F A Cup Second Qualifying Round - Crowborough Athletic (H)

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Les1949
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Was their an attendance announced, was otherwise engaged at the end of the game.
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Josh2002
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643.
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BevereeMaster
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If we were to lose on Tuesday who do we even replace Dowse with?

Do we have the money to get Adam Murray down here looks bound to leave Hartlepool soon. Ian Selley out of leatherhead? Julian Dicks?
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Lord Elpus
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BevereeMaster wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2026 4:03 pm If we were to lose on Tuesday who do we even replace Dowse with?

Do we have the money to get Adam Murray down here looks bound to leave Hartlepool soon. Ian Selley out of leatherhead? Julian Dicks?
I haven't been able to get to many matches this season yet, a combo of occasional Saturday working and holidays have seen to that, so I don't really feel fully qualified to comment, but, seriously, is there the appetite for that at this stage? If so, what are people's views? Is his time up? I've seen some views on twitter/X from at least one very prominant supporter who is usually extremely "party line" and relentlessly positive, and even he sounds completely out of patience. Didn't Dowse sign a new contract in the summer? That may have a significant bearing on it anyway...
I don't want us to get relegated, of course I don't, but might it be time (if we were being 100% honest) to admit that we are always going to be struggling to compete these days, in a league containing some much bigger clubs?
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Thelittleowl1
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Lord Elpus wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:31 pm
BevereeMaster wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2026 4:03 pm If we were to lose on Tuesday who do we even replace Dowse with?

Do we have the money to get Adam Murray down here looks bound to leave Hartlepool soon. Ian Selley out of leatherhead? Julian Dicks?
I haven't been able to get to many matches this season yet, a combo of occasional Saturday working and holidays have seen to that, so I don't really feel fully qualified to comment, but, seriously, is there the appetite for that at this stage? If so, what are people's views? Is his time up? I've seen some views on twitter/X from at least one very prominant supporter who is usually extremely "party line" and relentlessly positive, and even he sounds completely out of patience. Didn't Dowse sign a new contract in the summer? That may have a significant bearing on it anyway...
I don't want us to get relegated, of course I don't, but might it be time (if we were being 100% honest) to admit that we are always going to be struggling to compete these days, in a league containing some much bigger clubs?
Not my view at all. I have still got a lot of faith in Dowse. This all feels quite reactionary to me based on one poor performance after 2 excellent ones. Also worth noting we weren't the only step 2 teams forced to a replay against step 4 opposition this weekend.
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BevereeMaster
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Same here, comment based on Tony report about if we lost on Saturday!
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Thelittleowl1
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BevereeMaster wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2026 7:45 pm Same here, comment based on Tony report about if we lost on Saturday!
Better teams than us were forced to replays. Dorking and Dagenham both forced to replays by step 4 teams Southall and Waltham Abbey respectively. If we end up losing Tuesday, I don't see it as a "Dowson has to go" moment, especially given the run of tough fixtures we've got coming up.
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geedub
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Our highlights up on YouTube now for those that are able to overlook the quality of the perfomance and enjoy reliving the drama....
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Josh2002
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Very silly from Ben Jackson for his red card, we’d won the foul, and needlessly gets involved and shoves their player to the ground whilst already on a yellow.
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Tony
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Having just seen the highlights, I owe an apology to Underwood, whose ball up the line was not a bad one but was misjudged leading to the goal. At the time I couldn't see the corner and someone next to me said the keeper had passed straight to their player. True in one sense bu t the defender could have done better.Their first goal was a flick on by De Havilland who later supplied the assist for RGCs equaliser.
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Tony
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I don't really get the argument that if other clubs at our level also struggle against lower league sides, it excuses our performance. The truth is that Crowborough didn't get lucky to earn a replay, they really could have won. No one in the ground would have begrudged them that.
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