The fifteenth of May must have felt like a long time ago for the supporters of Farnborough FC on
Tuesday night. On that particular day, Farnborough stood at the cusp of a place in the Blue Square
Premier. Having finished in second place in the Blue Square South behind champions Braintree Town,
they started their play-off final with home advantage and as the favourites to beat Ebbsfleet
United.
Stockport County entertain Grimsby Town at Edgeley Park in the Blue Square Premier this evening,
in a match which hints at the extent to which the fortunes of clubs can wax and wane over a period
of time. Ten years ago, both clubs were in what we now know as the Championship. They start this
evening as non-league clubs, and not exceptionally successful ones on the basis of their starts to
the season.
It's Non-League Day tomorrow, but you already knew that, didn't you? The brain-child of Mike
Bayly occasionally of this parish and James Doe is celebrating its second annual event this
weekend, and the extent to which non-league football has embraced the idea has been refreshing, to
say the least.
There is a lot of money flying about in the Blue Square South this season as the teams jostle to
fill the void at the top left by Braintree Town and Ebbsfleet United. The gap between those with a
decent budget and those without seems to be growing a bit more in the southern half of Step 2 than
in the northern half.
We have a lot of videos to get through for this week's non-league videos of the week, as the
non-league season comes to an end and the end of season play-offs begin. First up, comes a match
from the race for the play-off places in the Blue Square South. With Braintree Town already
promoted to the Blue Square Premier as champions of the division, most eyes on the last day of the
season turned to the question of who will be joining them.
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There are just four weeks left to go of the season in the Blue Square South, one of the two
feeder leagues to the Blue Square Premier, and there is still all to play for at the top of the
table. This week's Non-League Videos Of The Week features six of the top eight in the league, and
with the battle for the title and for the four play-off places still wide open, there is still all
to play for.
This week's non-league videos of the week come from the top and bottom of the Blue Square South,
and from the Combined Counties League. Our first match comes from Princes Park, and is between
Dartford and Lewes. Dartford are comfortable now in mid-table in the Blue Square South. Lewes,
however, are in trouble at the foot of the table, although a surprise win against the league
leaders, Braintree Town, on Wednesday night left them still in touch with their rivals at the foot
of the table.
It's time for a bit of a non-league round-up (as is our wont at this time of the week), with
highlights of three matches from the last couple of weekend's worth of matches. First up, we're
taking the opportunity to catch up with one of the matches from the weekend of the 15th of January,
with the FA Trophy Second Round match between Blyth Spartans.
