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THERE was a cruel blow for young Met Police goalscoring star Jonte Smith when the draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made yesterday.

THE top two in Ryman South met at Crawley Down yesterday (Saturday) and produced a thriller worthy of the occasion which the table-topping Anvils won by the odd goal in seven.

RYMAN North was the place for fun and games yesterday (Saturday). The 11 games produced 58 goals, only two teams failed to score and every match saw the net bulge at least three times.

TABLE-TOPPING Hampton retained their unbeaten Ryman Premier record by the skin of their teeth, scoring twice in added time to salvage a 2-2 draw at Leiston yesterday (Saturday).

ON AN excellent Saturday for the Ryman League in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, three clubs went through to the first round proper and a fourth will be in the hat with a home replay to come.

DETAILS of the next FA "Coaching Disabled Footballers" course in Kent have been finalised. It will give interested clubs an opportunity to find out more about disability football, particularly from a coaching perspective.

RYMAN Premier club Carshalton have named Tommy Williams as their new manager.

THREE of the five League Cup ties yesterday (Wednesday) were decided in penalties after 2-2 draws, and in all three of them the supposed underdogs came back from 2-0 down.

THERE were goals galore in The League Cup last night (Tuesday), nine of them at Three Bridges where the Ryman South newcomers produced the shock of the round by beating Premier leaders Hampton 5-4 – a result all the more remarkable for the fact that Hampt

RYMAN North club Aveley produced the first upset in the second round of the League Cup tonight (Monday), thrashing Premier neighbours East Thurrock 5-0 at the Mill Field.

HAMPTON are back on top of the Ryman Premier table after edging out previous leaders Whitehawk with a lone, late goal at the Beveree yesterday (Saturday).

THE Maidstone public have responded with enthusiasm to the club’s return to their home town after a long exile and a massive crowd of 1,989 poured into the Gallagher Stadium for the Ryman South clash with Dulwich yesterday (Saturday).