Posted on May 18, 2010 by stuartnoel
Secondly, and more newsworthy is the fact that one name is glaringly missing – Grays Athletic. Obviously relegated last season from the Blue Square Premier and homeless after their Recreation Ground was sold from under their feet, they had planned on entering the Ryman’s league with a ground share at East Thurrock United. But that does not seem to have satisfied the FA who have simply not included them anywhere. Any changes now would require some drastic re-organisations so it must be assumed that they will be starting in Step 5 in the Essex Senior Leagues – quite a come down for a side who had so much non-league success only a handful of seasons ago
Filed under: Blue Square North, Blue Square Premier League, Blue Square South, Boreham Wood, Dartford, England, Non league football, Rymans League, Worcester City | Tagged: Blue Square North, Blue Square Premier, Blue Square South, Grays Athletic, Rymans League, Unibond League, Zamaretto League | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2010 by stuartnoel
As you will know if you are a regular follower of the blog, we have a soft spot at TBIR Towers for Grays Athletic. This is due to a number of reasons. I once trained for a full three weeks with the club “back in the day” when I could still run; Lolly went to [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Blue Square Premier, Church Road, Grays Athletic, Hayes, Hayes & Yeading, Julian Dicks | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2009 by stuartnoel
Two weeks is the longest I had gone without football for nearly three years. With summer leagues in the Nordics combined with major UEFA tournaments in Holland, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden providing more than a few games to go to I had not been in short supply of a game or two. So since my [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Blue Square Premier League, Chester City, Grays Athletic, Tamworth FC, The Lamb | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 13, 2009 by stuartnoel
So the long wait was over. After a long end of season break of, erm 13 days, Lolly and I were ready for action. As luck would have it Grays and West Ham are her two favourite teams, and when I told her we would be skipping down Clarence Road to see them she could [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Blue Square Premier League, Eoin Wearen, Grays Athletic, Jamie Slabber, John Moncur, Robert Hall, West Ham, Zavron Hines | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 22, 2008 by stuartnoel
Visits to the lower leagues are becoming more and more appealing as the greed of the Premier League and Championship clubs (and some 1st and even 2nd division clubs) flies in the face of the credit crunch. The realisation that us fans can no longer control the same level of disposable income is completely lost [...]
Filed under: Blue Square Premier League, England | Tagged: Blue Square Premier League, Grays Athletic, Lewes FC, The Dripping Pan | 1 Comment »
