Any non leaguers out there?

[minky monkey]

Ah the joys of following non league, visiting crap grounds in all weathers, 400 supporters in the ground watching frankly sometimes rubbish football.

And I love it!

I'm an avid Kingstonian supporter, went to about 90% of all the games last season. Futhest away match for us this season is Lowestoft.

Worst match? FA trophy game last season at Walton On Thames, wednesday night in about minus 2 weather conditions, feet absolutely frozen. 2 nil up, then two all, got another and then one minute from the end of extra time, walton equalised. Had to stand there for another 30 minutes. We lost the game..

Best game? Playoff semi final away leg to Sutton Utd. Brilliant day out. A good match with a great crowd on both sides.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYhCsUgLlCQ

Got to the final, but got stuffed by Borehamwood.

[Skylinecrazy]

Stafford Rangers fan here, followed them home and away last season to a mid-table placed finished in the Northern Conference.

[minky monkey]

Hopes for the season? Bit of a rough time for small clubs down here, financiallywise. Ashford Town have pulled out of football for this season.

I think the Ryman Premier South is going to be very tightly contested, we scraped 5th last season, but got through the playoffs to the final. Realistically, I don't know whether we'd be able to repeat it. I hope so, but there's some very good clubs here this season.

Our defence is the weakest point, going forward we're pretty good. Our striker has been the top scorer for the last two seasons. Got a hatrick last night against Billericay in a 4-2 thriller.

[Skylinecrazy]

Realistically a comfortable mid-table finish, we do look a lot stronger than last season and having some key players now contracted to the club is as good as a new season.

Furthest traveled you say? Workington quite far from Staffordshire

[minky monkey]

That's some going! Was that a league match? Mind you, Lowestoft from me is 152m via one route and 183m via the other, all in about three and a half hours.

There's a Sutton Utd supporter who's cycling to every away game including the Lowestoft one! Mad, but good on her!

[darren9]

Grimsby Town fan here, our first season in non league and we're not enjoying it at the minute having been beaten by Hayes and Yeading at the weekend.

[Skylinecrazy]

Yeah, a league game.. Can't even remember the result!

Hopefully we'll get to the first round of the F.A Cup this year, Southampton away would be a decent fixture

[minky monkey]

Fingers crossed.

Darren, you'll be meeting our landlords then, AFC Wimbledon (We groundshare). Kingsmeadow is a decent ground compared to most of the ones I've been to.

Good luck against Darlington tonight.

[standfree93]

Keith FC!
In the highland league in Scotland. Technically non-league.

[darren9]

minky monkey said:

Fingers crossed.

Darren, you'll be meeting our landlords then, AFC Wimbledon (We groundshare). Kingsmeadow is a decent ground compared to most of the ones I've been to.

Good luck against Darlington tonight.

Thanks, I'm looking forward to visiting some new grounds (if SWMBO lets me make a few away days lol)

Got a good win against Darlo tonight. Its the first time in 2 years that we've won an evening match.

[VXRuss]

Ebbsfleet United fan here, this season is going to be tough, very tough!

[ZR1cliff]

VXRuss said:

Ebbsfleet United fan here, this season is going to be tough, very tough!

I'm in Greenhithe, so right in the middle of Dartford and Ebbsfleet. Also got Thurrock, Welling and Bromley not a million miles away, a good selection for level two of NL.



OP - When I lived in Basingstoke I used to visit my retired parents in Poole on a regular basis, so would go and watch Poole Town for my football fix. Freindly bunch down there and at level 5 of the NL pyramid it's not a bad standard of football.

[mlj]

Histon FC fan here. I live in Histon, it's a small village just north of Cambridge. They went up 5 leagues in 10 years to the conference a few years ago.

Best game was when we beat Leeds in the FA cup 2nd round. Round 3 we played Swansea and lost 2-1 IIRC, but was still a good game.

[minky monkey]

Dartford romped the Ryman premier south last season. They annihilated us home and away.

Edited by minky monkey on Wednesday 25th August 22:54

[minky monkey]

Everything down here got rained off tonight in our division.

[Skylinecrazy]

When do the F.A cup qualifiers start?

[Nic jones]

Exeter supporter, spent a happy 5 years in the Conference visiting the colourful assortment of clubs from Grays to Woking and Weymouth to Chester.

It was so much more fun than the football league, everything was a bit friendlier, cheaper and more of a laugh than it is these days. It is nice being in League 1.

Living in Hitchin, I might even start supporting Hitchin in the Zamaretto league!

[minky monkey]

Skylinecrazy said:

When do the F.A cup qualifiers start?

Our first match is Sunday 12th September against Croydon Athletic.

[minky monkey]

Nic jones said:

Living in Hitchin, I might even start supporting Hitchin in the Zamaretto league!

Go for it!

I'm not sure what it is, but there's definitely a different feel to the NL games. Sure there's a bit of banter, there always is, but it's normally bloody good fun.

[minky monkey]

Off to watch Kingstonian vs AFC Hornchurch this afternoon. Fingers crossed for a decent game, it was a bit scrappy last time we played.

Plus they have their own "firm"

They're all of fifteen years old... lol..