April 28th, 2011

One game left. Take two teams separated by 0 points and a handful of goals, put them on a park for 90 minutes and see which one wants the final play off place more. Add a sprinkling of FA Cup history, a bit of Cloughie, a bit of Revie, some Grecians, some Hove Albion and some FA Cup giant killing porn and you have our Ryman 1S preview of Walton & Hersham .v. Dulwich Hamlet. Enjoy.

January 1st, 2011

2010 in pictures. With some words thrown in. All over the shop. Premier League Grounds, FA Cup, FA Vase, Ryman League, local derbies and play off finals! See more of therealfacup’s pictures on our Facebook Page and our Picasa page. See main article for links

September 30th, 2010

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay – Kingstonian 1-1 Margate AET Ks win 3-2 on penalties. It’s been a busy week at realfacup’s semi-detached council flat, what with actual work, battles with content thieves, serious drinking and going to football matches …

September 27th, 2010

Do you take your day at the game for granted? Ever wondered what it would be like for someone who has never been to a game? I went for a day out in Margate, predicted the score, FAILED to meet most of the people I’d intended to meet and went to the game with a football virgin.

September 24th, 2010

What a splendid week for Cup football and the Underdog. Of course, the media thirst for these giant killings is big, the thirst from fans is big but too much thirst slaking can drown you …

April 21st, 2010

After last night’s games and with a few days left of the season, the Ryman Premier League has to be one of the most exciting in the country. It’s good for us, especially, as we’ve seen and/or grown fond of a number of the clubs in this league through the …