Those missing results

So,

Arsenal beat Fenerbahce 2-0 to win the tie overall 5-0 and qualify for the Champions League group stage. It also saves EUFA the problem of having to throw Fenerbahce out of the competition.

Brentford lost 5-0 to Derby in the cup. They can concentrate on the league now until the F.A.Cup comes around.

Yeovil handed Birmingham the match by gifting them a walk in goal. They lost on penalties after the match finished 3-3. It is all very well taking the moral high ground but it more often than not results in defeat.

Focus now shifts to the weekend ahead.

Bank Holiday Monday 26th

My teams produced three wins and one defeat:

Lvl League My Team Opposition ? Result F A Pts Attendance 1 Premiership Arsenal Fenerbahce H           2 Championship Yeovil Birmingham H           3 League One Brentford Derby A           4 League Two Exeter 5 Conference Premier Tamworth Dartford H LOST 0 2 0 864 6 Conference South Weston-Super-Mare Basingstoke Town H WON 1 0 3 286 7 Southern League Premier Bideford Truro City A WON 2 0 3 527 8 Southern South & West Tiverton Town Taunton Town H WON 2 1 3 430 9 Western League Premier Buckland Athletic Bridport A           10 Western League Division 1 Barnstaple Town TOTALS 5 3 9 2,107

The other teams that are playing all play tomorrow.

Results for 24th August

So this is how my teams performed:

Lvl League My Team Opposition ? Result F A Pts Attendance 1 Premiership Arsenal Fulham A WON 3 1 3 25,622 2 Championship Yeovil Derby H LOST 0 3 0 7,047 3 League One Brentford Walsall H WON 1 0 3 5,781 4 League Two Exeter Morecambe A LOST 0 2 0 3,297 5 Conference Premier Tamworth Hereford A LOST 0 1 0 1,864 6 Conference South Weston-Super-Mare Havant & Waterlooville A LOST 0 2 0 447 7 Southern League Premier Bideford Biggleswade H DRAW 1 1 1 220 8 Southern South & West Tiverton Town Merthyr Town A DRAW 3 3 1 197 9 Western League Premier Buckland Athletic Larkhall Athletic A LOST 1 2 0 105 10 Western League Division 1 Barnstaple Town Oldland Abbotonians A WON 3 1 3 38 TOTALS 12 16 11 44,618

My Southern League teams got me a couple of draws, and Szczesny's sides got me wins up top while I am happy to see Barnstaple town winning away at Level 10.

Saturday 24th August

1. Arsenal (Fulham away) : WIN 3-1

The other matches are -

2. Yeovil (Derby home)
3. Brentford (Walsall home)
4. Exeter (Morecambe away)
5. Tamworth (Hereford away)
6. Weston-Super-Mare (Havant & Waterlooville away)
7. Bideford (Biggleswade home)
8. Tiverton (Merthyr Town away)
9. Buckland Athletic (Larkhall Athletic away)
10. Barnstaple Town (Oldland Abbotonians away)

Three matches at home and six away, we need to play well.

3-0 to the Arsenal

Podolski!

That man can shoot.

Arsenal are now in a safe position with the scoreline that I predicted before the match.

Can we go on to better that scoreline or will we concede a silly goal?

Happy days.

Western League First: Barnstaple Town

My Level 10 choice has remained within the Western League.

I will start another list and call it my "Local Pyramid" for the Elmore Eagles and Exwick Villa.

Here again I go for the nearest local team. Barnstaple is about two hours drive from here.

	League Table August 18th	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Almondsbury UWE	4	4	0	0	11	6	5	12
2	Barnstaple Town	3	3	0	0	10	1	9	9
3	Westbury United	4	3	0	1	10	6	4	9
4	Devizes Town	3	3	0	0	6	2	4	9
5	Bradford Town	2	2	0	0	9	1	8	6
6	Roman Glass St George	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	6
7	Cribbs	3	2	0	1	7	8	-1	6
8	Wellington	3	2	0	1	5	6	-1	6
9	Wincanton Town	4	1	1	2	9	6	3	4
10	Welton Rovers	4	1	1	2	10	8	2	4
11	Warminster Town	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
12	Calne Town	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3
13	Wells City	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3
14	Cheddar	2	1	0	1	5	8	-3	3
15	Chippenham Park	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
16	Corsham Town	2	1	0	1	3	9	-6	3
17	Shepton Mallet	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1
18	Ashton and Backwell Utd	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
19	Oldland Abbotonians	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0
20	Portishead Town	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
21	Chard Town	4	0	0	4	3	9	-6	0
22	Keynsham Town	4	0	0	4	2	12	-10	0

Three wins out of three suggests a good team have been put together in Barnstaple.

North West Devon must be one of the most remote areas in England so I need to set aside time to get in there and get out again if I am going to watch football in the area.

The table came from the Western League official site.

Western League Premier: Buckland Athletic

The Western League Premier Division is at Level 9 of the football pyramid and here at last there are players that I know and have spoken to.

It is for this reason that I have chosen Buckland Athletic as my team.

It seems that they have started the season well.

	League Table August 18th	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Manor Farm	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
2	Buckland Athletic	2	2	0	0	7	0	7	6
3	Hallen	2	2	0	0	5	1	4	6
4	Cadbury Heath	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
5	Gillingham Town	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
6	Street	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6
7	Sherborne Town	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
8	Brislington	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
9	Bitton	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	4
10	Winterbourne Utd	2	1	0	1	9	4	5	3
11	Odd Down (Bath)	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
12	Radstock Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
13	Larkhall Athletic	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	3
14	Longwell Green Sports	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
15	Bridport	2	0	0	2	4	6	-2	0
16	Willand Rovers	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
17	Melksham Town	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0
18	Slimbridge	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0
19	Hengrove Athletic	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0
20	Ilfracombe Town	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0
21	Bishop Sutton	2	0	0	2	2	11	-9	0

Thanks to 

http://www.toolstationleague.com/ for the information.

Southern League South & West: Tiverton Town

This league really only gave me the one choice.

Tiverton is half an hour up the road and although it has a reputation for people with six toes and three eyes I keep meaning to go and see what football is like at this level.

Perhaps, this season, following this project, I will finally get to see the boys dressed in yellow.

	League Table August 18th	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Paulton Rovers	2	2	0	0	9	0	9	6
2	Cinderford Town	2	2	0	0	8	0	8	6
3	Shortwood United	2	2	0	0	8	1	7	6
4	Bridgwater Town	2	2	0	0	7	2	5	6
5	Swindon Supermarine	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
6	Cirencester Town	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	6
7	Yate Town	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	4
8	Merthyr Town	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
9	Stratford Town	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
10	North Leigh	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
11	Wimborne Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
12	Mangotsfield United	2	1	0	1	5	6	-1	3
13	Fleet Town	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3
14	Taunton Town	2	0	2	0	6	6	0	2
15	Evesham United	2	0	1	1	5	6	-1	1
16	Guildford City	1	0	0	1	3	5	-2	0
17	Clevedon Town	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
18	Didcot Town	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4	0
19	Thatcham Town	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0
20	Tiverton Town	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0
21	Godalming Town	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6	0
22	Bishops Cleeve	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0

Thanks to http://www.southern-league-clubs.co.uk for the information.

Southern League Premier: Bideford

I looked for somewhere local in this league.

I had the choice of Weymouth or Poole, both places I have visited following the old Exeter Falcons speedway team.

I decided, however, to stay in Devon and I have gone with Bideford.

	League Table August 18th	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Stourbridge	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
2	Hitchin Town	2	2	0	0	4	0	4	6
3	Weymouth	2	2	0	0	4	0	4	6
4	Arlesey Town	2	2	0	0	6	3	3	6
5	Banbury United	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
6	Poole Town	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	6
7	Bideford	2	1	1	0	6	2	4	4
8	Hemel Hempstead Town	2	1	0	1	6	2	4	3
9	Burnham	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3
10	St Albans City	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3
11	Redditch United	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
12	Truro City	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
13	Bashley	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
14	Biggleswade Town	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
15	Cambridge City	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
16	Chesham United	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1	1
17	Bedford Town	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1
18	Hinckley United	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
19	Hungerford Town	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
20	Frome Town	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1
21	Chippenham Town	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
22	St Neots Town	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
23	AFC Totton	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0
24	Corby Town	2	0	0	2	0	9	-9	0

Thanks to http://www.southern-league-clubs.co.uk for the information.