FA Cup - Winner Stays on

Placid

Foxy_Dread As it happens Bury are on the island again. They’ve got some great weather by our standards. There are quite a few over

European football👍

Foxy_Dread

Placid a fair few are topless, could be any sophisticated Euro city. Although one with shit shops.

Placid

Blyth Spartans vs Bury tomorrow. Im well looking forward to it.

Taking lads stuff back to Uni today and B&Bing it in Whiteley Bay. Watch Leeds match in pub before hand then onto Croft Park to watch 2 historic clubs do battle in the worlds oldest Cup.

Mega_Armageddon_Chickens

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I think McCauley Wilson plays for Bury... He's one of those players that opposition fans hate.
I once saw him leap over the pitch side barriers to involve himself in the crowd trouble going on behind the goal at Radcliffe and a mate saw him threaten various fans in the bar at Hyde wearing flip flops as they mocked him for yet another sending off.
You'll know him he's the angry overweight one at centre half.
I think he was on at manu as a kid.

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Mega_Armageddon_Chickens Good kowledge👍👍

Im expecting a Bury win.

Foxy_Dread

Placid Bury 1 level off the bottom tier, a bold call.

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Foxy_Dread Bury 1 level off the bottom tier, a bold call.

Ive no idea tbh, the league structure is confusing to me passed the confernce.

Garforth played some great football in previous rounds but were swatted by Bury who looked more powerful.

Lets see

Mega_Armageddon_Chickens

Bury are two divs below Blyth and missed out in the play offs losing to one of the Wythenshawe teams in an all ticket match I believe after a lad I know was forced to listen to commentary.
Blyth are currently bottom of the Northern Prem..
A division attracting some decent crowds these last few years with the likes of Macc, Marine, South Shields and Fircombe.
There's always a non league hardcore but crowds are swelled by the disaffected so called legacy supporters from big clubs frantically checking their phones for updates.
There's the occasional former star who will just keep playing till they drop as well.
Julio Arca at South Shields comes to mind in recent times.
Some excellent little grounds to visit though a mate of mine gave up on Widnes after they moved to the Rugby ground.
It's definitely the future..

Travis_Bickle

Mega_Armageddon_Chickens sums up a lot of why watching Town is so much fun. We never struggle for tickets and the eldest has a connection with the club I'm not sure she'd get with a 'big' club.
We went to Mossley and Radcliffe in preseason. Both had a really good 'vibe' about them. I think the whole experience is a bit more laid back. You can find somewhere to park, pay on the gate and the food is rarely the shite you get with 'stadium caterers' (Town being guilty of that I'm afraid).
Have a look at the Oldham Groundhopper on Facebook.

Mega_Armageddon_Chickens

Travis_Bickle
I'll try and have a look at Oldham Groundhopper somehow though I'm not on Facebook. Jimmy Sirrell's lovechild is worth a look on twitter.
Never been to Mossley though that tameside area has a good non league scene.
Stalybridge Celtic is a great little ground with a fantastic bar area.
So much so that my lad asked whether we were allowed in.
Radcliffe is another funny one, the bar was great the ground was tidy but there's a bit of an edge with their fans.
They won the Northern Premier last season and I'm told the players are on significant wages.
It'll be interesting to see them in National league North.
A lad I know, priced out of Man City started to watch AFC Fylde but he said even that's getting pricey.
They probably don't like him as he doesn't work for BAe.

Travis_Bickle

Where it all began. Aldershot at home. August 5th 2017.

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Harvest

Home win then.

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Harvest Home win then.

Away win.. 0-3.. pretty pleased as Bury is much easier to get to than Blyth.

Bury absolutely battered them. Could have been 6. Players much stronger and quicker.

I think the league structure is more a format than a guide to quality. Bury get +1000 at home and 600 away so theres money behind them

Harvest

Placid Ah.

Foxy_Dread

Placid good call, I was just going off last year's relegation and their draw at IOM l. I didn't expect their paths to cross again.

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Blyth is a plucky little town, heavy industry still at heart of it. Instead of boat building its cable laying and windfarm supply and install.

Nice club, loads of kids in tops round the town. Big murual looks ace. They were really poor

Harvest

When's the draw?

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Harvest When’s the draw?

Monday lunchtime. Its still regional till 1st round proper

I cant believe how many games there are prior to 1st round.

Harvest

That was my next question re regional.

If not Bury whare do you fancy?

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Harvest That was my next question re regional.

If not Bury whare do you fancy?

Good question🤔 not sure really. Regional is a bit of loose grouping. Seems to be a pretty big area borders to midlands to the wash think.

Somewhere local for next few rounds, been up NE in last 2 which was good. But bit pricey and time consuming.

Dont mind a mental one for R1, Exeter away. Never been there. Done Plymouth, Torquay and Yeovil.

Blyth fan in pub yesterday asked me where I was from, said Leeds - he was totally confused and walked off😂😂

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