01st April 2022 - FA Trophy, Stockport County, FA Vase, Newport Pagnell Town, Hanworth Villa

First up this week, the man who came back down from the Football League to take on his current club and in a few short months has them favourites for the National League title and in the semi finals of the FA Trophy. Always great value we speak with Dave Challinor on his spell so far at Stockport County and what the next few weeks may bring.

It’s FA Trophy and FA Vase Semi Final weekend. Single-legged affairs and a place at Wembley at stake. Phil Annets fills us in with the stats and facts with his FA Vase Factfile hat on and tells us about his FA Cup 150 book longlisted for the Sports Book of the Year Awards.

Hoping for one of those Wembley spots is Newport Pagnell Town boss Gary Flinn. ALready creating history his side host Hamworthy Town on Saturday and possibly go into the game as underdogs but he’s pretty confident this side who have done him so proud in the FA Vase this season, can find the form to propel them and their club to the final of the great cup competition.

An additional guest this week in the form of one of our newly crowned champions. At STep 5 promoted from the Combined Counties Premier North are Hanworth Villa. The highest-ranked side still unbeaten in the league this season with a whopping 2.8pts per game. We speak to record-breaking goalkeeper Terry Buss on topping 800 appearances for the club he first represented as a 16 year old and who he hopes to turn out for once again next season in Step 4. First up though 4 more games to complete the unbeaten season.

Rounding off the show Editor at Large at the Non league paper MatT Badcock discussing England, C, Managerial changes plus a round up of the week’s news and what we can expect to read in the weekend’s edition.