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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 11:10 - Nov 14 with 2281 views

Great idea RS, happy to chip in, and only fitting that we keep Durham's legacy going. I can't do tomorrow, as I'm heading up to Warsaw myself, and likely Notts County the next Saturday too, but I've tagged some below I'm happy to cover.

Date Home/Away Opposition Previewer
Saturday 15 Nov 2025 Away Walsall
Saturday 22 Nov 2025 Away Notts County
Saturday 29 Nov 2025 Home Cheltenham Town - Wessex
Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's
Saturday 06 Dec 2025 Home Gillingham
Saturday 13 Dec 2025 Away Salford City
Saturday 20 Dec 2025 Home Newport County - Wessex
Friday 26 Dec 2025 Away Crawley Town
Monday 29 Dec 2025 Away Gillingham - Wessex
Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Home MK
Sunday 04 Jan 2026 Home Accrington Stanley
Saturday 10 Jan 2026 Away Chesterfield - Wessex (unless you want this one Gerry?)
Saturday 17 Jan 2026 Away Bristol Rovers
Saturday 24 Jan 2026 Home Fleetwood Town - Wessex
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 Home Grimsby Town
Saturday 31 Jan 2026 Away Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 07 Feb 2026 Home Shrewsbury Town - Wessex
Saturday 14 Feb 2026 Away Barrow
Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 Away Cambridge United
Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Home Barnet
Saturday 28 Feb 2026 Home Salford City - Wessex
Saturday 07 Mar 2026 Away Newport County
Friday 13 Mar 2026 Home Crawley Town
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 Away MK
Saturday 21 Mar 2026 Away Bromley
Saturday 28 Mar 2026 Home Walsall
Friday 03 Apr 2026 Home Oldham Athletic - Wessex
Monday 06 Apr 2026 Away Tranmere Rovers
Friday 10 Apr 2026 Home Swindon Town
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 Away Harrogate Town
Saturday 25 Apr 2026 Home Notts County - Wessex (possibly, but probably not if we're in with a chance of promotion)
Saturday 02 May 2026 Away Cheltenham

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:07 - Nov 16 with 2165 views

Unless anyone else would like the job, I'm happy to have a punt at the Notts County preview.

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 19:16 - Nov 16 with 2139 views

What was the main reason for the Col U win versus Carlisle?

I did the last Verue Trophy one - so happy to do this one:

Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 19:21 - Nov 16 with 2136 views

Update:

Date Home/Away Opposition Previewer
Saturday 15 Nov 2025 Away Walsall - RSCOSWORTH
Saturday 22 Nov 2025 Away Notts County - TOOT
Saturday 29 Nov 2025 Home Cheltenham Town - Wessex
Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's - G.Hughes
Saturday 06 Dec 2025 Home Gillingham
Saturday 13 Dec 2025 Away Salford City
Saturday 20 Dec 2025 Home Newport County - Wessex
Friday 26 Dec 2025 Away Crawley Town
Monday 29 Dec 2025 Away Gillingham - Wessex
Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Home MK
Sunday 04 Jan 2026 Home Accrington Stanley
Saturday 10 Jan 2026 Away Chesterfield - Wessex (unless you want this one Gerry?)
Saturday 17 Jan 2026 Away Bristol Rovers
Saturday 24 Jan 2026 Home Fleetwood Town - Wessex
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 Home Grimsby Town
Saturday 31 Jan 2026 Away Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 07 Feb 2026 Home Shrewsbury Town - Wessex
Saturday 14 Feb 2026 Away Barrow
Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 Away Cambridge United
Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Home Barnet
Saturday 28 Feb 2026 Home Salford City - Wessex
Saturday 07 Mar 2026 Away Newport County
Friday 13 Mar 2026 Home Crawley Town
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 Away MK
Saturday 21 Mar 2026 Away Bromley
Saturday 28 Mar 2026 Home Walsall
Friday 03 Apr 2026 Home Oldham Athletic - Wessex
Monday 06 Apr 2026 Away Tranmere Rovers
Friday 10 Apr 2026 Home Swindon Town
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 Away Harrogate Town
Saturday 25 Apr 2026 Home Notts County - Wessex (possibly, but probably not if we're in with a chance of promotion)
Saturday 02 May 2026 Away Cheltenham

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 10:00 - Nov 17 with 2061 views

gerry_us

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 19:21 - Nov 16 by wessex_exile

Yeah, I'll take Chesterfield game Wessex.
It will be a totally unbiased preview

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 14:42 - Nov 17 with 2015 views

Thank you gentlemen, appreciate you all getting involved.

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 15:31 - Nov 17 with 2005 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 19:16 - Nov 16 by ghughes11
I did the last Verue Trophy one - so happy to do this one: Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's

I think you meant Vertu, or was it intentional?

Was it a Freudian slip? Verrue is French for Wart or Verruca, which fits with the status of the competition.

[Post edited 17 Nov 15:36]

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:56 - Nov 17 with 1960 views

What was the main reason for the Col U win versus Carlisle?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 15:31 - Nov 17 by TheOldOakTree
I think you meant Vertu, or was it intentional? Was it a Freudian slip? Verrue is French for Wart or Verruca, which fits with the status of the competition. [Post edited 17 Nov 15:36]

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 15:12 - Nov 18 with 1864 views

Daniel

I'll have a go at doing Gillingham at Home

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:27 - Nov 18 with 1840 views

Schedule is starting to fill up nicely:

Date Home/Away Opposition Previewer
Saturday 15 Nov 2025 Away Walsall - RSCOSWORTH
Saturday 22 Nov 2025 Away Notts County - TOOT
Saturday 29 Nov 2025 Home Cheltenham Town - Wessex
Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's - G.Hughes
Saturday 06 Dec 2025 Home Gillingham - Daniel
Saturday 13 Dec 2025 Away Salford City
Saturday 20 Dec 2025 Home Newport County - Wessex
Friday 26 Dec 2025 Away Crawley Town
Monday 29 Dec 2025 Away Gillingham - Wessex
Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Home MK
Sunday 04 Jan 2026 Home Accrington Stanley
Saturday 10 Jan 2026 Away Chesterfield - Gerry
Saturday 17 Jan 2026 Away Bristol Rovers
Saturday 24 Jan 2026 Home Fleetwood Town - Wessex
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 Home Grimsby Town
Saturday 31 Jan 2026 Away Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 07 Feb 2026 Home Shrewsbury Town - Wessex
Saturday 14 Feb 2026 Away Barrow
Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 Away Cambridge United
Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Home Barnet
Saturday 28 Feb 2026 Home Salford City - Wessex
Saturday 07 Mar 2026 Away Newport County
Friday 13 Mar 2026 Home Crawley Town
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 Away MK
Saturday 21 Mar 2026 Away Bromley
Saturday 28 Mar 2026 Home Walsall
Friday 03 Apr 2026 Home Oldham Athletic - Wessex
Monday 06 Apr 2026 Away Tranmere Rovers
Friday 10 Apr 2026 Home Swindon Town
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 Away Harrogate Town
Saturday 25 Apr 2026 Home Notts County - Wessex (possibly, but probably not if we're in with a chance of promotion)
Saturday 02 May 2026 Away Cheltenham

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 13:28 - Nov 23 with 1538 views

Update now the Wet Spam game has been moved (much to Danny's understandable annoyance):

Date Home/Away Opposition Previewer
Saturday 15 Nov 2025 Away Walsall - RSCOSWORTH
Saturday 22 Nov 2025 Away Notts County - TOOT
Saturday 29 Nov 2025 Home Cheltenham Town - Wessex
Saturday 06 Dec 2025 Home Gillingham - Daniel
Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's - G.Hughes
Saturday 13 Dec 2025 Away Salford City
Saturday 20 Dec 2025 Home Newport County - Wessex
Friday 26 Dec 2025 Away Crawley Town
Monday 29 Dec 2025 Away Gillingham - Wessex
Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Home MK
Sunday 04 Jan 2026 Home Accrington Stanley
Saturday 10 Jan 2026 Away Chesterfield - Gerry
Saturday 17 Jan 2026 Away Bristol Rovers
Saturday 24 Jan 2026 Home Fleetwood Town - Wessex
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 Home Grimsby Town
Saturday 31 Jan 2026 Away Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 07 Feb 2026 Home Shrewsbury Town - Wessex
Saturday 14 Feb 2026 Away Barrow
Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 Away Cambridge United
Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Home Barnet
Saturday 28 Feb 2026 Home Salford City - Wessex
Saturday 07 Mar 2026 Away Newport County
Friday 13 Mar 2026 Home Crawley Town
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 Away MK
Saturday 21 Mar 2026 Away Bromley
Saturday 28 Mar 2026 Home Walsall
Friday 03 Apr 2026 Home Oldham Athletic - Wessex
Monday 06 Apr 2026 Away Tranmere Rovers
Friday 10 Apr 2026 Home Swindon Town
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 Away Harrogate Town
Saturday 25 Apr 2026 Home Notts County - Wessex (possibly, but probably not if we're in with a chance of promotion)
Saturday 02 May 2026 Away Cheltenham

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 13:46 - Nov 23 with 1535 views

I can have a pop at the preview for the game at the 'Dirty Old Town' on 13th Dec.

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 12:10 - Nov 24 with 1438 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 13:46 - Nov 23 by TheOldOakTree
I can have a pop at the preview for the game at the 'Dirty Old Town' on 13th Dec.

Cheers Toot. Think that may be the Cowley's 100th game in charge.

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 16:25 - Nov 24 with 1406 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 12:10 - Nov 24 by RSCOSWORTH
Cheers Toot. Think that may be the Cowley's 100th game in charge.

Just done my sums, and assuming the EFL don't muck around with the EFLT game even more, you are correct.

Date Home/Away Opposition Previewer
Saturday 15 Nov 2025 Away Walsall - RSCOSWORTH
Saturday 22 Nov 2025 Away Notts County - TOOT
Saturday 29 Nov 2025 Home Cheltenham Town - Wessex
Saturday 06 Dec 2025 Home Gillingham - Daniel
Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 Home West Ham U21's - G.Hughes
Saturday 13 Dec 2025 Away Salford City - TOOT
Saturday 20 Dec 2025 Home Newport County - Wessex
Friday 26 Dec 2025 Away Crawley Town - RSCOSWORTH
Monday 29 Dec 2025 Away Gillingham - Wessex
Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Home MK
Sunday 04 Jan 2026 Home Accrington Stanley
Saturday 10 Jan 2026 Away Chesterfield - Gerry
Saturday 17 Jan 2026 Away Bristol Rovers
Saturday 24 Jan 2026 Home Fleetwood Town - Wessex
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 Home Grimsby Town
Saturday 31 Jan 2026 Away Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 07 Feb 2026 Home Shrewsbury Town - Wessex
Saturday 14 Feb 2026 Away Barrow
Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 Away Cambridge United
Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Home Barnet
Saturday 28 Feb 2026 Home Salford City - Wessex
Saturday 07 Mar 2026 Away Newport County
Friday 13 Mar 2026 Home Crawley Town
Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 Away MK
Saturday 21 Mar 2026 Away Bromley
Saturday 28 Mar 2026 Home Walsall
Friday 03 Apr 2026 Home Oldham Athletic - Wessex
Monday 06 Apr 2026 Away Tranmere Rovers
Friday 10 Apr 2026 Home Swindon Town
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 Away Harrogate Town
Saturday 25 Apr 2026 Home Notts County - Wessex (possibly, but probably not if we're in with a chance of promotion)
Saturday 02 May 2026 Away Cheltenham

[Post edited 24 Nov 17:18]

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 16:37 - Nov 24 with 1400 views

As Crawley is one of the few away trips I've made with the U's, not one I'll be making this year though, I'll do the preview for that one.

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:21 - Nov 24 with 1382 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 16:37 - Nov 24 by RSCOSWORTH
As Crawley is one of the few away trips I've made with the U's, not one I'll be making this year though, I'll do the preview for that one.

Excellent!

I've just realised you've been doing updates to your origin message - didn't even know that was possible, I thought the option to edit messages expired fairly soon after posting. I will spare further updates then and leave it with you

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 18:43 - Nov 26 with 1230 views

What was the main reason for the Col U win versus Carlisle?

Update from TooT on another thread advising that he is unable to do the preview for the Salford match.

Hope all is well though TooT!

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 09:41 - Nov 28 with 1017 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 18:43 - Nov 26 by ghughes11
Update from TooT on another thread advising that he is unable to do the preview for the Salford match. Hope all is well though TooT!

Yes, all is well in TOOT world thank you, but this board is not for me anymore.

Au revoir mes amis.

Allez les U’s !

-1

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:08 - Nov 28 with 949 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 17:21 - Nov 24 by wessex_exile
Excellent! I've just realised you've been doing updates to your origin message - didn't even know that was possible, I thought the option to edit messages expired fairly soon after posting. I will spare further updates then and leave it with you

It's all good wessex, it's a group effort.

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 18:52 - Nov 28 with 930 views

What was the main reason for the Col U win versus Carlisle?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 09:41 - Nov 28 by TheOldOakTree
Yes, all is well in TOOT world thank you, but this board is not for me anymore. Au revoir mes amis. Allez les U’s !

wait.... what! We can't lose another boarder

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 23:09 - Nov 28 with 872 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 09:41 - Nov 28 by TheOldOakTree
Yes, all is well in TOOT world thank you, but this board is not for me anymore. Au revoir mes amis. Allez les U’s !

Evening TOOT, I've been up in London village all day on a team event and have tried several times to send you a PM, but for whatever reason I have no control over, it hasn't worked.

I get that you are not comfortable with criticism of others content, and lord knows some of my content over the years (BLM for instance) has ruffled a fair few feathers, but that is the beauty of what we have here - an open an honest community where we all have a voice and are entitled to use it.

Cards on the table, I admit I've found much of what Sparkfilms posts on his very personal "Tigers" thread irrelevant, to the point that I blocked him for a while because I just couldn't be arsed with reading it.

Criticism of content is fine, please don't leave for that!

	Up the U's
Poll:	Auf wiedersehen, pet - who’ll be joining the great northern exodus?

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 10:02 - Nov 29 with 805 views

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 23:09 - Nov 28 by wessex_exile

OFFS, my post wasn’t a cry for attention, no one was supposed to reply. It was just me having the common decency of replying to GH and saying goodbye as I slipped away quietly. We are poles apart on how we see the issue and I can’t be arsed to argue anymore, because it’s pointless. I expect that given time, my self-righteousness may fade, but in the meantime I’m on extended gardening leave.

Just for the record, as far as I’m concerned, Sparks is a Col U legend for many reasons and over the years U’s supporters don’t get more genuine than him. I thank him for taking the time to share his thoughts with me, sometimes I chose to read them, sometimes I didn’t.

[Post edited 29 Nov 10:15]

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 11:02 - Nov 29 with 754 views

MarkyMark47

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 10:02 - Nov 29 by TheOldOakTree

[Post edited 29 Nov 10:15]

I've got a lot of sympathy for your point of view. At a time when people seemed to be coming together after the death of a valued contributor to this forum, I find it hard to understand negativity to another contributor. Especially as no one is forced to read anything if they find it irrelevant.

Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 10:11 - Dec 2 with 304 views

As TheOldOakTree is now unable to do the Salford preview it's up for grabs if anyone fancies giving it a crack. Will be Danny's 100th game in charge providing our next two games go ahead as planned.

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Match Previews In Honour Of Durham on 10:27 - Dec 2 with 300 views