Stonescast

Following the momentous approval last Saturday of the investment by Nick Semaca, the Stones stand on the cusp of a period of exciting transformation and change. A change that brings hope if a little risk, but something Stones fans have embraced as a necessary step to take the club forward.  As we move away from a fans owned club the Supporters Club's role will be more important than ever, as...

The Stones recorded an impressive win on the road at Brackley  after an uninspiring run of 6 games without a win. With Sam Cox's men sitting pretty in the  top half and the possibility of a new investor being confirmed as soon as this  weekend, things are looking rosy at the Vale with over a quarter of the season already complete. But that all sounds far too happy clappy for our loyal listene...

It's been a mad few weeks to support Wealdstone FC following the farcical abandonment at Scunthorpe United and the news of US investment prompting an EGM to be called in early October. Tim Parks is in the hotseat and joined by Alex Kilroy, Mike Renny and Jez Albert to chew over what might have been and what will be?

It looked for a moment like the bubble had burst after three straight defeats but after an epic win under The Vale lights against Southend, everything is rosy again in Wealdstone's garden. Hillsy is in the hosting chair and joined by Sudhir Rawal, Mark Lloyd and Chris Cone to chew over the form, the squad, a 'presentable' set of September fixtures and finally to take a quick glance...

Three games.  Three wins.  Four on the spin if you include the NLC cup win over Wolves. Stones are in a Sam Cox wonderland and top of the league.  Chris Lane is joined on Stonescast 81 by Rob Platt, Paul Cooke and Dave Leach to review the start of the season and the games ahead. Can the  Stones extend their good form and how will the Management Team and players deal with the inevitable sticky patc...

With the start of the Enterprise (Car Hire) National League just days away, Mark Hyde sits down Jez Albert, Alex Kilroy and River Dobson-Wallace to stew over what we've seen during pre-season, how the squad is shaping up and how Sam Cox and his newly-assembled management team will cope with the demands of another tough season. Stonescast is lovingly sponsored by our good friends at Rolfe East...

With just over a week until the National League resumes for the 2025/26 season, Hillsy sits down with Leo Werin and Tom Marshall to cast their eyes over the 24 (or is it 23..?) clubs who will do battle over the coming 9 months.  We do the A-Z of each of the clubs, looking at who's in and who's out and where we think each club will finish. Will they be playoff hopefuls or in a relegation...

Mark Hyde hosts the youthful panel with Tom Marshall, Luca Rosetto and (at times) River Dobson-Wallace to chew over the worst kept secret in football following the second-coming of Sam Cox as Wealdstone manager. The guys also look at the retained list which was published shortly after the Cox announcement with a few towards next season.

In the final episode of the 2024/25 special, Hillsy and Sudhir sit down again with (acting chairman) Dominic Whyley and Darren Linden from the Stones board. We look back at the season to assess its merits, reacting to the news of the departures of Neil Gibson and Lee Jones and whether the move to a hybrid operating model has been a success. There is a long discussion about the current situations w...

It's time to bring the curtain down on another rollercoaster ride of a season as Hillsy, Jez Albert, Sudhir Rawal, Paul Cooke and Mike Renny chew over the fat of a turbulent 9 months at Grosvenor Vale.  There's a guest appearance from Max Kretzschmar who kindly joins us whilst on his holidays in Greece and the fabled end of season awards including best away day, best pub and best limbs o...

Well well, do we have a coup for you!  In this special episode of the cast we are honoured to be joined by Neil Gibson and Lee Jones, AKA the Wealdstone FC Management team to discuss the season that's just passed, the future of the club, where we go from here and their philosophies regarding the way they want the club to progress and the way we play the beautiful game.  It's an absolute...

Just 48 hours after the most dramatic of conclusions to our National League season, the panel of Hillsy, Alex Kilroy, Dave Reader and Mickey Kane reflect on Wealdstone retaining their National League status by the skin of their teeth. There's even a little cameo from Stones legend Jack Cook who joins to share his experience with the final weeks of the season. There's poetry, technical is...

In episode 76, the panel is hosted by Mark Hyde with River Dobson-Wallace, Paul Cooke and Ashley Fairman (making his cast debut) chewing over the Barnet, Boston and Maidenhead games and then looking ahead to the pivotal final fixtures at Southend and then at home to Halifax. Stonescast is proud to be sponsored by Rolfe East www.rolfe-east.com

Chris Lane is in the chair for Stonescast 75 and is joined by Leo Werin, Luca Rossetto and long time Stones fan and once player (of course he mentioned that) Don Cross in his debut on the Cast. Brilliant wins against Boston and Forest Green followed the injury ravaged loss to York and the casters reflect on the impact of goal machine Alex Reid as he reaches 20 goals for the season. Overall everybo...

In this latest StonesCast special, Hillsy sits down Stones legends Jonathan North, Sean Cronin, Wes Parker and Jonny Wright to look back at the evolution of Gordon Bartlett's Wealdstone side following the move to Grosvenor Vale in 2008. We discuss what brought and then kept the players at the club, the amazing FA Trophy run of 2011-12, two bouts of playoff heartache and then finally reaching...

It's been a busy couple of weeks with some dramatic games and crucially some points on the board. Yet it still hands so finely in the balance and with a tough run of fixtures coming up...not to mention a hugely depleted squad...the panel of Adam Hills, Dave Leech, Dave Reader and Alex Gordon run the rule over our chances of survival.

In this episode our panel discuss the games against Tamworth and Rochdale, the recent "Meet the Manager" night at the Vale, before looking back at Gibson's time in charge at the club, before closing by looking at our upcoming fixtures. Frankers hosts, with Tom Marshall, Chris Cone and debutant Warren Ladd giving their opinions.

Chris is joined by Mark, Tim and Rob on Stonescast 72 on the back of three straight wins that have seen the Stones inch out of the relegation zone and start to believe that survival is possible.  Wins at braintree and ebbsfleet are reviewed,  before looking ahead to Tamworth and Rochdale after the Boston game fell foul of the weather.  New manager Neil Gibson's burgeoning relationship with th...

"All fart and no poo..."  Oh Lordy, what have we done? Yes, after much cajoling, we've relaxed our otherwise iron clad and water-tight criteria for our podcasts, and let a bunch of yooful herberts take control of the ship. What could possibly go wrong?  Yes, it's the "K-Unit" edition finally, and what can we say? The kids have been let off the leash and given carte bl...

In this first StonesCast special, Adam Hills sits down with Wealdstone legend Alex Dyer to walk through his fascinating career to date; a career which has seen the midfielder amass approaching 300 appearances for the Stones across two spells. We focus in on Alex's time in Sweden where he captained relative minnows Ostersunds FK on their journey to the Swedish top-level under Graham Potter as...

Here the panel of Adam Hills, Chris Cone, Alex Kilroy and debutante Tomas Matthews come together to chew over Neil Gibson's first week or so at the club, the frustrating draw with Solihull and the disaster versus Tamworth. We're joined by Mickey from the brilliant 'Heed Army' podcast to look ahead to this weekend's home fixture against Gateshead and finally look at the rem...

As StonesCast moves from a solely audio experience to a new digital platform, the panel of Adam Hills, Sudhir Rawal, Jeremy Albert and Paul Franklin debate another dramatic week in the life of Wealdstone FC. The panel chew over the departure of Matt Taylor and consider the merits of his 9-months in charge before a brief delve into what we know and can expect from the man in charge following the an...

"The following Saturday we're at home to Solihull, who have just lost their manager..."  The cast is back with your usual dose of chin wagging about Wealdstone FC. In this episode:  Part One 00:00  The chaps discuss the arrival of two new loanees, and a youngster who's stepped up from the academy to the first team. Then it's onto the reviews of Sutton away and our freakish...

"I'm well known around the club..."  Happy New Year folks and welcome back to the cast. Let's get down to business!  Part One 00:00 We kick off this episode with the famous Wycombe FA Cup ticket wind-up that our caster Alex endured earlier this season, and it's a gold plated wind-up that everybody should know about.  Then we get down to the nuts and bolts as we look back a...

"He's one of those players who gets better when he isn't playing"  It's a middle-youth take over Xmas cast that we have for you this time, featuring a bunch of young scallywags. Well we say "young" but it's quite plain to see using the word "youth" to describe this lot is somewhat of a mental leap of faith.  But anyway, they've got things to s...