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The draws for the early rounds of the FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup were made on Wednesday. In the FA Cup we have an intriguing tie away to local Ryman League rivals East Thurrock United on Saturday 29^th August.  

Full draws: 

FA CUP sponsored by E.ON
29 Aug - Preliminary Round: East Thurrock United (away)
12 Sep – 1^st Qualifying Round: Barton Rovers or Ware (home) 

FA CARLSBERG TROPHY
3 Oct - Preliminary Round: Great Wakering Rovers (home)
17 Oct – 1^st Qualifying Round: AFC Hornchurch (away) 

FA YOUTH CUP sponsored by E.ON
Week beginning 7 Sep - Preliminary Round: London Colney (home)  
Week beginning 21 Sep – 1^st Qualifying Round: Ilford or Harpenden Town (home)
Week beginning 5 Oct – 2^nd Qualifying Round: East Thurrock United or Boreham Wood or Billericay Town (home)

Brentwood Town have gone for experience with five new signings and a sixth in the pipeline as manager Carl Griffiths bids to avoid a repeat of last season’s bitterly disappointing Ryman League Division One North play-off defeat.  In comes the vastly experienced midfield/defender Steve Heffer from Billericay Town, who has played for both Thurrock and Dagenham & Redbridge, and he will link up with another ex-New Lodge colleague from last season, Tim Cole, who had signed on at the Arena over a month ago. 

Other experienced players joining Griffiths is midfielder Lee Williams, club captain last season at East Thurrock United, and midfielder Paul Shave who was at both Aveley and Billericay Town last season. 

Also signing on is winger Bradley Barnes, a regular in last season’s promotion side at Aveley, while re-signing for the club is utility player Steve King,  who spent most of last season at Biships Stortford, although he returned on loan for the final month of the campaign. 

Last night (Tuesday) as Griffiths and his assistant Scott Canham took their first pre-season training session, they were expecting to complete the signing of an experienced striker.