The main stand at Maidenhead (ie by the railway line) is actually quite an impressive stand with quality views from it. I generally like to stand at the end we are attacking with my fellow away fans, but that is one stand where the view is a cut about the view you get pitchside at each end

This was the stand that burned down all those years ago (sorry the photo is a bit big)

Would really love to see something in its place (40 years is ridiculous)

By the way, I saw a tweet by Maidenhead today with comments underneath it.....

"If you would have turned up to the meeting in December then you would know what's happening with the Kilman money! Basically it is being used to keep the club afloat(we lost 500k last year) You will also notice that our squad has been much larger this season. There's your answer!"

So don't expect a multi million pound new stadium move any time soon - by the sounds it will gradually just erode into the running costs of the club

Merthyr Town officially placed in the National League North for 25/26

Was unavoidable sadly...

It is usually 4 southern teams coming up from Step 3 and two southern teams coming down from the VNL

But with 3 very southern teams coming down, it's actually 3 from above (Ebbsfleet, Dagenham, Maidenhead), and only 3 coming up from below (Horsham, Dover and Totton)

Really can't argue with it geographically.

When will the fixtures be released?

Not seen a date yet Steve, but last season they were released on 10th July

It always feels like an age for them to come out if I'm honest!

The Premier League fixture list will come out on 18th June at 9am, and last time around the tv companies did their "tv changes" for August and September on the 5th July (ie ahead of DWFC's fixture list coming out) which was ideal timing.

I wonder if the VNL will manage to get 16 clubs to take part in the National League Cup again? Sutton made the final this season, but the crowds for many of the games in this competition were very low.

@dorking-eagle Plenty of opposition to that cup given it was meant as a sweetener to removing cup replays - which is of course a complete joke. Several clubs declined, didn't they?

Now if they were to bring back the Anglo Italian Cup of course....

Isn't there another non league European comp too? The Fenix Cup I think? Would love to see us in that one tbh.

I saw some talk of it that the teams that declined to enter (or exited quickly) finished highest in the VNL

That could of course be a symptom of the reality that the clubs who most need another 4 home ties against (mostly) Prem U21's are those smaller clubs usually in the bottom half anyway

Anglo Italian - I wish lol

Fenix Cup - would imagine clubs would prob have to fund their own travel, accommodation and other costs? So it appeals to clubs like FCUM who have a big following

So the final team is confirmed as Maidstone lose to Boreham Wood and will stay in NLS

Maidstone is my preffered option out of those 2 so I am happy with the result.

Boreham Wood are a very heavily backed team with a very good squad so having them in the NLS another year would not be great.

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Maidstone is my preffered option out of those 2 so I am happy with the result.

Boreham Wood are a very heavily backed team with a very good squad so having them in the NLS another year would not be great.

Maidstone fans have been sending search parties out for where that FA Cup money went but no one has discovered where it is. Perhaps a director or two may know, but that is speculation. Certainly Maidstone was by far the weakest of those in the play offs and they made it to the final somehow. 

I thought the money went on that fabulous 3G pitch, certainly the best 3G I have seen. Although aren't there all sorts of grants available for a percentage of it.

Anyhow, clubs at NLS level must lose a fortune year after year, if their FA Cup money simply meant for a couple of years there were no losses then that alone is a result.

(Personally I wanted Maidstone to go up so we didn't have to do that away end with all the flat standing, plus the ridiculous wallet searches etc, but never mind.

Fixture Release date now confirmed as Wednesday 9 July. First fixture 9 August and season finishes 25 April.

Bit of a wait then. I thought it was usually mid June it was announced