2017/18 National League North

[Harrier94]

Worked wonders for Telford................

Don't think it'll be one where they provide investment like they did to Telford. More we may get the odd loanee. Time will tell.

 

[Harrier94]

Our retained list has is out:

Already tied to deals for 2018/19
Brandon Hall
Nathan Vaughan
Tom Palmer
Lee Vaughan
Jimmy O’Connor
Joel Taylor
Fraser Horsfall
Sam Austin
Ryan Croasdale
Declan Weeks
Dan Bradley
Joe Ironside
Emmanuel Sonupé

Offered terms for 2018/19
Kennedy Digie
Liam Truslove
Andre Brown
James McQuilkin
James Pearson
Elton Ngwatala

Returning to parent club
George Waring

Basically, we're trying to keep everyone. Delighted to see Manny Sonupe has signed up though. Did not expect him to be sticking around after he's hit 15 this season.

 

[CFC4LIFE]

Your having a laugh right? the ball is kicked away before the your player even lifts his leg for the kick. His studded foot hits him in the chest. It's a red card all day long.
Why can't Chorley fans accept that their own players let them down on the day?

I can see why it was a red, but it wasnt intentional and he does seem to try to pull out(however the footage isn't brilliant as it is on the other side of the pitch) She didn't really need to go to the linesman as she had a perfect view of it. Probably her most accurate decision of the match.

 

[Quakerz]

Offered terms for 2018/19
Kennedy Digie
Elton Ngwatala

Damn right - I would offer them terms just because they have awesome names.

 

[Quakerz]

Time to go for John Eustace. Any manager could lead us to the play-offs with our budget and players.

He's implemented a nice style, but when the going gets tough, we choke...to teams like Chorley and BPA, both part-time outfits. In all due respect, we should be beating these teams in play-off eliminators on our own patch. Our away form has been mediocre, not good enough to get ourselves out of this league.
Our first half last week was absolutely embarrassing, way too cautious.

I won't be renewing my season ticket for as long as he's at the club.

Get's all pissy if you criticise him too, seen him go into meltdowns at Blyth/Tamworth/Boston and FC United last year (where my mate pretty much made the substitutions because JE felt guilty for reacting at half time).
Not one with thick-skin.

Are Kidderminster full time and what sort of budget do you have?

 

[CFC4LIFE]

Vanarama have released their TOTS:
James Belshaw
Carl Piergianni
Gaz Dean
Michael Nottingham
Tom Walker
Josh Falkingham
Ryan Croasdale
Joe Leesley
Jason Gilchrist
Jason Oswell
Glen Taylor

Just shows the strength of this league, some quality players like Falkingham and Walker. If nick Haughton had kept up his form when he went to Salford, he would have been a shoe-in. Andy Teague and Matt Urwin would have been our most likely players involved, with Urwin keeping 18 clean sheets this season and Teague being an ever present having one of his best seasons leading the defence like a warrior.

 

[B2TF]

There is a club called AFC York


There is a club being setup named AFC York as my Uncle is heading it up.

Scarborough set up competing clubs when they went bust 10 years ago. The result? Taken 10 years for one of them to reach Level 7......

 

[Lucky Bobble]

Vanarama have released their TOTS:
James Belshaw
Carl Piergianni
Gaz Dean
Michael Nottingham
Tom Walker
Josh Falkingham
Ryan Croasdale
Joe Leesley
Jason Gilchrist
Jason Oswell
Glen Taylor

Just shows the strength of this league, some quality players like Falkingham and Walker. If nick Haughton had kept up his form when he went to Salford, he would have been a shoe-in. Andy Teague and Matt Urwin would have been our most likely players involved, with Urwin keeping 18 clean sheets this season and Teague being an ever present having one of his best seasons leading the defence like a warrior.

Aaron Williams & Shane Byrne at Brackley should consider themselves very unlucky to miss out - but I guess every top half club could pick out players in their sides too that could be worthy. Shane Byrne was fans' & manager's player of the year. I remember in our last playoff final 5 years ago, Halifax had a little midfielder who controlled the game, always seemed to have time on the ball and dictated play... and we simply had no-one of that quality then to match him. Byrne is our version of that player now - real quality. Whether that will be enough come Sunday though....

 

[Minstermen central]

Scarborough set up competing clubs when they went bust 10 years ago. The result? Taken 10 years for one of them to reach Level 7......

I don’t believe it,nobody at trust has a clue.
Only people who would go are the ones banned from club.
Like I posted earlier no grounds in York could hoist.

 

[DarkSithLord]

There is a club called AFC York


There is a club being setup named AFC York as my Uncle is heading it up.

Welcome.

 

[Fyldefan]

Vanarama have released their TOTS:
James Belshaw
Carl Piergianni
Gaz Dean
Michael Nottingham
Tom Walker
Josh Falkingham
Ryan Croasdale
Joe Leesley
Jason Gilchrist
Jason Oswell
Glen Taylor

Just shows the strength of this league, some quality players like Falkingham and Walker. If nick Haughton had kept up his form when he went to Salford, he would have been a shoe-in. Andy Teague and Matt Urwin would have been our most likely players involved, with Urwin keeping 18 clean sheets this season and Teague being an ever present having one of his best seasons leading the defence like a warrior.

Teague’s as good as any centre back I’ve seen in non league. Every season I hoped we’d sign up but credit to him, he stayed loyal to Chorley

 

[KHFC_Shaun]

Are Kidderminster full time and what sort of budget do you have?

We are full-time yes, so to lose to 2 part-time teams on our own patch in the two play-off games over the last 2 seasons is embarrassing. Especially if you consider our home form over the last two years has been excellent.

I'm not sure on our budget but when you have the likes of a 75k Bradley, O'Connor (40 apps in League One last year), Lee Vaughan, Joe Ironside we will be right near the top budget-wise.
Fans like to believe we don't have a strong budget, but it is pretty clear we do, and we have underperformed with it.

 

[Minstermen central]

Good luck to Harrogate tomorrow I think.
Will be embarrassing if we are a league below them,but then again leasgue next season will be easier without them.
If they lose get shortest away game And chance to get bragging rights back though.
Might be wring but think Brackley will struggle to hold on to best players.

 

[Harrier94]

Damn right - I would offer them terms just because they have awesome names.

You must've missed when we had Ousmane Fane, Arthur Gnahoua and Zaine Francis-Angol as well

 

[AndyPark]

Might be wring but think Brackley will struggle to hold on to best players.

Not a chance, they are bankrolled to the hilt; they'll keep ahold of them.

 

[TheMinsterman]

I don’t believe it,nobody at trust has a clue.
Only people who would go are the ones banned from club.
Like I posted earlier no grounds in York could hoist.

The Trust isn’t involved in any rival football club.

 

[Lucky Bobble]

Not a chance, they are bankrolled to the hilt; they'll keep ahold of them.

Once again someone knows more about Brackley's budget than any of the club's actual fans do. You might be right, or might be wrong. The point I keep trying to make is that we ought to decide things empirically - speculation, intuition, rumour and presumption are at best theory - not fact.
Anyway, Gaz Dean has resigned which is a good start, and there are not many nearby clubs to lose our players to - Solihull are the only Midlands Conf Nat team nowadays, and if we're close to their wage levels, there isn't a great incentive for people to go there. Hanging on to Shane Byrne and Aaron Williams will be the big test - pretty sure both would want to get into full time football.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Good luck to both teams in the final, am personally glad its Harrogate and Brackley because that top 3 were miles ahead of the rest of the league over the season and i think its only fair and just the other promotion side comes from that group.

Unsure on who will win this one, i think there was more a certainty to a home win had it been at Brackley than Harrogate, but Harrogate this season seem to have odd games where they frankly are unplayable so if they turn up in that mood i am unsure how Brackley will cope.

I think a lot of pressure on both sides today for different reasons, on Harrogate because they threw lots of cash at it this season and will feel a total failure if it ends in nothing, for Brackley the worry may be its their best ever chance of promotion.......part time clubs can easily crash back to midtable easier than full time.

 

[Harrier94]

Best of luck to both teams. Can see Harrogate winning today as I can imagine there maybe some Brackley players potentially having their minds distracted with the thoughts of Wembley next week.

 

[Harrier94]

Harrogate 1-0 Brackley Knowles

 

[Harrier94]

Harrogate 1-0 Brackley Knowles

2-0 now Knowles again

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

I would say that is that...Harrogate it is.

I'd think most of them hoping to challenge next season will be happier with that, more chance Harrogate keeping their strong players than Brackley

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

3-0 Harrogate

 

[CFC4LIFE]

Another debatable handball decision in Harrogates favour...

 

[DarkSithLord]

Congratulations to Harrogate Town. Thoroughly deserving play-off winners.

All the very best in the league above!

 

[GuiseleySteve]

Well done Harrogate, enjoy the ride

 

[Prodigal]

Well done Harrogate, deserved promotion over the season. Best wishes for National League.

 

[Minstermen central]

Congratulations Harrogate,well deserved over the season

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Sunday 13 May 2018 National League North Play-Offs 17-18 - Promotion Final

Att. 3,000 - Harrogate Town 3 Brackley Town 0

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Well & truly congratulations to Harrogate Town!! Good luck for next season.