Shedend Update

Oct 24, 2018 | Club News

A request has been submitted to purchase two new Boro flags which would make an ideal backdrop for the opening of the new Shedend Stand on Saturday 15th December. The average cost for a 12’ x 6’ bespoke flag is approx £160.00, so in an ideal world £320.00 is required. Mark White and Andy Tolfree have offered their services to raise the funds required to purchase the new flags. Because time is a factor with the new Shedend hopefully being opened in less than 2 months, and flag orders needing to be placed sooner rather than later, Mark and Andy will be positioned just beyond the turnstiles, buckets in hand, so whatever you can donate will be gratefully received.

Please look out for the buckets (bucket flyer attached) on Saturday and donate what you can, it all helps.

Rushall Olympic Match Preview

Oct 24, 2018 | Club News

After our cup exit on Tuesday night we find that our next fixture is also a cup tie. I mean no disrespect to the Walsall Senior Cup but Saturday’s fixture with Rushall Olympic is in the FA Challenge Trophy, and thanks to sponsorship from Buildbase there is much needed prizemoney at stake. It is therefore very important that the fans turn up in big numbers to support Steve and his team as we try to get back onto winning ways.

 

For many younger fans, the FA trophy is just a national cup competition for non-league clubs with the opportunity of playing at Wembley. Okay, a step 3 may not win the trophy, but everything in football is possible. Just like in the seventies when us older fans enjoyed three trips to that iconic stadium. Just think if we could get a run going to grace the new Webley 40 years on from our last visit when we beat Kettering in 1979.

Standing in our way is Rushall Olympic. Rushall was a small mining village, but over time has now become engulfed into a suburb of Walsall. Football was first played in the village in the 1890s’, and the team had successful times in local leagues and cups. In 1977, they grew in stature as land was leased to form their current ground and they joined the West Midlands League. Steady progress made till changes in the non-league system saw Rushall Olympic move into the Northern Premier League family. 201011 was there major success when Neil Kitching and Nick Ammos (where have I heard those names before) masterminded their promotion to step 3 of the Northern Premier League.

Our recent history with Rushall is not to promising with only one win, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Thankfully our only win was last season when we came away from Rushall with a 2-1 win. Cup football is a bit different and we have had wins in the League cup and Walsall Senior Cup here at Marston Road. However, their last visit to Marston Road saw them end our Walsall Senior Cup involvement.

I will not dwell too long on our current form but see that until recently Rushall were not setting the Southern League Central alight. They lie 13th with 14 points from 3 wins (two in their last two home games), 5 draws and 4 defeats. Seeing some of the teams they have played makes you wonder just how close the boundary was for us and Hednesford to be playing the likes of Biggleswade, Lowestoft and Needham Market. Where we must take optimism, is the cup form of Rushall this season. League Cup defeat to Redditch, FA Cup defeat to Sutton Coldfield and a Birmingham Senior Cup defeat to West Brom sees them without a cup win this season. Let’s hope that can continue with the FA Trophy.

We have played on this date this century 27th October

2001 Canvey Island away 1-5 FA Cup 4th Qualifying round
2007 Cambridge Utd home 1-1 FA Cup 4th Qualifying round
2009 Ilkeston away 3-2 Conference North
2012 Ramsbottom home 3-0 FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying round
2015 Gresley away 1-0 Northern Premier League Division 1 South

News from the Shedend Team

News from the Shedend Team

Oct 23, 2018 | Club News

The Shed End team and our main contractor have attended a meeting with the Stafford Rangers Board of Directors this evening and delivered our proposals to reinstate the Shed using the former footprint.

The Directors have requested that a couple of assurances are given in writing to protect the club which we fully accept and understand. We are confident that these assurances will be met by the end of this week.

The Board have accepted our proposals in principle and have asked us to thank everyone who has had any involvement in getting the project to where it is today.

We will be instructing our contractor formally tomorrow morning and providing that the fixed price is within budget, the build will commence on Monday 3rd December 2018 and be handed over to us on Friday 14th December 2018. All being well, we will formally open The Shed at our home fixture against Hednesford on Saturday 15th December.

So, if you have any outstanding pledges or offers of sponsorship, now is the time to help. We have donor to help us but any extra would be very welcome, for any extras needed.

It’s coming home.
Up the Boro.

A request has been submitted to purchase two new Boro flags which would make an ideal backdrop for the opening of the new Shedend Stand on Saturday 15th December. The average cost for a 12’ x 6’ bespoke flag is approx £160.00, so in an ideal world £320.00 is required. Mark White and Andy Tolfree have offered their services to raise the funds required to purchase the new flags. Because time is a factor with the new Shedend hopefully being opened in less than 2 months, and flag orders needing to be placed sooner rather than later, Mark and Andy will be positioned just beyond the turnstiles, buckets in hand, so whatever you can donate will be gratefully received.

Please look out for the buckets (bucket flyer attached) on Saturday and donate what you can, it all helps.

UNCLAIMED RAFFLE PRIZE.

Oct 22, 2018 | Club News

The match day raffle prize for Saturdays game against Hyde United has not been been claimed.

Winning ticket green 86-90

Winner should contact the club to claim.

 

STAFFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP RD 2

Oct 22, 2018 | Club News

Rangers will play Rocester FC at home in the second round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup on Tuesday 6th November. Kick off 7.45pm

Rocester beat Brocton FC by 3 goals to 1 in the first round.

Lye Town Match Preview – Phil Bennett

Oct 22, 2018 | Club News

This coming Tuesday (23rd October) we strangely venture South to play Lye Town in the Walsall Senior Cup. Lye were funded in 1930 and currently play in the Midland League Premier Division (step 5). As well as our own travelling fans we may find we are joined by Brocton fans as Brocton have to travel to Lye on 3rd November in the FA Vase.

Lye currently stand 9th in their league with 17 points from 4 wins and 5 draws, but only 3 defeats. If you break that down to home and away, you find that at home they have drawn 1 and lost 1. To play your first home game on 1st September appears strange but having been to their ground before I know that they share the venue with a cricket pitch, with cricket obviously taking priority.

Let’s hope we can catch them cold in not being used to playing at home. I am pretty sure many fans will not travel as it is the Walsall Senior Cup and we have very little idea of the side Steve will put out. Will it be a strong side to build up to our tough FA Trophy tie with Rushall coming up on Saturday, with money at stake, or will he make full use of his squad to give fringe players valuable playing time, perhaps including some of the youth team players. In any event the chance to play in the final at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium is a major boost to either side so do not be put off by Lye’s ranking. Please go along and have a good night and attempt to swell the crowd with away following. Their two home league games saw crowds of 115 and 112, but 2 of their Tuesday night cup games saw crowds of 60 and 64.

We have played on this date this century 23rd October.

2000 Ilkeston away 1-1 Southern League
2001 Kettering home 2-3 Southern League
2004 Hinckley away 2-0 Conference North
2010 Gloucester home 0-2 Conference North
2012 Marine away 1-3 Northern Premier League

 

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