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Post by amberaleman on Oct 4, 2011 11:40:36 GMT
Having dispatched Dulwich Omelette 5-1 in the last round, Sutton have been drawn at home again, this time to Bognor Regis - who are one place below Dulwich at the top of Ryman One South, behind them only by virtue of having conceded one goal more!
So will our next Cup match be a near carbon copy of the last one? Of course it won't. I'd settle for a scruffy 1-0 win.
Any other interesting ties?
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 4, 2011 12:02:52 GMT
Bognor will certainly be on the alert after seeing our result against Dulwich. I reckon it will be a much harder tie.
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Oct 5, 2011 9:22:47 GMT
Following Stafford Rangers' usual charitable donation to clubs from the Midland Alliance the answer to that has to be a resounding
NO!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Meadow on Oct 6, 2011 10:16:44 GMT
I miss the early rounds of the FA Cup
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Oct 6, 2011 12:49:42 GMT
I've been doing an FA Cup Trail again Picked the Sphinx to start as I liked going to see them when I lived there. Stourbridge Road: LYE TOWN 0-5 COVNENTRY SPHINX HT (0-0) Lye missed two good chances to take the lead, but Sphinx were always the better team. Knights Lane: STRATFORD TOWN 2-1 COVENTRY SPHINX HT (0-0) Sphinx started the brightest until going down to ten men in a 22-man scrap which saw around 6 yellow cards including both 'keepers. Stratford deservedly 2 up going into the last minute , but a late penalty made for a frantic finish. Lyme Valley: NEWCASTLE TOWN 5-5 STRATFORD TOWN HT (2-3) Wow! What a game, All Stratford for half an hour and they went 2 up, Malbon scored 2 in 2 minutes before Beckley finished off his hat-trick from the penalty spot. Second half Newcastle on top, and they deservedly got back level before taking the lead on about 75 mins. Malbon scored his 5th in the 88th minute, before Stratford scored in the 1st minute of stoppage time and Herlihy leveled just 2 minutes later. Knights Lane: STRATFORD TOWN 6-2 NEWCASTLE TOWN HT (4-0) all over bar the shouting at half time, but when newcastle pulled it back to 5-1, the way the tie was going you would have been forgiven for thinking extra time was on the cards. Mackey scored 5 for Stratford. Marston Road: STAFFORD RANGERS 2-4 STRATFORD TOWN HT (1-0) Dull first half, Stafford should have been out of sight, but Town decided attack was the best form of defence and Mackey scored a beauty for 1-2. Stafford equalised after 75 and Stratford looked happy to go back to their place for a replay but scored late on and got another in injury time on the break.
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Oct 6, 2011 12:50:03 GMT
VERA LYNN v. STRATFORD next up
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 6, 2011 22:12:56 GMT
I absolutely adore your FA Cup trails - please keep us updated!
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Post by bh on Oct 7, 2011 20:29:36 GMT
They'll be blue birds over the white cliffs of Stratford? ? Naa that doesn't work does it......
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Oct 10, 2011 20:59:55 GMT
- I will keep you updated "There'll always be a Stratford....."?
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Post by amberaleman on Oct 17, 2011 20:49:05 GMT
For the third qualifying round in a row, Sutton are home to Ryman League opposition. Having seen off Dulwich and Bognor Regis, we now face Leatherhead. The FA Cup gods seem to be favouring us this season.
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 18, 2011 14:09:56 GMT
Which is nice, as long a we don't get carried away! (Hard to say after scoring 9 and conceding 1 in the first two games, but you can never assume an easy game)
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Oct 19, 2011 12:30:30 GMT
KING'S LYNN 3-2 STRATFORD TOWN
A man, who looked like an 800 year old Santa Claus after a 24 hour round the world tour, played a sting free guitar in the centre of King's Lynn. Welcome to Norfolk.
The pub was frequented by various football fans, who, unusually for this part of the world, were frothing at the mouth over a free kick goal involving two teams from the North West.
A ticket required to get into the ground? This is The Walks - step five of non league football! How unusual. The admission ticket cost £8 and the match sponsored by Dusty Miller.
The double cheeseburger at the BBQ was, if slightly burned, demolished as swiftly as it took Ben Mackey to pounce on defensive indecision to give the Shakespeareites a goal advantage.
Lynn attacked and attacked, but the defence held firm and it was Beckley of Stratford who had the best chance to double the lead - an unmarked header sailing wide.
Half time, 0-1, 51 minutes played, Richard Morris, solid all cup run, skewed a goal kick out to his left. From the throw in, Lynn pounced. Defty finishing off the move.
15 minutes later, the same man, sprinted through the visiting defenders, latching onto the long pass. Hands raised. But not the flag. Defty lobbed the 'keeper. Not more than the Lynn deserved.
Stratford desperate, in need of a spark. Mark Faulds provided it. A header, half clear, well, 35 yards clear. Faulds found the top corner with a beauty. Goal of the season? Got to be up there.
But it was all white in the end for King's Lynn, a scrappy goal three minutes from time, with the ball having only enough pace to cross the line, but not reach the net, saw them into the 4th round qualifying and a trip to Tamworth.
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Post by ambersalamander on Oct 19, 2011 17:50:59 GMT
Love it! So you're off to the Tamuff. How splendid
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Post by Meadow on Oct 19, 2011 22:08:26 GMT
Daza, you lucky, lucky person. Tamuff is a great place to visit. A pub crawl to the ground is obligatory and the you've got the chance to catch up with Esaj and Coops (if he turns up).
Enjoy.
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Post by peekay on Oct 20, 2011 1:19:56 GMT
We actually managed something of a cup run by our recent standards this year but got knocked out last night. After a 3-3 draw at Hinckley on Saturday we lost 2-1 after extra time. I couldn't go to either because of work but by all accounts the lads did themselves proud. We had a man sent off in the first half so probably did well to hang on as long as we did.
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