Tom, I could probably get a team of 7 or 8 to come along, but I can happily leave places to people on this board.
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Do it mate. Free tournament on superb 3g pitches. Only condition is that you attend game. ta.
If other Villa supporters want to put a team in thats fine, as we can ramp it up to two from each club.
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Yeah, sounds great to me. I will ask my lads if they can definitely play, will most likely have an answer by the end of the day so will let you know when I know. I really wanted to come to the game anyway, so getting them along will be spot on, get you an extra 7 or so there!
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Cheers mate. thats brill. Villa, Cov, Leicester and Rugby. What a tourney!
Also the train is only £4 return from New St for a group of 3. Ground is a 10 min walk.
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Cheers mate. thats brill. Villa, Cov, Leicester and Rugby. What a tourney!
Also the train is only £4 return from New St for a group of 3. Ground is a 10 min walk.
Certainly looks like we'll have a team. How much to get into game?
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£8. Concessions £4. Free parking, free seating and a fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities.
Can't do anything with prices as its the FA Cup and other club needs to agree and be ratified by FA.
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£8. Concessions £4. Free parking, free seating and a fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities.
Can't do anything with prices as its the FA Cup and other club needs to agree and be ratified by FA.
Nice one. Got 4 confirmed already so should have 8 or 9 by the end of the day. Looking forward to having a couple of beers watching some proper Football.
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Top mans. Can you confirm on the facebook link? Thanks.
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Top mans. Can you confirm on the facebook link? Thanks.
Done. Feel free to message me on there with any more details. I have invited my team to the event page and hopefully they will confirm soon.
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Teams confirmed for the Rugby Town FC Non League Day, 7 a side tournament are:
Coventry City x 2
Aston Villa
Rugby Town
Leicester City
Valley Old Boys
Gornal Athletic (if they win FA Cup preliminary round v Shifnall Town).
If The Villa want to put in another side that would bring it up to eight and give us two leagues of four with a final match of the two league winners. So you would all get at least three games.
No cost for tournament played on top quality 3g pitches. All you have to do is come into the game. Free car parking and free seating in ground. Fully licenced bar and excellent catering facilities. Train from New St travelling in a group of 3 is just £4 return and the ground is a 10 minute walk from the station.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175528689180469 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175528689180469)
(http://i52.tinypic.com/htwfvs.jpg)
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I'd imagine we're about to witness the largest audience for a non league game ever this Friday night, Ascot United vs Wembley FC in a clever move by Budweiser:
Budweiser to sponsor Facebook’s first-ever live football match
Budweiser is to broadcast the FA Cup first round match between Ascot United and Wembley FC on its Facebook fan page, marking the first live broadcast of any sport on the social network.
The move will put the non-league sides in front of a potential audience of 700 million this Friday night.
FA Cup sponsor Budweiser brokered the deal with the teams. Facebook said that the live stream is not sponsored by, endorsed by, administered by or associated with the social networking website.
The live stream from Ascot's 1,150-capacity ground will be made available via an application built into the US brewer's UK Facebook page.
Budweiser marketing director Ian Newell said: "Budweiser is committed to bringing the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans. What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook? This is the first time an FA Cup tournament fixture has been broadcast live on the social network, which is great news for football fans and clubs alike."
Budweiser said that the match, which kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday, will only be available to those of legal drinking age.
Viewers must be aged 18 and over and have "liked" Budweiser's Facebook page to gain access to the free live stream.
Ascot, of the Hellenic League, take on Combined Counties side Wembley at their Racecourse Ground in one of 204 extra preliminary-round fixtures.
Wembley player-manager Ian Bates told the FA website: "We don't pay a penny to our players but we've got a good side. If we play our game, we have a great chance. The FA Cup is an extremely difficult competition. You're playing teams in leagues above who have more resources and it's hard to progress further."
Wembley chairman Brian Gumm added: "The revenue isn't that important. It's all about being in the competition and hopefully doing well."
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Thought I'd give this a bump as my mates and I are considering going to watch Tamworth in a few weeks.
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Bump time. Stour are at home, and the route to the ground is a well-planned one.
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So are the mighty Worcester City. 3pm v Corby. Come and see a fine old football ground before it's demolished for housing in a couple of years and the club disappears. Just follow the floodlights to get there (and how often can you say that these days?)
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So are the mighty Worcester City. 3pm v Corby. Come and see a fine old football ground before it's demolished for housing in a couple of years and the club disappears. Just follow the floodlights to get there (and how often can you say that these days?)
Have Wusster given up on the plan for a new stadium now? They are going to end up groundsharing at Redditch at this rate.
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Hasn't Worcester got a fairly succesful egg-chasing team that they could ground-share with?
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I think money from the Rugby benefactor (Cecil Duckworth) may be the only hope but it seems unlikely. The ground in the middle of the motorway roundabout plan or whatever it was seems to have died a death.
Or we could merge with Harriers, Redditch and Bromsgrove (all fellow financial basket cases) to form the Worcestershire all-stars, playing in a super stadium outside Droitwich.
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Hasn't Worcester got a fairly succesful egg-chasing team that they could ground-share with?
I thought that but apparently one or other of the parties don't want it.
Ideally Wusster would stay at the rather marvellous ground they are in now but it's prime real estate.
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ok then. its Rugby Town v Gornal Athletic in the FA Cup this Saturday. You've got a supporters team in the pre match tourney starting at 11. cost from New St is 25 mins and £4 each in a group of 3 and admission to ground is £8 adults, £4 concessions. Free parking if you're driving. Great licensed bar and excellent catering facilities. Ground 10 min walk from station.
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Worcester City is a fine old place. The press box in the Main Stand is like the Marie Celeste, full of cobwebs and ancient cat shit.
I shall be at Tipton or Rugby.
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Public Service Announcement
If anyone is going to some far flung outpost on one of the London Midland lines, they are currently doing a half price sale of off peak tickets if you book online in advance.
http://www.londonmidland.com/tickets-and-fares/half-price-summer-rail-sale/
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I'm doing the Rugby v Gornal match.
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I'm doing the Rugby v Gornal match.
thats great news mate. villa flags are welcomed.
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I'm doing the Rugby v Gornal match.
thats great news mate. villa flags are welcomed.
I'll probably be coming down on the coach with the Gornal team. (Perks of knowing the chairman!)
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I'm doing the Rugby v Gornal match.
thats great news mate. villa flags are welcomed.
I'll probably be coming down on the coach with the Gornal team. (Perks of knowing the chairman!)
been having a chat with him on e mail. seems a bit of a character. he's playing in the tournament prior which is great. have a good day and introduce yourself.
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So where is everybody going then?
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Confirmed Rugby V Gornal for me.
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Confirmed Rugby V Gornal for me.
See you there then matey - I'll have the European Cup winning shirt on and a scruffy beard with the Gornal fans, come and say hi!
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So are the mighty Worcester City. 3pm v Corby. Come and see a fine old football ground before it's demolished for housing in a couple of years and the club disappears. Just follow the floodlights to get there (and how often can you say that these days?)
If you show your season ticket tomorrow you can get in for £5 at Worcester.
Cecil Duckworth offered Worcester a new ground a few years ago but the Worcester board turned him down and now there is a real prospect they could go out of business when the ground gets sold.
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I've got to work.
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I've got to work.
LOSER!
:-)
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Confirmed Rugby V Gornal for me.
See you there then matey - I'll have the European Cup winning shirt on and a scruffy beard with the Gornal fans, come and say hi!
I shall be confined to the press area I'm afraid, working for community radio but I shall keep an eye out for the sacred colours and the not so sacred chin-muff. Your choice of shirt will give me the ideal opportunity to crowbar a completely spurious mention of Villa into the commentary.
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I fully expect a YouTube clip of me making it into the commentary.
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I fully expect a YouTube clip of me making it into the commentary.
will there be a recording of this for us to listen to?
If you're coming tomorrow please bring your flags and banners to add a bit of atmosphere.
Safe travel.
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I'll be at rugby as well, albeit Lydney v Hertford.
This is Rugby Union and therefore counts as Non(Rugby)-League
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Went to Ramsbottom Utd v Salford City last night in FA Cup Preliminary Round. The trophy was on display (http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/ramsbottom-020911), the kick-off had to be delayed 15 minutes to get the crowd in, Salford scored in the first minute but Rammy won 2-1 with a 93 minute winner.
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Rocester 2-1 Halesowen Town,
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FA cup prelim, Newport Pagnell 1-1 Thame
Vinny Shreives scored the equaliser in the last 10 mins for NP, oh how we celebrated.
Replay tues
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Rugby Town 0-0 Gornal Athletic.
What a fantastic match and day out, cracking club and bar at Rugby. Gornal unlucky not to come away with the win, hitting the crossbar in injury time and told by a couple of people at that end of the ground that it was over the line.
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Gornal were dead unlucky not to be going back with the prize money. Enjoyable day from a healthy crowd, many thanks for your attendance and hope you enjoyed yourselves.
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Definitely over the line from Gornal at the end today. May go up there for the replay though.
Cheers for a good day Tom, tournament was good fun and the ground & facilities etc are fantastic. Good luck to you.
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Stour 2 Chesham 1. A sending-off, a fight on the pitch, a strop after being subbed, 1-0 down 2-1 up and the Stour chicken curry is back on the menu.
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Shepton Mallet 2 Portishead Town 2 cracking game
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Stour 2 Chesham 1. A sending-off, a fight on the pitch, a strop after being subbed, 1-0 down 2-1 up and the Stour chicken curry is back on the menu.
Couldnt make it but great to see the mighty historical Stour flying again if only there wasnt a Stour cricket club eh?
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We had a decent crowd at Solihull Moors for the visit of Hinckley as they also had a few fans in attendance. We also had lee Hendrie and father watching. we lost 2-1 and that is now 7 losses in 7 games.
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Lydney 8, Hertford 5.
A Man Utd v Arsenal type score in a Rugby game
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Rugby Town 0-0 Gornal Athletic.
What a fantastic match and day out, cracking club and bar at Rugby. Gornal unlucky not to come away with the win, hitting the crossbar in injury time and told by a couple of people at that end of the ground that it was over the line.
Enjoyed the day thoroughly, I didn't really have time to socialise though. I thought Gornal gave a great account of themselves although there is the slight feeling that their chance may have come and gone. Never the less I shall be at Garden Walk on Tuesday, rather that than watching the latest chapter of Frank Lampard's ever disapointing international career.
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Sadly I have to be up for work early doors on Wednesday so will be unable to attend the replay.
Hopefully Gornal will have some players back from injury, to say that was a makeshift back four would be an understatement!
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I shall be at Garden Walk tomorrow, I couldnt make the first game so replay it is
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Is anyone else travelling to Gornal for the game tonight?
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Gornal won the replay 4-3. Sounded a fantastic match.
Local radio picked the best time to give the Gornal chairman a call to see how the game was going -
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I went to Hyde FC v Highgate. Finished 3-2 fantastic game. And you can drink on the terraces!
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The reply at Gornal was, I have to say, one of the best games I have been to in a long time for many reasons.
The players cared.
The players gave 100%
It was £4 to get in
You could drink on the TERRACE
The 105 fans all had a great time without any sniff of trouble
The game was all about football, didnt have to kick off at a time to please Sky.