A friendly full Saturday

 The weekend results:

I am very happy to see the Wrexham win over Manchester United regardless of the strength of the two teams.

Plymouth did the job against Bath City.

Exeter disappointed in their first friendly of the new season.

Worthing earned a creditable draw away at Frome Town.

Torquay beat Weston.

Wimborne had their first defeat at the hands of Salisbury.

Exmouth Town got their first win away at Cullompton Rangers.

The latest friendlies

 Tuesday night saw these results:

One excellent win and two losses.

I am most disappointed by the results Exmouth Town are producing as I have watched them live a few times in past seasons.

Friendlies continue

The next set of results:

 

Two wins, two draws and another defeat for Exmouth Town.

A few more friendlies

 Midweek results:

Two wins and a draw in the next tranche of fixtures.

Worthing travel to Bournemouth to take on the Under 21s tonight.

New Season - Friendlies Begin

 The first few friendlies of the new season have taken place.

So a field of green is a pleasant beginning.

Enjoyable season

 I have enjoyed this season more than most. This is partly due to the performances of Arsenal and Brentford but mostly because I just watched and celebrated rather than memorising and blogging. It is probably time to stop this blog or find another way to record information received.

I think Wrexham were lucky to miss out on promotion. Extra seasons in the Championship did Brentford no harm at all. I look forward to watching the “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary. Rob and Ryan are going to have to suck up the success of Tom Brady.

Exeter were relegated after starting the season well. League Two may be their level and I hope they fall no further.

Salford are in the playoffs and I look forward to the match against Grimsby today.

Tamworth finished mid table.

Worthing are promoted as Champions. I hope George Dowell is continuing to make the documentary that I so enjoyed last season.

Tiverton got well and truly relegated. I look forward to their future in Division One South.

Exmouth remain in Division one South so I think I drop Tiverton for next season.

Buckland remain in the Western League.

Bovey Tracey should be promoted from the South West Peninsula League but I worry about their ground grading. If it happens then they will replace Buckland in my book.

Almost everything this season has been positive, including the relegations. Roll on next season.

The summary : October 28th 2025

Level 0 (Favourite) Arsenal = Top of the Premier League

Four points clear of AFC Bournemouth

Five points clear of Tottenham Hotspur (most important)

Five points clear of Granit Xhaka inspired Sunderland

Six points clear of the most dangerous Manchester City

Six points clear of lond standing bogey team Manchester United

Seven points clear of the pre-season favourites Liverpool

Level 1 (Premier League) Brentford = Mid table Premier League

Pre-season prediction was relegation (including me) with the loss of Norgaard, Mbeumo & Wissa.

Inspirational in the way that the team won the match against Liverpool by 3 goals to 2.

Now at the top of the bottom half of the table.

Mikkel Damsgaard, once thought of as a weak link, has taken to strong shots from distance.

Level 2 (Championship) Wrexham = Just below mid-table in the Championship

Going well in the English Football League Cup (match against Cardiff tonight).

Kieffer Moore leading the scoring and Josh Windass also scoring well.

Ryan Hardie, Sam Smithe and Nathan Broadhead also on the scoresheet.

With goals coming from the forward line the question is how good are the defenders?

Level 3 (League One) Exeter = Clear of the relegation zone

The most important game of the season resulted in a 2-0 win against Plymouth Argyle.

Lots of poor results recently with the exception of Lincoln City away.

Level 4 (League Two) Salford = Heading for Promotion

Third in the table behind Walsall and Swindon Town.

Level 5 (National League) Tamworth = Ninth in the league table

All options available for my pick at this level.

Level 6 (National League South) Worthing = Just outside the playoffs

George Dowell's club is looking good this season. He deserves this from COVID times.

The best result was a 7-0 victory in the Sussex Senior Cup against Jarvis Brook.

Level 7 (Southern League Premier South) Tiverton = Deep in the relegation zone

One point above Bracknell Town but heading for a dive down after years at this level.

Level 8 (Southern League Division One South) Exmouth = Well in the promotion race

MY favourite team in the lower levels. Third behind Frome and Portishead.

Level 9 (Western League Premier Division) Buckland Athletic = Sixth Place

Will need a run of good results to push up into the promotion zone.

Level 10 (South West Peninsula League East) Bovey Tracey = Top of the League

I must go and watch this winning team as they are only fifteen minutes away.

Level 11 (Devon League) Elmore = Thirteenth

My journey started with Elmore so I am reluctant to give them up.

Arsenal' s Missing Result

 There was another missing result so here is that one:

Brentford : Missing Result

 Did you spot the missing result? If you did not then it does not matter, but if you did here it is:

I was compiling all the results while that match was on.

New Carpets Fitted = Catch Up Required

 Here you go:

Make up your own mind, particularly with City parking the bus.

All Green on September 2nd

 The results:

Liverpool v. Arsenal

 One result on Sunday:

It IS too early to say but the title is heading to Liverpool.

30th August results

 A mixed bunch:

I must go and watch Bovey Tracey as they are just down the road.

Carabao Cup Night 26th August

 Results:

Very happy with the two cup teams and disappointed with Buckland.

Today: 25th August

 The scores:

Well done Exmouth Town.

Results for Saturday 23rd August

 Here you go:

Good results in the Premier League.

Good results in the F.A.Vase.

Nothing to shout home about for the other teams.

Midweek 19th/20th August

 The latest results for my picks:

Good day Tuesday.

Bad day Wednesday.

Results 16th/17th August

 Pride of place goes to Bovey Tracey:

Arsenal starting on trajectory to top of the league.

Brentford starting on trajectory to relegation.

Wrexham once again lost by a narrow margin.

Exeter were well beaten by a single goal.

Salford WIN.

Tamworth lost to my old favourites Southend.

Exmouth and Buckland played out the F.A.Cup match to an expected conclusion.

BOVEY TRACEY SCORED SIX GOALS.

Elmore lost at home to Alphington.

The season is now underway and I look forward to checking all the tables soon.

Carabao Cup: Wrexham v. Hull

 Great Watch for Wrexham fans:

Ollie Palmer earning a place in the squad for the new season.

Results midweek 12th/13th August

 Back to blog for who knows how long.

Great match to watch with Wrexham down 1-3 going into the final few minutes.

Not so good as Cheltenham dominated the match against Exeter.

Exmouth disappointed in this one.

Salford have still not managed to grab my support. They are just a league two pick.

Tiverton and Buckland as expected.

My picks (one at every level of the Football Pyramid) keep me interested even though getting a ticket to the Arsenal is virtually impossible.

The Wrise of Wrexham

 Following the recent celebrations I decided to look back over the past few seasons.

In the 2019-20 season Wrexham finished in 20th place in the National League on 43 points.

This was only one point above the relegation positions.

In the 2020-21 season Wrexham were introduced to Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

On 27th January 2021 the Hollywood pair put money into the club to obtain new players.

On 9th February 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority approved the takeover and it was completed.

Wrexham finished in 8th place, just outside the playoff places.

In the 2021-22 season Wrexham finished in 2nd place behind Stockport County.

The team entered the playoffs and were knocked out 5-4 by Grimsby in the semi-final.

In the 2022-23 season Wrexham won the National League title finishing on 111 points.

This was only 4 points ahead of Notts County who finished second.

In the 2023-24 season Wrexham finished in 2nd place in League Two on 88 points.

In the 2024-25 season Wrexham finished in 2nd place behind Birmingham City.

This is the first time that a team has been promoted three times on the trot.

Next year in the Football League Championship.

Kettering Town F.A.Cup win

On Friday I watched Tamworth knock Huddersfield out of the F.A.Cup and yesterday I watched Kettering Town knock Northampton Town out of the F.A.Cup.

Nile Ranger scored the winner with a powerful header.

Today, Sunday, I am going to watch Wrexham.

Tamworth F.A.Cup win

 I watched the match and got to know a few players names. Cullinane-Lybird sticks out but the man of the match with a match winning throw in has to be Tommy Tonks. Not only a great throw in but a great name to boot.

My Friday Night Football

 Settling down now to watch by National League pick, Tamworth, take on Huddersfield.

So much going on

 I know from past experience that it is tricky to follow so many teams from the top of the pyramid to the bottom so I have to focus and following that brilliant television show with George Dowell and his team I have been delighted to see Worthing moving up the table and position themselves neatly behind the leaders.

Worthing are also in the F.A.Cup and I hope they make good progress.

All other teams will get more attention when my life slows down a bit.

Go Worthing!