Page 5 - Deal Round Up December 2019

The Three Horseshoes

A great, friendly, traditional pub in Great Mongeham where you
will find a warm welcome from
Landlords Rachel and Johnny.
01304 379216
POOL TABLE - DART BOARDS
and all football matches
shown on HD screens
BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY NOW
BOOKINGS - Now Being Taken For; GARDEN PARTIES - WEDDINGS
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR ALL AGES - CHRISTENINGS -
ANNIVERSARIES - (A Small Deposit Secures)
The Above Includes; Free Use Of Garden Facilities.
(Bring Your Own Food Or We Can Supply)
Children Have Free Use Of;
BOUNCY CASTLE - SLIDES - SWINGS - TRAMPOLINE
BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT - PLEASE PHONE TO BOOK
Johnny & Rachel wish all their customers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year

The Headlines Should Have Been About The Magic Of The FA Cup
By Matt Badcock
A recent edition of the The Non-League Paper was going to be about the first round proper of
the FA Cup. About the excitement of the upcoming draw at Maldon & Tiptree as Non-League
clubs eagerly awaited those life-changing ties to come out of the hat – and what a draw it
turned out to be.
It was going to be about those clubs daring to dream. Isthmian Premier club Carshalton
Athletic after they upset National League side Dagenham & Redbridge. Or Nantwich Town,
who beat National League North high-fliers King’s Lynn Town. Then there was the story of
Kingstonian beating higher league opposition in Dartford.
There was also the drama at Potters Bar Town, who scored an equaliser against neighbours
Barnet in the 11th minute of stoppage time to set up a replay. And there was the excitement
of goalkeeper Alan Julian heading an injury-time equaliser at Sutton United to keep Billericay
Town’s FA Cup dream alive.
The front page was supposed to carry pictures capturing all the emotion of this great
competition on another action-packed day in Non-League football. Instead, for the second
time in a month, it carried a story about allegations of racism. Once again, the ugly side of
society has reared its head in Non-League, and English, football.
On the back of the shameful scenes in Bulgaria when England players were racially abused
and the game was twice suspended, Haringey Borough walked off the pitch following alleged
racism towards goalkeeper Valery Douglas Pajetat. Two men, aged 23 and 26, have since been
arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault.

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