S7 Ep3: 02nd September 2022 - FA Cup 1Q, Ashton United & Grantham Town

The Non League Football Show

It's the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. @FACupFactfile Phil Annets is on hand to feed stats and facts on the 112 ties before we talk to two managers involved in those ties.
First up, Michael Clegg manager at Ashton United who have started brightly in the Northern Premier League and now embark on their FA Cup journey this weekend. Always honest and great value, his answer to the final question sums up Non-league perfectly.
Also in FA Cup action are Grantham Town but in a week of upheaval their home tie has had to be switched, with their pitch needing to have emergency work done after being attacked by local crows searching for chafer grubs. Manager Matt Chatfield explains more and why the club are hoping for more support via their GoFundMe page whilst also juggling a league campaign and hopefully an FA Cup run.
Jon Couch Executive Editor of the Non-League Paper helps round up the week's news including the streaming debate, players moving up in to the Football League and what's to come in this weekend's paper.