Not sure what prompted it but it seems that our game against Gateshead was moved forward to tonight because the National League said they couldn't play Tuesday, Thursday then Saturday, The league said that there wasn't enough recovery time from Thursday night and Saturday midday.
So our game gets moved forward 24 hours to tonight.
Chesterfield complain but it's no good. Then knock me down with a feather, Halifax and Oldham are told to play their game on Thursday!!!! Best of all, they have to play it at our bloody stadium.
Arse and elbow definitely getting some mentions

Monday

Gateshead 1-0 Chesterfield

Tuesday

Halifax 1-2 Ebbsfleet
Oxford City 0-2 Bromley
Rochdale 0-1 Boreham Wood
Wealdstone 1-0 Eastleigh

Wednesday

Gateshead 1-2 Aldershot

Thursday

Halifax 1-2 Oldham





League Table After Matchday 54

SaltergateBorn - 923
Spireitematt - 865
Lord Snoots - 802
Amelia - 787
Dancing - 726
Devon - 703
St Charles - 685

A bit early, but we have an outgoing already......

https://www.htafc.com/news/2024/april/lo...-republic/

Kieran Philips has gone to Sacramento on loan.

I can't believe we still have him on the books.

So the following has been announced this morning, so expect more Kick off times to be Friday nights, Saturday Lunch and tea time and Sunday lunch times.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/...per-season

EFL clubs have unanimously approved a record domestic rights deal with Sky Sports over a five-year period with over 1000 matches to be broadcast each season – a record number of games for any club football agreement.

Running from season 2024/25 to 2028/29, the arrangement will be made up of guaranteed payments of £895m and £40m in marketing benefits.

In total, 1,059 EFL matches are set to be broadcast across existing Sky Sports channels or live via a Sky Sports streaming destination available on TV and mobile devices.

Each season, Sky Sports will broadcast a minimum of:

328 Sky Bet Championship matches
248 Sky Bet League One matches
248 Sky Bet League Two matches
All 15 Play-Off matches
All 93 Carabao Cup matches
All 127 EFL Trophy matches
Each League weekend fixture round will see 10 live EFL fixtures shown. Five matches will be shown from the Sky Bet Championship and supporters of Sky Bet League One and League Two teams will now benefit from greater coverage than ever before with five of their games being broadcast live. For the first time ever, fans will be also able to watch every match from the Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy.

All opening, final day, and midweek fixtures in the Sky Bet EFL will be shown live, as will all games played on Bank Holidays including Easter, Boxing Day and New Year's Day alongside the matches played in Sky Bet League One and League Two during international breaks.

Yeovil Town secured immediate promotion back to the National League with two games of the season remaining.

The Glovers beat Truro City 2-0 on Thursday to confirm their return to the fifth tier after one season in the National League South.

Yeovil were relegated to the regional leagues for the first time since 1997 last May.

Victory leaves them nine points clear of second placed Chelmsford at the top of the table.

Having lost 2-1 to Torquay United on Monday and drawn 0-0 with Eastbourne Borough on Wednesday, defeat for Truro - who changed all 10 of their outfield players for the match - leaves them in 19th place, five points above the relegation zone.

They still have four games to play in the next nine days as they make up for a run of postponements.

Rhys Murphy's header gave Yeovil the lead after 12 minutes before Alex Fisher made it 2-0 midway through the second half to secure the win and league title.

Promotion caps a remarkable turnaround for Yeovil after a period marked by discontent and instability around the club's ownership only a year ago, when a sale fell through and staff and players went unpaid.

In May 2023, however, they were taken over by the locally-run Hellier Group and on the pitch things have stabilised.

'A horrible slippery slope' - Yeovil Town's fall from Championship to regional leagues
Manager Mark Cooper stayed on at the club alongside a number of experienced players, including Jordan Young who is this season's top scorer, while 14 new faces were brought in over the summer.

Of their 43 league games, Yeovil have won 27 and were unbeaten from September through November - setting a new 14-game club record unbeaten run in all competitions - and have seen the highest average attendance at home in the league by far this season, with over 3,700.

Yeovil saw their last game on Easter Monday against Weymouth abandoned after 75 minutes due to a medical emergency in the crowd and missed the chance to secure promotion at their home ground last Saturday, when they lost 3-1 to Worthing.

The Glovers' promotion comes after Tamworth also secured their place in the fifth tier for next season having wrapped up the National League North title on Saturday.

'Sights set on back-to-back promotions'
Analysis - Jack Killah, BBC Radio Somerset

What a difference a year makes. At this point in 2023 Yeovil Town were staring down the barrel of relegation and facing a fight to keep the club out of administration.

It had been a decade-long downward spiral for the Glovers, falling from the Championship to the sixth tier of English football.

This season, with a new ownership in place, manager Mark Cooper has been able to build a team with a strong mix of youth and experience.

A 12-game unbeaten league streak before Christmas showed just what the side is capable of. Smart signings like Jake Wannell, Morgan Williams and Michael Smith creating a solid backline to build from.

Promotion back to the National League was always going to be the ambition for the club, but nothing is guaranteed in football.

I spoke to striker Frank Nouble a few weeks ago and he told me he's got his sights set on back-to-back promotions and returning Yeovil Town to the English Football League.

Glovers fans will be hoping that dream becomes a reality.

AFC Fylde 1-1 Southend United
Bromley 1-1 Solihull Moors
Ebbsfleet United 2-1 Altrincham
FC Halifax Town 0-1 Barnet
Hartlepool United 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 Eastleigh
Maidenhead United 1-2 Gateshead
Oxford City 1-3 Oldham Athletic
Rochdale 2-3 Dorking Wanderers
Wealdstone 1-2 Chesterfield
York City 2-0 Woking
Aldershot Town 1-3 Boreham Wood


League Table After Matchday 53

SaltergateBorn - 904
Spireitematt - 851
Lord Snoots - 785
Amelia - 775
Dancing - 720
Devon - 686
St Charles - 673

Preston North End U18s were crowned Youth Alliance Cup champions courtesy of a 3-1 away victory over Portsmouth.

Theo Carroll gave North End an early lead at Fratton Park, which was soon cancelled out by Harry Clout.

PNE made their quality count in the first half, though, and were devastating in attack, with Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile and Troy Tarry adding to the scoreline before the break, and a professional second-half performance ensured the trophy returned to Springfields, two years on from the last victory.


Theo Mawene called Malachi Osei-Owusu into a couple of saves within the opening three minutes, firstly with a deflected free-kick and then from a powerful 20-yard effort.

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There was nothing the ‘keeper could do, though, when Rodriguez-Gentile’s hustling opened up an opportunity for Carroll to nick in and find the bottom corner from inside the area.

But Pompey weren’t behind for long, as in the 13th minute Koby Mottoh’s cross from the right made it to Clout at the far post, who tapped beyond Tommy Davis.

North End were soon back on the front foot, with Max Wilson whistling a low effort just wide, and Jonny Brindle then came close with a free-kick of his own.

On the half-hour mark, PNE had their lead back as Wilson’s header sent Rodriguez-Gentile through on goal, and he made no mistake in beating Osei-Owusu.

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The young Lilywhites were soon celebrating again in the 43rd minute when Kacper Pasiek’s cross from the left caused all sorts of issues and Tarry capitalised to make it three at the back stick.

North End were almost in dreamland in stoppage-time as Carroll found the back of the net with an acrobatic effort, but he was penalised for offside.

Portsmouth had work to do after the break and they created the early second-half chances, firstly through Mottoh who headed wide, and then goalscorer Clout tested Davis from 20 yards.

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PNE were doing well to limit their chances, while at the other end Kacper Pasiek struck an effort just over after a bursting run from left-wing back.

Jonny Brindle was then denied by the woodwork in the 75th minute as his inswinging corner from the left looked to be sneaking in, but the ‘keeper just managed to tip it onto the bar.

That was about that as far as the goalmouth action was concerned, as North End remained comfortable with their victory to lift the Youth Alliance Cup trophy, and ensure the double is still to play for.

Portsmouth line-up: Osei-Owusu (Glover, 88); Quarm, Bosaka, Fox, Laidlaw; Murray, Aston; Mottoh, Keteku (May, 69), Clout; Hurst. Subs not used: Straight, Singerr, Buckland.

PNE line-up: Davis; Blake, Wilkinson, McGhee; Tarry, Brindle, Wilson, Pasiek; Carroll (Goldsmith, 90+4), T.Mawene; Rodriguez-Gentile. Subs not used: Stowell, Critchley, Strinfellow, Garrigan.

Attendance: 904.

Referee: Mr T Farr.