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Post by malxscfc on Jul 2, 2007 12:09:16 GMT
Just started this game on the Salisbury Forum , and (writing this in embarassed hindsight) I under-estimated their imagination and ability to engage... In these times of evil marauding boredom-monsters, we need some rather silly, low-pressure fripperies to take our minds off the mind-numbing tedium of Close Season. This pitiful offering is my penn'orth. Have a look at the link below. It's the draw for the Extra Preliminary round of the FA Cup and you "adopt" a Club right from the start, and follow it as far as it goes - then when it gets knocked out, you follow the victor instead... and so on until the overpaid nancy boys in the Prem pick up the baton and take over from us. FA CUP ADOPTION - Basic Rules. - You can choose any unadopted Club you like - whether local, or somewhere you have family ties with, or somewhere you've been on holiday, or an interesting name etc. etc. - Each Forum member can only adopt 1 Club. Likewise, a Club can ONLY have 1 Forum member to adopt it. - Each Forum member participating has a (small) duty to find out a bit about their team/Club, and report back about it at a dull moment here on the Forum! - You are asked, kindly, to keep us informed of their FA Cup progress, obviously, as and when it happens. www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Fixtures/ To start the ball rolling, I shall hereby adopt Wimborne Town as 'my' team. They have tie number 160, away to Street, (near Glastonbury,) in Somerset, the place where the Clarks Shoes Factory is, I believe. Unless it's been re-developed into holiday lettings, and the manufacturing is outsourced in China of course... The winner of the game is the one who is able to relieve the most boredom, or show an excessive amount of time,effort and energy has gone into their research. Or maybe not. -------------------------------xXx---------------------------- 8. Darlington Railway Athletic V YORKSHIRE AMATEUR [leedswcfc] 22. BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA V Northallerton Town [Ambersalamander] 32. Blackpool Mechanics v Maine Road [Sultan of Cannock] 36. TRAFFORD PARK V Atherton LR [namesareforidiots] 39. Abbey Hey v BACUP BOROUGH [SamD] 45. LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO V Stapenhill [Fenners] 54. MARKET DRAYTON V Studley [votp] 56. Coalville Town V ROCESTER [Giggy] 63. South Normanton Athletic V LYE TOWN [Coops] 83. SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN V Wootton Blue Cross [ifuckingrule] 96. Halstead Town v WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN [Bonehead] 100. COCKFOSTERS V Sarfend Manor, Guv. [DazaB_WCFC] 112. WHITEHAWK V VCD Athletic [Medibot] 114. FARNHAM TOWN V Ringmer [Amberaleman] 116. Westfield V BANSTEAD ATHLETIC [bh] 126. Pagham V HAILSHAM TOWN [Martello] 129. Shoreham Town V HORLEY TOWN [HannahCAFC] 132. VT V COWES SPORTS [ISIHAC] 160. Street V WIMBORNE TOWN [MalxSCFC] 170. ODD DOWN V Bristol Manor Farm [hydeutdfc]
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Post by coops on Jul 2, 2007 13:25:59 GMT
Okay, I hearby adopt Lye Town who begin their FA Cup odesey away at South Normanton Town. I've mentioned Lye Town on this forum before by dint of them having the most wonderful barrel-roofed stand: They were formed in the 1930's (I will try to find the exact year) and are one of two grounds on the same road that share their ground with a cricket pitch. (Stourbridge are the other). More soon!
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Post by hannahcafc on Jul 2, 2007 15:21:02 GMT
ooh ok, i'm going to be hugely boring and adopt Horley Town FC, for the simple reason that i play for them (well, their ladies team obivously ;D). They have been drawn away to Shoreham. Horley FC were founded in 1896. In 1903 another local club by the name of Gatwick Rovers was formed and the two clubs merged in 1908 with Horley retaining its name. Both these original clubs played in the same colours of Red & Black and it was not until 1912 that Horley adopted the colours of Claret & Blue that they still wear to this very day. The 06/07 season saw them gain promotion to the Combined Counties Premier Division, following their relegation to Division One at the end of the 05/06 season due to ground regulation issues, despite having finished in a position which would have gained them promotion to the Ryman League that season. They also have a small connection with a few tinpotters, as a little bird told me 'The New Defence' was opened by the Scummers (and the pitch sprinklers popped up to soak several of the travelling Scummer fans ;D) and former Scummer and Robins player Matt Fowler was on their books last season. C'mon the Town ;D i'll also be adpoting Horley Town Ladies for the women's FA Cup...naturally
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 2, 2007 15:49:46 GMT
Don't knock your contribution, Hannah. You're helping to fill in all the Non-League gaps! Sorry to say I'd never heard of them until now....
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 2, 2007 15:58:57 GMT
Wimborne Town FC start this season at the very foot of the {Sydenhams} Wessex Premier League table (Step 5) - but will certainly be hoping to be at the opposite end, come Maytime! For the uninitiated, Wimborne's a pleasant little Market Town in Dorset, set about 5 miles inland from Poole and Bournemouth. It has a rather splendid Minster (a smallish Abbey Church) complete with the best preserved Chain Library in existence. It also plays host to one of the best and biggest and drunkest... Folk Festivals in Britain, usually in early June. For over a hundred years, the main geographical impact within the Town has been the bowl of a cricket field beside the Town Centre, and bordered on one side by the meandering River Allen as it heads off on its last skip and jump down to the seaside. Sadly the Cricket Field is likely to built on by Waitrose soon, and the Town will look like every other fecking car-indulging, concrete Commuter suburb in Britain... Being lazy, I have cut & pasted a link to their website here: www.wimbornefc.co.uk/ Of particular interest, perhaps, is the fact that they'll be celebrating their 130th year next season. They won the FA Vase in 91/2 at Wembley, and met Aldershot in the FA Cup 1st round in 81/2. Last year they came close to going bust, but apparently have the backing of a local businessman who has helped revitalise the place, and they will be looking for promotion to the Southern Div 1 next year, to join a heavily relegated Farnborough (if they're still there). It's easy to do, but one must not confuse Wimborne's League with their first FA Cup opponent's. Street is also at Step 5, but in the {Toolstation} Western Premier League, www.tonykempster.co.uk/westp.htm , and contains the famous "Truro City" - this is the great Cornish hope in world Football, apparently. (Would make an interesting adoption, if you can't choose another, believe me! ) Who's turn next then?
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Post by ambersalamander on Jul 2, 2007 17:13:48 GMT
I have little choice but to adopt my favourite super-Tinpot club, Billingham Synthonia, for the sole reason that they are the only English football club to be named after a fertiliser (Synthetic Ammonia, of course!). They are at home to Northallerton Town. Billingham are tinpot enough to wear green and white. Only tinpot teams are allowed to wear green in this country.
Malx, there's one snag in the rules to this game!
If your team gets knocked out, you have to support the victors. But only one Tinpotter is allowed to support each club. What happens if my team gets knocked out by your team? Do I have to choose a completely new club, or do we both support your team?
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Jul 2, 2007 17:29:24 GMT
Me. Cowes Sports. Why? Because... it's where we go on Friday 13th for our first PSF; it may well become my local team once on the Island. The Yachtsmen play in the Sydenham Wessex - along with their opponents in the FA Cup - VT (Vosper Thorneycroft). While the two clubs are local rivals, the Solent separates them - VT are on the larger chunk of land known as England; while Cowes is on The Isle of Wight. And while the Sydenham teams get to visit the Island for a beano once a season; every away trip for The Yachtsmen involves a ferry crossing and drive! The club has been in existence since 1881 and, at a guess, boasts the only stand erected in 24 hours flat - and the only one built by workers from the local shipyards; and though tapping on a bit, survives in a patched up yet recognisable form. There we are then. The Yachtsmen - sailing to Wemberlee ;D
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Jul 2, 2007 18:16:39 GMT
I'll go with [glow=black,2,300] Rocester[/glow] The first league game I ever went to away was on 2nd October 2004 at Rocester. At this point they were bottom of the league without a win to their name while we were comfortably in midtable. We took the lead early on from a Leon Drysdale free kick. We continued to apply pressure but they clawed one back though from the penalty spot. They then scored 2 more to make it 3-1 at half time. Second half we bring on Carl Tranter, he scores a hat-trick while Kyle Perry also scored one. One of Tranter's was a penalty aswell, when awarded a Rocester player who was already booked argued his way into a red card. In Rocester's defence for this game they did supposedly have a midfielder in goal as their keeper was suspended, someone told me that atleast. We won the home fixture 2-0. For those interested the league table from that season is below, Rocester did not win a single game that season. 1 North Ferriby United 42 25 8 9 83 49 34 83 83 2 Ilkeston Town 42 24 9 9 64 40 24 81 81 3 AFC Telford United 42 23 11 8 78 44 34 80 80 4 Willenhall Town 42 22 12 8 71 46 25 78 78 5 Kendal Town 42 21 8 13 89 69 20 71 71 6 Eastwood Town 42 20 9 13 73 54 19 69 69 7 Mossley 42 20 6 16 81 56 25 66 66 8 Brigg Town 42 15 19 8 59 46 13 64 64 9 Gresley Rovers 42 17 12 13 57 53 4 63 63 10 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 15 15 12 60 55 5 60 60 11 Woodley Sports 42 16 11 15 68 74 -6 59 59 12 Ossett Albion 42 15 13 14 83 74 9 58 58 13 Colwyn Bay 42 14 13 15 54 62 -8 55 55 14 Stocksbridge PS (-3) 42 15 9 18 58 58 0 51 51 15 Shepshed Dynamo 42 13 11 18 53 75 -22 50 50 16 Chorley 42 13 9 20 62 69 -7 48 48 17 Belper Town 42 13 8 21 57 66 -9 47 47 18 Spalding United 42 13 8 21 57 69 -12 47 47 19 Clitheroe 42 12 10 20 47 57 -10 46 46 20 Warrington Town 42 11 13 18 45 59 -14 46 46 21 Rossendale United 42 10 10 22 64 87 -23 40 40 22 Rocester 42 0 6 36 31 132 -101 6 6 Rocester play their home games at The Hillsfield, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and play in a gold & black kit and a blue away kit. They will this season be in the Midland Football Alliance, in which the season before they finished 12th out of 22 last season. They are nicknamed The Romans. They were founded in 1876. The season before this (2005/06) they finished bottom of the league but were reprieved with just 4 wins to their season due to restructuring of the pyramid. Prior to this was their 1-year stint in the Unibond where as the table above shows: 0 wins, 6 draws, 36 defeats. As much as we willed them to later on in the season after our games were played. The season before that Rocester won the Midland Football Alliance with an outstanding 96 points and just 6 defeats in 46 games. They finished ahead of Willenhall who did however adapt much better to the Unibond, finishing 4th before losing in the playoff semi-final to Kendal at home - us then beating Kendal for promotion! Hopefully Rocester can one day return to the Unibond and climb upwards, a nice club. Last season Rocester started in the preliminary round, beating Oldbury United 1-0 [home] , followed by beating Leamington (some may remember The Brakes' run from the year before); 1-0 [home], a 2-0 win in the 2nd qualifying round against Gedling [away] before finally bowing out Kettering 2-1 [away]. This season they will be away to Coalville Town in the Extra Preliminary Round. The winner will be at home against Coleshill or Wellington. Of those 4 clubs the winner will be at home against one of the following 3: Chasetown, Oadby Town or Racing Club Warwick in the first qualifying round.
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Post by amberaleman on Jul 2, 2007 20:57:54 GMT
I adopt Farnham Town. Farnham is in the SW corner of Surrey, and is where I lived from the age of 7 to 18 (and intermittently thereafter until my parents quit for deepest Hampshire in 1990).
Last year Farnham suffered the ignominy of relegation to Division 1 of the Combined Counties League, but stormed back to win the divisional title in 2006/07 (just holding off the challenge of Horley Town ;D ).
Farnham have been drawn at home to Ringmer of the Sussex County League.
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 2, 2007 21:39:46 GMT
Malx, there's one snag in the rules to this game! I doubt there's only one. I've already been flayed alive on the SCFC Forum for my total lack of planning and foresight at stupidly inventing this game on a whim after noticing the release of the FA Fixtures while my boss was in a meeting... If my team knocks your team out, I have the smug smiley face. I then keep the baton until someone else nicks it off 'my' Club. The one whose team carries the baton furthest gets most smiley faces in their book. And if 2 or more teams are tied, then it goes on goals scored, then away goals scored, then how attractive the kit is, then the alleged quality of the hot dog/vegetarian alternative, then the outrageous silliness of the anagram of the Manager's name, then it depends on which Tinpotter has done best homework and produced the best reasons for adopting them, and then - if anyone is so competitive that they still demand satisfaction - it'll be pistols at dawn a tiebreaker. OASN, I suspect few English teams wore green willingly during the Troubles...
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Post by malxscfc on Jul 2, 2007 21:58:07 GMT
Me. Cowes Sports. Why? Because... it's where we go on Friday 13th for our first PSF; it may well become my local team once on the Island. Ey? You emigrating, or do you mean they'll be your favourite team for the 4 or 5 hours you're over there? Have I missed something, ISIHAC?
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Post by bh on Jul 2, 2007 22:49:12 GMT
I'll go for Banstead Athletic. This is because their ground Merland Rise is round the corner from where one of my sons lives. A fairly Tinpot ground, with a good size bar, although no real ale, which is one of the places down full as far as I'm concerned. Up till the re-organization they were in the lower reaches of the Ryman League, but now reside in the Combined Counties League.
The club colours are Amber and Black shirts, Black shorts and socks.
The club were founded during the Second World War, and are on of the few that were, under the name Banstead Juniors.
As Athletic are in the Combined Counties they are drawn to play in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. This season being drawn away to Westfield in a tie to be played 18/08/07.
If they progress to the Preliminary Round they are away to Burgess Hill. 01/09/07
If they get through that in the First Qualifying Round home to Redhill or Sidley or Dover Athletic. 15/09/07
In the Vase they are drawn away to Worthing in the 2nd Qualifying round on 22/09/07.
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Jul 2, 2007 22:51:54 GMT
Okay, I hearby adopt Lye Town who begin their FA Cup odesey away at South Normanton Town. I got lost trying to find Amblecote once and ended up at Lye Town.
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Jul 2, 2007 23:20:03 GMT
I, DazaB of the fair City of Worcester, hearby adopt as my Tinpot FA Cup team - Cockfosters FC.
The main reason for this is the tinpocity in the fact that they have been drawn against Southend Manor in both the First Round of the FA Cup and the First Round of the FA Vase. The chances of that must be sooooooo tinpot.
This will be Cockfosters' first ever FA Cup match.
They play in the Premier Division ofthe Spartan South Midland League.
Cockfosters lies partly in Enfield and partly in Barnet.
It is the northern terminus of the Piccadilly line on the London Underground.
Cockfosters FC play at Dacre Field and were founded in 1921.
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Post by hydeutdfc on Jul 2, 2007 23:25:14 GMT
Apologies to jumping onto the forum and automatically joining a game, but I know Daza^^, so it's ok . My tinpot team, is Odd Down. Founded in 1901, Odd Down FC spent their formative years on pitches at Stirtingate Farm and at the Quarr Ground, before moving to Combe Hill Lane in the 1930s. The club was finally able to purchase the ground in 1952 and it was re-named in memory of long-serving former President Lew Hill, did much to sceure the site for The Down. www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/odd_down.htmlTheir first tie is number 170 v Bristol Manor Farm (at home)
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