stewart12
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[Football] The Non-League Football Thread- 2023/24 Edition
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Deanbha
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Excellent, see you at the match.
jackalbion
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Off to Maidstone tomorrow to watch Torquay again, think this could be a very toxic away end following their 4-0 loss to St Albans at the weekend. Lots of calls for the manager to go as they are the lowest ranked professional club, and to make things worse, the rumoured replacement for Gary Johnson... his son Lee.
Whitechapel
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Eastbourne and Havant have both gone pro in the last couple of years haven’t they? Understand why their fans are pissed off though. Must be frustrating to see Yeovil bounce back so easily.
stewart12
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what's the parking like at Worthing United. Hard to tell on google maps...
Might be related to the fact that Evan Ferguson’s girlfriend is the assistant managers daughter
jackalbion
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I think Eastbourne and Havant are 'Hybrid' whatever that means.
When I visited, I parked along Lyons Way, right next to the ground. No issues at all.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Site of the greatest save I've ever seen in the flesh, against your mob back in 2020. Lovely ground, and decent pub/kebab selection between there and Three Bridges!
Deanbha
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We do have parking in the ground which is limited. Most people park in Sainsburys at the top end nearest the ground. Or you can park in the road leading up to the ground.
Horsham Gull
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Taking a trip down to Horndean vs broadbridge heath tomorrow 3rd time lucky to try and play this fixture what can go wrong
stewart12
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Ground number 9 of the year was Littlehampton Town's "Sportsfield" last night for the Sussex Senior Cup CLASH with Arun neighbours Bognor Regis Town
It's a bit of an odd, quirky ground and do you know what? I like it.
Firstly, the football ground is part of a larger sports COMPLEX and in reality the primary use is the cricket pitch which actually overlaps with the football pitch. There is also tennis courts A CROQUET CLUB (the first football/croquet crossover so far) and apparently a stoolball club.
The fact that it's multi purpose does have a knock on effect to the football ground....largely because it hampers how much it can be developed with the north side of the ground (which overlaps with the cricket pitch) unable to have anything permanent built on. As a result, the layout is a bit odd and everything is on the south side. This side houses 3 separate stands. The central one is a beautiful seated stand with old school wooden benches and BEAUTIFUL concrete dugouts. This stand is flanked by two covered standing areas. Otherwise the other 3 sides are exposed standing. It's quite ramshackle, a bit unfinished but it does have a certain charm.
Admission was £10- as "LA" are a Isthmian South East club this is about right and on par with others in the division.
The clubhouse is MILES from the pitch and again, isn't exclusively for the football club. It's pretty big and very old school- feels a bit like you're at an old pub. It has a lot of character though and I liked it, very different from others I've been to this year.
Before the game they were absolutely BLASTING out the oddest pre match music I've ever heard, especially as it was from a quite ropey sound system. They had Butterfly by Crazytown, then Last Resort by Papa Roach which was faded seamlessly into a DANCE REMIX OF WONDERWALL.
The game itself was massively affected by the elements, with a hurricane blowing directly from one end to the other. Littlehampton went 2-0 up including a superb first goal, Bognor got one back towards the end of the half and looked set to get an equaliser in the second half with the wind behind them but....absolutely crumbled. LA got one on the break and starting running rampant and unbelievably won 6-1.
Overall, I did enjoy The Sportsfield. It's unique at least. It could undoubtedly do with a SPRUCE up though
It's a bit of an odd, quirky ground and do you know what? I like it.
Firstly, the football ground is part of a larger sports COMPLEX and in reality the primary use is the cricket pitch which actually overlaps with the football pitch. There is also tennis courts A CROQUET CLUB (the first football/croquet crossover so far) and apparently a stoolball club.
The fact that it's multi purpose does have a knock on effect to the football ground....largely because it hampers how much it can be developed with the north side of the ground (which overlaps with the cricket pitch) unable to have anything permanent built on. As a result, the layout is a bit odd and everything is on the south side. This side houses 3 separate stands. The central one is a beautiful seated stand with old school wooden benches and BEAUTIFUL concrete dugouts. This stand is flanked by two covered standing areas. Otherwise the other 3 sides are exposed standing. It's quite ramshackle, a bit unfinished but it does have a certain charm.
Admission was £10- as "LA" are a Isthmian South East club this is about right and on par with others in the division.
The clubhouse is MILES from the pitch and again, isn't exclusively for the football club. It's pretty big and very old school- feels a bit like you're at an old pub. It has a lot of character though and I liked it, very different from others I've been to this year.
Before the game they were absolutely BLASTING out the oddest pre match music I've ever heard, especially as it was from a quite ropey sound system. They had Butterfly by Crazytown, then Last Resort by Papa Roach which was faded seamlessly into a DANCE REMIX OF WONDERWALL.
The game itself was massively affected by the elements, with a hurricane blowing directly from one end to the other. Littlehampton went 2-0 up including a superb first goal, Bognor got one back towards the end of the half and looked set to get an equaliser in the second half with the wind behind them but....absolutely crumbled. LA got one on the break and starting running rampant and unbelievably won 6-1.
Overall, I did enjoy The Sportsfield. It's unique at least. It could undoubtedly do with a SPRUCE up though
I'm gutted that I didn't join you in time to hear this.
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keaton
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Lewes suffered another home defeat. Didn't play badly but not helped by an ridiculous own goal from close to the half way line. And a red card for foul and abusive language towards another player, something I've never heard of previously and would lead to most games finishing at 5 a side
Horsham Gull
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Spoke too soon got battered 4-0
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A rather lacklustre performance from Hastings saw them lose 2-0 to Horsham. Another tough test awaits on Saturday with the visit of Lewes, who are another team Hastings have struggled against in recent years. Let's hope the weather gods play ball or a few more might be in the Old Town on Saturday afternoon for the start of the Fat Tuesday festival...