Maldon & Tiptree boss Brown replaced Steve Ball at the helm in February, with the U’s alarming loss of form resulting in fears the club could drop into Non-League football.
An underdog triumphing against all the odds having not kicked a ball in the league since early November when the season was halted, overcoming adversity to beat five higher league sides and a wily old manager’s love affair with Non-League’s most prestigious competition.
The former Newcastle United midfielder, who is good mates with the Urchins’ boss from their time together in the north-east, played for the club as a youngster before being picked up by Charlton Athletic.
Former England skipper Pearce gave Mark Stimson’s Wembley-bound players an evening they’d never forget when he dropped in on a training session on Thursday.
Fans of the National League North Bulls will be situated in the West End of Wembley Stadium, with those supporting Isthmian Premier Urchins occupying the East End.
The 35-year-old enjoyed a long and illustrious career in the Non-League game, taking in a host of clubs in and around Kent and the south-east before finishing his career at Hartsdown Park.
Knight, the former Harlow Town and Ware midfielder, took over the Isthmian Premier Division Blues in the 2018-19 season and was at the helm for the two incomplete Covid-hit seasons.
Rowe had played every minute for the U’s at the start of the season as they made their early mark on the National League and took to the pitch again as a second half substitute in their 4-0 victory at Altrincham.
Malins began working on the idea last April after he was furloughed by Virgin Atlantic Holidays and has already seen over 100 players add their profiles to starting-eleven.co.uk.
The 37-year-old former Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon, Ebbsfleet and Havant & Waterlooville striker has been unveiled as the new Wands boss, replacing Tony Russell, who quit last month after six years in charge.
The Bulls were ten games unbeaten before they knocked out Woking last weekend in the FA Trophy semi-finals to set up a Wembley return, five years on since the reformed club reached the FA Vase final, against Hornchurch
When the Hornchurch coach pulled back into the club car park last Saturday, Chris Dickson could be forgiven for feeling like he was back in Cyprus again.