Lower league / non league football?

hugh jardon · Post by **hugh jardon** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:05 pm

Who is interested or not interested in lower league football? Anyone watch any lower or non league team?

Anyone even watch The Football League Show on Saturday nights?

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:10 pm

I have seen Wingate & Finchley a few times this season.

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:14 pm

I always watch the FLS, but don't go.. occasionally have gone to AFC Wimbledon in the past with a few mates, but not much any more as I've been doing more aways this year.

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:21 pm

Used to watch aylesbury alot as i played for the junior team. Had a good chance to go up to the conference once with ian dowie as manager! And glen hoddles fat brother playing too!

Last i heard they dont even play at their own ground anymore, money troubles and are sinking fast. Sad really

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:22 pm

I have vague memories of Aylesbury being in the conference sort of late 80s, early 90s era.

Just checked it was the 88 / 89 season ! Quite why I remember this i've no idea.

Iceman29 · Post by **Iceman29** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:22 pm

Been to Selhurst Park and Loftus Road a number of times. Going to watch QPR again this Friday night!

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:24 pm

JMascis666 wrote:I have vague memories of Aylesbury being in the conference sort of late 80s, early 90s era.

They had a good cup run once, think they got to the 3rd or 4th round of the fa cup. And the record attendance was against england

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:26 pm

I remember a pheonix from the flames with Peter Beardsley because he scored 5 or 6 goals against Aylesbury in a pre world cup warm up game (86 or 90?)

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:30 pm

JMascis666 wrote:I remember a pheonix from the flames with Peter Beardsley because he scored 5 or 6 goals against Aylesbury in a pre world cup warm up game (86 or 90?)

Yeah thats the one, think it was before the 86 wc. No doubt that ground is a tesco now! I remember going as a kid and waiting for the arsenal score to be announced, half the ground were gooners!

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:10 pm

I used go see Dulwich Hamlet with my Granddad if Arsenal were away. Or if it wasn't too far to travel away. I still keep an eye out for them.
A young Peter Crouch 19(?) was on loan with them....he was shite and for a 6.4ft striker couldn't header the ball!

When I was in my mid teens I was priced out of Arsenal. I used to take part in a soccer school run by Leyton Orient. One of the end at the end of the week was a voucher for a match. Me and a mate always took up that offer and soon Barry Heard took over and issued Â£10 season tickets for under 16. That was too good an offer to refuse and saw the majority of the games that season.

eliogooner · Post by **eliogooner** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:16 pm

BournemouthRED wrote:Used to watch aylesbury alot as i played for the junior team. Had a good chance to go up to the conference once with ian dowie as manager! And glen hoddles fat brother playing too!

Last i heard they dont even play at their own ground anymore, money troubles and are sinking fast. Sad really

redladygooner · Post by **redladygooner** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:40 pm

Went to watch Dulwich Hamlets during the non-league Saturday a couple of months back and have been to a couple of the home games since.

I quite enjoy it, no pathetic gestapo stewards, able to drink right by the touch line and entry to the ground costs the same as a hot dog/drink combo at the Grove- Â£6.

In relation to another topic on the forum, this is probably the kind of ground I'd take my daughters to first, less formal than the Grove and no one will care if they ran around and screamed there heads off.

redladygooner · Post by **redladygooner** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:42 pm

Boomer wrote:I used go see Dulwich Hamlet with my Granddad if Arsenal were away. Or if it wasn't too far to travel away. I still keep an eye out for them.
A young Peter Crouch 19(?) was on loan with them....he was shite and for a 6.4ft striker couldn't header the ball!

When I was in my mid teens I was priced out of Arsenal. I used to take part in a soccer school run by Leyton Orient. One of the end at the end of the week was a voucher for a match. Me and a mate always took up that offer and soon Barry Heard took over and issued Â£10 season tickets for under 16. That was too good an offer to refuse and saw the majority of the games that season.

Just seen this, do you still go to watch the hamlets' ?

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:47 am

redladygooner wrote:
Boomer wrote:I used go see Dulwich Hamlet with my Granddad if Arsenal were away. Or if it wasn't too far to travel away. I still keep an eye out for them.
A young Peter Crouch 19(?) was on loan with them....he was shite and for a 6.4ft striker couldn't header the ball!

When I was in my mid teens I was priced out of Arsenal. I used to take part in a soccer school run by Leyton Orient. One of the end at the end of the week was a voucher for a match. Me and a mate always took up that offer and soon Barry Heard took over and issued Â£10 season tickets for under 16. That was too good an offer to refuse and saw the majority of the games that season.
Just seen this, do you still go to watch the hamlets' ?

Haven't been for a few years now.

psychoangus · Post by **psychoangus** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:57 am

Used to watch Forest Green Rovers and Swindon play quite a bit. Actually that was when Swindon were in the Prem!

Got scouted by Cheltenham FC as a youngster too!

Never made the cut!