Vase draw

[onebreast]

1st round qualifying

 

Mauritius v Eton manor

Buckingham Town v Barking

Ampthill Town v Bethnal Green Utd

Leverstock Green v Bowers

Clapton v hoddesdon

Hullbridge v Hertford Town

Winslow Utd v Takeley

 

2nd round qualifying

 

Old Woodstock Town v Ampthill or Bethnal Green

Tiptree v Barkingside

Bicester Town v Leverstock or Bowers

Buckingham or Barking v Basildon Utd

AFC Kempston or Welwyn GC v Burnham Ramblers

Tring Ath v Stansted

Mauritius or Eton Manor v Erith Town or Canning Town

Clapton or Hoddesdon v Oxhey Jets or Aylesbury Utd

London APSA v Royston Town

Langford v Hullbridge or Hertford

Hatfield Town or Kingsbury London Tigers v Winslow or Takeley

 

 

1ST ROUND PROPER

AFC Kempston/Welwyn GC/Burnham Ramblers v Bedford/Saffron Walden/Hanwell Town

Witham v Clapton/Hoddesdon/oxhey/Aylesbury

APSA or Royston v Buckingham/Barking/Basildon

Langford/Hullbridge/Hertford v Wooton Blue Cross/Wembley/St Margs/Crawley Green

Tiptree or Barkingside v Harefield Utd

Newport Pagnell v Mauritius/Eton Manor/Erith/Canning T

Kentish T/Cranfield/London Colney v Old Woodstock/Ampthill/Bethnal Green

Bicester/Leverstock/Bowers v Hadley/Harpenden T/Haringey B

Enfield 1893 v Southend Manor

Baldock/Wivenhoe/Potton v Stansted or Tring

Biggleswade Utd or Codicote v Hatfield/KLT/Winslow/Takeley

[coupwotcoup]

How do Canning Town get into the Vase?

[onebreast]

??? dont ask me mate ! im just copying the fa document !

[coupwotcoup]

I wasn't shooting the messenger, just didn't realise that Step 7 clubs made it to the Vase. They don't even have senior status, surely?

[onebreast]

Yeah i was surprised when i saw them on there aswell. There cant be another Canning Town floating about surely ???

[Hookey]

Maybe cos they groundshare at the Terence McMillan Stadium with London APSA, which means they have access to Step 5 facilities???

[FCFAN]

I also thought you had to be step 5 to get in? Maybe there Vase was undersubscribed?

[Football Man]

There are several Step 7 clubs in the Vase. Bucks Student Union, Codicote and Baldock Town Letchworth among them. It will be interesting to see if any Step 7 sides win their opening ties.

 

Also interesting to see Cambridge Regional College in the FA Vase as this is the reserve side of Cambridge United and they make no secret of the fact.

[fatboy slim]

Not a bad draw for the ESL teams.

I fancy Enfield 1893, Tiptree, Witham Town, Eton Manor, Bethnal Green United and takeley all to make it to at least the second round proper.

Barking or Basildon will have a hard time against Royston Town.

Its about time the ESL made a proper charge at the vase

[onebreast]

about time ??

 

Concord made the quarter finals only two years ago !

[fatboy slim]

I'm talking about at least a semi final if not a final.

[never been]

Originally Posted By: fatboy slim

I'm talking about at least a semi final if not a final.

Im sure Stansted have won it before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beachboys]

I think you are under-estimating the competition !

[FCFAN]

Yes - but a long time ago.....

 

How long since the ESL had a semi finalist? The North West Counties, the Western League and the Ridgeons have all been very strong over recent years, and obviously Whitley Bay have won it a couple of times in the past decade or so.

 

The ESL needs to buck its ideas up!

[Silencer]

Once you get to the 1st Round proper, there are some very decent sides in the competition. What Concord acheived was pretty awesome in all honesty.

 

Saying that, I am sure Concord would admit that 7/8 home games on the bounce was a huge help aswell to them that year.

 

I doubt whether a Quarter Final berth will be matches by an ESL side for a long time although it would be great to see. Tiptree maybe, depends on who they sign etc!!

[TB&G]

Originally Posted By: Silencer

Once you get to the 1st Round proper, there are some very decent sides in the competition. What Concord acheived was pretty awesome in all honesty.

Saying that, I am sure Concord would admit that 7/8 home games on the bounce was a huge help aswell to them that year.

I doubt whether a Quarter Final berth will be matches by an ESL side for a long time although it would be great to see. Tiptree maybe, depends on who they sign etc!!

Deadbeat as a rush goalie would be a good start wouldntcha think!

Seems strange not to be discussing our participation. Did you find it like that last season CRFCB?

[Football Man]

Originally Posted By: FCFAN

Yes - but a long time ago.....

How long since the ESL had a semi finalist? The North West Counties, the Western League and the Ridgeons have all been very strong over recent years, and obviously Whitley Bay have won it a couple of times in the past decade or so.

The ESL needs to buck its ideas up!

I think Canvey Island were the last semi-finalist.

The basic problem is that so many of the ESL's better sides get promoted whereas the other League's you mention have sides that are always there or thereabouts because they can't/won't be promoted. AFC Sudbury are a classic example. The only reason they reached three FA Vase Finals in recent years is because they kept refusing promotion (and a place in the FA Trophy) and remained eligible for the Vase.

[Kaiser Jnr]

Originally Posted By: TB&G

Originally Posted By: Silencer

Once you get to the 1st Round proper, there are some very decent sides in the competition. What Concord acheived was pretty awesome in all honesty.

Saying that, I am sure Concord would admit that 7/8 home games on the bounce was a huge help aswell to them that year.

I doubt whether a Quarter Final berth will be matches by an ESL side for a long time although it would be great to see. Tiptree maybe, depends on who they sign etc!!

Deadbeat as a rush goalie would be a good start wouldntcha think!

Seems strange not to be discussing our participation. Did you find it like that last season CRFCB?

I wouldnt worry. When you guys get relegated back down, you can talk about it all you like

[TB&G]

Whatever mate!

 

[TB&G]

Originally Posted By: Football Man

Originally Posted By: FCFAN

Yes - but a long time ago.....

How long since the ESL had a semi finalist? The North West Counties, the Western League and the Ridgeons have all been very strong over recent years, and obviously Whitley Bay have won it a couple of times in the past decade or so.

The ESL needs to buck its ideas up!

I think Canvey Island were the last semi-finalist.

The basic problem is that so many of the ESL's better sides get promoted whereas the other League's you mention have sides that are always there or thereabouts because they can't/won't be promoted. AFC Sudbury are a classic example. The only reason they reached three FA Vase Finals in recent years is because they kept refusing promotion (and a place in the FA Trophy) and remained eligible for the Vase.

Until the FA put their foot on AFS's proverbial neck!