Golders Green lost their third game in succession on Saturday, in their home Herts and Middlesex Combination match with Slough. The visiting team were late in arriving and at one time it was doubtful if they would turn up. They eventually did and gave a good display, at times showing the Green how football should be played.

Slough were the first to show their form and after 15 minutes they scored a picture goal through Williams, who took up a pass by A. Marshall, outran Bucci, and drove hard past the advancing Hart. The Green forwards were all sixes and sevens, and there was little of the cohesion amongst them that was becoming noticeable last season.

It is hard to believe Fontana and Cochrane should be showing such poor form after their performance last season, but perhaps they will improve when the grounds are softer. It must be said, however, that they are getting little support from the halves, for Breagan and Ellison are not really half-backs; both would show up better in the forward line. Bucci is very hardworking, but was not an ideal centre-half.

Following several lost chances by the Green, Slough scored their second goal through Williams from a pass by Somerville.

The Green tried hard to reduce the arrears, but the Slough defences were too strong, and it was not until ten minutes from the end of the first half that Fontana reduced the lead from a well-taken free kick by Breagan. Pulling tried to get the wingers going, but Stroud and Coleman missed several chances by hanging on to the ball for too long before centreing. It was left to W. Boston to work the opening for the Green's second goal, for two minutes from half-time he beat three men and finally passed to Cochrane, who easily scored. This was a good goal. Half-time came with no further scoring.

On the resumption Slough took up the attack and Williams scored their third goal, and, incidentally, his third of the game. The Green then had several chances to equalise, but Fontana and Coleman missed open goals when well placed. The Green did, however, level the scores when, from a beautiful centre by Stroud, who had already beaten three men while running down the wing, Pulling drove hard past the prone Wakefield, who had no chance with the shot. It then looked as if the Green were going to run up the score, but twice Fontana blazed over the bar when he was well placed. Slough were playing beautiful football, and Bucci had a hard job trying to hold Williams in the centre. Although he was small he was very wiry and had really a very good afternoon. He scored their fourth goal after 20 minutes.

Ten minutes from time the Green were awarded a penalty for a foul on Stroud. W. Boston took the kick and shot straight at the keeper, who punched clear for a corner.

Stroud was playing a useful game now, and from one of his centres Fontana should have scored, but he again blazed over the bar. Cochrane and Coleman both had chances, but always there was too much close passing and fiddling in front of the goal.

If the present forward line is to function this season there must be more open play. After further attempts to equalise by the Green, Slough ran out winners by 4 goals to 3.

The pick of the Slough team was undoubtedly Williams, at centre-forward, while both P. Marshall and Somerville were good forwards. Flatt, at centre-half, was a tower of strength and gave Pulling little room to move, while J. Snow, at left-back, was the best back on view. Wakefield, in goal, shaped well when clearing several of the Green's shots. The weak link in the Green forward line was Fontana, Cochrane and Coleman. W. Boston and Bucci were good in the Green's defence; Billy Breagan worked hard but was out of position, and Hart had little chance with any goals that were scored.