You Know You're a Non-League Team When...

[les.gtfc]

When your first thought is "Where?" and your next site on the internet is Google Maps, following the draw for the 1st Round of The FA Trophy.

 

[Jemfy]

When you don't know which division you will be in next season despite the fact the season has been over for weeks. And you didn't even get promoted or relegated.

 

[SomeMightShay]

When your first thought is "Where?" and your next site on the internet is Google Maps, following the draw for the 1st Round of The FA Trophy.

This brought a flashback to when we drew Shepshed Dynamo. Only a proper non-league team can have a ground on Butthole Lane.

 

[les.gtfc]

This brought a flashback to when we drew Shepshed Dynamo. Only a proper non-league team can have a ground on Butthole Lane.

Chasetown was ours. I did have a rough idea where Coalville was though.

 

[Greenacres]

The team you are playing not only turn up late but go to the wrong county for the game.

 

[Greenacres]

The players from the team you are playing refuse to get on the coach to an away game because they haven't been paid. Following this the club goes into liquidation, reforms and spends several years trying to get back to where they were when this all happened.

(I won't win too many friends amongst their rivals but I was sad when Chester folded, but pleased for their long-suffering fans when the club reformed and made it back to the Conference National)

 

[genesimmons]

When the toilets are in a Leisure Centre you have to go through to get to the pitch (Team Northumbria away).

Funny old atmosphere there. Team northunbria did not seem to have any fans. Crowd was made up of away fans and neutrals. I always thought toilets had to be in ground too as per league rules

 

[GTFCfish]

Only a proper non-league team can have a ground on Butthole Lane.

At least they don't play down this street:

Or this one:

 

[B2TF]

This brought a flashback to when we drew Shepshed Dynamo. Only a proper non-league team can have a ground on Butthole Lane.

Ah yes, who could forget "If you love it up the Butthole clap your hands" & "He used to play for Gresley but he's alright now". I remember eet well.

 

[chipmunx]

You know you're non-league when you have to play Gateshead twice over the Christmas and New Year holidays.....

 

[chipmunx]

or - You know non league when you beat the champions to be (Lincoln in this case) Home AND Away - but still don't make the play offs....

 

[Chief Rocka]

You know you're non-league when you have to play Gateshead twice over the Christmas and New Year holidays.....

Not anymore kidda!

 

[chipmunx]

Not anymore kidda!

yeah - thats how you'll know you're non-league (hopefully)

 

[Chris FGR]

Barrow will get Fylde at Christmas and Gateshead - Hartlepool. Finally some proper local derbies for the arctic circle based clubs.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

You know you're in non-league when Miss Yorkshire is paraded on the pitch before the match. And then serving in the burger van at half-time. (Harrogate)

 

[genesimmons]

Barrow will get Fylde at Christmas and Gateshead - Hartlepool. Finally some proper local derbies for the arctic circle based clubs.

Beats halifax over xmas period as gateshead just cant seem to beat them in the league even with 10 men

 

[Jemfy]

Oh I almost forgot - We recently "celebrated" playing our last home game at the Dog and Duck.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

When your first thought is "Where?" and your next site on the internet is Google Maps, following the draw for the 1st Round of The FA Trophy.

Luckily for us Shaw Lane Aquaforce got kicked out for fielding an ineligible player in the previous round. Apparently it's near Barnsley.

 

[Jemfy]

Luckily for us Shaw Lane Aquaforce got kicked out for fielding an ineligible player in the previous round. Apparently it's near Barnsley.

Don't forget that they got forced to change their name to Shaw Lane AFC officially due to the fact that Aquaforce was a sponsorship name, and the reason they were allowed it in the first place was because the FA didn't realise!

 

[SomeMightShay]

Don't forget that they got forced to change their name to Shaw Lane AFC officially due to the fact that Aquaforce was a sponsorship name, and the reason they were allowed it in the first place was because the FA didn't realise!

Further proof that the FA are properly Tinpot Non-League. The National side should be playing at North Ferriby really.

 

[rudebwoyben]

..you have 8 games in hand on another team in your league and it's only mid-November.

 

[Luke Imp]

Or, you've played 25 games by Xmas yet still end up with horrendous fixture congestion come March.

 

[Luke Imp]

When you end up playing Dover twice by October but don't meet Braintree for the first time until March.

 

[GTFCfish]

When you go to an away game and see a guy stood there with his pet lion.

 

[chipmunx]

When you keep playing Tranmere in league matches....

 

[yellow]

Barrow will get Fylde at Christmas and Gateshead - Hartlepool. Finally some proper local derbies for the arctic circle based clubs.

Yeah and you've left us in the bloody lurch haven't you!! We can already take 3+ points and a ton of goals off our tally next season..

 

[SomeMightShay]

Yeah and you've left us in the bloody lurch haven't you!! We can already take 3+ points and a ton of goals off our tally next season..

Is the assumption that you will get Eastleigh over Christmas?

 

[AnimoEtFide]

When your phone dies and you have to give your friend detailed instructions on how to find the latest score.

 

[Shotsfan1993]

Is the assumption that you will get Eastleigh over Christmas?

I would think that will happen, as we usually play Woking

 

[Boz]

When you keep playing Tranmere in league matches....

But still get ridiculously excited when you knock them out of the FA Cup.