Corinthian Casuals 2.10 X 3.50 Whitstable Town 2.70; Last time out Casuals in the league lost 5-2 at home v league leaders T&M, which on paper you would expect. Reading the T&M report though it was a lot closer than you would think, and one line in particular stood out for me, “Casuals, who have their best team for a while”, some praise indeed from the match reporter there. I have opposed Casuals almost at every opportunity I reasonably think they’ll lose, and they have only obliged me once. Away from King Georges Field their results seem a lot better securing 9 points on their travels, worryingly at home though its only 2. But v Whitstable; newboys to the Ryman 1 South who secured there first win of the season v Leatherhead 2-1. (I managed to see the final three minutes of this match after travelling there, blissfully unaware that the match kicked of at 1pm. At least I know where there ground is now). Whitstable I suspect will have Goss missing after being sent off on Saturday. New strike partners Neal & Akinde, impressed the former scoring both goals and the latter causing havoc for most of the match. Manager Seager I gather wanted a hell of a lot more from his players asking for leaders to stand out. It looks like he may of found them. This match is too close to call for my liking. I can’t even tell you who I’d go for at a push. Stone wall, NO BET.
Dulwich Hamlet 2.35 X 3.50 Whyteleafe 2.40; The home side here surprise me, they look to be heading for underachievers of the season to date. I like them as a side, big, strong, determined and direct, from what I made of them when I saw them. Why they have not got more points on the board I don’t know. Whyteleafe on the other hand are possibly the over achievers thus far. Looking at the results helps a little. Both sides have had fixtures with sides you could reasonably expect to be in each half of the table. The Leafe in their last two fixtures have played and lost v Met Plod 2-0 and Dover Ath 1-0, prior to that a clean sheet record of some 300 odd minutes. In the league however, Dulwich’s last match they won comfortably v Chatham Town 4-1, coupled with a decent cup run may be a turning point, or maybe a welcome distraction. Dulwich should just edge this I reckon but I’m not confident. NO BET
Leatherhead 1.35 X 4.50 Molesey 6.00; The Tanners surprisingly lost on Saturday 2-1 v Whitstable whilst Molesey surprisingly drew 1-1 with Ashford Town(Kent). Leatherhead had Sargeant sent off for brawling and goalkeeper stretchered off and a knee injury. They just have little consistency with results. Three results stick out for me in all of this. A 1-0 loss at home v Corinthians, a 2-1 win v YM’s and a 1-0 win v Worthing. The first shows a loss, showing an inability to score v weaker side. The second a 2-1 shows they struggled and conceded a goal against a side which look destined for relegation and a 1-0 win v Worthing which is a superb result. This just emphasizes my point. Back them you may but a roller coaster ride you’ll have. Molesey had a well deserved point on Saturday, but these are becoming less frequent as the weeks go by. Take out a 3-3 draw they have only scored three goals for and 25 against in eight matches. You can appreciate why
Bwin have them at 6.00. Leatherhead should win this easily, but given their inconsistency v Corinthians and YM’s, a first choice goalkeeper missing and slight lack of form, anything could happen. NO BET
Metropolitan Police 2.10 X 3.50 Burgess Hill Town 2.70; This looks like a ding dong in prospect. The boys in blue are in injury crisis with six players out, another three coming back from injury, but getting fitter all the time. A 2-0 loss v Chatham is a good result considering Chats are a resurgent force. Burgess Hill have a youngish side, developing all the time with every result. BHT have an immaculate record at home this term, and away is dreadful with only a point secured. If Plod had a full squad of bobbies it would be a no brainer home win, with no new updates on their website to suggest not one of the injured six are recovering in time. BHT have Sadough in form scoring twice Saturday, but their website does mention a lack of communication and co-oderination up front. I fancy BHT with this one, but I’ll leave it for now and see if any more info comes out from either website. NO BET for now.
Non League 15-17th Oct
TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1
