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Dorking Wanderers enter the Trophy in Round 2 proper (along with all other step 2 sides), and the draw for it is on Monday
If the format follows as per last season then the region we would be in for Round 2 will be a pretty huge one across the whole of the South
This would potentially mean facing one of the long list of teams below:
Sittingbourne or Cray Valley PM
Real Bedford or Ashford United
Brentwood Town or Welling United
Leatherhead or Canvey Island
AFC Sudbury or Leiston
Wingate & Finchley or Cheshunt
Stanway Rovers or Harrow Borough
Tilbury or Hadley
Waltham Abbey or Chatham Town
Billericay Town or Bishop's Stortford
St Albans City or Hanwell Town
Burgess Hill Town or Folkestone Invicta
Walton & Hersham or Hendon
Bracknell Town or Banbury United
Basingstoke Town or Dorchester Town
Plymouth Parkway or Poole Town
Wimbourne Town or AFC Portchester
Gloucester City or Havant & Waterlooville
Farnham Town or Bishop's Cleeve
PLUS the whole of the National League South(24)
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
Marc also mentioned the Weston game in the pre-match interview and mentioned Christmas fixtures so I wonder if it gets put on the 23rd?
I'm hearing the 16th for that one
@adeb Always been keen to know how fixture re-arrangements work at this level. I would have assumed it was the league that enforced the date based on the earliest point both teams don't have a midweek fixture but it sounds like the clubs can pick whatever date they both want.
Marc also mentioned the Weston game in the pre-match interview and mentioned Christmas fixtures so I wonder if it gets put on the 23rd?
I'm hearing the 16th for that one
You're right. Also Eastbourne moved to Saturdsy 6th
Eastbourne (H) in the league that has been moved to the 6th (previously Tues 25th) not the away one in Feb or the FA Trophy one next week.
Still hoping that Weston game gets moved to Sat 13th if both us and them are knocked out the Trophy next week...
Marquez unlikely to be able to play vs Eastbourne which would leave us seriously short up front. Prior and McShane?
@calvertskans I guess if FGR progress in the Trophy they would want/need fringe players? Again, not sure but with the Cup competitions, can't clubs recall all loanees if they want to?
Parent clubs can put various clauses into loan deals such as:
Can't play cup games
Option to recall in January if need
Option to recall if injury crisis
Must play certain percentage of games or will be recalled.
If he is badly injured
These options have happened to a few players Crawley have had on loan "for season" This gives parent club option to recall if player doing really well and they want to play him themselves, or if they get a cash offer, or if loan club is not playing him, so they can loan out to someone else.
Eastbourne at home on Sat 6 December is really smart scheduling as it is an International weekend so very little league football about on that weekend - even the England game is abroad on the Sunday!
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
We rumble along the road to Wembley....
Round 3 is where the National League (step 1) sides enter. However it is regional (2 regions, North and South)
Teams through from Round 2 (all those who could be vaguely included as 'Southern' (excuse my geography knowledge!!!)
Hereford (if classed as 'Southern')
Alvechurch
Bath City
Anstey Nomads
Cheshunt
Brentwood Town
AFC Telford United
Weston super-Mare
Dagenham and Redbridge
Dorking Wanderers
Dover Athletic
Ebbsfleet United
AFC Totton
Harborough Town
Hemel Hempstead Town
Horsham (groan)
Kidderminster Harriers (depends where the North starts)
Harrow Borough
Leamington
Leatherhead
Hanwell Town
Peterborough Sports
Plymouth Parkway
Gloucester City
Maidstone United
Walton & Hersham
Chatham Town
Worthing
PLUS National League teams classed as 'Southern' - potentially...
Forest Green Rovers
Boreham Wood
Southend United
Wealdstone
Tamworth (?)
Solihull Moors (?)
Eastleigh
Woking
Boston United (??)
Brackley Town (?)
Yeovil Town
Sutton United
Braintree Town
Aldershot Town
Truro City
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
I’d like anyone at home apart from Aldershot, Horsham or Boreham Wood.
There might be some teams from the NL who don't particularly care about the Trophy, and who might rotate their squad and not go full strength, wouldn't it be smashing to get on a proper cup run
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
Hereford, Harrow B or Leatherhead away please
Or pretty much anyone at home but Sutton Utd or Forest Green would be good.
