A life saved at Tadley Calleva, Feb Goal of the Month and the Bracknell juggernaut
A packed Tuesday night schedule, life-saving heroes at Tadley and unpacking all the promotion and relegation possibilities for 2022/23.
We’ve a belting night of Tuesday night football ahead of us with some very meaningful games at the top and bottom of the various league leaders.
Whether it’s Bracknell Town’s juggernaut headed to leaders Weston-super-Mare in the Southern League or a derby of sorts in Maidenhead United at home to Aldershot Town in the National League.
Then there’s the small matter of Hungerford Town’s survival battle at Weymouth - a game with extra significance given the Crusader’s former boss Bobby Wilkinson is now in charge on the South Coast.
There’s plenty of football tonight including Reading City and Tadley Calleva so do head to our BIG fixtures page here.
Meanwhile, Rob has been getting deep into the various promotion and relegation will work this season. If you want to know how the inter-step play-offs will work or simply if your side has any chance of staying up/winning promotion - check out his piece here.
We’ve also had a look at the Berkshire teams who could earn themselves promotion in the next couple of months. Bracknell, Binfield, Ascot and Reading plus more here.
Life-saving moment at Tadley Calleva
We love a trip to Barlows Park and the ground is just inside the Berkshire border, but we wouldn’t ordinarily begin ‘Talking Points’ with the Hampshire side.
But on Saturday, a moment that transcends football occurred in the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division South fixture with Sheerwater that, thankfully, the club were very alert to.
Sheerwater were 3-0 down and reduced to ten men when the game was abandoned on 65 minutes after a visiting player (we are not naming him) collapsed after coming off the field.
A community defibrillator is located at Barlows Park and the club were able to get access to it. We know there are people within Tadley Calleva Football Club who acted quickly and deserve a moment of thanks from the football community, but for now and in the interests of privacy we just want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone at the club and with Sheerwater for acting quickly.
What we can say is that on Sunday, Neil Humphries from the Big Match Charity donated a new portable defib for dedicated use at the club and it was greatly received.
In Conversation with.. Garry Haylock
Our latest podcast interview is out and this time we’re talking to Binfield boss about a career that took him to eight clubs across Ireland, a managerial career that has seen him manage in the National League and his hopes for the Moles this season. Watch below or listen here.
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Goal of the Month
So I’ve dropped the ball a bit in March. There were so many entries last month that I am behind. As a result, I am EXTENDING entries for February until midnight on Wednesday 15th March.
Submit your goals for February Goal of the Month here.
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