A couple of non league snippets

[grandad]

43 minutes ago, Reading Rebel said:

The article says their main source of income from their 'in house lottery' has been reducing for some time which has forced them to accept relegation to step 4.

Not sure what that source of income is all about.

They have also scrapped their reserve team to reduce their outgoings. 

 

I read that not to be the club's lottery but the whole in service lottery of the Metropolitan Police.  The article implies that this has been in decline for awhile. I'm guessing it helped fund not just the football but also the other Met Police sports clubs too.

[3spirit]

9 hours ago, C'est la vie said:

Unders will take sole charge of Beaconsfield 1st team for the upcoming season with Sam Togwell assisting him. Bakes has taken a step away from management for the time being.

This is a surprise. I hope all is well with Neil [and family], and it is only work commitments that has got in the way of his football. Jon will definitely miss him.

[3spirit]

Looks like Harrow Borough have had a relegation reprieve to stay in the Premier Division South.

[Reading Rebel]

Dan Roberts has left Dartford.

[Curtis]

I still see Dan Roberts as a 1 goal in 3 starts striker on an average team at Step 2 or about 15 goals a season.

At a good and ambitious Step 3 team he is probably a 1 goal in 2 starts striker that will score 20 to 25 goals a season.

I don’t think he will be without a club for very long, and see it most likely be a Step 3 club.

[Shredding Green]

11 hours ago, 3spirit said:

Looks like Harrow Borough have had a relegation reprieve to stay in the Premier Division South.

That is because Metropolitan Police opted for voluntary relegation to Division One South :-

https://southern-football-league.co.uk/News/133906/Met-Police-Take-Voluntary-Relegation

[Reading Rebel]

2 hours ago, Curtis said:

I still see Dan Roberts as a 1 goal in 3 starts striker on an average team at Step 2 or about 15 goals a season.

At a good and ambitious Step 3 team he is probably a 1 goal in 2 starts striker that will score 20 to 25 goals a season.

I don’t think he will be without a club for very long, and see it most likely be a Step 3 club.

Have to say I'm on the fence when it comes to Dan Roberts.

Showed a lot of potential scoring goals for fun at a lower level for Windsor.

Scored 13 goals in 61 appearances for Slough.

On loan to us for 5 games last season and didn't score.

Went on loan to Hungerford and started scoring goals.

I think he will score 15+ goals at level 2 playing for a team that plays to his strengths.  

 

 

[Reading Rebel]

On 15/05/2023 at 09:53, DonnyNo6 said:

I've never been to Bishop Stortford's ground so I'm hoping its Braintree, desolate place.

Another trip to the wastelands of Braintree 😒

[Reading Rebel]

23 hours ago, C'est la vie said:

Unders will take sole charge of Beaconsfield 1st team for the upcoming season with Sam Togwell assisting him. Bakes has taken a step away from management for the time being.

Worrying for someone who loves his football and was raring to get back into management.

Hopefully it's nothing serious.

Edited May 16, 2023 by Reading Rebel

[Ian g f]

1 hour ago, Reading Rebel said:

Have to say I'm on the fence when it comes to Dan Roberts.

Showed a lot of potential scoring goals for fun at a lower level for Windsor.

Scored 13 goals in 61 appearances for Slough.

On loan to us for 5 games last season and didn't score.

Went on loan to Hungerford and started scoring goals.

I think he will score 15+ goals at level 2 playing for a team that plays to his strengths.  

 

 

Let's have a big lump up front A young Ed Smith please

[GeorgeS]

1 hour ago, Reading Rebel said:

Another trip to the wastelands of Braintree 😒

Going there once myself was more than enough, would not surprise me if the place is twinned with Chernobyl.

[BFR]

Bishop Stortford not exactly amazing either. Car park used to double up for airport parking, until the council closed them down

[Reading Rebel]

7 hours ago, Ian g f said:

Let's have a big lump up front A young Ed Smith please

 A big lump and an Ed Smith.

Now that would have been fun.

[Reading Rebel]

At least we haven't got Concord, it's a close run thing but probably just a bit worse than Braintree.

[Reading Rebel]

7 hours ago, Ian g f said:

Let's have a big lump up front A young Ed Smith please

Ed Smith was a bit of a head case but one of the most prolific natural goal scorers we've had at Slough.

 

 

[DonnyNo6]

19 hours ago, GeorgeS said:

Going there once myself was more than enough, would not surprise me if the place is twinned with Chernobyl.

Might be being unfair on Chernobyl. 😂

[Reading Rebel]

Bishops Stortford have appealed the decision to send them North.

They have worked out that in 5 of their furthest away games they will travel around 2,500 miles.

[Ian g f]

8 hours ago, Reading Rebel said:

Bishops Stortford have appealed the decision to send them North.

They have worked out that in 5 of their furthest away games they will travel around 2,500 miles.

If you drew a line like VAR isn't Braintree further north ?

[BFR]

2 hours ago, Ian g f said:

If you drew a line like VAR isn't Braintree further north ?

Marginally. But I think the deciding factor is that Braintree have to travel west and go  through Bishop Stortford to go north. Therefore BS slightly better placed for travel

[Reading Rebel]

2 hours ago, Ian g f said:

If you drew a line like VAR isn't Braintree further north ?

I think there's very little in it between Braintree and Bishops Stortford.

What they tend to look at is what club is situated on the best road links north.

2 minutes ago, BFR said:

Marginally. But I think the deciding factor is that Braintree have to travel west and go  through Bishop Stortford to go north. Therefore BS slightly better placed for travel

Sorry BFR just seen your post after I posted.