3rd Qualifying Rnd Review
Excitement, and crowds, building as our underdogs try to get a shot at the National League.
3rd Qualifying Round
Brockenhurst 1-5 Wealdstone
The Badgers roundly beaten by the ‘Stones but not without a bit of a fight. Andy Lloyd Williams
Willand Grace …
Phil Annets review of the 3rd Qualifying Round. Three tier 9 sides left!
Maidenhead 1-1 Gosport
We’re lucky to have Rob Langham of Two Unfortunates back again for, quite literally, a return to where it all started.
W&F 0-2 H&W
Goalkeeping howler costs Wingate & Finchley a place in the 4th Qualifying Round.
WinFinch / Havant’ville
With a bit of luck Wingate & Finchley will provide a nice bookend, providing a shock over the first team we saw provide a shock.
Swift Progress
Glory days returning for Heybridge Swifts? Glen Wilson at Hayes Lane for a rare cupset!
Sinclair’s Spectrum
Colwyn Bay 2-1 Ossett Town: FA Cup winner keeps himself on the bench as Bay ease through.
October 13, 2013/ 2 Comments
Hamlet: Out
FA Cup: Hemel Hempstead Town 3-1 Dulwich Hamlet. Beaten. Rabble. Defiant. Tuscany. Gavin Rose. Scaffold TV Gantry.
Dollys Faxed At The Axe
Rushed pub choices, unwelcome halloween ephemera, Elton John, fisticuffs and ‘cheaper than the Bescot’. Chris Maddock on Lancaster 0-3 FC Halifax.
Burnham 2-5 Bishops Stortford
Ulrika Jonsson, Sir John Betjeman, Sid James, The Gore, Ian Walker and THAT hair, Geoff Hurst-a-like and bukake. Nope, we have no idea how Stuart Fuller does it either but it’s all in there!
Cray Wanderers 1-2 Dartford
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round: Cray 1 Dartford 2. The underdog put back in the kennel but gave a good account of themselves. Ice cream sellers the winners.
October 12, 2011/ 1 Comment
A Break From The Old Routine
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Preview: We’re a whore for the underdog so it’s about time we had a break to see who the league clubs want to avoid …
Luton Draw Inspires Saints
St. Albans could count themselves lucky that they were still in the Cup after Saturday. But would the possibility of a plum tie against local rivals Luton Town have any effect on them in the replay?
Everything But The Goal
Lower league FA Cup football in early autumn. It’s all about mud, scrapping, windswept pitches and getting stuck in, right? Not in balmy St. Albans it wasn’t where we were treated to some superb football, came very close to witnessing an upset and supped ale in the great outdoors. Bootiful.
Hit The North
After getting a bit of grief for our rather South-centric ITV preview in the previous round, we thought we’d redress the balance a little here and head a bit further North in pursuit of interesting games to big-up
Vinnie Miss Seals Dons Victory
After a pulsating encounter, it took 17 penalties to separate Ashford Town (Middx) and Hendon.
October 13, 2009/ 1 Comment
Miss Of The Season
The story of Chelmsford’s unfortunate striker, Rob Edmans’ miss at Dartford.
October 13, 2009/ 1 Comment
Darts 1 Clarets 4
A superb new stadium, some superb pubs and a good crowd. All that was needed was a Dartford win.
Our first visit to Wembley
AFC Telford beat Hendon as we visit Wembley for the first time.
