Reults 11/11/06

[Giggy of Telford]

FA Cup

Stafford Rangers 1 v 1 Maidenhead United
Shrewsbury Town 0 v 0 Hereford United
Burton Albion 1 v 2 Tamworth
Kettering Town 3 v 4 Oldham Athletic
Salisbury City 3 v 0 Fleetwood Town

Looks like we have two FA Cup victory to celebrate, unless I've missed a match by accident or got a score wrong. I was listening to the results on the radio and heard "Kettering 3-" YES "- Oldham 4" .......dammit.


Nationwide Conference

Cambridge United 3 v 0 Gravesend & Northfleet
Forest Green Rovers 2 v 2 St Albans City


Nationwide Conference North

Redditch United 1 v 3 Hinckley United
Hucknall Town 4 v 2 Hyde United
Lancaster City 0 v 2 Worcester City
Leigh RMI 2 v 2 Droylsden
Nuneaton Borough 1 v 1 Blyth Spartans
Scarborough 1 v 1 Harrogate Town
Stalybridge Celtic 3 v 2 Alfreton Town
Workington 3 v 2 Moor Green


Nationwide Conference South

Thurrock FC 2 v 2 Weston-super-Mare
Bedford Town 2 v 3 Bognor Regis Town
Braintree Town 2 v 2 Fisher Athletic (London)
Eastbourne Borough 0 v 0 Hayes
Sutton United 1 v 0 Histon
Welling United 1 v 2 Dorchester Town


Unibond League Premier Division

AFC Telford United 4 v 0 Gateshead ;D
Grantham Town 0 v 1 Guiseley
Frickley Athletic 3 v 1 Leek Town
Ilkeston Town 0 v 0 Witton Albion
Marine 4 v 1 Lincoln United
Matlock Town 1 v 3 Burscough
Mossley 0 v 2 Kendal Town
Ossett Town 0 v 1 Hednesford Town
Prescot Cables 0 v 0 North Ferriby United


Arngrove Northern League Division 1

Ashington 0 v 0 West Allotment Celtic
Billingham Synthonia 3 v 0 Horden Colliery Welfare
Bishop Auckland 2 v 0 Chester Le Street Town
Consett 4 v 1 Shildon
Darlington RA 0 v 1 Newcastle Benfield Bay Plastics
Morpeth Town4 v 1 Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA
Northallerton Town 1 v 1 Bedlington Terriers
Sunderland Nissan 1 v 2 Dunston Federation Brewery
Tow Law Town 1 v 3 Durham City
West Auckland Town 0 v 2 Billingham Town
Whitley Bay 1 v 3 Newcastle Blue Star


Arngrove Northern League Division 2

Alnwick Town 1 v 8 Ryton
Brandon United 0 v 3 Seaham Red Star
Crook Town 2 v 4 Esh Winning
Hebburn Town 3 v 4 Spennymoor Town
North Shields 1 v 4 Stokesley Sports Club
Norton & Stockton Ancients 0 v 0 Team Northumbria
Penrith 1 v 3 Marske United
South Shields 1 v 2 Guisborough Town
Washington 4 v 0 Prudhoe Town

[coops]

Quick message from my hotel room in that London before I go and meet some of the old soldiers I will be marching past the cenotaph with tomorrow morning to say:






Get The F*CK IN!!!!!

[amberaleman]

If you're marching past the cenotaph, coops, then you'll probably pass my office (on Parliament Street). Unfortunately I won't be there until Monday.

Sutton beat table-topping Histon 1-0 today thanks to an inspired first performance, crowned by a goal from former Farnborough front man Warren McBean. Sadly McBean had to go off at half time, and it was rather a backs-to-the-wall performance by the U's in the second half - but we hung on.

[stretfordendling©]

Eastbourne 0 - 0 Hayes

This was one of the best games i've enjoyed away from home in a long time (-although writing still slightly pissed)

Got to the ground in the end at 1:45pm and set up shop in the clubhouse (Which i think is one of the better ones i've been to in the conf south)...Met some random Eastbourne Fan and had small chat before he had to do official stuff. As soon as the teams came out the drums started (Let the party begin). I thought that the atmosphere generated by te drums was really good and gave a bit of a buzz about the place. The match itself was a bit slow in first half with no real chances for either side. Our supporters didn't do much singing in first half (Just me and one of our guys) because; a. we were heavily outnumbered and b. because we were bit pissed by that time. Second half and the game had more zest to it. I would say that Hayes had the slightly higher share of the spoils and could've nicked a win out of it but it wasn't to be.

Can i just say that the drums were ok. They are very young the ones who bang them. But I also have to say that they need a few lessons on how to play The 'rhythm' was rubbish but they kept naging away. Our supporters gathered numbers (About 3 more people) and we tried our best to keep singing. We did manage some pop shots and funny chants like "Beeelllllll Boy! Beeeellll Boy! Beeeelll Boy!!" to the person who had the cow's bell ( ), also "Stick that trumpet, stick that trumpet, stick that trumpet up your arse!! Stick that trumpet up your arse!". I enjoyed it as well as some of the other fans did too. One Eastbourne fan (Not you Martello) but someone else came up to two of us and said well done for trying to go against those kids with the drums, no one hsa tried so harder than we did

Good to see you Mart, even if it were only for about 10 mins but all the same. See you on the return journey.

[ambersalamander]

Giggy- we have two FA Cup victories to celebrate. We have Tamworth and Salisbury fans on here

We beat histon ;D

[Giggy of Telford]

Just goes to show one thing: I can't count.

[ambersalamander]

I can count the number of goals Histon scored yesterday...

none ;D

[davetscfc]

;D

[bonehead]

We wuzz robbed! Even the Oldham local rags and manager agree with that. 3-1 down with 30 mins to go, fight back to 3-3 then give away another soft goal in the 91st min. One of our wingers was clearly elbowed and none of the officials saw it. One of our subs rounded their goalie, got into the penalty area and had his shirt almost pulled off of his back by said goalie. Did any official see it? Don't be silly.

Excellent game, apparently (despite the result).

[Giggy of Telford]

Two match reports in one so I'll try and keep them quick (HA!)

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11/11/06

AFC Telford United 4-0 Gateshead

Telford managed their second 4-0 victory on the trot (after a 4-0 win away at Lincoln the week before) with a strong convincing performance which was worthy of the 4 goal win margin at least.

Telford went into the game with several key players missing through injury and both wing-back Lee Vaughan and captain Steve Palmer suspended for 5 bookings, centre back Jimmy Turner took the right wing with Andy Jones returning to the lineup in his place at centre-back.

It's not that Gateshead were a bad team, far from it, they were considerably better than Grantham who visited on the opening day (arguably the worst team we've played all season) and Gratham held us to a draw. It was just the fact that we were still so much better.

The first half wouldn't have suggested such a big win. It was fairly closely contended. We just shaded it when on 22 minutes when Andy Jones scored a header following a Jai Stanley corner. AJ's 2nd of the season. Gateshead then made a brief spell of pressure but nothing came from it.

After the second half we came into the game even more. On 49 minutes Wing-back Dean Craven scored with a 25 yard screamer after making a run through the midfield. That makes 7 for Deano this year making him our 2nd top scorer. Odd considering last season he scored 2 and the season before he scored none despite playing almost every game, nice to see him on score-sheets regularly now, expecially seeing as he lives in Telford just walking distance from the stadium.

Lee Moore scored a great goal from outside the area bring him to 6 now, his loan finishes and he goes back to Tamworth for December but there is a hope that we could negotiate him out of his contract, he seemed keen to stay on when interviewed due to the chance for first team football.

Steve Foster made it 4 on 74 minutes, our top scorer with 14 goals to his name now beat the keeper from a very tight angle. Striker Dean Perrow was recalled from his loan at Rushall for a place on the bench and almost made it 5.

Overall a great performance by the whole team, some quality saves by the Gateshead keeper Simon Bishop was the only thing which stopped us winning by 6 or 7 goals.

Final Score: AFCTU 4-0 GFC
My MotM: 8) Jai Stanley, followed by 11) Lee Moore

Attendance: 2083

[Giggy of Telford]

This match report will hopefully be shorter as we didn't win.

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AFC Telford United 1-1 Ilkeston Town


A below-par performance leading to a draw against former Shrewsbury player Nigel Jemson's Ilkeston.

Steve Palmer & Lee Vaughan were both back from suspensions for 5 bookings but still each had to settle for a place on the bench as we brought out an unchanged starting XI.

In fairness to Ilkeston they were a good side, one of the best we've seen this season and they came with a game plan, which worked very well.

Little to comment on in the first half, neither side really threatened.

The game was finely balanced but we broke the dealock on 57 minutes, Tyrone Barnett backheeled the ball to Foster, Foster took a shot which was blocked by standing keeper Richard O'Donnell. Tyrone Barnett took the initative take a quick shot, resulting in a goal.

Oddly enough we then took Barnett off the pitch despite being one of the few players to be playing up to their usual standard last night, midfielder Scott Willis also made way as midfield duo Steve Palmer & Carl Rodgers came on in midfield, Lee Moore was pushed from attacking midfield to striker. We were confused at the way we had taken off our most dangerous player and that our other substitute Lee Vaughan hadn't been brought on, we looked weak on the right flank without him there.

Ilkeston scored just 5 minutes later, a corner was taken which Adam Muller rose unmarked to head home for the equaliser. I was particularly bemused by the fact I'd have sworn blind before it was taken that it had been a goal kick, ah well.

Both teams continued to plug away but neither really looked like scoring another. It was poor conditions for good football with a pitch wet from light but constant drizzel. Ilkeston seemed to adapt better to the conditions and were well worth their point. Oddly enough there were no bookings (somewhat of a rarity, prticularly in the Unibond), the ref seemed to take the conditions into account when judging challenges, a good move I though.

Final Score: AFCTU 1-1 ITFC
My MotM: 3) Dean Craven, followed by 10) Tyrone Barnett.
Attendance: 1931