Walsall are coming down a day early to prepare for the game, honestly might not be a good thing, Sheppy is normally blowing a gale and has a one arcade seaside resort feel, the only institutions to visit are prisons, generally saps the soul!
Only saw the end of Cray Valley, but really enjoyed that - cracking performance and probably will earn enough money to keep them going for a long time.
Oh what a night! The Millers still unbeaten in the League, FA Cup & FA Trophy. Great group of players who can play decent football really well managed by Steve. Really worried about our capacity to stage a replay.
Fantastic atmosphere in the Jimmy Seed stand, we get quite a few Millwall (& ironically Charlton) when they arent playing. Our U10s were in fine voice in the row behind me, nights like that guarantee they will be hooked for life.
Oh what a night! The Millers still unbeaten in the League, FA Cup & FA Trophy. Great group of players who can play decent football really well managed by Steve. Really worried about our capacity to stage a replay.
Fantastic atmosphere in the Jimmy Seed stand, we get quite a few Millwall (& ironically Charlton) when they arent playing. Our U10s were in fine voice in the row behind me, nights like that guarantee they will be hooked for life.
Hopefully this will pay for a second turnstile!
Haha, well done Oakland and CVPM, I also enjoyed that! And charlton had loanees from Man City and wolves!
I think what it shows is the quality deep in the pyramid, a product of every kid being able to play football the contrast with tennis is painful and the total commitment of the managers and volunteers. Most bar groundsmen & catering do it for nothing.
Absolutely fantastic to Mark the kit man celebrating with the players, Lee the groundsmen with his son Connor leading the Green army behind the goal along with Frank the stadium announcer & dodgy DJ. Slightly disappointed that Del (doorman) and Doddsie (Catering) elected for an executive box. Essential along with Paul (long distance railway fan) & the rest of the committee this is our away support
The players are technically superb many with a bit of luck could be on the other side, our CM got ACL injuries in the palace academy & still about 20, Kyrell was in the Watford academy last year with his twin (very loud in the stand) and now at Brentford. Kevin his dad obviously loves football & spends his time supporting his sons & having taken the Millers to a vase final felt bringing Kyrrel back the perfect move to get things going again and given we remain unbeaten in the FACup Trophy & League hes getting lots of opportunity & exposure.
Some of the guys just arent big enough or good enough athletes to play professionally but great players who get to supplement their income doing something they love, cant fault it!
Last Yrs CF is now at Crawley & the U18 forward at Watford. It was also nice to see Charltons Nash progress who came through at Met Police.
All not bad for a tenner (first ticket my son has ever bought me! Long May it continue)
Chesterfield are almost certainly up.
Oxford City look like they are relegated.
In the North, suprise package Tamworth are close to promotion and Bishop Stortford seem doomed.
In the South, Yeovil are back on the up and Dover are in big trouble.
Looking around the leagues. Radcliffe, Hornchurch, Needham Market and Chesham are in pole position to get promoted.
Non League day today.
If you are looking for something to do this afternoon, go and support your local non league team - plenty of clubs doing promotions.
Chesterfield - promoted to football league
Tamworth & Yeovil - promoted to National League
Mainly places for playoffs and the final relegation spots remain.
The biggest issue has been the weather and the FA's refusal to extend the season. This means lots of clubs have to play every other day to complete their fixtures or move to neutral venues.
Halifax had to move their matches.
Lots of North West Counties teams have had to find clubs with 3G/4G pitches to hire
Some very big gates in the lower leagues
Ramsgate v Cray Valley drew 2500 for their title clash Isthmian SE
Yeovil and S****horpe broke NLS and NLN attendance records
Macclesfield are regularly getting 3500-4000 in NPL
Bury are getting 3000 in NWCL
Dulwich are still getting full houses despite being relegated and short of the playoffs.
Generally nonleague crowds are growing significantly
In the Scottish non leagues the Lowland League and Highland League champions have emerged as East Kilbride ( easily ) and Buckie Thistle ( on goal difference by 2 goals ) respectively.
They now play-off in the play-off SFs ( 1st leg on Saturday ), with the winner playing the bottom team in League 2 for a place in League 2 next season.
East Kilbride lies about 8 miles SE of Glasgiw and is Scotland's 6th largest city / town with a population of around 75,000 so most certainly the largest town currently without a league team. It was designated Scotland's first 'new town'. In 1947.
Buckie lies on the Moray Firth coast, roughly equidistant from Inverness and Aberdeen and has a population of about 9,000.
Weren't East Kilbride a former League team? I thought Brechin were in with a chance of going up?
No, East Kilbride have never been a league team. They have reached the play-offs twice previously and lost out.
It was Brechin City that Buckie just pipped by 2 goals on GD. And Brechin had been in pole position going into the last month or so but had some slip ups.
They were rather aided by playing the bottom club Strathspey twice last week - won 6-1 at home on the Monday and then 7-0 away on the Wednesday - to go top ( Strathspey finished off on Saturday by losing 11-0 to the 3rd team in the league, Fraserburgh )
On the final Saturday both Buckie and Brechin won by 1 goal ( Buckie 1-0 at home to Keith and Brechin 2-1 away to Brora, so preserving Buckie's GD advantage.