MEMORIES, NOT MONEY COUNT
The Non-League Football Paper|November 10, 2024
Who could have predicted the first year without FA Cup replays unfolding like this? A raft of Non-League clubs, whose draws after 90 minutes would have earned them a second bite at the cherry in any previous year, knocked out during extra-time or penalties and left to ponder what might have been.
- Gregor ROBERTSON
MEMORIES, NOT MONEY COUNT

Last weekend, nine NonLeague sides would have earned replays under the old system. Weston-super-Mare, of the National League South, drew 1-1 with their vaunted neighbours, Bristol Rovers, but were denied the chance to host the League One side in a competitive game for the first time, and conceded twice in extra-time.

Boreham Wood, also of National League South, were drawing 2-2 with the League One club Leyton Orient when the clock stopped at 90 minutes. A visit to Brisbane Road would have been the result last year, but they lost on penalties instead. Southend, who drew 3-3 with Charlton Athletic, lost to a 121st minute strike when a visit to The Valley should already have been safely secured.

Then there was Guiseley, of the Northern Premier League Premier Division. After their 1-1 draw against League Two Stevenage, they would have earned a replay at home in any other year, but were beaten 5-4 on penalties instead.

Indeed, of the Non-League teams who went to extra-time against League opposition, only Kettering Town progressed, thanks to Nile Ranger’s winner against Northampton Town.

Remember that notion, advanced by many when the FA revealed that replays from the first-round onward were being scrapped this season, that the little guys would stand a better chance of winning through on the day? Hasn’t stood up to scrutiny so far.

この蚘事は The Non-League Football Paper の November 10, 2024 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は The Non-League Football Paper の November 10, 2024 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

THE NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL PAPERのその他の蚘事すべお衚瀺
CRAIG'S BOOSTS
The Non-League Football Paper

CRAIG'S BOOSTS

MANAGERIAL stalwart Craig Edwards is back in charge of Barking – 23 years after he left!

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024
LENNIE GETS THE LOVE
The Non-League Football Paper

LENNIE GETS THE LOVE

VETERAN caretaker chief Lennie Lawrence says he is “excited” to be handed the reins at Hartlepool United permanently – just a few weeks before his 77th birthday!

time-read
1 min  |
November 10, 2024
MOTORS FEELS LIKE HOLMES!
The Non-League Football Paper

MOTORS FEELS LIKE HOLMES!

WHEN he was younger, Danny Holmes played video games that simulated being a football manager.

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024
REES HITS FAB FOUR AS TOWN ROMP IT
The Non-League Football Paper

REES HITS FAB FOUR AS TOWN ROMP IT

RICARDO REES struck four times to help Merthyr Town maintain their spot at the top of the table with a dominant home win against play-off chasing Havant & Waterlooville.

time-read
1 min  |
November 10, 2024
DULWICH DISPLAY DELIGHTS COACHES
The Non-League Football Paper

DULWICH DISPLAY DELIGHTS COACHES

GOALS from Danny Mills, Luke Wanadio and Lorenzo’s stoppage-time finish fired Dulwich Hamlet to a comfortable win over fellow play-off hopefuls Potters Bar Town, though the scoreline doesn’t tell the full story.

time-read
1 min  |
November 10, 2024
ANCHORS A RAPID
The Non-League Football Paper

ANCHORS A RAPID

ASHTON UNITED hit two goals in two minutes to come from behind to win at Stockton Town.

time-read
1 min  |
November 10, 2024
SEAGULLS KEEP THE HEAT ON ROMANS
The Non-League Football Paper

SEAGULLS KEEP THE HEAT ON ROMANS

BATH City were made to pay for their mistakes by high-flying Weston-super-Mare.

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024
CLINICAL COLEMAN KEEN AS MUSTARD
The Non-League Football Paper

CLINICAL COLEMAN KEEN AS MUSTARD

CIAN COLEMAN’S hat-trick lifted Buxton to their highest league position of the season as they became the latest side to frustrate Scunthorpe.

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024
KEV SEES RED IN REE PANT!
The Non-League Football Paper

KEV SEES RED IN REE PANT!

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher hit out at referee Abigail Byrne following his side’s defeat to Yeovil Town at Roots Hall.

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024
MARVEL MATTY DENIES MOORS
The Non-League Football Paper

MARVEL MATTY DENIES MOORS

BOTH managers insisted their teams deserved more after Altrincham came from behind to steal a point in a six-goal thriller at Solihull Moors.

time-read
2 分  |
November 10, 2024