From freak athletes to club hoppers – the players to expect at pre season
The InsiderIn our new column, the Insider highlights the types of players you can expect at pre season training – but which one are you?
Opinion
A huge congratulations to Thatcham Town – the FA Vase winners
Tom CanningShane Cooper-Clark and Keith Pennicott-Bowen will be very familiar to local non league football fans
Three of the four Hellenic League Supp Cup semi finalists fielded ineligible players
Darrell FreelandFurther investigation reveals that three of this season’s Hellenic League Supplementary Cup semi finalists fielded players who had already competed for other sides and were cup tied
Hellenic League Cup Final is cancelled – here’s our proposal
Duds has an idea about how to resolve the cancelled Hellenic League Supplementary Cup Final with the ineligibility issue believed to cover several fixtures
The expanded Senior Berks & Bucks County Cup has become the third big non league knockout competition
Since a merge, the Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup offers Hellenic League clubs the chance to face the likes of MK Dons and Maidenhead United
How the Hellenic League Premier Division could look next season
All the possible permutations for the end of the 2017/18 season
Why Sandhurst Town vs Wokingham & Emmbrook is the place to be on Saturday
First team coach Lee Pollard tells FiB why a trip to Bottom Meadow will be well worth it
Proper derbies and the FA Vase – three reasons it’s good Bracknell Town are staying at step five
Steven GabbMany of us were disappointed when Bracknell Town failed to earn promotion from the Hellenic Premier Division. However, is it really such bad news writes Steve Gabb? Surely there are a myriad of reasons why staying at Step 5 would be a good thing for Bracknell Town and their supporters. Loving the local derbies Assuming…
Opinion: The FA’s new ‘sin bin’ idea feels like an empty gesture
Thoughts from both sides on the proposed sin bin trial
How the Hellenic Premier Division could line up in 2017/18
Following Woodley United’s promotion and Bracknell Town missing out on a move to step four, we thought we’d have a purely speculative look at what the Uhlsport Hellenic Premier Division might look like for the 2017/18 season. A few things to consider – we are assuming that the Premier Division will remain at 20 teams, and…
New Club Week: ‘Be clear on what you want and what your realistic targets’
Part one of an interview conducted with Nathan Salah, the man behind the newly formed Priestwood Vale Junior Football Club who will join the Bracknell football scene for the 2017/18 season. The interview was conducted as part of FootballinBracknell’s New Club Week – you can see all related content here, and if you’d like to share your…
Running the rule over Reading Women’s new arrivals
James HopesOur Reading Women FC expert James Hopes runs the rule over the Royals new signings ahead of the big competitive kick-off in the FA Women’s Cup and subsequent FA WSL Spring Series. Manager Kelly Chambers was very active in the transfer market over the winter with a number of new players joining the club, as…
The Hellenic Premier title race – Bracknell Town and Thame United match by match
With the end of the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division season just over a month away, only one point separates Bracknell Town at the top and second placed Thame United – both of whom have six league matches remaining. The Robins trailed in the title race for a long time but made the most of…
Hellenic Premier Division title race down to it’s last two horses
Thame United stunned Uhlsport Hellenic Premier Division title rivals Flackwell Heath on Tuesday night with an emphatic 5-0 victory at the ASM Stadium that effectively cuts the chase for the title down to a straight sprint between United and Bracknell Town. The Robins were held by Flackwell Heath on Saturday but bounced back at neighbours…