Saturday 16th August

[Rebadiah Hongfield]

Ended up at Levy Green this Saturday, lovely ground, lovely food, lovely people. Two games in a row I've watched them now and they look like a decent outfit. With Jimmy in goal and Callum Wright Wright Wright buzzing around, they could be a top 6 team this year. If there's a quicker player in the league than Wright I'll be shocked.

Two well-taken goals and a jammy one conceded after a clear hand ball from the Newport fella. Although, the guy I was eating my cheeseburger beside said it was a huge slice of 'justice flan' for Levy, after they had scored an almost identical goal the previous Saturday against Cockfosters.

 

Liking what I see on the pitch from Levy, the bench is another thing, there's an air of "big-time' coming from the coaching staff. But they can't all be like the pony-tailed pass-master and all round nice guy Stevie Benitez. Interesting to see he's taken up modelling now, me and the fans at Levy certainly wish him all the best in his new venture.

 

 

http://www.fabnewfaces.co.uk/models/view_model/1466

Edited August 18, 2014 by Rebadiah Hongfield

[stingray]

I'm hoping to get to Waltham Forest v Hoddesdon Town this afternoon

And did you?

 

I think we can guess the answer to that...

[Karen Browne]

I expect Welwyn Garden City had already been planning their route to Ilford or Saffron Walden Town in the Preliminary Round but Hadley will be no mugs this season under the legendary Micky Hazzard 

 

Nope, we don't count our chickens until hatched and Mr Hazard was not in attendance on Saturday

[Rhodes]

Some additional FA Cup match reports:

 

FA CHALLENGE CUP Extra Preliminary Round

3-1 Ashford Town (Middx) v Berkhamsted

http://www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com/

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berkhamstedfootballclub/s/match-centre-109087/0-2473346

2-3 Bedford v Kings Langley (@Kings Langley FC)

http://www.kingslangleyfc.co.uk/club/241323/Matches/report/5492397

1-1 Brantham Athletic v Codicote

http://www.branthamathletic.co.uk/index.php/matches/reports/76-first-team1415/1338-brantham-drawe-1-1-in-fa-cup-extra-prelim-rd-at-home-to-codicote-fc

5-4 Cockfosters v Hulbridge Sports

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cockfostersfc/s/match-centre-90776/0-2446140

1-1 Cogenhoe United v Wembley

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cogenhoeutdfootballclub/s/match-centre-123281/0-2447279

3-2 Colney Heath v Southend Manor

2-1 Harefield United v Crawley Green

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harefieldunitedfootballclub/s/match-centre-68463/0-2470788

0-3 Haringey Borough v Hertford Town

http://hertfordtownfc.co.uk/?tb_match=3268

0-3 Hatfield Town v Baldock Town

2-1 Leverstock Green v Newport Pagnell Town

http://www.levgreenf...p?File=20140816

6-0 London Colney v Woodbridge Town

http://www.londoncolneyfootballclub.co.uk/results-gallery/first-team/woodbridge-town-16-08-14/

http://www.pitchero....89876/0-2512438

3-0 Sileby Rangers v Hillingdon Borough

1-3 Stotfold v Biggleswade United

http://www.stotfoldfc.co.uk/results.php?id=&yr=&mr=mr160814&scr=0&pg=results.php#mrpa

2-2 Takeley v London Tigers

http://www.takeleyfc.com/match-reports

3-4 Tring Athletic v Holmer Green

http://www.holmergre...33921/0-2446845

1-2 Waltham Forest v Hoddesdon Town

http://www.hoddesdontownfc.co.uk/match-reports/

1-1 Welwyn Garden City v Hadley

http://www.welwyngardencityfc.org.uk/wgc-v-hadley-fa-cup/4586104897

http://www.hadleyfc.co.uk/

 

[Uncle T]

Good game to watch at Levy. Referee was spot on with a send off for a Newport player. The management team are excellent. They seem to think of everything from post match, singing in the dressing room. Fantastic.

 

Steve Benitez left us in a hole which we suffered from until last November when we appointed a new manager, Dene Gardner.

 

If you come to Pancake Lane please make sure come to say hello and ask for me at the gate.

[Rhodes]

If you come to Pancake Lane please make sure come to say hello and ask for me at the gate

Uncle T - Thanks, that's good of you

[thecoldend]

WELWYN GARDEN CITY V HADLEY highlights below inc both goals scored 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGAF07dRG8s&feature=youtu.be

[Rhodes]

Mr Hazard was not in attendance on Saturday

Do we know why not out of interest

[Karen Browne]

Yes I know why but you do not need to know

[Rhodes]

FA CHALLENGE CUP Extra Preliminary Round

3-4 Tring Athletic v Holmer Green

http://www.holmergre...33921/0-2446845

Tring dragged their feet with the match report, I wonder why:

 

http://www.tafc.co.uk/report.php?fixture_id=2297

[Rebadiah Hongfield]

Good game to watch at Levy. Referee was spot on with a send off for a Newport player. The management team are excellent. They seem to think of everything from post match, singing in the dressing room. Fantastic.

 

Steve Benitez left us in a hole which we suffered from until last November when we appointed a new manager, Dene Gardner.

 

If you come to Pancake Lane please make sure come to say hello and ask for me at the gate.

 

Free entrance....? 

[RendonBodgers]

If you come to Pancake Lane please make sure come to say hello and ask for me at the gate.

 

Uncle Tony does the local farmer still threaten to shoot people who try collecting balls from he's field? ... Because i think Tring are due over soon and if Stuart King and Vinny Iannone are playing there could be some serious call for a cease fire needed!

[Rebadiah Hongfield]

He does! I've heard him say that to EVERY away team EVERY time I've been to Levy over the years. Would love to know if that is fact or fiction. The other day, a few balls went over in the warm up and he recited that same speech to the Newport subs.

My old scouse mate Billy who used to play in goal for them told me that they tell the away team that nonsense and then go back later, after the game, to retrieve the balls themselves. They scrub "NPFC" (for example) off the balls and then mark them with "LGFC 1ST TEAM". They've got a storage shed full ssml footballs acquired over the years. Some may not agree with it, but I think it's clever.

[Uncle T]

Ha ha ha. Magic. Just quoting folk law. The farmer calls the foot and mouth problem if we go and get the balls. Under cover of darkness is the best policy.  The farmer gets quite excited if we get the balls back. He returns them pretty quickly though.

 

Billy Davis was a fine goalkeeper, one of the best.

 

We have returned all of the balls this year except for one of KL's which I have tucked away to return. 

 

By the way we are unbeaten this season, won again yesterday.