Every team at home this weekend so no excuse for fans to get out and about and support the boroughs' teams. At Thurrock: first home game in charge for new boss Glen Lincoln and it is quite a challenge as they face promotion favourites, Bromley.
The players have become a collection of individuals. They only thing that makes them a team is the kit they are wearing. They need to appreciate that their careers are approaching crisis point. For many there were times in the West Ham Academy or League One or League Two. Their time at Grays was meant to be a period of re-adjustment followed by a bounce back up the league. Now they are traipsing off at the Mill Field realising that their careers are imploding in front of their eyes.
However, the club played recent signing from Grays, Glen Kendall in the tie on October 12, and he had already played for his previous club, Grays Athletic in the first round of the competition, Grays going out to Waltham Forest on September 15.
A game that was keenly looked forward too by both teams with the Hammers sitting top of the table and Keynsham second there was a lot of points and pride at stake. Despite the lack of goals the game was still a classic encounter with both teams looking to take all three points.
Grays misery continues as they find the opportunities but not the net. A paltry crowd of 225 indicates that the fans are growing restless and the rise back up the leagues may take a lot longer than they thought.
Rocks, as is often their way, dominated the opening stages but failed to secure the breakthrough and it was Abbey who were to take the lead on 18 minutes through Bristow and Ogunkoya extended their advantage six minutes later.
Under the £3m plans, the Ryman Premier League club would relocate to a new ground after 58 years at its current Mill Field home, which would be turned over to housing. New community facilities would accompany the proposed new ground, with two potential sites identified by the club. SSGB is now set to establish whether the development is viable.
Redbridge had only scored two goals all season and not won a game but they scored two here and nearly grabbed three points. Skidmore's goal in the 38th minute and Hyun-Lee's in the 73rd looked like the visitors could be good value over the mis-firing Grays but the ever reliable Alex Osbourne grabbed an 88th minute equaliser to secure at least a point for the Blues in front of a paltry 180 crowd.
HAKEEM Araba’s hat-trick guided East Thurrock into the fourth round of the Essex Senior Cup on a night when Rocks rarely got out of third gear but still had enough to see off the challenge of a young and enthusiastic Abbotts reports The Essex Enquirer.
A GOAL after less than a minute was enough to send Aveley out of the FA Trophy. A defensive mix up saw Craig Hammond tap in after a mix up between Sean Francis and Dave McCartney.
With a new management regime in place headed up by Greg Lincoln and three new debutants in the squad the Fleet supporters were noisily optimistic that they could see an unexpected outcome on their travels.
