THE battle of last year's top two teams in the Home Counties League saw Oxford come out on top against Slough.

A TIGHT title race is being predicted this year in Home Counties Division One by Slough CC skipper Bobby Sher.

THE Thames Valley League starts with a bang tomorrow (Saturday).

SLOUGH CC hope their young guns will fire them to glory in Home Counties Division One this season.

NEW Windsor Cricket Club skipper Wes Nichols says consistency and player development is the key for his side this season.

FARNHAM Royal Cricket Club get their league season underway on Saturday and are strong contenders for the Home Counties Division Two West title after their relegation from the top league last year.

NEW skipper Mohammed Fazal has refused to set the bar too high for Burnham Cricket Club ahead of their first match of the season on Saturday and has stated safety from relegation as the most important goal.

NEW overseas player Nilantha Cooray helped Slough to a friendly victory against Burnham on Saturday.

SLOUGH Town FC should hear their fate on May 14 when a Football Association meeting will decide whether a reorganisation of the non-league structure will save the Rebels from relegation.

SLOUGH TOWN FC manager Derek Sweetman has vowed to lead the Rebels straight back up after his side were relegated from the Southern League on Saturday.

SLOUGH Town lost 1-0 at second placed Fleet Town to condem them to the bottom two in the Southern League Divivsion One South & West.

WINDSOR & Eton host 16th placed Thatcham Town tomorrow (Saturday) in their last game of the season.

SURVIVAL is still possible for Slough Town as they travel to second placed Fleet Town tomorrow (Saturday).

BIG games at the end of the season is giving Burnham FC’s youngsters vital Southern League experience according to Dave Mudge.

THE Rebels moved to within a point of safety with a goalless at Bridgwater Town on Tuesday evening.

SLOUGH Town’s bid for survival continues with a tough trip to Bridgwater Town on Tuesday evening.

BURNHAM lost their last away game of the campaign as they went down 1-0 at Oxford City on Saturday.

FOOTBALL SLOUGH Town enjoyed a very successful day but neither Windsor & Eton or Burnham could win.

ROCK bottom club Newport IOW must be beaten by Slough Town if the Rebels are to stand any chance of avoiding the drop.

KEITH Scott is relishing the chance to take on champions elect Farnborough away tomorrow (Saturday).

DAVE Mudge is confident his side can overcome fourth placed Oxford City away tomorrow (Saturday).

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A PHENOMINAL feeling was how Steve Moria described the Play-off success that the Slough Jets enjoyed at the weekend.

WINDSOR & Eton got their play-off challenge back on track on Saturday with a vital 2-0 win against Abingdon United at Stag Meadow.

ON THEIR previous 10 trips to Burnham, Fleet Town had never won but they laid that ghost to rest with a 3-2 triumph.

SLOUGH Town managed to get their first win under Derek Sweetman as they beat Godalming Town in a five goal thriller.

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BURNHAM boss Dave Mudge hailed his side’s performance on Tuesday night as ‘the best of the year’ by Burnham FC.

WINDSOR & Eton welcome mid-table Abingdon United to Stag Meadow tomorrow (Saturday) looking to pick up a win after two back-to-back draws have seen the Royalists slip out of fifth place in Southern League Division One South & West.

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THE immovable object faces up against the irresistible force on Saturday as Slough Jets play the Guildford Flames in the English Premier League play-off semi finals.

SLOUGH Town face a physical Godalming Town side on Saturday in a must win game if they are going to survive.

THE Slough Jets made sure of qualification for the final four thanks to Saturday’s 4-2 triumph at Swindon Wildcats.

SLOUGH Town FC manager Derek Sweetman praised his side's spirit after they launched a impressive fightback against promotion chasers Oxford City on Saturday.

WINDSOR boss Keith Scott believes that they threw away two points in the 2-2 draw at Gosport Borough.

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SLOUGH RFC are almost safe from relegation after a 10-3 win at Newbury Stags in the Southern Counties North Division.

SLOUGH Town FC earn a valuable point on the road while Windsor & Eton continue their play-off push with a draw against rivals Uxbridge.

REVENGE will be in the air this weekend as Slough Jets take on Bracknell Bees in the next round of the play-offs.

ASCOT-BORN England rugby star Lewis Moody has been ruled out the summer tour to New Zealand.

NEW Slough Town FC manager Derek Sweetman is optimistic that he can save the Rebels from relegation despite losing his first two games in charge.

SLOUGH Town FC trio Jermaine Gumbs, Brian Connor and Rommell Gumbs performed well for their country Anguilla in Washington DC last night (Wednesday), but could not prevent the tiny carribean island losing 4-0 to El Salvador.

SLOUGH Town FC trio Jermaine Gumbs, Brian Connor and Rommell Gumbs have flown out to Washington DC, USA, to play for Anguilla in the second leg of a pre-World Cup qualifier against El Salvador.

SLOUGH Town suffer a miserable weekend of derby action as Windsor & Eton win 1-0 at Holloways Park.

BURNHAM defeat Slough Town in local derby while Royalists suffer damaging away loss

NEW Slough Town manager Derek Sweetman says he is disappointed that Mark Betts will not be working alongside him as his assistant manager and believes that they would have made a good team.

WINDSOR U17s' campaign in the National Club Competition finally came to an end on Sunday as they were narrowly beaten by West Country giants, Bristol RFC, in the South West Division semi-final.

MARK BETTS has resigned as manager of struggling Slough Town with immediate effect and has been replaced by Derek Sweetman.

SLOUGH Town's game postponed at Bridgwater while Phoenix defeat Slough in the Cup semi-final

SLOUGH Town FC manager Mark Betts is set to give new signing Leon Phelan his debut for the Rebels against Bridgwater Town tomorrow (Saturday).

SLOUGH Jets U12s have won the South Division Two title after beating Lee Valley U12s on Sunday.

SLOUGH’S survival in Southern Counties North received a major boost on Saturday after the Greenies toppled league leaders Olney at Upton Court Park. Paul Rendall’s side are are now sitting fourth from bottom, with four points more than bottom club Newbury Stags.

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WINDSOR RFC U17s came from behind twice to win their South West quarter -final clash away to North Dorset RFC 14-10.

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RUGBY playing giants Wellington College once again took the top honours at the Windsor RFC Schoolboy Sevens Tournament at Home Park on Sunday.

SLOUGH Ladies Hockey Club are within touching distance of their first national outdoor title for four years after a comfortable win over the bottom club Old Loughtonians.

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KEITH Scott is pointing Windsor & Eton FC on a course to the play-offs and says that the team who can handle the pressure will be the one which goes up.