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February 26th
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On this day in 1927 Crook Town were
the visitors to Western Road for a tie in the Fourth Round of the
Amateur Cup. Crook Town of the Northern League were unbeaten at
that time but before 6778 spectators, who paid £230, they
were sent packing with a crushing 4-0 defeat.
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February 25th
Southall surrendered a two goal lead to lose
3-2 at home to Reading Town. Southall lead 1-0 at half time thanks
to a Mo Kadi goal and a Shane O'Sullivan penalty doubled the
Southall lead. Costly mistakes enabled Reading Town back into the
game and they snatched the winner just before the final whistle.
The web master has been advised that the match on Saturday March
1st, away to Withdean 2000, will take place at the Withdean
Stadium, Brighton and not at Worthing FC.
February 24th
A report of the Merstham match written by
Steve Cullen is now on the web site.
February 23rd
The match at home to North Greenford
United has now been rearranged for Tuesday April 29th.
February 22nd
Southall travelled to play Merstham and
returned home with a 0-0 draw. In a fairly entertaining encounter
Southall dominated throughout the match but could not take
advantage of the chances created. Southall were reduced to ten men
shortly before the end of the match when midfielder Phil Eagle was
dismissed for verbal abuse.
One hundred years ago this week Southall were also involved in a
goalless draw when they entertained West Ham Garfield in a
friendly game. This match was sandwiched between 8-1 and 8-0
thrashings by Civil Service and Brighton & Hove Albion
respectively.
Southall Reserves lost 4-0 at home to FC Ealing Assyrians in the
Select Appointments Middlesex County League.
February 19th
The following news item has been received
from Press Direct and has been confirmed by Club Secretary Amar
Mehli.
Southall FC have signed 17-year Wesley
Hines this week from QPR. The former Rs Academy prospect was
released by the Nationwide League club last month and is expected
to be part of the squad that travels to Merstham FC on Saturday.
February 18th
The Seagrave Haulage League fixture at home
to Middlesex rivals North Greenford United was called off shortly
before kick off due to a frozen pitch.
February 17th
A report of the Cove game, written by Steve Cullen, is now on the web
site.
February 16th
The web master has received notification of
two fixture amendments both made necessary by the ground at
Chalfont St Peter being unavailable.
The fixture against Walton Casuals has been moved to Wednesday
March 5th whilst the game against Viking Greenford has been
rearranged for Tuesday April 15th.
February 15th
Southall entertained bottom of the table
Cove and won the match 5-2.
Mo Kadi opened the scoring after 10 minutes and Andre Robinson
added a second in the 36th minute.
After the interval Cove pulled one back through Paul Baron. There
then followed a lengthy interruption due to a serious injury
to a Cove player who was stretchered off with a broken
leg.
When play restarted two goals in a minute by Jerry Moses and Andre
Robinson gave Southall a comfortable lead. Cove pulled one back
five minutes from time through Solomon Thorson. A minute later a
goal from Shane O'Sullivan restored Southall's two goal advantage.
In the 88th minute Andre Robinson was dismissed for verbal abuse.
Southall Reserves had no fixture.
February 9th
The twice postponed home fixture against
Walton Casuals has now been arranged for Tuesday March 4th.
The home match against Feltham can now be confirmed as Saturday
March 8th.
A report of the
Ash United game, written by Steve Cullen, is now on the web
site.
February 8th
Southall's hope for any silverware this
season came to an end when they lost 3-2 away to Ash United in the
Quarter Final of the Premier Division Challenge Cup.
Southall dominated the early part of the match and went ahead
after 21 minutes with an Andre Robinson shot from the edge of the
penalty area. Ash equalised on the half hour but Phil Eagle put
Southall ahead just before half time with a left foot shot from
outside the area. Southall went in at half time with a deserved
2-1 lead after clearly being the better side.
The second half was a different story. Ash United equalised three
minutes into the half and scored their third goal eleven minutes
later. This goal proved to be the winner and Southall must rue the
missed chances in the first half and wonder why their second half
performance was in such marked contrast to the first forty five
minutes.
Southall Reserves lost 4-0 at home to Spelthorne Sports Reserves
in Division One of the Select Appointments Middlesex County
Football League.
February 6th
The following article has
appeared in today's edition of the Ealing Times. Southall
Aim To Come Home
SOUTHALL
FC could be playing their home matches back in Ealing Borough next
season, thanks to a local London soccer academy.
The Ealing club has been forced to groundshare with the likes of
Tring Town, Harefield United, Yeading, and now Chalfont St Peter
since the closure of the club's Western Road ground 1992.
But the intervention of Joseph De Graph of the London Soccer
Academy (LSA) means Southall could be back in the borough at
Spikes Bridge Park, after the LSA and the club agreed in principle
to embark on a joint venture.
De Graf said: "There's every chance that Southall FC could be
playing their home matches back in town next season."
And Amar Mehli, Southall's development manager, can now see light
at the end of the tunnel, with a realistic prospect of playing
Ryman League football again in 18 months time.
Spikes Bridge Park, a dilapidated council site which has been
targeted as a haven for drug abuse and petty crime for years, is
set to be given a facelift, with plans already afoot to turn the
run down parkland into a new facility of sporting excellence and
opportunity.
De Graph, whose soccer academy beat off stiff competition from
Golds Gym, The Asian Health Agency and Southall to acquire the
25-year lease for Spikes Bridge Park said: "Even before the
council made its decision, we wrote to it stating our intention to
work with Southall.
"It's all been done properly and above board, and the council
has encouraged the on-going arrangement between both
parties."
Reports have confirmed that discussions between the LSA and
Southall are now in the advanced stages of negotiation, with both
parties set to merge together to have an equal shareholding and
obligation of a newly formed company to run the 19.35 acre council
site.
De Graph said: "We are proposing that the main pavilion be
moved closer to the athletics track and essentially be rebuilt to
entertain a gymnasium and on-site health and fitness facilities.
There will also be a small pool designed to cater for sports
rehabilitation."
Further proposals to be considered by the group is for a
300-seated area to be offset from the main building, where the
club is believed to be in consultation with a specialist lighting
company to overhaul the floodlighting around the track area.
De Graph said: "We are opting for a new type of lighting
which reduces light spillage considerably.
"Therefore, the beam of light you get is specific to the area
that it is aimed. Additionally, we are looking to have six to
eight pillions functional, but aim to utilise the existing four
pillions already there, as no planning permission is required to
have those renovated.
"The council is really very helpful, and it's in our hands
now to firm up our proposals. The council hasn't given us a
deadline, but we're giving ourselves a deadline to make this
happen as quickly as possible.
February 4th
The Seagrave Haulage League match at home to Walton
Casuals was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
February 3rd
The web master would like to apologise to
anyone who was trying to access the Message Board for much of
yesterday. The company who host the Message Board were
experiencing technical problems which rendered our Message Board
inoperable. As a result of the technical problems some of the
later postings on the Message Board seem to have been 'lost'.
February 2nd
The Premier Division Challenge Cup match
against Ash United has now been rescheduled for Saturday February
8th.
The Seagrave Haulage League fixture against Ash United which
should have been played on that date has now been moved to
Saturday May 10th.
The home match against Feltham which was postponed on January 11th
has been provisionally arranged for Saturday March 8th.
February 1st
The Premier Division Challenge Cup match away to Ash
United was postponed. Southall Reserves also had a blank day as
their Select
Appointments Middlesex County Football League fixture away to
Actual Soccer was postponed.
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