The Lower League Thread

[MrRed]

Draw for the 1st round of the FA Cup

Ties will be played on the weekend of 12th and 13th November.

Hereford United v Yeovil Town

Bury v Crawley Town

Luton Town v Northampton Town

Cambridge United v Wrexham

Morecambe v Sheffield Wednesday

Swindon Town v Huddersfield Town

Redbridge v Oxford City

Bristol Rovers v Kidderminster Harriers or Corby Town

Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion

Preston North End v Southend United

Dagenham and Redbridge v Bath City

Hartlepool United v Stevenage

Droylesden or Blyth Spartans v Gateshead

Alfreton Town or Lincoln City v Carlisle United

Chesterfield v Torquay United

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

Tranmere Rovers v Cheltenham Town

Chelmsford City or Gloucester City v AFC Telford United

Darlington or Hinckley United v Tamworth

Exeter City v Wallsall

Bradford City v Rochdale

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

Port Vale v Grimsby Town

Sheffield United v Oxford United

Halifax Town v Charlton Athletic

Sutton United or Leatherhead v Kettering Town

AFC Bournemouth v Gillingham

MK Dons v Nantwich Town

AFC Totton v Bradford Park Avenue

Newport County v Shrewsbury Town

Leyton Orient v Bromley

East Thurrock United v Macclesfield Town

AFC Wimbledon v Scunthorpe United

Salisbury City v Arlesey Town

Brentford v Basingstoke Town

Maidenhead United v Aldershot Town

Mansfield Town or Fleetwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers

Barrow v Rotherham United

Southport v Barnet

Plymouth Argyle v Stourbridge

[rijit]

Another win albeit a late goal to keep Arbroath tied on points with Cowdenbeath...a town better known for its stock car racing.....

On another note I see wet spam are clear second.....I wonder will we see a cameo appearance from Singher or imola before xmas....

whoops wrong thread.

Edited October 31, 2011 by rijit

[smokie36]

Another win albeit a late goal to keep Arbroath tied on points with Cowdenbeath...a town better known for its stock car racing.....

On another note I see wet spam are clear second.....I wonder will we see a cameo appearance from Singher or imola before xmas....

whoops wrong thread.

Scottish Cup win and hopefully we can end up with a big home tie this year....

Also this post relegates the manure thread off the top page.....always raises a smile that does....well more of a big grin!

[highchol]

bump,

get this thread back on top where it belongs.

where is all the whinging being done, if not here?

[smokie36]

Update please imola.

[rijit]

A good 3 away points for exeter all be it from bottom club chesterfield. Our confidence is still low but we have the players fit again and hopefully our season can kic on from here. We have more than enuf ability to end up well away from the drop zone. famous last words.!!!!

[Macclad]

In the FA Cup 3rd Round yesterday.....

Macclesfield Town 2 Bolton Wanderers 2

A great performance by the Silkmen against Premiership opposition.Boltons equalizer,13 minutes from time,by David Wheater would not have happened if Wheater would have been sent off for bringing down a Macc player,whilst being the last defender,earlier !

Two other excellent results for our featured teams with Swindon beating Premiership Wigan and Notts County winning 2-0 away at Championship side,Doncaster !

[highchol]

_{great result for swindon, and macclesfield too. The silkmen are proving to be tough to beat on their own patch this season, dont fancy them in the replay though.}

[highchol]

A good 3 away points for exeter all be it from bottom club chesterfield. Our confidence is still low but we have the players fit again and hopefully our season can kic on from here. We have more than enuf ability to end up well away from the drop zone. famous last words.!!!!

poor old chezzy have no luck, at all they missed a penalty too. John Sheridan is getting a lot of stick from the fans, last year he could walk on water

[Xangsamhua]

Notts County continue their good form in the FA Cup in recent years with a good 2-0 away win over Doncaster.

[Moonrakers]

Football is fuc_kING BRILLIANT at times

[rijit]

A good 3 away points for exeter all be it from bottom club chesterfield. Our confidence is still low but we have the players fit again and hopefully our season can kic on from here. We have more than enuf ability to end up well away from the drop zone. famous last words.!!!!

poor old chezzy have no luck, at all they missed a penalty too. John Sheridan is getting a lot of stick from the fans, last year he could walk on water

I know the feeling mate, we had the same against Wycombe the week or so b 4,played well, got awarded a penalty missed it and went on and lost, Tisdale has done abso miracles at Exeter and fit we have more than a good enuf team at this level, but we aint got any wedge so no depth in the squad , but the stick our fans have been giving him for a poor first half of the season. due mainly to a bad injury list, UNBELIEVABLE, but enuf of our woes !!!! good luck 4 the rest of the season

[alfieconn]

Now that your back with us Singher Josephine, i thought i'd check on here to see how the scammers are doing, but nothing

Edited January 26, 2012 by alfieconn

[carmine]

Thats right Alf. As soon as i saw the lower League Thread i presumed there might be a Josephine post! They must have lots to say what with the scammers playing Fat Sam's barca styly football!

[soihok]

Hugely important game in 1st Division on Sunday, Sheff Wed (3rd place - 5 points behind Utd.) v Sheff Utd ( second place with two games in hand over Wed).

This is certainly one of the most important local derbies in recent times.

If Sheff Utd win they will move 8 points away from Wed with two games in hand.

If Sheff Wed win, then gap is closed to 2 points and they will stay in 3rd. Wed, having lost the last two games, are sure to be all out for a win at home. Utd are flying at the moment and want to extend the points gap to push for automatic promotion back to the Championship.

Ooohhh the suspense, bring it on.

Come On You Blades!!!!

[Moonrakers]

And Swindon Town beat the giants that are Accrington Stanley 2-0 making it 9 consecutive league wins, setting a new club record.

Edited February 26, 2012 by Moonrakers

[soihok]

Sheff Wed won the derby, begger.

Not to worry, two games in hand and two points more should keep United on course for second place.

The Blades midfield wasn't effective enough plus the substitutions were about 20 minutes too late in the game.

[Moonrakers]

Not to worry, two games in hand and two points more should keep United on course for second place.

Wouldn't be too sure with Danny 'the bottler' Wilson in charge.

[rijit]

A 2-0 defeat at huddersfield and well, we come away with plaudits and our fans saying we played well, but no points we just cant seem to pull away from the relegation zone. partly due to the teams below hitting a bit of form BUt tbh I thought that once injury free we'd be ok, but were playing well with a fully fit squad but position and points wise were still struggling, Still onwards and upwards, hopefully.

[Macclad]

Oxford United 1 Macclesfield Town 1

Believe it or not this was Maccs first point of 2012 after 8 consecutive defeats !

Injuries have decimated the team,with up to 10 players missing from a small squad and they have slipped from just being outside the play offs into a relegation dogfight.

Some of the long term injuries look likely to be back in the next week or two so,hopefully,they can start to pull away from the drop zone.

[soihok]

Not to worry, two games in hand and two points more should keep United on course for second place.

Wouldn't be too sure with Danny 'the bottler' Wilson in charge.

Danny Wilson has changed the mood and performance for the better at Bramall Lane. Don't forget that Sheff Utd went through 4 managers last season.

The Blades fans that have commented on forums agree that the loss was a disappointment, but still in second place with 2 games in hand / 2 points above third is still a good place to be.

Tomorrow night see's Scunthorpe's trip to the lane......3 points in the bag on the way.

Edited February 28, 2012 by soihok

[Moonrakers]

Not to worry, two games in hand and two points more should keep United on course for second place.

Wouldn't be too sure with Danny 'the bottler' Wilson in charge.

Danny Wilson has changed the mood and performance for the better at Bramall Lane.

Well, yeah. And he did the same at Swindon and Bristol City and MK Dons, and so on.

However, the guy has the personality of a wet lettuce and his teams have a tendency to choke when success is in sight. He's also a one season wonder, don't expect a good season next season even if you don't manage to go up.

[soihok]

Thanks for the optimism.

The club and team are desperate to get back into the Championship this year. Up to now, Danny seems to be doing a very good job don't yer think?

Perhaps its that we have had a string of poor managers (starting with Bryan Robson after Warnock resigned).

With regards to the clubs Danny Wilson has managed, Sheffield United are by far the biggest and a 60% win rate is'nt too bad (granted, the lowly division we are in,,,,,unfortunately).

[soihok]

It continues with, not so, sunny Scunny at the Lane tonight. I will be tuning into the the official website at 4.30am to hear live commentry (ok, it'll only be the second half but I will have a 12 hour shift at work to look forward to from 7 am).

COME ON YOU BLADES !!!!!!!

Edited February 29, 2012 by soihok

[Xangsamhua]

As you may know, Notts County have changed their manager again. I still don't know why, but apparently there had been some tension for a while between Martin Allen and the Chairman, and it came to a head during or after the Hartlepool game, which Notts lost 3-0. Martin Allen appeared to have a swelling over one eye at the post-match press conference.

There was an outcry from fans, as Allen was very popular, and Ray Trew, the Chairman, threatened to walk away. But he didn't, and appointed Keith Curle as manager, the upshot being that Notts have won all three games under Curle and are level on points for the play-offs, so the complaints have died down. I suppose we'll find out eventually why Martin Allen was sacked, but he seemed a good man to me.

[soihok]

Seems to be catching as Gary Smegson was sacked by Sheff Wed last night. It was broadcast during Sheff Utds win over Scunthorpe. Also a bit of a mystery why to sack him while they are 3rd and just beat The Blades at the weekend.

Must have fallen out with Mandy, the clubs chairman.

[soihok]

Blades to slice Old Ham at Bramall Lane today.

Will it be choice cuts or door stoppers?

[highchol]

With regards to the clubs Danny Wilson has managed, Sheffield United are by far the biggest and a 60% win rate is'nt too bad (granted, the lowly division we are in,,,,,unfortunately).

great quote S6

reason for edit, omitted S6

Edited March 9, 2012 by highchol

[rijit]

A midweek 2 nil loss at brentford, seems exeter are bring drawn slowly but surely into the relegation zone and unable to pull clear . weve taken jamie curaton bac on loan from orient which seemed to give everyone a boost , he scored 20 for us last season and he suits our style of play, but 2 games no goals!!! harsh but we need to start winning more, its not impossible to see it happening weve got some v v good players ,but maybe lacking a little experience, the sort of experience that says weve been there done it and are not fazed we had this with stewart and edwards who both retired close season!! Anyway onwards and upwards well maybe not,milton keynes away next, <deleted> although traditionally we all ways play well there but tend come away with nothing,

[Xangsamhua]

Charlton 2 - 4 Notts County (HT 0 - 4)

The scoreboard speaks for itself.

County have the Owls and the Blades to contend with in the next two games, both at Meadow Lane. Can they keep up the good form?