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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
Had a look at the 'Southern' teams in last years 3rd round...
Braintree were South (so all of Essex)
Biggleswade (near Bedford) was South
Had a look at the 'Northern' teams in last years 3rd round...
Kidderminster (South west of Birmingham) and Solihull Moors (South East Birmingham) were put in the North
Peterborough Sports was put in the North
Boston United was North
Leamington (near Warwick) was North
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Based on that from last year, I would guess that -
Hereford, Gloucester City, Brackley Town go south
Alvechurch, Anstey Nomads (Leicester), Telford, Harborough Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Leamington, Peterborough Sports, Tamworth, Solihull Moors, Boston go north
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I suspect the FA won't do the split and the ball numbers until Monday morning, but I would my guess is that the South Region would comprise:
(Step 1)
Forest Green Rovers
Boreham Wood
Southend United
Wealdstone
Eastleigh
Woking
Brackley Town
Yeovil Town
Sutton United
Braintree Town
Aldershot Town
Truro City
(2)
Hereford
Bath City
Weston super-Mare
Dagenham and Redbridge
Dorking Wanderers
Dover Athletic
Ebbsfleet United
AFC Totton
Hemel Hempstead Town
Horsham
Maidstone United
Worthing
(3)
Cheshunt
Brentwood Town
Hanwell Town
Plymouth Parkway
Gloucester City
Walton & Hersham
Chatham Town
(4)
Harrow Borough
Leatherhead
That would however mean 35 teams in the Southern region (!) so it's not scientific (!!)
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
The draw is 3.15pm on Monday on Talksport 2
The round will be played on Saturday 13 December
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
@dorking-eagle Nice work - but you have 2 x Leatherheads and Harrows in there - so 33
Thanks Ade
Hereford would be very high in my wish list
I think we will lose Brackley or Hereford from the last list to even it up
Personally I would add Leamington from the north to even things up!
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
I think Leatherhead at home would be the best possible draw we could get. We should obviously be beating any step 4 team at home and it would also be one of the bigger crowds we could probably expect for this stage of the competition.
Aside from that (or Harrow) then any of the step 3 clubs at home. Just as long as we avoid some of the regular opponents such as Boreham Wood, Aldershot, Horsham, etc.
I'd guess the fixtures with the potential for the biggest home gate would be Southend or Woking at home.
Aldershot fans probably have Meadowbank fatigue. And Sutton don't travel in vast numbers.
Leatherhead deserve a big National League side at home.
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
Definitely don't want to be facing Leatherhead at the moment, they're in the best form they've been in for years. Would take any new away day like Hereford or Gloucester (preferably Hereford as they're in poor form at the moment)
Confirmed list......BRACKLEY into the South, Hereford were put in the North
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
@dorking-eagle Brackley away it is then David
7 potential new grounds there for me (not inc Totton which is a given for later in the season)
Anything in particular you fancy Steve, or just the easiest new ground?
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
I'll go wherever, as Palace play at home on the Sunday that weekend. Truro would be a killer to be honest, but I do enjoy a Cornish pasty.
"Why would I leave to join a League Two club? We're going there anyway!" - Marc White
