FA Youth Cup - 2023/24

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The draw for the FA Youth Cup Extra Preliminary Round made yesterday, ties to be played week commencing Monday 14 August, participating SSML Club's highlighted:

Extra preliminary round draw

1 Pickering Town v Newcastle Benfield 2 Shildon v Billingham Town 3 Sunderland RCA v Consett 4 Stockton Town v Penrith 5 Congleton Town v Trafford 6 Nantwich Town v West Didsbury & Chorlton 7 Runcorn Town v Burscough 8 Glossop North End v City of Liverpool 9 Marine v Vauxhall Motors 10 AFC Liverpool v Clitheroe 11 Atherton LR v Hyde United 12 Emley v Dronfield Town 13 Handsworth v Eccleshill United 14 Liversedge v Staveley MW 15 Lutterworth Athletic v Grantham Town 16 Kirby Muxloe v Hinckley LR 17 Basford United v Anstey Nomads 18 Long Eaton United v Quorn 19 Leicester Nirvana v GNG Oadby Town 20 Coalville Town v Birstall United 21 Lutterworth Town v Stamford 22 Paget Rangers v Lye Town 23 Evesham United v Atherstone Town 24 Walsall Wood v Lichfield City 25 Worcester City v Coventry Copsewood 26 Rugby Borough v Stourbridge 27 Stafford Rangers v Coton Green 28 Chasetown v Newcastle Town 29 Bedworth United v Droitwich Spa 30 Northampton On Chenecks v Daventry Town 31 Hitchin Town v Arlesey Town 32 Rothwell Corinthians v Corby Town 33 Milton Keynes Irish v Shefford Town & Campton 34 Dunstable Town v Moulton FC 35 Wellingborough Whitworth v Eynesbury Rovers 36 Ampthill Town v Royston Town 37 Buckingham FC v AFC Rushden & Diamonds 38 Newmarket Town v Woodbridge Town 39 Diss Town v Cornard United 40 Gorleston v Haverhill Rovers 41 Thetford Town v Ipswich Wanderers 42 Lowestoft Town v Sheringham 43 Framlingham Town v AFC Sudbury 44 Wroxham v Soham Town Rangers 45 New Salamis v Frenford 46 St Margaretsbury v Ilford 47 Grays Athletic v Enfield Borough 48 Takeley v Cockfosters 49 London Lions v Little Oakley 50 Hornchurch v Brentwood Town 51 FC Clacton v Concord Rangers 52 Hackney Wick v Enfield Town 53 Sawbridgeworth Town v West Essex 54 Basildon United v Holland 55 Oxhey Jets v Leverstock Green 56 Bedfont Sports Club v Flackwell Heath 57 Penn & Tylers Green v Kings Langley 58 Hanwell Town v Hilltop 59 Northwood v Tring Athletic 60 Erith Town v Cray Valley (PM) 61 Punjab United v Sutton Common Rovers 62 Sutton Athletic v Erith & Belvedere 63 Chatham Town v VCD Athletic 64 Croydon v Faversham Town 65 Sevenoaks Town v Cray Wanderers 66 Mile Oak v Colliers Wood United 67 Leatherhead v Loxwood 68 Little Common v South Park (Reigate) 69 Eastbourne Town v Peacehaven & Telscombe 70 Selsey v Corinthian Casuals 71 Arundel v Carshalton Athletic 72 Saltdean United v Badsot Lea 73 Chipstead v Whitehawk 74 Bexhill United v East Grinstead Town 75 Lingfield v Horsham YMCA 76 Horsham v Tooting Bec 77 Guildford City v Bognor Regis Town 78 Wantage Town v Bracknell Town 79 Hungerford Town v North Leigh 80 Kidlington v Thatcham Town 81 Hartley Wintney v Fleet Town 82 Risborough Rangers v Winslow United 83 Christchurch v AFC Stoneham 84 Alton v Winchester City 85 United Services Portsmouth v Bournemouth 86 Millbrook (Hampshire) v Lymington Town 87 Bashley v Fareham Town 88 Bradford Town v Bristol Manor Farm 89 Bishop Sutton v Swindon Supermarine 90 Cirencester Town v Newent Town 91 Fairford Town v Bridgwater United 92 Wells City v Welton Rovers 93 Cheddar v Hengrove Athletic 94 Clevedon Town v Longwell Green Sports 95 Cinderford Town v Slimbridge 96 Barnstaple Town v Tiverton Town

SSML Club's byes to the Preliminary Round: Letchworth Garden City Eagles, Baldock Town, Crawley Green, Harpenden Town, Raunds Town,  Colney Heath, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

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The draw for the FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round made yesterday, ties to be played week commencing Monday 4 September, participating SSML Club's highlighted:

Preliminary round draw

1 Boro Rangers v Chester-Le-Street United 2 Hebburn Town v Shildon or Billingham Town 3 Stockton Town or Penrith v Pickering Town or Newcastle Benfield 4 Guisborough Town v Morpeth Town 5 Workington v Seaham Red Star 6 Carlisle City v Sunderland RCA or Consett 7 Bootle v Stockport Georgians 8 Atherton LR or Hyde United v Marine or Vauxhall Motors 9 Runcorn Town or Burscough v Nantwich Town or West Didsbury & Chorlton 10 Lancaster City v Congleton Town or Trafford 11 Macclesfield v AFC Liverpool or Clitheroe 12 FC United of Manchester v Ashton Town 13 South Liverpool v Runcorn Linnets 14 Stalybridge Celtic v Lower Breck 15 Irlam v Wythenshawe 16 Sandbach United v Witton Albion 17 Radcliffe v Glossop North End or City of Liverpool 18 Cheadle Heath Nomads v Avro 19 Cheadle Town v Pilkington 20 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Bottesford Town 21 Pontefract Collieries v Goole 22 Emley or Dronfield Town v Penistone Church 23 Grimsby Borough v Gainsborough Trinity 24 Stocksbridge Park Steels v Harrogate Railway Athletic 25 Ossett United v Brighouse Town 26 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic v Guiseley 27 Handsworth or Eccleshill United v Yorkshire Amateur 28 Cleethorpes Town v Tadcaster Albion 29 Liversedge or Staveley MW v Barton Town 30 Lutterworth Athletic v Deeping Rangers or Grantham Town 31 Mickleover v Leicester Nirvana or GNG Oadby Town 32 Harborough Town v Heather St Johns 33 Lincoln United v Aylestone Park 34 Coalville Town or Birstall United v Lutterworth Town or Stamford 35 Hinckley v Kirby Muxloe or Hinckley LR 36 Long Eaton United or Quorn v Ilkeston Town 37 Dunkirk v Eastwood Community 38 Holbeach United v Matlock Town 39 Ingles v Leicester St Andrews 40 Basford United or Anstey Nomads v Gresley Rovers 41 Leamington v Dudley Town 42 Redditch United v Racing Club Warwick 43 Malvern Town v AFC Telford United 44 Rugby Town v Shifnal Town 45 Hereford Pegasus v Stafford Rangers or Coton Green 46 Tividale v Wolverhampton Casuals 47 Bedworth United or Droitwich Spa v Evesham United or Atherstone Town 48 Coventry United v Halesowen Town 49 Coventry Sphinx v Stourport Swifts 50 Chasetown or Newcastle Town v Worcester City or Coventry Copsewood 51 Bilston Town Community v Stratford Town 52 AFC Wulfrunians v Nuneaton Borough 53 Leek Town v Alvechurch 54 Sutton Coldfield Town v Paget Rangers or Lye Town 55 Walsall Wood or Lichfield City v Rugby Borough or Stourbridge 56 Boldmere St Michaels v Romulus 57 Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Newport Pagnell Town 58 Milton Keynes Irish or Shefford Town & Campton v Godmanchester Rovers 59 Baldock Town v Kempston Rovers 60 Stotfold v St Ives Town 61 Leighton Town v Kettering Town 62 AFC Dunstable v Histon 63 St Neots Town v Bugbrooke St Michaels 64 Hitchin Town or Arlesey Town v Ampthill Town or Royston Town 65 Biggleswade Town v Crawley Green 66 March Town United v Rothwell Corinthians or Corby Town 67 Harpenden Town v Bedford Town 68 Northampton On Chenecks or Daventry Town v Raunds Town 69 Wellingborough Town v Wellingborough Whitworth or Eynesbury Rovers 70 Buckingham FC or AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Dunstable Town or Moulton FC 71 Haverhill Borough v Norwich United 72 Wroxham or Soham Town Rangers v Lowestoft Town or Sheringham 73 Gorleston or Haverhill Rovers v Diss Town or Cornard United 74 Brantham Athletic v Newmarket Town or Woodbridge Town 75 Dereham Town v Framlingham Town or AFC Sudbury 76 Walsham Le Willows v Hadleigh United 77 Needham Market v Fakenham Town 78 Mulbarton Wanderers v Leiston 79 Whitton United v Felixstowe & Walton United 80 Great Yarmouth Town v Swaffham Town 81 Bury Town v Thetford Town or Ipswich Wanderers 82 Cambridge City v Stowmarket Town 83 Ely City v Mildenhall Town 84 Stanway Rovers v Redbridge 85 FC Clacton or Concord Rangers v Witham Town 86 St Margaretsbury or Ilford v Halstead Town 87 Hackney Wick or Enfield Town v Burnham Ramblers 88 Colney Heath v Heybridge Swifts 89 Waltham Abbey v Walthamstow 90 Ware v Romford 91 Buckhurst Hill v Hertford Town 92 Hashtag United v Billericay Town 93 Hornchurch or Brentwood Town v Cheshunt 94 Welwyn Garden City v May & Baker Eastbrook Community 95 Great Wakering Rovers v Barking 96 Saffron Walden Town v Southend Manor 97 Takeley or Cockfosters v London Lions or Little Oakley 98 Wingate & Finchley v East Thurrock United 99 Bowers & Pitsea v Haringey Borough 100 Barkingside v Potters Bar Town 101 Sawbridgeworth Town v Woodford Town or West Essex 102 New Salamis or Frenford v Basildon United or Holland FC 103 Hullbridge Sports v Grays Athletic or Enfield Borough 104 Brook House v Beaconsfield Town 105 North Greenford United v Harefield United (walkover for Harefield United) 106 Oxhey Jets or Leverstock Green v Hanwell Town or Hilltop 107 Holmer Green v Chalfont St Peter 108 Langley v Hendon 109 Hillingdon Borough v Edgware & Kingsbury 110 Berkhamsted v Hayes & Yeading United 111 Bedfont Sports Club v Wembley or Flackwell Heath 112 Burnham v Uxbridge 113 Penn & Tylers Green or Kings Langley v Northwood or Tring Athletic 114 Glebe v Corinthian 115 Herne Bay v AFC Croydon Athletic 116 Sittingbourne v Margate 117 Rusthall v Chatham Town or VCD Athletic 118 Phoenix Sports v Punjab United or Sutton Common Rovers 119 Folkestone Invicta v Erith Town or Cray Valley (PM) 120 Beckenham Town v Sheppey United 121 Balham v Sutton Athletic or Erith & Belvedere 122 Welling Town v Lewisham Borough (Community) 123 Hollands & Blair v Sevenoaks Town or Cray Wanderers 124 Larkfield & New Hythe v Ashford United 125 Whitstable Town v Croydon or Faversham Town 126 Broadbridge Heath v Redhill 127 Chessington & Hook United v Saltdean United or Badsot Lea 128 Steyning Town Community v Burgess Hill Town 129 Horsham or Tooting Bec v Godalming Town (walkover for Horsham or Tooting Bec) 130 Farnham Town v Newhaven 131 Wick v East Preston 132 Lewes v Tooting & Mitcham United 133 Cobham v Hastings United 134 Leatherhead or Loxwood v Ash United 135 Three Bridges v Seaford Town 136 Selsey or Corinthian Casuals v Haywards Heath Town 137 Roffey v Westfield 138 Eastbourne United v Chipstead or Whitehawk 139 AFC Varndeanians v Abbey Rangers 140 Lancing v Billingshurst 141 Arundel or Carshalton Athletic v Jersey Bulls 142 Little Common or South Park (Reigate) v Mile Oak or Colliers Wood United 143 Shoreham v Worthing United 144 Chichester City v Pagham 145 Walton & Hersham v Guildford City or Bognor Regis Town 146 Crawley Down Gatwick v Raynes Park Vale 147 Lingfield or Horsham YMCA v Bexhill United or East Grinstead Town 148 Kingstonian v Metropolitan Police 149 Westside v Eastbourne Town or Peacehaven & Telscombe 150 Wantage Town or Bracknell Town v Yateley United 151 Reading City v Risborough Rangers or Winslow United 152 Wokingham & Emmbrook v Basingstoke Town 153 Thame United v Wallingford & Crowmarsh 154 AFC Aldermaston v Ascot United (walkover for Ascot United) 155 Cove v Hungerford Town or North Leigh 156 Hartley Wintney or Fleet Town v Binfield 157 Camberley Town v Frimley Green 158 Ardley United v Didcot Town 159 Eversley & California v Tadley Calleva 160 Kidlington or Thatcham Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 161 Christchurch or AFC Stoneham v New Milton Town 162 Andover New Street v Bashley or Fareham Town 163 Folland Sports v Gosport Borough 164 Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Brockenhurst 165 Hamworthy United v Poole Town 166 Hamble Club v Alton or Winchester City 167 Millbrook (Hampshire) v Wimborne Town or Lymington Town 168 Downton v Salisbury 169 Sholing v AFC Totton 170 Horndean v Moneyfields 171 United Services Portsmouth v Portland United or Bournemouth 172 Odd Down v Hartpury University 173 Clevedon Town or Longwell Green Sports v Wells City or Welton Rovers 174 Cirencester Town or Newent Town v Bishop Sutton or Swindon Supermarine 175 Mangotsfield United v Bradford Town or Bristol Manor Farm 176 Bishop’s Cleeve v Cheddar or Hengrove Athletic 177 Malmesbury Victoria v Frome Town 178 Radstock Town v Cheltenham Saracens 179 Hallen v Paulton Rovers 180 Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Tuffley Rovers 181 Cribbs v Lydney Town 182 Thornbury Town v Fairford Town or Bridgwater United 183 Cinderford Town or Slimbridge v Street 184 AEK Boco v Portishead Town 185 Bovey Tracey v Bishops Lydeard 186 Mousehole v Elburton Villa 187 Ilfracombe Town v Barnstaple Town or Tiverton Town 188 Falmouth Town v Torrington (walkover for Falmouth Town) 189 Helston Athletic v AFC St Austell

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The Extra Preliminary Round ties took place last week, apologies for not posting the results involving SSML Club's earlier:

FA Youth Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Northampton On Chenecks 9 Daventry Town 1

Hitchin Town 2 Arlesey Town 1

Rothwell Corinthians 2 Corby Town 3

Milton Keynes Irish 0 Shefford Town & Campton 9

Dunstable Town 3 Moulton FC 2

Wellingborough Whitworth 5 Eynesbury Rovers 0

Ampthill Town 0 Royston Town 2

Buckingham FC 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 4

Takeley 2 Cockfosters 1

London Lions P Little Oakley (walkover London Lions)

Sawbridgeworth Town 1 West Essex 2

Oxhey Jets 4 Leverstock Green 1

Northwood 2 Tring Athletic 5

Risborough Rangers 1 Winslow United 6

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The Preliminary Round ties involving the remaining SSML Club's, Letchworth Garden City Eagles, Baldock Town, Crawley Green, Harpenden Town, Raunds Town, Colney Heath and Aylesbury Vale Dynamos join the competiton having received Extra Preliminary Round byes:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Monday 4 September

Takeley v London Lions (kick off 7.00pm)

Colney Heath v Heybridge Swifts (kick off 7.45pm)

Penn & Tylers Green v Tring Athletic (kick off 7.45pm)

Thatcham Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (kick off 7.45pm)

Tuesday 5 September

Harpenden Town v Bedford Town (kick off 7.45pm)

Thursday 7 September

Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Newport Pagnell Town (kick off 7.30pm)

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Dunstable Town (kick off 7.30pm)

Shefford Town & Campton v Godmanchester Rovers (kick off 7.45pm)

Baldock Town v Kempston Rovers (kick off 7.45pm)

Biggleswade Town v Crawley Green (kick off 7.45pm)

Northampton ON Chenecks v Raunds Town (kick off 7.45pm)

Wellingborough Town v Wellingborough Whitworth (kick off 7.45pm)

Friday 8 September

Reading City v Winslow United (kick off 7.45pm)

https://www.thefa.com/competitions/fa-youth-cup/fixtures

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On 24/08/2023 at 15:17, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Friday 8 September

Reading City v Winslow United (kick off 7.45pm)

This will be an interesting one won't it:

Edited September 1, 2023 by Rhodes

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On 22/08/2023 at 12:07, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Oxhey Jets 4 Leverstock Green 1

Leverstock Green will be disappointed with their early FA Youth Cup exit this season:

https://levgreenfc.co.uk/event/230816y/

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On 22/08/2023 at 12:07, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup Extra Preliminary Round

Buckingham FC 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 4

Another disappointing result but it was always going to be a difficult draw for Buckingham FC:

https://afcdiamondsforum.uk/viewtopic.php?t=9338

Edited September 3, 2023 by Rhodes

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Four interesting looking Preliminary Round ties tomorrow evening involving SSML Club's:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Monday 4 September

Colney Heath v Heybridge Swifts (kick off 7.45pm)

Penn & Tylers Green v Tring Athletic (kick off 7.45pm)

Takeley v London Lions (kick off 7.00pm)

Thatcham Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (kick off 7.45pm)

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23 hours ago, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Monday 4 September

Penn & Tylers Green v Tring Athletic (kick off 7.45pm)

Good luck to Tring Athletic's youngsters this evening:

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23 hours ago, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Monday 4 September

Thatcham Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (kick off 7.45pm)

This won't be easy for Aylesbury Vale Dynamos will it:

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Last night's results:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Monday 4 September

Colney Heath 3 Heybridge Swifts 0

Penn & Tylers Green 0 Tring Athletic 6

Takeley P London Lions (now Thursday 7 September)

Thatcham Town 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 1

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Just one interesting looking Preliminary Round tie this evening:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Tuesday 5 September

Harpenden Town v Bedford Town (kick off 7.45pm)

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Last night's Preliminary Round tie at Rothamstead Park was unfortunately abandoned, not sure why as yet going by Harpenden Town's messege below:

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Tuesday 5 September

Harpenden Town A Bedford Town 

The lads can be proud as they came flying out the block to score early but circumstances out of their control stopped play. Further information to be provided soon

Edited September 6, 2023 by Rhodes

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This evening's Preliminary Round ties

Thursday 7 September

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Newport Pagnell Town (kick off 7.30pm)

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Dunstable Town (kick off 7.30pm)

Shefford Town & Campton v Godmanchester Rovers (kick off 7.45pm)

Baldock Town v Kempston Rovers (kick off 7.45pm)

Biggleswade Town v Crawley Green (kick off 7.45pm)

Daventry Town v Raunds Town (kick off 7.45pm)

Wellingborough Town v Wellingborough Whitworth (kick off 7.45pm)

Takeley v London Lions (kick off 7.45pm)

Edited September 7, 2023 by Rhodes

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On 07/09/2023 at 13:14, Rhodes said:

Thursday 7 September

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Daventry Town v Raunds Town (kick off 7.45pm)

Daventry Town replaced Northampton ON Chenecks in the competition due to a misdemeanor in the previous round so will entertain Raunds Town this evening:

Edited September 13, 2023 by Rhodes

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The recent results:

Thursday 7 September

FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round

Letchworth Garden City Eagles 1 Newport Pagnell Town 5

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 5 Dunstable Town 1

Shefford Town & Campton 4 Godmanchester Rovers 1

Baldock Town 2 Kempston Rovers 2 (Kempston Rovers win 8-7 on pens)

Biggleswade Town 0 Crawley Green 3

Daventry Town 2 Raunds Town 1

Wellingborough Town 0 Wellingborough Whitworth 10

Takeley 5 London Lions 2

Friday 8 September

Reading City 8 Winslow United 0

Edited September 9, 2023 by Rhodes

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The draw for the First Qualifying Round of the competition involving the remaining SSML Club's:

https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/aug/25/fa-youth-cup-first-round-qualifying-draw-20232508

FA Youth Cup First Qualifying Round (ties week commencing Monday 18 September)

Colney Heath v St Albans City

Edgware & Kingsbury v Tring Athletic 

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Harpenden Town or Bedford Town

Shefford Town & Campton v Histon

Leighton Town v Crawley Green 

Newport Pagnell Town v Wellingborough Whitworth 

Edited September 9, 2023 by Rhodes

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On 09/09/2023 at 16:30, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup First Qualifying Round (ties week commencing Monday 18 September)

Colney Heath v St Albans City

This one will attract a decent attendance to the Recreation Ground:

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Dates for next week's ties, I understand the result of the Harpenden Town v Bedford Town Preliminary Round tie stood at the time of the unfortunate abandonment with Harpenden Town leading 1-0:

FA Youth Cup First Qualifying Round 

Colney Heath v St Albans City (Thursday 21 September)

Edgware & Kingsbury v Tring Athletic (Wednesday 20 September)

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Harpenden Town (Monday 18 September)

Shefford Town & Campton v Histon (Thursday 21 September)

Leighton Town v Crawley Green (Thursday 21 September)

Newport Pagnell Town v Wellingborough Whitworth (Thursday 21 September)

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On 13/09/2023 at 18:34, Rhodes said:

FA Youth Cup First Qualifying Round 

AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Harpenden Town (Monday 18 September)

A tough task facing Harpenden Town's youngsters this evening at Hayden Road, I understand that the tie is being broadcast live on Radio Diamonds AFC:

https://afcdiamondsforum.uk/viewtopic.php?p=119332#p119332