went to Peckham Town v Guru Nanak in the Kent County Football League - Peckham started a shambles but finally pulled their finger out after blowing a heap of chances and won 2-0.
Do they still have a woman manager?
Yup, still Mary Phillips. Combined the role with yelling at someone to fetch the ball because wayward shots kept ending up on the South Circular.
I was at the game - very poor quality. Freddie Sears for Chatham had quite a few half chances and missed them all! It was only three years ago he was banging them in for Ipswich. How the mighty are fallen. He is at the twilight of his career now though. Chatham looked a decent team.
Eight National League clubs have decided to boycott the new National League Cup, which is a similar competition to the EFL Trophy, with Under 21 sides of Prem and Champ clubs taking part. It seems a strange decision to protect players by abandoning FA Cup replays and then adding a new (useless) competition, which means clubs have to play four to seven extra games. I rather hope the National League clubs field their kids and two Under 21 teams contest the final at Wembley in front of 358 spectators. Some National League clubs were up in arms about abandoning FA Cup replays as it is a potential money-spinner. Presumably, the big five or six clubs decided this was good for football.
The National League cup competition launched on Tuesday where National League clubs pit themselves against young teams from Premier League and EFL sides.
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 West Brom U21 ATT 213 FC Halifax 1-2 Newcastle U21 ATT 292 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Stoke City U21 ATT 455 Woking 2-2 Brighton & HA U21 ATT 227 Boston United 3-4 Leeds United U21 ATT 467 Dagenham & Red 5-5 Tottenham U21 ATT 184 Maidenhead United 2-0 Fulham U21 ATT 210 Wealdstone P-P Southampton U21 Gateshead 1-0 Middlesbrough U21 ATT 253
Judging by the attendances, this competition will not be very successful.
The National League cup competition launched on Tuesday where National League clubs pit themselves against young teams from Premier League and EFL sides.
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 West Brom U21 ATT 213 FC Halifax 1-2 Newcastle U21 ATT 292 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Stoke City U21 ATT 455 Woking 2-2 Brighton & HA U21 ATT 227 Boston United 3-4 Leeds United U21 ATT 467 Dagenham & Red 5-5 Tottenham U21 ATT 184 Maidenhead United 2-0 Fulham U21 ATT 210 Wealdstone P-P Southampton U21 Gateshead 1-0 Middlesbrough U21 ATT 253
Judging by the attendances, this competition will not be very successful.
The National League cup competition launched on Tuesday where National League clubs pit themselves against young teams from Premier League and EFL sides.
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 West Brom U21 ATT 213 FC Halifax 1-2 Newcastle U21 ATT 292 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Stoke City U21 ATT 455 Woking 2-2 Brighton & HA U21 ATT 227 Boston United 3-4 Leeds United U21 ATT 467 Dagenham & Red 5-5 Tottenham U21 ATT 184 Maidenhead United 2-0 Fulham U21 ATT 210 Wealdstone P-P Southampton U21 Gateshead 1-0 Middlesbrough U21 ATT 253
Judging by the attendances, this competition will not be very successful.
The National League cup competition launched on Tuesday where National League clubs pit themselves against young teams from Premier League and EFL sides.
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 West Brom U21 ATT 213 FC Halifax 1-2 Newcastle U21 ATT 292 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Stoke City U21 ATT 455 Woking 2-2 Brighton & HA U21 ATT 227 Boston United 3-4 Leeds United U21 ATT 467 Dagenham & Red 5-5 Tottenham U21 ATT 184 Maidenhead United 2-0 Fulham U21 ATT 210 Wealdstone P-P Southampton U21 Gateshead 1-0 Middlesbrough U21 ATT 253
Judging by the attendances, this competition will not be very successful.
Lancing FC's game against Three Bridges in the Isthmian South East division has been called off due to international calls ups.
Lancing have 2 players in the Bermuda squad.
How long before we regularly start seeing non-league games called off?
Don't you need 3 to get a game called off or is the rule different in non league?
I assume it's different, they put in a request and the league and Three Bridges accepted it. I imagine Three Bridges could have turned around and said no, and they would have had to play it.
Cray soundly beaten 4-1 by a Chatham team with a few ex-pros like Freddie Sears and Sid Nelson, who got the 4 goals between them (Sears hat trick).
Cray have a cracking set up there but unfortunately a team not to match it at the mo. 532 there, a good couple of hundred from Chatham. Amazing the depth of support at level 7.
Cray soundly beaten 4-1 by a Chatham team with a few ex-pros like Freddie Sears and Sid Nelson, who got the 4 goals between them (Sears hat trick).
Cray have a cracking set up there but unfortunately a team not to match it at the mo. 532 there, a good couple of hundred from Chatham. Amazing the depth of support at level 7.
Decent pint of ‘The Wands’ for £5 though
I’m often surprised at the crowd numbers at non league matches. I think there’s a lot of neutrals who just like the atmosphere of a smaller set up (myself included).
At Chelmsford v Farnborough today. Decent enough game although Chelmsford lost. Some ex-addick involvement with Sam Oguntayo for Chelmsford and Richard Chin and Ricky Holmes for Farnborough. Chin is very nifty
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Olly Groom's report -> https://wellingunited.com/2024/09/fa-cup-report-welling-united-0-chatham-town-1/
Croydon have just sacked Jermaine McGlashan their manager today....
Our18s are playing Dartford tomorrow in the FA Youth Cup at Princes Park ko7pm.
Dartford 3-3 Erith Town
Remember him???
https://x.com/wellingunited/status/1841534394693255285?s=46
Quite unusual for the son of a genuine legend to be happy playing in non league.
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 West Brom U21 ATT 213
FC Halifax 1-2 Newcastle U21 ATT 292
Oldham Athletic 2-1 Stoke City U21 ATT 455
Woking 2-2 Brighton & HA U21 ATT 227
Boston United 3-4 Leeds United U21 ATT 467
Dagenham & Red 5-5 Tottenham U21 ATT 184
Maidenhead United 2-0 Fulham U21 ATT 210
Wealdstone P-P Southampton U21
Gateshead 1-0 Middlesbrough U21 ATT 253
Judging by the attendances, this competition will not be very successful.
https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-cup-opening-night-lit-up-by-goals-82809
Lancing have 2 players in the Bermuda squad.
How long before we regularly start seeing non-league games called off?
Cray have a cracking set up there but unfortunately a team not to match it at the mo. 532 there, a good couple of hundred from Chatham. Amazing the depth of support at level 7.