Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup - 2021/22

[Rhodes]

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup draw (according to the website below):

First Qualifying Round 

Abingdon United v Amersham Town (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Ascot United v Windsor (Tue 21 Sept, kick off 7.45pm)

Buckingham Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 3.00pm)

Flackwell Heath v Wokingham & Emmbrook (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Langley v Winslow United (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Milton Keynes Irish v Penn & Tylers Green (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Milton United v Risborough Rangers (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Newport Pagnell Town v Shrivenham (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Sandhurst Town v Holyport (Tue 14 Sept, kick off 7.45pm)

Wallingford Town AFC v Burnham (Sat 18 Sept, kick off 2.00pm)

Woodley United v Chalvey (WMC) Sports (Tue 21 Sept, kick off 7.45pm)

https://www.berks-bucksfa.com/cups-and-competitions/cups/2021-2022/senior-cup/fixtures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berks_%26_Bucks_Senior_Cup

[View from the Boundary]

I've got to ask Karen, why is this taking precedence over the league fixture between Jets and Risborough? Can only think it was because Jets could have theoretically made FAQ2Q, but that was always going to be a stretch. AFAIK the decision to postpone the Jets v RR league game scheduled for this Saturday was only made after Jets had drawn with Kingstonian. 

[Karen Browne]

County cup fixtures take priority as they have done so for many years over league fixtures

[View from the Boundary]

And we used to hang people for stealing sheep. Just because it's been done for years doesn't make it right does it.

[Rhodes]

This weekend's Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round ties involving SSML Cub's, the other ties, namely, Abingdon United v Amersham Town, Langley v Winslow United, Milton United v Risborough Rangers and Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston are being played on later dates. Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston is still showing as going ahead on Full Time, it's a poor show isn't it:

 

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Saturday 18th September (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

 

Buckingham Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 

Flackwell Heath v Wokingham & Emmbrook 

Long Crendon P AFC Aldermaston 

Milton Keynes Irish v Penn & Tylers Green (kick off 2.00pm)

[Daily Dose]

On 13/09/2021 at 19:52, Karen Browne said:

County cup fixtures take priority as they have done so for many years over league fixtures

I saw that Risborough tweeted, ‘no game this weekend’?

[Karen Browne]

13 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston is still showing as going ahead on Full Time, it's a poor show isn't it:

Very poor that the club has failed to notify the SSML of a change of date

[Rhodes]

2 minutes ago, Daily Dose said:

I saw that Risborough tweeted, ‘no game this weekend’?

Daily Dose - Yes, it all seems a bit of a dogs breakfast doesn't it. Also Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston is showing as Tuesday 5 October on the Berks & Bucks FA website:

https://www.berks-bucksfa.com/cups-and-competitions/cups/2021-2022/senior-cup/fixtures

[Karen Browne]

1 minute ago, Daily Dose said:

I saw that Risborough tweeted, ‘no game this weekend’?

Yes it appears that having sent out the round dates to all the Leagues concerned the Berks & Bucks FA having received no objections made the draw.

Now other Leagues (the SSML was not among these) are moaning that they don't want their clubs playing County Cup games on Saturdays and have pestered the County to back down.

With all these late changes taking place this week it has led to many of the SSML sides kicking their heels on Saturday.

The blame lays entirely at the County, they should have either made the competition midweek from the start (not from the Third Round when their big clubs enter) or grown a pair of balls and told the other Leagues that they had the chance to voice their opinions and with none doing so the County should have stood form on their dates.

 

I will add that the Berks & Bucks are not the only County relaxing their rules this season, I know of one other that has told clubs that they must arrange between themselves to set a Saturday date to play their County Cup tie instead of in the past the County stating which Saturday the games will be played on.

[Rissy]

Complete and utter farce but hey ho, who are we to question those in power at County level. ??‍♂️

[Rhodes]

The results:

 

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Saturday 18th September 

 

Buckingham Athletic 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 2 (Buckingham Athletic win 6-5 on pens)

Flackwell Heath 2 Wokingham & Emmbrook 0

Long Crendon P AFC Aldermaston 

Milton Keynes Irish 4 Penn & Tylers Green 3

[Rhodes]

Step 7 Jim was at this tie this evening, disappointing exit from the competition for Winslow United:

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Tuesday 21 September 

 

Langley 3 Winslow United 3 (Langley win 8-7 on pens)

I nearly went to this game, but ended up watching Langley v Winslow Utd, which was a belter. A game of two halves; with Langley going 2-0 up in the first half. Winslow came out after the break, almost a different side, and went 3-2 up until the last 5 minutes when Langley equalised. Langley won the penalty shootout 8-7, with both keepers making a couple of saves from the spot. The referee was pretty good, and allowed the game to flow as much as possible.

[Rhodes]

The draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the competition:

[Winslow Boy]

20 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Step 7 Jim was at this tie this evening, disappointing exit from the competition for Winslow United:

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Tuesday 21 September 

 

Langley 3 Winslow United 3 (Langley win 8-7 on pens)

I nearly went to this game, but ended up watching Langley v Winslow Utd, which was a belter. A game of two halves; with Langley going 2-0 up in the first half. Winslow came out after the break, almost a different side, and went 3-2 up until the last 5 minutes when Langley equalised. Langley won the penalty shootout 8-7, with both keepers making a couple of saves from the spot. The referee was pretty good, and allowed the game to flow as much as possible.

Winslow dismal run in the county cup continues. I believe Langley hadn’t won a game yet this season. 

[Rhodes]

Milton United and Risborough Rangers are scheduled to lock horns this evening, fuel crisis permitting:

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Tuesday 28 September 

 

Milton United v Risborough Rangers

 

[Deano5]

As a club secretary I find this competition being played on weekends shocking.  We still don't know even now if we are playing MK Irish a week Saturday.

[Rhodes]

Two scheduled ties this week although Abingdon United v Amersham Town has been delayed until next Tuesday, Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston should be interesting:

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Abingdon United P Amersham Town (due to fuel crisis)

Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston

[Rhodes]

On 05/10/2021 at 03:29, Rhodes said:

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup First Qualifying Round

Long Crendon v AFC Aldermaston

A 5-3 win on penalties last night for Long Crendon after a hard fought 0-0 stalemate at Tythrop Way sees them entertain Langley in the Second Qualifying Round of the competition.

[Rhodes]

Good luck to Milton Keynes Irish in their Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup Second Qualifying Round tie at Combined Counties League Division One side Woodley United tomorrow afternoon although Leverstock Green must be feeling hard done by to be left without a fixture due to County Cup ties taking precedence over SSML matches: 

Saturday 9 October (kick off 3.00pm)

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup Second Qualifying Round
Woodley United v Milton Keynes Irish

[Rhodes]

A close call for Terry Shrieves men at Step 6 side Woodley United however that only tells half, sorry, a quarter of the story, one of the Officials arrived very late having gone to the wrong ground and another failed to show up at all, was PetetheGreek assigned to this game out of interest:

Saturday 9 October 

Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup Second Qualifying Round
Woodley United 1 Milton Keynes Irish 1 (Milton Keynes Irish win 6-5 on pens)