S9 Ep14: 08th November 2024 - FA Vase 2 and Spelthorne Sports

The Non League Football Show

We’re back on the FA Vase trail this week and what a bumper show we have. The Vase hits Round 2 and there are no more exemptions - the winner of this year’s competition will be competing this weekend
Phil Annets is back with his @FaVaseFactfile and helps guide us through the stats, facts, records and the downright bizarre.
Then I get to speak to one of those managers looking to make history with his side in the Vase this weekend. Myles Hook is a bit different from most managers in national cup competitions and plying his trade at Step 5 however. Hands on doesn’t give justice to the work he and the small team at Spelthorne Sports put in week in and week out. A club born from the community still with that community at its very heart. His tale is heartwarming and a contrast from some of those from the top level of over-inflated budgets and egos. A win against fellow step 5 club Holmesdale at the weekend would not only see the club’s best FA Vase run but also put the club on the map and bring in some essential funds.
Rounding up the news of the week, Jon Couch of the Non League Paper. He’s back with news from around the beautiful game ahead of another bumper weekend of non league football.