Bognor Regis Town FC

I mentioned in an earlier blog that I went to Chatham to see Bognor win their league...unfortunetly that wasn't to be...but I have been to see Bognor play a few times at their home ground of Nyeland Lane
while I've been down in Bognor on holiday.
The first time was when Bognor were suffering a bad season in the South Conference league, unfortunetly they went down that season, and the season after that as well but I was hooked and now I go to see them whenever I'm down there...only if they're at home though of course!!
I do tend to try and and work my holiday round their fixture list though when I can!!
Bognor now play in the Ryman League Division One South, where they had a fantastic season last season, they were around the top of the league all season, finally hitting the top spot with a game to go, but were pipped to the post and then failed to qualify for promotion in the play offs....this season they seemed to have learnt their lesson from last season and are stronger, they are currently top of the league and hopefully won't blow it this season.

If you are trying to get there by train though beware that it is a loooong way from the station. the best way of getting there is to (in my humble opinion) head for the beach....when you get there turn right and go towards the Royal Norfolk Hotel...follow that road until you reach Nyeland lane and walk up there....again though, it's still a fair old trek until you reach the ground on the left hand side.
A more scenice route would be to just walk along the beach until you reach the sign that says "Pagham"....that road should then be Nyeland Lane and you just walk up the road from there!!
I don't think that many clubs in the Ryman Division one has a mascot, and though he doesn't always seem to be there if they have a mascot for a game then he'll come out of hibernation...I'm talking of Rocky Bear.

I would talk about the game that I went to, but as I have been to a few it's a bit difficult, but I will say...every time I have been to a Bognor game they have never lost!!
Maybe I should be their mascot?!!

Highlights of the Sittingbourne game at Nyeland Lane in the FA Cup First Qualifying round of the 2011/12 season....yes...I was the one who took the video!!