South west gull
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[Football] The Non-League Football Thread- 2021/22 Edition
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atfc village
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Aldershot safe finally stuffing a poor Notts County team 3 1 . On loan Sinclair Armstrong scoring a stunner . 18 and built like an outhouse ,that boy will have a decent career . On too Maidenhead tomorrow .
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Anything happening today (East Sussex pref)?
Yes I am familiar with Google, I’m just feeling lazy and hung over
Yes I am familiar with Google, I’m just feeling lazy and hung over
attila
1997 Club
That post was from me.We did absolutely everything we could, tried all alternative options, but without 100% backing from Russell Martin Foundation after Whitehawk's money overlords overruled their chairman and put a ludicrous figure on the ground share that was that.
Gutted, but no regrets. Learned loads, made new friends, lovely bunch. RM have made completely the wrong decision IMO : I await developments with interest. As I said in the piece the real villains are Adur Council who stood by while previous leaseholders ran the club into the ground. RMF have a completely different agenda as an all ages football academy. They have no connection with the history of football in Southwick and saw us as just another club wanting to use the pitch when it becomes available. The fact that we literally kept the club alive and would probably have been in the Southern Com Premier by then meant nothing to them.
Gutted, but no regrets. Learned loads, made new friends, lovely bunch. RM have made completely the wrong decision IMO : I await developments with interest. As I said in the piece the real villains are Adur Council who stood by while previous leaseholders ran the club into the ground. RMF have a completely different agenda as an all ages football academy. They have no connection with the history of football in Southwick and saw us as just another club wanting to use the pitch when it becomes available. The fact that we literally kept the club alive and would probably have been in the Southern Com Premier by then meant nothing to them.
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East Staffs Gull
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Great shame about Southwick.
Cowfold Seagull
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I feel sure though that one day, l know not when, a team representing Southwick will take to a pitch again. I most certainly hope so anyway.
For the time being anyway, a big name in Sussex non league football has now gone.
South west gull
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Attila many thanks for everything you have done to keep AFC southwick going as a football club & a Mikessmith on the tannoy.
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I'm not Attila, but l agree with your sentiments!
Gutted to see this; we’ll done for your efforts. Councils can be so shortsighted sometimes.
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Surely when you started this journey you had agreement from Russell Martin . Is this a change of heart from him.
Who was original leaseholder and what did he gain by letting ground go to pot. ?
milliepops
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Went to Woking v Kings Lynn this afternoon.
The already relegated visitors winning 3.0.
Rohan Ince came on at half time for Woking.
The already relegated visitors winning 3.0.
Rohan Ince came on at half time for Woking.
milliepops
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Littlehampton v Newhaven Peter Bentley Cup Final is now rescheduled to Sunday 15th May, 11am kick off at Horsham FC.
portlock seagull
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Saw a 2-2 draw with Aldershot at Maidenhead today. Peach of a free kick opener pinging in off the woodwork with the keeper at full stretch. Rather a pleasant afternoon with a couple jars of Ale in the sunshine. Shots brought about 500 fans and very noisy. Made my day when the Magpie fans chanted “you’re just a shit Crystal Palace” at them.
The following appeared on the Non-League Matters forum which I post here without comment.
Worth clarifying that the original Southwick side (Southwick 1882) are still going and deserve a huge amount of credit for sticking at it in the Mid Sussex Championship despite losing every league game this season. AFC Southwick are a splinter team who have only been running for this season.
Worth clarifying that the original Southwick side (Southwick 1882) are still going and deserve a huge amount of credit for sticking at it in the Mid Sussex Championship despite losing every league game this season. AFC Southwick are a splinter team who have only been running for this season.
New ground for this me, I will have to get up early though for a 11am kick off, still better than an evening.
Return of the Rev
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Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
It’s worth remembering though that the ‘splinter team’ contained pretty much the entire original Southwick team who only splintered off because the owner was a throbbing bellend… allegedly.
Might pop up for this one
I think it will be a very good game.
Roadrunner
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Peter Bentley Cup Final (Littlehampton v Newhaven) has been rearranged for 11am, Sunday 15th @ Horsham. Clashes with the trip to Leeds, which will disappoint a few.