FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round - Hadley FC v Dartford - Sat 4 Oct 2025

[Sleightly Deceptive]

Let’s keep our comments accurate folks. Air our views about onfield performance, that is of paramount concern. Other stuff about off-field affairs in my humble opinion are way off the mark!

As for defeat to lower level teams in this season’s cup competitions Bracknell Town operate at the same level as we do (though we still should have beaten them).

Of course it is the responsibility of the Board to address matters on the pitch and, as I said after last Tuesdays game, October would be crucial to that decision. Yesterdays debacle may have to accelerate the process.

“Accuracy” here might be subjective. The forum is about the Football Club not just performances. We have a right old mix of fans and opinions and (healthy) debate are important whatever the aspect of the club. The bar, bogs, food, ground, Board, manager, team and individuals are fair game. As long as it’s not insulting. Though Dowson did come in for some Devil’s own abuse. (And from me. )

Personally, I don’t like to see the Board criticised after what they have achieved. But can they move us forward in this ever growing cash frenzy of non-league football? I think they can but it’s gonna need investment. I think.

Is Ady actually the real problem? He did well last season. Ish. He IS a lovely bloke but opinions change quickly in football. If Ady has a toxic dressing room (my opinion) then, I guess, the buck stops with him and he has to act. And quickly.

Rapid change has to be witnessed and soon. We can’t go ‘on and on’ with the problem like we did with Dowson.

It’s only the Cups. Personally, I don’t give one fig that we’re out of them. (Though I still dream of a third round tie at the Emirates ) We have to concentrate on getting out of this tin-pot pub league. And we are on an unbeaten run!

[Tony H]

Let’s talk BUDGET shall we - it cost me yesterday £20 travel, £10 admission, £13 round at the bar and £10 for food (total of £53 for that !!!!!)

Sorry to state the obvious, but next weeks game at Brentwood is crucial and we haven’t won away since we beat Whitehawk in April.

[Paulcanary]

Tin pot league sums it up exactly

We need changes ……I’ll be DFC forever but it’s turned into a joke …….we will die if we won’t change it soon or some will be content to going to be in an even lower level….,

Some of us (still on here) followed Darts across England in 2012-15. It’s all Too painful now.

[Tony H]

Not sure why people call this a tinpot league, but hey-ho! We have got to earn the right to promotion back to the NLS, we have no given right to it.

[Colspaz]

Can’t comment on yesterday’s game as I was not there. On what is wrong with the club I personally feel that the way the club is set up is now holding us back. The board of directors are all nice people and want the best for the club as far as I’m aware none of them have vast amounts of money they can put into the club and why should they when they have no way of owning anymore of the club than anyone else. I think it’s now time for the board to come to shareholders and ask to look at changing the way the club is run. Allowing one person to own more of the club but not total control.

[Sleightly Deceptive]

Not sure why people call this a tinpot league, but hey-ho! We have got to earn the right to promotion back to the NLS, we have no given right to it.

It’s merely an exaggeration of where we have slide to Tone. One can’t forget its where we came from. Well, en route.

[Lars Resort]

It's hardly a tin pot league. The top 5 or 6 are putting money into the clubs which we are not keeping up with.
But we have a team that finished 3rd last season and were 90 minutes from promotion.
When most of that squad put pen to paper in the summer that told me they wanted to carry on with the same intention and do the job properly.
We were all ecstatic with that and had high hopes.
So, the manager for me is not the problem. To some extent nor are the players. Having said that Denzelle is not the same player I and others were raving about back in April. He in my opinion, is a shadow of himself who has not had a good game so far.
Questionably Henly hasn't had a great start, the back four is not a settled area and when Tennet came in, after two games, suddenly doesn't seem to be the answer.
Discipline has gone out of the window, Callum isn't putting the goals away and Carruthers isn't exactly making the impact when he starts or comes on.
Too many things are mis-firing all at once, not to mention injuries, or budget.
Will Ade be given time to sort it?
But to call it a tin pot league is a mistake, for me we will be lucky to make the top six this season but relegation material is not going to be a matter.