On The Road To Wembley

From the preliminary round to the final of the FA Trophy 2015/16

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

November 18, 2015

FA Trophy First qualifying round St Ives Town v Kettering Town It’s a Friday night and instead of sitting on the sofa watching Grand Designs and tucking into a Szechuan chicken (with extra chillies), I’m at an FA Trophy first qualifying round game between St Ives and Kettering. Modern football, eh? Bloody Sky, forcing clubs … More FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

October 9, 2015

FA Trophy Preliminary Round St Ives Town v Rugby Town It’s a long way from Westwood Road to Wembley. Well, not literally. Sixty five miles down the A1 isn’t that far really – with a fair wind and some luck with the traffic you easily could be there in 90 minutes. But in footballing terms, … More THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD