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colpic
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Jun 9, 2012, 3:24 PM

Posts: 1627
Location: North West Lincolnshire
Team(s): Scotter United (Scunthorpe League), AFC Telford(home town club),

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Favourite 5:-

Bacup Borough
FAC Team Fur Wien
Lokomotiv Leipzig
SV Darmstadt 98
Worsbrough Bridge

Least favourite:-

Bilborough Pelican
Burton Albion
Carlton T
FC05 Bilsthorpe
FC Ostbahn XI

muzza2
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Jun 9, 2012, 6:27 PM

Posts: 418
Location: Burton-on-Trent
Team(s): Burton Albion, (Mickleover Sports, Charlton Athletic)

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Rated out of 10 as I went along and I rated...
Top 5 Games (all 8/10)
Borrowash Victoria 2-1 Barrow Town (Aet)
Burton Albion 3-2 AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town 2-3 Burton Albion
Oxford United 2-2 Burton Albion
Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United

Worst 5 Games
Bradford City 1-1 Burton Albion (2/10)
Burton Albion 0-2 Accrington Stanley (2/10)
Chasetown 0-1 Northwich Victoria (3/10)
AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Burton Albion (3/10)
Stafford Rangers 1-2 Kendal Town (3/10)

Games Watched - 361.5 (79.5)
Last Match - Hednesford Town 2-1 FC United of Manchester (11/5/13)
Teams Seen - 227 (29)
Grounds - 96 (17)
Last New Club Seen - Hathern/Allexton New Parks
Last New Ground - Pasture Lane, Hathern

Ostrich
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Jun 9, 2012, 8:17 PM

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Worst 5 Games
Bradford City 1-1 Burton Albion (2/10)
Burton Albion 0-2 Accrington Stanley (2/10)
Chasetown 0-1 Northwich Victoria (3/10)
AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Burton Albion (3/10)
Stafford Rangers 1-2 Kendal Town (3/10)

Oh grief, don't remind me ..... Frown

Top 3 new football grounds

Chasetown
Walsall RFC
Coleshill Town

Best 3 games

Halesowen Town 0 Poole Town 0
Stourbridge 2 AFC Totton 1
Stourport Swifts 4 Abingdon United 3

Worst 3 games

Redditch United 0 Cirencester Town 2 (actually, a serious contender for worst match of all time �.)
Romulus 0 Hucknall 1
Halesowen 0 Taunton Town 1

More good games last season than rank bad games, but gpg average was only 3.12 and well reduced compared to 2010/11 - but then that�s Step 4 for you �.. Sly

oftenscore6
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Jun 10, 2012, 1:25 AM

Posts: 3321
Location: Huddersfield
Team(s): FCUM, MUFC, Altrincham, Hammarby, Hawthorn (AFL),Huddersfield Rams (UK AFL)

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Oh grief, don't remind me ..... Frown

What was the football game at Walsall RFC?

If I'm talking non-football, Wilderspool and Galle Oval would be up there and the GAA games at Mullingar and Longford would probably be in there for me!

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Last new football ground (438) Beck Lane Bay Athletic 2-1 Ovenden West Riding (13/5)
With FC United: 83 - and looking forward to one in Moston in 2014-5 (touchwood)!
On the agenda:
Osters v AIK (19/5)
Hammarby v Landskrona (20/5)

adji
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Jun 10, 2012, 11:37 AM

Posts: 321
Location: Birmingham
Team(s): Birmingham City ,Clevedon Town and whoever else i want to watch

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Best Grounds 11/12

Cirencester Town
Cradley Town
Bewdley Town
Walsall Youth
AFC Smetwick

worst

Lye town

Best games

Cirencester Town 5 newbury 3
Birmingham City Youth 11 Stroud 0
Birmingham City 13 Causeway and Withymoor 1
Worcester City U18 5 Carrdiff City U18 1
Archdales 3 Pelsall Villa 1

Worst

Pelsall Villa 0 Pilkington xxx 1
Sutton Coldfield U21 0 Romulus U21 0
Walsall Youth 0 Wigan Youth 0
Walsall 1 Exeter City 2
Bromsgrove Sporting Youth 0 Stourport Youth 1

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HantsLondoner
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Jun 10, 2012, 1:01 PM

Posts: 634
Location: South Hampshire
Team(s): Hants/Middx/Sussex Non-League, Brentford, THFC, SC Freiburg

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best 5 games seen
QK Southampton 5 Bournemouth Sports 4
Fair Oak 3 Andover Lions 6
AFC Totton 8 Bradford PA 1
Meonstoke 4 Soberton U 3
Bognor R 4 Godalming T 4 (Bognor won on pens)

worst 3 games seen
Blackfield & Langley 0 Winchester C 1
Romsey T 0 Downton 1
Gosport B 0 Braintree 1
...must have been an amazingly good season, can't think of any more! And no 0-0s.

best 5 grounds visited (facilities, welcome, and atmosphere)
Bognor
Gosport
Havant and Waterlooville
Lewes
Hassocks

least favourite 5 grounds visited - not really fair, since I have been to a lot of Step 7 grounds which don't claim to have the facilities, and all grounds have their people who do their best to make a visit a positive experience....
Bemerton
Blackfield & Langley
Hayling
Romsey
Paulsgrove

I went to 5 league grounds this season, I had a much better experience at Brighton than St. Mary's.
Best food (I don't eat much at football grounds) - soup at Lewes

stourboy
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Jun 10, 2012, 1:13 PM

Posts: 1466
Location: Loughborough Uni
Team(s): Stourbridge FC, Sheffield Wednesday, Barrow Town

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Best Grounds 11/12

Cirencester Town
Cradley Town
Bewdley Town
Walsall Youth
AFC Smethwick 1

Cradley and Cirencester? Really?

Ok Cirencester I could accept but CRADLEY? You must have chosen some rotten grounds to go to if that's one of your favourites.

Last new ground (74): City Ground, Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town 19/02/2013
Last game (329): Stourbridge v Cambridge City 06/04/2013

Stourboy's Pre-Season Plan:
Tue 9 July: Christchurch v AFC Bournemouth
Sat 27 July: Evesham United v Stourbridge

adji
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Jun 10, 2012, 1:40 PM

Posts: 321
Location: Birmingham
Team(s): Birmingham City ,Clevedon Town and whoever else i want to watch

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I knew you would say that haha , no in all honesty that was just out of the new grounds i had been as i hadnt done to many new ones this season , i would also say Portishead or Bromyard were equally as good really , Cradley ok .. is abit of a dump but it does have a kind of charm in parts , fields around , a view towards the lickeys or clent hills .. these places are run on a shoestring and not only counting the ground , i was talking to a official of Cradley who was one of the nicest people around and the programme was really good to , so thats also why i chose it.

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Slumming It
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Jun 10, 2012, 2:45 PM

Posts: 640
Location: Surbiton
Team(s): Leeds United, Rawmarsh Welfare (RIP)

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Liked:

Brighton Amex
Oxford United Kassam
Chipstead
Tonbridge Angels
Poole Town

Disliked

Tilbury
Redbridge/Barkingside
Mole Valley SCR/Cobham
Bedfont Town (RIP)
Raynes Park Vale.

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Last new ground: Wimborne-Cuthbury

Steps 1-4 are a duty, step 5 to be hoped for and steps 6-whatever are an occasional option.

yorkieexile
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Jun 10, 2012, 8:56 PM

Posts: 1765
Location: Hinckley
Team(s): Halifax, Groundhopper

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Top 5 games

Old Woodstock Town 4 Witney Town 3
Coventry Sphinx 4 Gresley 4
Real Madrid 1 Barcelona 3
Whitehill Welfare 4 Spartans 5
Shotts Bon Accord 4 Gitvan 3

Worst 5 games
Doveridge 0 Holly Bush 1
Findern 0 Derby Rolls Royce 1
Castle Donington Town 0 Sileby Saints
Arles-Avignon 0 Chateauroux 0
Veroia 0 Fokikos 0

Best grounds
Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
Schalke 04
Royal Union St Gilloise
Kirkoswald

KnowYourMarket
Man City Transfer Target!

Jun 11, 2012, 8:38 AM

Posts: 8439
Location: Close to NW Stoke, where they make Wright's Pies
Team(s): WBA, FC Saarbruecken, Brierley Hill Alliance (RIP)

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Gitvan, is that your new car's name?

Grounds: 1153. Last New Ground: Bluebell Park, Sutton Hill, Shropshire. Games since 0-0: 214

yorkieexile
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Jun 11, 2012, 3:01 PM

Posts: 1765
Location: Hinckley
Team(s): Halifax, Groundhopper

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Gitvan, is that your new car's name?

Could well be by the time you and 2 other hoppers are in situ on Saturday

I anticipate that at least one of our games on Saturday will be likely contender for worst game of the season

Siberian Monkey
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Jun 12, 2012, 4:10 PM

Posts: 285
Location: Sheffield
Team(s): Lincoln C

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Best games
Bangor � Bala 2-1; thoroughly enjoyable, as was�
Brighton � Middlesbrough 1-1
Stocksbridge � North Ferriby 7-0; some great attacking football at a lovely ground... and it was free :)
Alfreton � Lincoln 1-3; for finally seeing a Lincoln team show some passion
Hearts � Hibs 5-1; for the result more than the game

Worst games
Ossett T � Fylde 0-0; by no means an outright stinker, just not particularly entertaining and it was goalless
Tamworth � Lincoln 4-0; fine for the neutrals and home fans, no doubt, but a truly horrendous Lincoln performance which resulted in Tilson�s sacking� so actually quite a bonus for the Imps fans at that time

Best new grounds
Hampden; great atmosphere
Bangor; a classic, old-fashioned ground which was full of character
Lincoln United; a nice ground with leafy surrounds and an interesting range a stands

conway5
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Jun 12, 2012, 6:43 PM

Posts: 35
Location: Portsmouth
Team(s): Blackburn Rovers + Winchester City

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5 favourite grounds visited last season
Sunderland
Dukla Prague
Wealdstone
Bath city
Braintree

5 least favourite
Romsey Town!!!!!
Guildford City
Staines Town
Shrewsbury Town
Hayling United

Best games
Plymouth vs Burton Albion 2-1
Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United 1-0
Peterborough vs Birmingham City 1-1

Worst
Macclesfield Town vs Barnet 0-0

timmy tabby
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Jun 14, 2012, 7:30 AM

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Five best matches seen last season -

1) St Neots Town v Bedworth United - 23rd August 2011 - 1-2
2) Hinckley United v Tamworth - 12th November 2011 - 2-2. The final twelve minutes were as exciting as anything seen for a long long time.
3) Hampton and Richmond Borough v East Thurrock United - 31st January 2012 - 4-1
4) Grays Athletic v Needham Market - 7th March 2012 - 4-2
5) Tilbury v Needham Market - 5th May 2012 - 3-4

Not worth the time and trouble -

1) Brentwood Town v Hemel Hempstead Town - 20th September 2011 - 0-0
2) Aveley v Hastings Town - 31st October 2011 - 1-0
3) Sporting Bengal v Clapton - 17th January 2012 - 1-0
4) Birmingham City v Southampton - 4th February 2012 - 0-0. Though the day was somewhat different.
5) M & B Club v Runwell Hospital - 31st May 2012 - 1-0

Best day out was Bideford v Wimborne Town - 11th February 2012. Even though the match was decidedly average.

qoscrofts
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Jun 14, 2012, 1:37 PM

Posts: 115
Location: Dumfries
Team(s): Queen of the South, SoS league in general, FC Halifax Town

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Top 5 new grounds visited

Stadion Rote Erder, Borussia Dortmund 11
Belle Vue Park, Consett
Meadow Park, Irvine Meadow X1
MSV Arena, MSV Duisburg
Blair Park, Hurlford United

Top 5 games

Borussia Dortmund 2 FSV Mainz 1
Borussia Dortmund 11 2 Schalke 04 11 1
Dalbeattie Star 4 Threave Rovers 3
Carlisle United 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2
Queen of the South 3 Ross County 5

WestBerksPalace
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Jun 15, 2012, 12:20 PM

Posts: 292
Location: Tilehurst, Reading.
Team(s): Crystal Palace and Epsom and Ewell

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Best 5 'new' non league grounds visited 2011-12 season.

29/8 Brimscombe and Thrupp
22/10 Bangor City
25/2 Gainsborough Trinity
10/3 Tow Law Town
6/4 Liversedge

5 new grounds visited that I didn't really like (I could only think of 4!)

29/8 Hengrove Athletic
8/10 Cheltenham Saracens
7/1 Sheerwater
24/4 Spelthorne Sports

5 best games seen in 2011-12 season.

16/7 - Guernsey FC 5-6 AFC Wimbledon X1 - Unexpected bonus on a wedding anniversary short break, Guernsey FC's 1st ever game whilst I was there. Highly entertaining game, and immediately clear that Guernsey would easily win a Step6 league on the mainland.

20/8 - Kidsgrove Athletic 3-3 Lincoln United - A slow burner that got better and better as the game wore on, and climaxed with a stunning 25 yard equaliser for grove in injury time.

12/11 - FA Cup 1st Round - AFC Totton 8-1 Bradford Park Avenue - The most one sided game I saw all season, BUT Totton were an absolute joy, and attacked with great purpose and scored some crackers, they have been a terrific team over the last few seasons.

12/3 - Windsor 3-3 Hanworth Villa - Two really good footballing teams and a game of two half's on a carpet of a pitch. Hard to believe this was a Step5 game, thoroughly enjoyable midweek game enjoyed by quite a number of hoppers.

5/5 - Benson 4-4 Harwell International (North Berks Div One) - A rare Step7 tick for me, and glad I made the effort. As per above, both teams went for it, scored some crackers, and the standard of football was way above what I expected. Free to watch, and all 5 of the hoppers present left with a smile playing about our faces.

http://hopticklist.wordpress.com/...lassic-at-benson-fc/

Bonus game Smile

27/9 - BHA 1-3 Crystal Palace (Ht 1-0)

Build a gound in the middle of nowhere with no good transport links and they will come, and they did, and they left early, as three goals in the last ten minutes, created the legendary phrase - "For f*cks sake Murray' (thanks to You tube), as ex seagull Glenn Murray banged in the decisive third in the dying minutes. The first winners at the shiny Amex Stadium, marvellous!

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sjosta
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Jun 15, 2012, 6:13 PM

Posts: 525
Location: Dimmest Lancs
Team(s): Groundhopper

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best 5 grounds visited (football, atmosphere and gute laune)
Garries Park, Gatehouse-of-Fleet roped off park, but lovely in the sun
Sportspark Hofland, Montfoort all that's best (and worst) about Dutch shamateur football
Cowling Sports Ground all that's best of West Ridng Amateur Cup
Cotlands Park, Kennoway I can't separate ground seen from my experience of the game
and Fall Lane Marsden (as for Cowling)

least favourite grounds visited
Burnley Campus - hacked off from the game being called off at Waddington, I turned up at this peach of a ground (not)
Much Hoole Recreation Ground - as per above, only for Bolton United
Dalgety Bay Sports Centre again as per above, only for Stein Thistle
and of course the overpriced boxes that pass as new builds Colchester, Doncaster .......

the five best games:
Kennoway 3 Valleyfield Amateurs 2 Fife Amateur Cup
St.Andrew's 1 Kilbirnie Ladeside 1 Scottish Junior Cup (pity Ididn't see the replay)
Cowling 4 East End Park 3 West Riding Amateur Cup
Liverpool U-19 0 Ajax U-19 6 Next Gen Series; apart from the queue to get into the ground; Liverpool lucky to get 0
and then perhaps the England women's game on Sunday

two of the worst
Dalgety Bay 2 Glenrothes Amateurs 0 (see above for DB SC) and
Daneshouse 1 Belvedere 3 (see above for Burnley Campus)

Football seen in: Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland (N&S), Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Austria, Jersey, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg

For all your Fife needs:
http://fifejuniorhistory.eu5.org

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Paul White
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Jun 15, 2012, 10:52 PM

Posts: 669
Location: Ruislip,
Team(s): I have a blue and white scarf and live in HA4

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[Dearest Tabby or may I call you Tabs for short ...

I wasn't expecting this and to be honest it was one remarkable day. I met His Lordship at West Ruislip station not long after 8.30 in the morning. The temperature was -7 and we had nowhere to go, but only a rough plan on the pretence that if the forecast was correct the temperature would rise after we passed Bristol and so it did. We came off the M4 and the temperature had risen to -3. TT started to get on the blower, all games were frozen off as far as we had driven and Weston-super-Mare was the next game to fall. On the level with Weston the temperature broke even and TT spent the next 10 minutes working on the South West Peninsular League website and struck lucky with 'game on' at Ivybridge Town. We had a game, in fact at one of my predicted locations, but could we go one better. Coming up to the Tiverton turn off with one final effort TT got through to Bideford and half an hour later we were basking in five degrees of sunshine at South Molton. The game was very ordinary and passed without incident 3-1 to Bideford. We headed for home and on reaching Bristol the temperature dropped and we arrived at West Ruislip with the temperature back at -7. I've known TT a little over three years. He's a bit smarter than the average bear and if I had gone without him I probably would not have got a game. So the moral here: Take a break, have a kat-kat!]

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Best day out was Bideford v Wimborne Town - 11th February 2012. Even though the match was decidedly average.

Two games left for a 172 finish.

[Reading Senior Cup Final and my usual last game in Wales to finish]

Mr Peru
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Jun 16, 2012, 8:23 PM

Posts: 103
Location: Isleworth
Team(s): Wealdstone

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Top 5 Games as a fan..

Cambridge Utd 1-2 Wealdstone- An amazing result for all sorts of reasons. Proudest day watching the Stones
Wealdstone 2-1 Barrow - The first of the Stones "Giant" killings in this year's FA Trophy
Wealdstone 1-0 Dartford - Real backs to the wall stuff. Holding on with 9 men against quality opponents
Wingate & Finchley 0-5 Wealdstone - Stones played some scintillating stuff as should have got double figures.
Wealdstone 3-1 Concord Rangers - Needing a point to get into the play-offs, did it the hard way after going 1-0 down. relief all round.

Top 5 Games as a neutral..

Northwood 3-4 Sittingbourne - classic cup tie that had it all
Peterborough Utd 2-3 Leeds Utd - red cards, last minute winner, end to end stuff and great day out
Godalming Town 2-1 Worcester City - An FA Cup giant killing and 30c in October
London Colney 1-0 Hoddesden Town - A really good match with plenty of good football on show
CB Hounslow 0-4 Guernsey - Again, some really cracking step 6 football

Paul White
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Jun 16, 2012, 10:08 PM

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Location: Ruislip,
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Yes Mr Peru, let's have a re-run. Like you I'm a stones fan, hate going to Northwood. This was my best of the season and yours too?

[45. Tuesday 11 October 2011 � FA Trophy Preliminary Round Replay � Attendance: 109
Northwood (red/red/red) 3 � 4 Sittingbourne (sky, navy sleeves/navy/navy) � 2-2 at 90 minutes
This was a rare visit to Northwood, not one of my favourite grounds, but by the time this game had ended even the most partisan supporter had seen a remarkable game of football. The opening phase saw both goalkeepers beaten to the ball by their opponents, both chances were missed and a ricocheted clearance spun through the Northwood goal area. Midway through the first half, Sittingbourne won a free-kick 35 yards out. Up stepped Anthony Hogg to strike the ball past Northwood�s goalkeeper. 0-1 at half-time, but 0-2 moments into the second half, Northwood gave away a penalty and Ryan Golding scored from the spot. Northwood immediately lost their discipline and an ugly foul brought a second yellow card, followed by a red one. The Northwood player was guilty of a bout of petulance, but the foul was an act of foolishness. A less lenient referee would have had just cause to reduce the home side to nine men, but he relented, despite a punch thrown by another Northwood player. With Northwood down to ten men they started to play. Garry Senior pulled one goal back and a 73rd minute penalty converted by Jonathan Constant levelled the scores at 2-2. Extra time was end to end stuff, as Sittingbourne went 2-3 up, with a rasping shot from Luke Girt. Northwood levelled again, as Romaine Walker ran through a static defence. The match was into the 119th minute, when the home defence left Elie Kayembe unmarked. His finish sent a dozen visiting supporters home ecstatically happy. Star Man: Billy Manners (Sittingbourne)]

Top 5 Games as a fan..

Cambridge Utd 1-2 Wealdstone- An amazing result for all sorts of reasons. Proudest day watching the Stones
Wealdstone 2-1 Barrow - The first of the Stones "Giant" killings in this year's FA Trophy
Wealdstone 1-0 Dartford - Real backs to the wall stuff. Holding on with 9 men against quality opponents
Wingate & Finchley 0-5 Wealdstone - Stones played some scintillating stuff as should have got double figures.
Wealdstone 3-1 Concord Rangers - Needing a point to get into the play-offs, did it the hard way after going 1-0 down. relief all round.

Top 5 Games as a neutral..

Northwood 3-4 Sittingbourne - classic cup tie that had it all
Peterborough Utd 2-3 Leeds Utd - red cards, last minute winner, end to end stuff and great day out
Godalming Town 2-1 Worcester City - An FA Cup giant killing and 30c in October
London Colney 1-0 Hoddesden Town - A really good match with plenty of good football on show
CB Hounslow 0-4 Guernsey - Again, some really cracking step 6 football

Two games left for a 172 finish.

[Reading Senior Cup Final and my usual last game in Wales to finish]

villahopper
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Jun 18, 2012, 9:52 AM

Posts: 1494
Location: Warwick
Team(s): Aston Villa Bromsgrove Sporting New York Mets

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Only did 39 games this season so not much to choose from
Grounds I liked (Not necessarily ticks)
Bromsgrove Sporting
Bodmin Town
Gresley
Stade de Reims
Blackpool Wren Rovers
Marlow

Grounds I didn't
Bristol Acadamy
Brighton and HA
Darlington
Highmoor Ibis

Best game
Old Woodstock Town v Witney Town in the Vase

Worst Game
Dieppe - Sannois Saint Gratien

The Moose
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Jun 27, 2012, 2:56 PM

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Best five grounds visited:

PONTYPRIDD, ABERAVON, CROSS KEYS, BRIDGEND, NEATH

Yes I know they're eggchasing but fantastic 70's archaic relics of the past still to be enjoyed!

Best five footy grounds visited:

LEWES, DARTFORD, ST. DENNIS, HAMPTON & RICHMOND, BRIGHTON & HOVE

Lewes wins hands down for a wonderful array of old mixed in with the new. As for the Amex, well the grounds fine shame about the infrastructure!

Worst five grounds visited:

Upwey & Broadwey, Tintinhull, Nailsea Town, Nuneaton Town, Chelmsford City

First three had nothing memorable about them and last two are in essence former rugby & athletics tracks so difficult to have fond memories.

Best game: Hampton & Richmond 4 Truro City 3 - Non-Lge at it's best!

Worst game: Pompey 0 Leeds 0 - my only 0-0 of the season!

KRTM Cool

hipkissexpress
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Jun 27, 2012, 3:55 PM

Posts: 409
Location: North Wales
Team(s): Everton

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Top five favourite grounds visited;

Hitchin Town
Karlsruher
Shotts Bon Accord
Consett
Hastings United

must give honourable mentions to Gornal Athletic, Jarrow Roofing BCA & Marlow Town

Top five least favourite grounds visited (excludes railed off pitches)

Grantham Town
Wigan Robin Park
Thamesmead Town
Banstead Athletic
Brackley Town

Top five best games;

31/12 Yate Town 3-3 Bideford Town (league)
22/10 Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant 4-3 Flint Town United (league)
13/03 Asthon Athletic 2-3 Bacup Borough (league)
21/01 Tividale 7-1 Binfield (vase)
03/12 Squires Gate 0-4 Staveley MW (vase)

Top five worst games;

14/04 Everton 1-2 The Red Sh!te (fa cup)
20/11 Excelsior 0-0 AZ Alkmaar (league, abandoned at HT)
05/02 Kaiserslautern 0-1 Cologne (league)
17/03 Clifton FC 3-0 Real United (league)
28/08 Builth Wells 1-0 Dyffryn Banw (league)

read my inane ramblings at...
Damage in the Box!
http://groundhoppersdiary.blogspot.com/

follow me on twitter @christopher7590

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