Erith, Wick & Fire (Utd): The 2019-20 FA Vase Thread

[Uros Predic]

The FA Vase gets under way this weekend with the first qualifying round.

There seems to have been an increasing number of teams from Step 7 entering the competition in recent years; is this due to an adjusted format, or teams higher up the pyramid choosing not to enter? Or had I just never noticed previously?

It does introduce you to a host of new (potentially fictional) team names though... Pitshanger Dynamo surely should be facing Streatham Rovers

[tee rex]

AFC Spelthorne vs Spelthorne Sports. The localest derby of all.

[Snake Plissken]

I genuinely had to spend five minutes looking that up.

Brilliant thread title, BTW.

[Uros Predic]

AFC Spelthorne vs Spelthorne Sports. The localest derby of all.

Are they the same club?

[Ray de Galles]

AFC are effectively Sports' reserve side.

The derby is known locally as 'Spel Clásico'.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Superb thread title, seconded.

[Uros Predic]

...known locally as 'Spel Clásico'.

In that you've just called it that now, on this thread.

[Uros Predic]

Superb thread title, seconded.

I was due one after my confusingly named FA Cup thread.

[Ray de Galles]

In that you've just called it that now, on this thread.

Er, yes. Though I am quite local to their ground, in my defence.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

I once saw an FA Vase semi-final involving Fleetwood at Exmouth Town. 1983 or thereabouts. They've come on a bit since (Fleetwood, not Exmouth).

[Gangster Octopus]

The FA Vase gets under way this weekend with the first qualifying round.

There seems to have been an increasing number of teams from Step 7 entering the competition in recent years; is this due to an adjusted format, or teams higher up the pyramid choosing not to enter? Or had I just never noticed previously?

It does introduce you to a host of new (potentially fictional) team names though... Pitshanger Dynamo surely should be facing Streatham Rovers

Dynamo have been mentioned before...

[Uros Predic]

The FA's website doesn't seem to want to show full results today, so hard to pick out any stand outs from the 1st qualifying round.

I watched Ilford go out to Enfield with a bit of whimper on a match spoiled by a rock-hard pitch.

Elsewhere in the South East, there was a 5-5 draw on the Kent coast between Lydd Town and Raynes Park.

That went to extra-time, where as the all NCEL match between Worsborough Bridge and Hall Road Rangers managed to cram in 11 goals in 90 minutes; the visitors, HRR, winning 6-5!

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

The Wiki page for this year's Vase suggests that some drawn games have gone to replays, whereas others were settled on the day with penalties. How does that work? Is it an agreement (or lack thereof) between the two clubs?

[Capybara]

Yes, clubs can agree beforehand to settle ties on the day with penalties, if necessary.

[Nesta]

That applies in the FA trophy as well, but not in the FA Cup.

[Furtho]

The FA Vase gets under way this weekend with the first qualifying round.

There seems to have been an increasing number of teams from Step 7 entering the competition in recent years; is this due to an adjusted format, or teams higher up the pyramid choosing not to enter? Or had I just never noticed previously?

Not saying if it should be or it shouldna, but the ties that took place over the weekend were in the 1st Round Qualifying, not the 1st Qualifying Round.

Perhaps more Step 7 clubs have access to grounds with the requisite facilities than previously was the case? In my experience they love the idea of competing in a national FA competition, even if their participation normally turns out to be brief.

[George C.]

AFC are effectively Sports' reserve side.

The derby is known locally as 'Spel Clásico'.

Ha ha.

Not bad by your standards...

[Uros Predic]

Not saying if it should be or it shouldna, but the ties that took place over the weekend were in the 1st Round Qualifying, not the 1st Qualifying Round.

Potato, Potaato.

[longeared]

Litherland REMYCA v Glasshoughton Welfare yesterday sounds like it was quite a match. It finished 6-3 to the visitors but the main feature was REMYCA being reduced to seven men for a period during extra time as they had two players sent off and another two sin binned. Having heard REMYCA at Sheffield last week the latter event doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[Uros Predic]

About 18 months ago I went to watch Falmouth Town with a mate who lives down there. Enjoyable afternoon with a crowd of 100 at most, mainly made up of older men. A highlight of the game being when the wife of the opposition goalkeeper came round to have a go at two pensioners who'd been giving him grief.

Anyway, not sure what's changed at the club since then, but it was certainly a lot livelier yesterday for their FA Vase win over Longlevens.