20 October 2026 So, after the chaos of Saturday, a chance for Brock to get straight back on the horse with a home game against the Harlequins – who have had a couple of decent away results recently, not least at the weekend with a surprise point at Ham Rec. Actual rain, and quite a lot of it, never threatened the postponement of the match but it did make the pitch heavier than it’s been so far this season, so that was an unexpected thing for both teams to contend with! Th

17 October 2026 You know… it’s far too easy to get a bit down about things. A couple of disappointing performances – one of them with serious consequences – followed by a pretty workmanlike victory against a Division One side in the Southampton Senior Cup. So let’s remind ourselves: the Badgers are top of the form table, and yes eighth in the league table but with games in hand and only three points off second. Whatever this is, it’s not a crisis. (And if you want further

13 October 2026 So, no rest for the Badgers – or their weary fans – straight back into action in the Southampton Senior Cup. Have Brock and Hedge End Rangers ever met before? In a pre-season friendly, certainly, the very first game of last season, played on a pitch behind a school which resulted in all in attendance being awarded their boy scout orienteering badge. Brock won that game 2-0 but you know, preseason friendlies… as for competitive action, I don’t pretend to be

10 October 2026 Amazingly, no midweek game for Brock – the most dedicated of you will know that we took ourselves off to Stoneham Lane to watch a Step 4 game. And it was fun but it was also quite sobering – they’re good, Step 4 teams, little warning for Premier Division teams who aspire to promotion (and let’s face it, Fareham are doing OK this season and they struggled badly last year). Anyway that’s all for another day – today was the big Forest Derby game that these tw

6 October 2026 OK so this really isn’t from the usual playbook. But Brock had no midweek game for the first time since forever, and we wanted to watch some football. Quick scour of the reasonable options given our respective locations, and this was the one that appealed the most – Stoneham’s an easy trip, the ground is a bit soulless but they’ve always been very welcoming and, after all, we accompanied them to Wembley for the Vase final last season. But they’ve found it to

3 October 2026 Wow, it only seems like two days since- but let’s stop there because apart from Toby and Ash, nobody else started both games and it was a great chance to use the “bench”. And through to the second round of the Russell Cotes, although whether we call that eight straight wins – yes, it is, that’s in the record books… alongside our 360Player Club of the Month award (still overly excited about this one!). So back to league action and the visit of East Cowes Vic

1 October 2026 Only one place to start today – 360 Player Club of the Month for September! The day I honestly thought would never come, I don’t believe we’ve ever won it in the 11 years since I first became aware of Brockenhurst Football Club – not even in months where we really might have. Super-proud of this achievement, all credit to Devs and his management team plus all the players who have made their contribution. Ultimately, this is a squad achievement and – well, I’

29 September 2026 Ahead of the game tonight, I took a moment to look at the league table. OK, Brock down to seventh after playing a cup game at the weekend and others coming past us, but what really struck me was the early disparity in games played. Do you remember last year, there was a time when Hythe & Dibden had literally played ten fewer games than Bournemouth Poppies, and only completed half their fixtures by mid-February? Doesn’t look likely this time around – they’

26 September 2026 Is this a first? I have no idea if Brock have ever played Sandhurst before – they were moved sideways from the Combined Counties League to the Wessex for this season but maybe, back in the mists of time, there was a meeting in some long-forgotten cup competition… anyway for this afternoon, it was League Cup action as the Badgers looked to maintain recent momentum… Sandhurst delight in the nickname of The Fizzers, and Wikipedia tells me that one explanatio

25 September 2026 Bit of Friday night football at the Meadens this week with the rematch between Brock Veterans and an ex-Saints XI following the entertaining 5-5 draw last year. This time around, the Saints came from behind to win 3-2 with two late goals – ah it could have been so different. The opening stages were – well, Brock hit three balls over the trees into the gardens, but nothing much else happened for 20 minutes although Sparkie looked pretty lively. And the

23 September 2026 Matchday 9, already! Basically a quarter of the way through the season (and for Sherborne, this was already matchday 11, believe it or not). Farewell to the Windows, welcome to the Nuova Italia Arena – which is a long way from home but has always been a friendly place to come. It’s definitely on my shortlist of grounds I most enjoy visiting once I get there; and let’s be honest, it’s a lot easier to make the journey in September than driving through the f

19 September 2026 You know, I thought of Petersfield earlier this week when the Midhurst and Easebourne manager walked out, taking half his team with him, meaning the club was unable to fulfil a fixture at Lingfield. Some readers will know why that made me think of the Rams… if not, well there’s no value to opening those wounds again. And I thought of Petersfield last weekend too, when we arrived at Frimley Green and saw how the pitch sloped from one side to the other, very

15 September 2026 Suppose I ought to start by saying – OK, reward for winning at Frimley Green is another away tie against Division One opposition, but this time it’s New Milton Town. Four years ago this was a fourth round tie, 850 in attendance at the Meadens… we can get properly excited in due course, plenty of time for that… few league games to go before then… starting with – OK so what do I know about Sturminster Newton United? A club on the up – went through the West

12 September 2026 So this was a new experience for me – I’ve not been to Frimley Green before, and that’s always one of the fun aspects of these cup competitions, new venues and new challenges. But let’s not get too carried away: Brock haven’t had a decent run in the Vase since 2021/22 and it’s about time we did. I still remember the excitement of those days – and if Andover New Street can make the semis, and Stoneham can win the thing… Qualifying Round Two, why not dream!

8 September 2026 One note before I start this evening – a sad farewell to Ronan Moore, who rejoined Brock for this season but has decided to go back to Downton. Can only wish him well, he’s one of my favourite players and we’ll miss him, so good luck mate (and I hope you have a stinker when you come back to the Meadens). Back into Cup action for the Badgers this evening, home to the table-topping Creeksiders who beat Brock in the league a couple of weeks ago at Cams Alders

5 September 2026 September already! And matches are going to be coming thick and fast this month, with a midweek game between each of the Saturdays. You get the sense that the squad will be important, because there are bound to be some niggling injuries over that time… starting at home to Horndean, Champions in 2022/23 but relegated back down to the Wessex for this season. Some more squad headaches for manager Devs, with about 15 injured defenders (OK, I exaggerate) plus

1 September 2026 A story of families and floodlights. I always knew I would be missing the Bashley game on Saturday; just my luck that the two scheduled Tuesday night games for the Badgers which fell either side of that weekend had to be moved because of the installation of the new floodlights. Don’t get me wrong, I’m absolutely thrilled that this has been completed, it’s the one question I was asking the Chairman throughout last season. But no football… and the Premier Di

29 August 2026 So yes, I’ll be right upfront about it – this is a report from the man who wasn’t there. Sometimes, family commitments – my parents’ diamond wedding anniversary celebration no less – are the irresistible force which confronts the immovable object; and the object has to shift, just a little. It was the away game I was most looking forward to all season; that’s life. Anyway, with thanks to the Content Adviser… So, a proper New Forest derby: welcomed by all,

22 August 2026 And so, after a year away, the Badgers were back at Cams Alders to take on Fareham Town. I don’t suppose the Creeksiders were overly delighted to have Brock back in town – nothing personal on their part, but they must have hoped they could stick around at Step 4 and have visits from the mighty Bognor Regis Town and Harrow Borough instead. It’s always been a stadium fit for a higher level (and a pitch prone to waterlogging, although that was less of an issue

18 August 2026 So, Brock’s reward for winning at Hamble a fortnight ago: a home tie against near-neighbours and erstwhile local rivals Lymington Town. Time was, this was a regular and hard-fought encounter with two teams bidding for forest bragging rights (Bashley, Christchurch, Hythe & Dibden, Blackfield & Langley notwithstanding)… but it’s a game which hasn’t been played for a couple of years since Lym dropped out of the top flight. And, thanks to the Hampshire Senior Cup