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Broncos Shock Saints To Kickstart Season As Football Sides Ends Theirs
With all of our local non-league football teams issues definitely sorted, and Football League sides almost definitely sorted as well, the Phoenix FM Sport roving reporters turned up at the Twickenham Stoop to follow
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Last Gasp Heartbreak For ‘Ricay – Again
A frenzied, helter skelter 90 minutes at New Lodge ended yet again in injury time disaster for Billericay Town, who now look almost certain to be relegated from the Conference South after their 3-2
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The 83 Year Itch – Southend United At Wembley
Their supporters have waited. And waited. And waited. And then some. Never appeared in a cup final there. And just one re-arranged league game in 1930 their solitary visit. Wembley Stadium has never
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A Bizarrely Good Friday In Yorkshire
With all the incessant bad weather around, wiping out so much local sport, my fears were great. Ever since the fixtures were announced, myself and a few others had planned and looked forward so
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Over The Sticks, Under The Bar – The Weekend Preview
As time runs out for some teams, with others having plenty to spare, the weekend preview is here so you have enough to pick and choose what local team you can and support. [Audio
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Spring Is Here (Antarctic Version) – The Weekend Review
For those that weren’t rained or frozen off, it was overall a pretty good weekend for our sides. Find out just how well here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Home Comforts – The Weekend Preview
Lots of lovely local sport for you to go and see. To find out when and where, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Aiming High, Lying Low – The Weekend Review
For news on a surprisingly good away win in football, and a terribly cataclysmic defeat in rugby, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Hope Springs Eternal – The Weekend Preview
For news on a vital relegation scrap, and a local derby in prospect, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Brentwood Town v Grays Athletic – LIVE
Brentwood Town 0-1 Grays Athletic Dorchester 6-1 Billericay Town East Thurrock United 0-2 Wealdstone Barnet 2-0 Southend United ————— FULL TIME: A full blooded game, plenty of commitment, low on quality. Grays probably just
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Testing Times – The Weekend Review
For news on the continuing struggles of almost all of our football sides, and a turnaround for some of our rugby teams, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Things Can Only Get Better – The Weekend Preview
After an ego bruising week for our local sides, surely it has to improve this time around? For news on where our sides are bidding to improve their fortunes, the weekend preview is here.
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One Step Forward, Seven Steps Back – The Weekend Review
For news on an exciting penalty shoot-out win on Sunday, and a grisly afternoon across the board on Saturday (it sounds such a cracker!), the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post
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Making Their Points, Ready For The Cup – The Weekend Preview
For news on where the next installments of the relegation and promotion battles are, and what ladies are up for the cup, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Down To The Wire – The Weekend Review
For news on some thrilling ladies cup football, and late deciders for the men in both round and oval balled games, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Brentwood Town v Heybridge Swifts – LIVE
Brentwood Town 3-2 Heybridge Swifts Maidenhead United 3-2 Billericay Town Lowestoft Town 0-0 East Thurrock United Accrington Stanley 1-1 Southend United Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Cheltenham Town ————– FULL TIME: And after such a dire
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Points Or No Returns – The Weekend Preview
For news on where one relegation battle is being taken to, which ladies are up for the cup, and away days for our rugby sides, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full
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Goals, Goals, Goals, Points, Points, Points – The Weekend Review
For news of an extraordinary afternoon of ladies football, and how a vital rugby relegation battle went, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Strong Winds But Stronger Hearts – Away With Old Brentwood’s
What seemed like for the umpteenth time, the local football at the weekend turned out to be anything but. Billericay Town and East Thurrock United matches postponed, and Brentwood Town visiting a club that
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Fingers Crossed – The Weekend Preview
You never know, there might just be some local sport this weekend. Just in case there is (yeah, long shot, I know!) the preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Getting It On Again – The Weekend Preview
For news on where our teams (after a brief winter hibernation) are getting back into the swing of things, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, And The Late (Again) – The Weekend Review
For news on a special day marred by controversy, and a vital away win in a relegation battle, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Daggers Through The Heart Of Racism
As I’m sure you’re aware, Joe and I like to do something a little different every now and then. Rugby League, SPL, and visits to Wembley have complemented the non-league season well. Today was
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It Could Do With Being A Bit Colder – The Weekend Preview
Bearing in mind the very slightly inclement weather we may be enduring this weekend, it’s probably best to check with the club concerned before venturing out to support your local team this weekend. If
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Romford v Brentwood Town – LIVE
Romford 3-4 Brentwood Town ————— FULL TIME: My goodness me, it was worth the hassle of getting to Ship Lane by public transport, and then the frostbite, for a finish like that! It looked
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Bouncing Back – The Weekend Review
To find out about a record victory for the ladies, a vital win in the rugby, and an emerging play-off bid, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Brentwood Town v Potters Bar Town – LIVE
Brentwood Town 3-1 Potters Bar Town Billericay Town v Farnborough – POSTPONED East Thurrock United 2-0 Enfield Town Southend United 2-2 Brentford Accrington Stanley 0-2 Dagenham & Redbridge ————— FULL TIME: And what a
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Back To Business – The Weekend Preview
For news on where some teams are playing after a long break, and where others will be having plodded through the festive season, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to
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Canvey Island v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Canvey Island 2-1 East Thurrock United Billericay Town 0-1 Chelmsford City Redbridge v Brentwood Town – POSTPONED Northampton Town 3-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend United 0-1 Gillingham ————— FULL TIME: And it turned out
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Out With The Old, In With The New – The Local Review & Preview
With a brief synopsis on a disappointing weekend, but a look forward to a positive start to 2013, the local review and preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Bring Your Brolly – The Weekend Preview
To find out where your local teams are playing this weekend, another festive preview is here, and all yours. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Shrimpers Put Daggers To The Sword
With all of our local non league teams being given Boxing Day off, thanks to waterlogged pitches, the choices of festive football was severely limited. Limited but not impossible to find. Our two local
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Mince Pies, Turkey Sarnies, and Football – The Boxing Day Preview
As we all know, the sport at the weekend was a wipeout (well, almost – more later), but weather permitting, Boxing Day means a wonderful chance to get away from turkey sandwiches and the
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‘Tis The Season To Be Picking Up A Few Points – The Weekend Preview
If you fancy getting out of the last minute Christmas shopping rush by taking in a game, or you simply want to know who’s playing where, the weekend preview is all yours. [Audio clip:
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Ups And Downs – The Weekend Review
For news on an exciting end to a local derby cup tie, and fraying tempers elsewhere, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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East Thurrock United v Lowestoft Town – LIVE
East Thurrock United 0-2 Lowestoft Town Heybridge Swifts 1-3 Brentwood Town Southend United 2-2 Bradford City Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Barnet Eastleigh P-P Billericay Town ————– FULL TIME: Apologies for the breakdown late on.
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Better Late Than Never – The Weekend Preview
Apologies for the late edition this week, all down to time constraints, during this festive rush. Anyhow, here’s where your local teams are this weekend. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Of course,
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Going Goal Crackers – The Weekend Review
For the low down on an incredible afternoon at the Arena, and to find out how a tight local derby tussle turned out, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to
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Brentwood Town v Soham Town Rangers – LIVE
Brentwood Town 6-3 Soaham Town Rangers Billericay Town 2-0 Bath City Harrow Borough 2-3 East Thurrock United Bristol Rovers 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Fleetwood Town 0-0 Southend United ————— FULL TIME: And what an incredible afternoon
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Hotting Up As It Gets Colder – The Weekend Preview
For news of where your local teams are, and a big day in store for some of the ladies, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Bakers Dozen Lodged – The Weekend Review
For details on a stunning win on Sunday, and a fine victory on Saturday, the weekend review is here [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Saturday Afternoon Football – LIVE (sort of …)
Brentwood Town P-P Wroxham Billericay Town 1-2 Dover Athletic Lewes 1-1 East Thurrock United Bury 1-1 Southend United Torquay United 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend Manor 2-2 Basildon United ————— FULL TIME: And a
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Games People Play – The Weekend Preview
For details of another full football schedule, and a less than full rugby fixture list, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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A Little Down, A Little Out – The Weekend Review
For news on a disappointing Trophy exit, and mixed fortunes in rugby, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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East Thurrock United v Leiston – LIVE
East Thurrock United 2-2 Leiston Billericay Town 0-3 Cambridge United Needham Market 1-1 Brentwood Town Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Fleetwood Town Southend United 3-1 Rochdale ————— FULL TIME Apologies again for the sporadic updates.
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Over The Posts, Under The Bar – The Weekend Preview
To find out where to go to see your local side, and with the possibility of revenge at the expense of a university city, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post
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Saturday Afternoon Football – LIVE
Brentwood Town 4-0 Ware Bromley 0-1 Billericay Town Wingate & Finchley 0-1 East Thurrock United Burton Albion 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge Torquay United 1-4 Southend United Great Wakering Rovers 3-1 Hullbridge Sports ————— FULL
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Moving On Up – The Weekend Preview
For news on who’s playing where, as all of our teams try to work their way up their leagues, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Midweek Football LIVE
Brentwood Town 1-4 Kingstonian East Thurrock United 1-3 Bury Town Clapton 1-1 Southend Manor ————— FULL TIME: Oh, what fun it was too. A bad night for our sides, sadly, but at least the
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Getting Through, Going Out, Another Chance – The Weekend Review
For news on some notable away wins, and yet another late, late equaliser, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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FA Trophy LIVE: Kingstonian v Brentwood Town
Kingstonian 2-2 Brentwood Town Billericay Town 3-2 Enfield Town Dagenham & Redbridge 5-0 Rotherham United Southend United 0-0 Port Vale ————— FULL TIME: Becoming almost blase about these dramatic late finishes but it took
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Up For The Cup, Class In The Vase – The Weekend Preview
For news on potential FA Trophy giantkillings on Saturday, FA Cup derby drama on Saunday, and something in a vase, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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Sad And Soggy – The Weekend Review
For news on which sides were rained off, and which ones wish they had been (there’s quite a few, too), the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Home And Away, Points And Cups – The Weekend Preview
For news on league matches for the men, and a local cup derby for the women, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Anyone Who Had A Hearts Would Love Them Too
As regulars to ‘Between The Lines’ and the online match service will know, October was seen out with a rare absence of live local coverage. The reason? A long ago booked up trip to
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Home Comforts For Men As The Ladies Play Away – The Weekend Preview
To find out where to watch your local side, and who they are playing, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Sadly, there’s no featured live match either online
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The FA Cup Replay LIVE: East Thurrock United v Chelmsford City
East Thurrock United 4-4 Chelmsford City (Chelmaford City win 5-3 on penalties) Brentwood Town 0-2 Waltham Abbey Billericay Town 2-3 Chesham United Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Exeter City Southend United 1-2 Aldershot Town —————
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Tales Of The Unbelievable – The Weekend Review
For news of a late, great, amazing finale in the FA Cup, and three away wins on the trot elsewhere, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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The FA Cup LIVE: Chelmsford City v East Thurrock United
Chelmsford City 2-2 East Thurrock United Brentwood Town 3-2 Witham Town Morecambe 1-0 Southend United York City 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge ————— FULL TIME: And a replay at Rookery Hill in the most dramatic of
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Cups and Kicks – The Weekend Preview
To find out where your team are playing, and where the live game will be, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Victory In The Vase, Draw With The Law – The Weekend Review
With news on a dramatic Non League Day, and notable wins in rugby and ladies football, here’s the weekend review. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Metropolitan Police v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Metropolitan Police 2-2 East Thurrock United Aveley 3-0 Brentwood Town Billericay Town 3-1 Dorchester Town Chesterfield 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge Rotherham United 0-3 Southend United ————— FULL TIME: And after 11 minutes of injury
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Round And Oval, Points And Vases – The Weekend Preview
For news on where to go to see your local team on Non League Day, and who’s going where for what Vase, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Midweek Football LIVE ( ish… )
Southend United 2-0 Dagenham & Redbridge Billericay Town 2-4 Cambridge City Enfield Town 2-3 East Thurrock United Potters Bar Town 3-0 Brentwood Town ————— 10pm – So to sum up, disaster for ‘Ricay and
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FA Cup Draw: Spicy Local Derby Heats Up The Road To Wembley
The draw was made earlier today for the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup. Win this one and you’re in with the big boys from the Football League. East Thurrock United, the one
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Down And Out, Or Up And Through – The Weekend Review
For details on a magnificent win for the fairer sex, humiliation at South Park, and how all our other sides got on, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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FA Cup LIVE: South Park v Brentwood Town
South Park 3-1 Brentwood Town Cambridge City 1-1 Billericay Town East Thurrock United 3-0 Maidstone United Dagenham & Redbridge 4-3 Bradford City Southend United 2-2 Barnet ————– FULL TIME: And we’ve had yet another
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Humble Folk Without Temptation – The Weekend Preview
For details on one cup draw, the road to Wembley in another, and all the other weekend sport here’s this week’s preview. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Tuesday Night Football LIVE
Great Wakering Rovers 5-2 Halsted Town Harlow Town 0-5 Brentwood Town Port Vale 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend United 0-1 Burton Albion ————— FULL TIME: And what a suprisingly good, open and entertaining 90
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My Trophy Runneth Over – The Weekend Review
For news on the good, the bad, and the ugly from our sports teams, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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FA Trophy: East Thurrock United v Hastings United – LIVE
East Thurrock United 4-0 Hastings United Billericay Town 1-3 Basingstoke Town Walton & Hersham 1-2 Brentwood Town Dagenham & Redbridge 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Southend United ————— FULL TIME: And the ref
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From Points And Punts To The Trophy – The Weekend Preview
With another exciting weekend in prospect, the preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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High Drama In The Cup – The Midweek Review
If you want to find out more about controversy in the Cup, and how our ladies are getting in, the midweek review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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FA Cup Draw – The Road To Wembley (Via South Park)
After a rather successful weekend for our local sides, the draw has been made for the 3rd qualifying round of the FA Cup. The ties are Cambridge City v Billericay Town East Thurrock United
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Better Late Than Never – The Weekend Review
To find out about a thumping away win at the rugby, and what the linesman forgot in the FA Cup, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
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FA Cup: Brentwood Town v Maldon & Tiptree – LIVE
Brentwood Town 1-1 Maldon & Tiptree Billericay Town 3-1 AFC Hornchurch Kingstonian 2-3 East Thurrock United Rochdale 2-2 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend United 2-1 Exeter City ————— FULL TIME: And the curtain comes down
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The Road To Wembley, The Way To Maldon – The Weekend Preview
For news on the latest junctions to be navigated on the road to Wembley, and the first day of the season for one local side, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full
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FA Trophy: Harlow Town v Brentwood Town – LIVE
Harlow Town 0-4 Brentwood Town Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Northampton Town Gillingham 1-0 Southend United ———— FULL TIME: My, that’s how to finish a side off. Clinical finishing and a tremendous away win. Those
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Wood March On As ‘Ricay Cure Away Blues – The Weekend Review
For news on a rare away win and a tight home encounter, the weekend round-up is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Staines Town v Billericay Town – LIVE
Staines Town 1-2 Billericay Town Brentwood Town 0-0 Harlow Town East Thurrock United 2-0 Hendon Cheltenham Town 1-3 Southend United Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Accrington Stanley —————- FULL TIME: And it’s ‘Ricay’s first away
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A Massive Test And Trial By Trophy – The Weekend Preview
For news on what our local football and rugby clubs are up to at the weekend, and whose getting the ‘Between The Lines’ live treatment, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full
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FA Cup Draw
The draw has just been made for the 2nd qualifying round for the FA Cup. The road to Wembley may be truncated, by there’s always some thrills and spills along the way. The draw
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Cup, Conference, Conversions, Cricket – The Win, Win, Winning Weekend Review
For news on what was a fairly good time for our local sides in the world of sport, the weekend review is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Broncos Stoop To Conquer
As regular listeners to Between The Lines, and those that log onto live football updates, will probably know by now, the sport I actually have the greatest affinity with is rugby league. Saturday was
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First Day, Last Day, Cup Day – The Weekend Preview
For news on the first rugby fixture, the last of the cricket, and the next junction on the road to Wembley, the weekend preview is here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Billericay Town v Tonbridge Angels – LIVE
Billericay Town 3-3 Tonbridge Angels Dagenham & Redbridge 3-2 Stevenage Southend United 2-1 AFC Wimbledon ————— FULL TIME: Wow. Just wow. One of the best games I’ve seen in a long time. Action and
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Goals, Runs and Rugrats – The Weekend Sports Review
For news on another promotion for one of our cricket clubs, and a late late winner on the day the FA Cup was on display, the weekend sports review is here. [Audio clip: view
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Carshalton v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Carshalton 1-1 East Thurrock United Bath City 2-1 Billericay Town Brentwood Town 2-0 Cheshunt AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Dagenham & Redbridge Southend United 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers —————————— FULL TIME: And overall, a fair result. East
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Wickets, Goals and Transfers – The Weekend Preview
For news on a local three way promotion fight, a surprise departure, and the FA Cup coming to Brentwood, here’s your weekend preview. [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Rhinos Savaged By Wolves – A Day Out At Wembley
With no ‘Between The Lines’ this weekend, I took the opportunity of a rare Saturday away from local football to take in the big day for one of my favourite sports, rugby league. Much
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Champions And A Cup Win – Saturday’s Round-Up
For news on how a title was won, cup fever, and trips to the seaside, the Saturday round-up is here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen
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Promotion, Deckchairs, And The Cup – Your Weekend Preview
It could be a seminal moment for a couple of cricket clubs, the road to Wembley starts for one football club, and others get their suntan lotion out. Your weekend preview is here. [Audio
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Wealdstone v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Wealdstone 1-1 East Thurrock United Hayes & Yeading 4-2 Billericay Town Grays Athletic 4-1 Brentwood Town Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Plymouth Argyle Oxford United 2-0 Southend United —————————— FULL TIME: And what an excellent
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Better Late Than Never – The Weekend Review
A day of drama at Blunts Wall Road, on both the cricket and football pitches, and Hutton take a massive step towards promotion. This weekend’s local sports round-up is here. [Audio clip: view full post
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Billericay Town v Truro City – LIVE
Billericay Town 2-1 Truro City East Thurrock United 1-1 Kingstonian Brentwood Town 1-1 Tilbury Southend United 0-1 Accrington Stanley Cheltenham Town 2-0 Dagenham & Redbridge —————————— - FULL TIME: Well, it was a slow
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Cricket Title Up For Grabs And Arena Hosts Tasty Derby Day Starter
For news on first day derby fireworks in prospect at The Arena, and a possible title win down Blunts Wall Road way, just click below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] If you
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Clean Sweep In Cricket – But New Lodge Loss
With news of a great weekend for our local cricket clubs, and a mixed weekend as our football sides wrap up their pre-season, here’s the weekend’s sports round-up. [Audio clip: view full post to
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Billericay Town v Leiston – LIVE
Billericay Town 2-4 Leiston - —————————— - FULL TIME: And there we have it, a more than useful run-out for Billericay, and excellent result for the visitors. Make no mistake about it, Leiston will
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Your Local Sport This Weekend
Sure, we still may be in the grip of Olympic fever – of the gold variety, of course – but if you fancy getting a bit of fresh air and follow your local sides,
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Potters Bar Town v East Thurrock United – LIVE
Potters Bar Town 3-4 East Thurrock United Canvey Island 1-1 Brentwood Town —————————— FULL TIME: At times it was like a full blooded league fixture, with plenty of swears at the ref, which by
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This Weekend’s Sporting Action
Who needs the Olympics when there’s so much on our own doorstep going on? If you fancy watching some live cricket or football, here’s where to check it out. [Audio clip: view full post
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Weekend Sports Review
With news on close finishes at the cricket, and mixed fortunes for our football sides, just click below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Between The Lines on Saturday featured Super League action
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The Weekend’s Cricket & Football
Fancy watching a bit of local action? No problem! Here’s this weekend’s schedule. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (Note: Now confirmed that East Thurrock United v AFC Hornchurch has been postponed and
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Billericay Town’s Pre-Season Fixtures
Rain permitting, of course! After a run-out for trialists in their 5-2 win over Waltham Forest, the New Lodge outfit have had their pre-season severely disrupted by the, ahem, changeable weather conditions this summer.
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