Non League latest....

killerandflash

shirty5 said:

Old boy Charles Clayden puts Boreham Wood one nil up 

The final score

JiMMy 85

It was one of those finals where fear of messing up held most players back. I was hoping BW would stay down so Dorking could get some revenge, and it's a shame that idiot in the Maidstone goal is going to be about next season. 

ForeverAddickted

Scunthorpe are back in the National League after beating Chester 2-1 AET in the NLN, having lost to Boston at this same stage of the season a year ago.

Ended up playing 10-mins of injury time at the end of ET as a few fans started the pitch invasion slightly prematurely, and the referee wouldn't restart until they got back over into the stand.

R0TW

Thought the Scunthorpe one was a good game.
Very well taken Boreham goal separated the two in the other one.
Then again they had a lot of shooting practice against Welling.

R0TW

JiMMy 85 said:

It was one of those finals where fear of messing up held most players back. I was hoping BW would stay down so Dorking could get some revenge, and it's a shame that idiot in the Maidstone goal is going to be about next season. 

See your man was in the studio commentary.
Was that set in someone’s loft?

West2003

ForeverAddickted said:

Scunthorpe are back in the National League after beating Chester 2-1 AET in the NLN, having lost to Boston at this same stage of the season a year ago.

Ended up playing 10-mins of injury time at the end of ET as a few fans started the pitch invasion slightly prematurely, and the referee wouldn't restart until they got back over into the stand.

They lost in the semi-finals last year - it was Brackley Town who lost in the final. Interesting that both clubs won promotion the following season.

ForeverAddickted

West2003 said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Scunthorpe are back in the National League after beating Chester 2-1 AET in the NLN, having lost to Boston at this same stage of the season a year ago.

Ended up playing 10-mins of injury time at the end of ET as a few fans started the pitch invasion slightly prematurely, and the referee wouldn't restart until they got back over into the stand.

They lost in the semi-finals last year - it was Brackley Town who lost in the final. Interesting that both clubs won promotion the following season.

So they did... I really thought they lost in the Final

JiMMy 85

R0TW said:

JiMMy 85 said:

It was one of those finals where fear of messing up held most players back. I was hoping BW would stay down so Dorking could get some revenge, and it's a shame that idiot in the Maidstone goal is going to be about next season. 

See your man was in the studio commentary.
Was that set in someone’s loft?

It was a funny little set. I thought he did pretty well for his first time. 

MarcusH26

https://harriers.co.uk/news/2025/05/20/adam-murray-appointed-manager/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKZUMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjMfjMaZ5HrdTVuOfPzK-LVRbU16VAW8Si6pafOvo4mAFa5kC00GmOuRDzNw_aem_5Xjozf1uyIxt5-holeDg4Q

Adam Murray leaves Eastbourne Borough to join Kidderminster. 

JiMMy 85

I wonder if he'll continue his religious stuff there. Don't think it was too popular with the players at EB. 

killerandflash

The NL playoff semis are this week, with the final at Wembley on the 1st June, making it the last game of the domestic season. Indeed it's the day after the Champions League final, so really late.

MarcusH26

JiMMy 85 said:

I wonder if he'll continue his religious stuff there. Don't think it was too popular with the players at EB. 

Didn't know that side of it , knew EBs slightly eccentric owner had thrown a few quid around to get him in the first place and get the likes of Alexander in. 

R0TW

They spent a fortune. Ironically the ones who couldn’t get a game and went on loan to Welling looked handy.
That was until they caught Wellingitus 

R0TW

They started in their first game away at WSM where Welling won 1-4 with them linking up very well.

R0TW

JiMMy 85 said:

I wonder if he'll continue his religious stuff there. Don't think it was too popular with the players at EB. 

Thank god for that

JiMMy 85

MarcusH26 said:

JiMMy 85 said:

I wonder if he'll continue his religious stuff there. Don't think it was too popular with the players at EB. 

Didn't know that side of it , knew EBs slightly eccentric owner had thrown a few quid around to get him in the first place and get the likes of Alexander in. 

Before he bought EB, he sent me his manifesto on how to run a club! Got to hand it to him, he's trying hard to see it through. They did well this year after where they were last season. 

I Heard Murray would make his players go down the beach to pray and stuff like that. Which is probably less of an issue when things are going well. 

clive

Oldham win 3-0 at York to reach the National League Final & will play either Forest Green or Southend in the final.
Oldham finished 23 points behind York in the table.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c14knr3j064t

killerandflash

clive said:

Oldham win 3-0 at York to reach the National League Final & will play either Forest Green or Southend in the final.
Oldham finished 23 points behind York in the table.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c14knr3j064t

That's where playoffs can feel unfair, especially in the NL where ridiculously there's only 1 automatic place up to L2.

96 points, yet York miss out, whereas in L2, Bradford went up automatically with 78.

DyerConsequences

Southend could end up being promoted despite finishing 28 points behind the team that finished second. 

BerkshireBob

York supporters must feel gutted. The problem with the play-off system is that it is often the team with late form that sneaks into late qualification and has the momentum to win overall. Oldham beat Halifax in the previous round 4-0 so they are clearly the form team. York led the table earlier in the season, I think, and may be flagging. So while we are told that the football season is a marathon not a sprint, it sometimes appears that teams with a sprint finish can overtake the long distance runners. Is 96 points the highest total ever achieved in the top five divisions by a team not to win promotion? 

DyerConsequences

BerkshireBob said:

York supporters must feel gutted. The problem with the play-off system is that it is often the team with late form that sneaks into late qualification and has the momentum to win overall. Oldham beat Halifax in the previous round 4-0 so they are clearly the form team. York led the table earlier in the season, I think, and may be flagging. So while we are told that the football season is a marathon not a sprint, it sometimes appears that teams with a sprint finish can overtake the long distance runners. Is 96 points the highest total ever achieved in the top five divisions by a team not to win promotion? 

Wrexham got 98 in 2011/12. Finished second behind Fleetwood, lost in the Semis to Luton, who then lost in the final ironically to York who were promoted to League Two.

ElfsborgAddick

BerkshireBob said:

York supporters must feel gutted. The problem with the play-off system is that it is often the team with late form that sneaks into late qualification and has the momentum to win overall. Oldham beat Halifax in the previous round 4-0 so they are clearly the form team. York led the table earlier in the season, I think, and may be flagging. So while we are told that the football season is a marathon not a sprint, it sometimes appears that teams with a sprint finish can overtake the long distance runners. Is 96 points the highest total ever achieved in the top five divisions by a team not to win promotion? 

Before the season starts, everybody knows the score. The play-offs are fantastic for football, at whatever level.

Without the play-offs so many teams would have nothing to play for in the remaining six weeks or so of the season.  The play-offs and the prospects of, get fans through the turnstiles.

Croydon

Ryan Innis has just scored the equaliser in the National League semi for forest green v Southend

Briston_Addick

Croydon said:

Ryan Innis has just scored the equaliser in the National League semi for forest green v Southend

Still time for him to get a red card.

shirty5

Briston_Addick said:

Croydon said:

Ryan Innis has just scored the equaliser in the National League semi for forest green v Southend

Still time for him to get a red card.

Bonne has just come on a sub for Southend 👀

Briston_Addick

shirty5 said:

Briston_Addick said:

Croydon said:

Ryan Innis has just scored the equaliser in the National League semi for forest green v Southend

Still time for him to get a red card.

Bonne has just come on a sub for Southend 👀

60' Bonne comes on with Southend leading 1-0

62' Inniss equalises for FGR.

Draw your own conclusions/write your own punchline.

Mike

Pens. Wish it wasn't on Dazn!

DyerConsequences

Southend win on Pens 4-2. Bonne scored his.

Chris_from_Sidcup

Oldham v Southend final. Should be a pretty big crowd at Wembley for that, both ex-league clubs with good support.

Callumcafc

Will be great to see Oldham or Southend back in the Football League.