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njp wrote: ↑Wed May 01 2024 9:19 pm I’m at the Midland League Cup final tonight. Parton is in goal for congleton and George Cleet is on the bench for Highgate.

Lee K wrote: ↑Thu May 02 2024 4:57 pm

njp wrote: ↑Wed May 01 2024 9:19 pm I’m at the Midland League Cup final tonight. Parton is in goal for congleton and George Cleet is on the bench for Highgate.

Also on the bench for Highgate was Corey Currithers, who famously played in our Staffs Senior Cup defeat at Leek Town last season as one of 5 dual reg players that we signed days before the game because we had 2 Senior Cup games in 2 days (although the 2nd was rained off in the end).

njp wrote: ↑Thu May 02 2024 8:19 pm Demetri Brown is playing for Lichfield tonight and Star Myemba is playing for wolves casuals in their JW Hunt Semi Final game!

Lee K wrote: ↑Sat May 04 2024 6:36 pm I went to the Blues match today and straight from there I attended the Midland League Division 1 play-off final between OJM CFC and Droitwich Spa.
Droitwich had slightly the better of a tight first half and were a goal up at half time due to an own goal from Jordon Sangha, who had a short and dreadful loan spell with us from Solihull Moors a few years ago, flicking a cross into the far corner.
OJM had slightly the better of the second half and equalised in the 75th minute from a penalty which was as clear cut as you will see in my opinion. Before that, another former Pitman Ahmed Ali was subbed off by OJM having had the same level of ineffectiveness he had when he played for us earlier this season. But this is Step 6. He was playing in the unusual position of centre forward and despite the scorching temperatures was still playing in his tights. An interested observer in the crowd was former Stourbridge striker Luke Benbow. The match finished 1-1 and OJM won 4-3 on penalties to clinch promotion to the Midland League Premier Division.
OJM CFC have had a nomadic existence. Formerly Black Country Rangers, the club have never had their own ground and have never groundshared at any particular ground for too long either. Last year they played at Lye, this year at the Triplex Sports Association in King’s Norton, Birmingham.
I would guess the crowd was around 400, and from the goals scored it was clear that 90% of them were from Droitwich. So OJM have no home, no identity in terms of a town that they originate from and hardly any fans either. But they are named OJM after Oliver James Mee, who was murdered in 2009 by a drug taker and dealer in Birmingham. They will also (probably) playing Hednesford Town in a league match next season.

Perton Pitman wrote: ↑Sat May 04 2024 6:51 pm

Lee K wrote: ↑Sat May 04 2024 6:36 pm I went to the Blues match today and straight from there I attended the Midland League Division 1 play-off final between OJM CFC and Droitwich Spa.
Droitwich had slightly the better of a tight first half and were a goal up at half time due to an own goal from Jordon Sangha, who had a short and dreadful loan spell with us from Solihull Moors a few years ago, flicking a cross into the far corner.
OJM had slightly the better of the second half and equalised in the 75th minute from a penalty which was as clear cut as you will see in my opinion. Before that, another former Pitman Ahmed Ali was subbed off by OJM having had the same level of ineffectiveness he had when he played for us earlier this season. But this is Step 6. He was playing in the unusual position of centre forward and despite the scorching temperatures was still playing in his tights. An interested observer in the crowd was former Stourbridge striker Luke Benbow. The match finished 1-1 and OJM won 4-3 on penalties to clinch promotion to the Midland League Premier Division.
OJM CFC have had a nomadic existence. Formerly Black Country Rangers, the club have never had their own ground and have never groundshared at any particular ground for too long either. Last year they played at Lye, this year at the Triplex Sports Association in King’s Norton, Birmingham.
I would guess the crowd was around 400, and from the goals scored it was clear that 90% of them were from Droitwich. So OJM have no home, no identity in terms of a town that they originate from and hardly any fans either. But they are named OJM after Oliver James Mee, who was murdered in 2009 by a drug taker and dealer in Birmingham. They will also (probably) playing Hednesford Town in a league match next season.

I think they've also shared Cradley's ground.
Not sure how they are funded, but will be an interesting fixture for us next season.

Lee K wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:05 am Brackley Town failed yet again in the National League North play-off final losing out 2-1 at home to Boston United.
George Carline and Tyler Lyttle played for Brackley and Cameron Gregory produced a brilliant performance in goal for Boston (he was a loaned Pitman from Shrewsbury in 2020).

PitmanKeith wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:40 am

Lee K wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:05 am Brackley Town failed yet again in the National League North play-off final losing out 2-1 at home to Boston United.
George Carline and Tyler Lyttle played for Brackley and Cameron Gregory produced a brilliant performance in goal for Boston (he was a loaned Pitman from Shrewsbury in 2020).

See non league news topic

Lee K wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:50 am

PitmanKeith wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:40 am

Lee K wrote: ↑Sun May 05 2024 10:05 am Brackley Town failed yet again in the National League North play-off final losing out 2-1 at home to Boston United.
George Carline and Tyler Lyttle played for Brackley and Cameron Gregory produced a brilliant performance in goal for Boston (he was a loaned Pitman from Shrewsbury in 2020).

See non league news topic

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njp wrote: ↑Thu May 09 2024 3:05 pm Macclesfield have posted their retained list today and Bohan Dixon has been released. I think he played about 3 or 4 games for us.