The Brakes go marching on

I was not one of the 861 people who went to see Leamington play Oadby Town, also of the World Travel Midland Alliance, in the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday as I was at the Hawthorns. The replay was last night and work commitments prevented me from taking the drive up the M69 to the home of the Imperials for the match. It was 1-1 at extra time, but Brakes won the penalty shoot out 4-2 and won £3,750.

Now they are at home to Woodford United of the UCL in the 3rd qualifying round, in itself a considerable achievement for a Step 5 team in the non-league pyramid. Indeed, when I was the guest on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire's breakfast show on Sunday, they didn't want to talk about the Addicks, only about the Brakes. The match is on 8th October when Charlton take a break for internationals. This will be the only Charlton blog covering the game, although Deano's dad may be there (he was at the annual dinner this year).

Woodford Halse is a strange town in Northamptonshire which used to house the workshops of the long closed Great Central Railway, hence there are streets full of small Victorian houses. Like many of the small industrial towns in Northamptonshire, it has the reputation of being a bit of a rough house (no offence intended to the Burton Latimer Addick who lives in a village near the Weetabix factory, the village being known for its Addicktion).