Chairman and mentor Denis Mair says ‘a light has gone out’ at Chalfont St Peter FC following the sad passing of popular striker Charlie Strutton at the age of 34.
Plan A is to take in Highworth Town’s FA Vase match but The Fox and I agree that the likelihood of Town’s game against Great Wakering Rovers is about as likely as me dating Nadiya Bychkova from Strictly Come Dancing so we set about formulating Plan B.
Marcus Bowers is dreaming of leading Great Wakering Rovers all the way to Wembley after making history by guiding the Essex Senior League side into the Isuzu FA Vase quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Romford FC had never reached the Isuzu FA Vase quarter-finals before this season – and chairman Steve Gardener says they’ll keep dreaming of reaching the Holy Grail at Wembley.
Former England captain Stuart Pearce knows all about fulfilling boyhood dreams and gracing the hallowed Wembley turf – and reckons Non-League Finals Day captures the emotions of both in one fell swoop!
Adam Stevens admits he was hurt to be told in the bar that his Coalville Town reign had come to an end – but he won’t let it overshadow the good times he had at his hometown club.
When it first got introduced we had one every other game, now it’s very rarely used, referees have this tool but don’t use it any more. They’ve gradually lost interest in enforcing it, like the six second rules for the goalkeeper holding the ball.