The Non League Football Show

Tim Fuell flies solo as he catches up post-match with the managers at Wembley on Non League Finals Day 2020. There's reflections from Consett boss Terry Mitchell and Concord Rangers Manager Danny Scopes on Wembley defeat and cheerier contemplation from Hebburn Town gaffer Kevin Bolam and Harrogate Town's Simon Weaver. Moving back to this year's competition Tim speaks to Hebburn's opposition this w...

Part B of this week's show is an FA Vase special. Phil Annets joins Tim Fuell as co-host. Known to listeners as @FACupFactfile, he returns this week with his @FAVaseFactfile hat on as he helps preview this weekend's Quarter Finals of the 2021 competition. Also taking place this extended weekend however is the 2020 FA Vase Final. Two Northern League clubs will battle it out as Consett Town face Heb...

Bank Holiday weekend and this week's show is a two-parter. Part A released here as usual, Part B released slightly later in the day on Friday. First up in this episode Tim Fuell previews Bank Holiday Monday's Non League Finals Day 2020. Finally, the four teams involved get their day out at Wembley, although it will be without the fans of any of the clubs and without the thousands of neutrals this...

Swampy returns as this week's co-host alongside Tim Fuell as they chat Super League fall-out and the FA Vase as we reach the Fifth Round.  First guest Gary Forrest saw his team beaten 4-0 in the competition last week but an illegible player in the East Ferriby line-up sees his West Auckland reinstated ahead of this weekend's trip to Warrington Rylands. A competition with much history for the manag...

Tim Fuell is joined by guest co-host David Richardson - Senior Writer of The Non League Paper on this week's show. Their guests this week, the leading voices of the Trident League, the Holy Trinity of Mark Harris - Chairman of the Northern Premier League, Nick Robinson - Chairman of the Isthmian League and Anthony Hughes - Vice-Chairman of the Southern League as they explain the reasoning, next st...

As the FA Vase returns with four unplayed Third Round ties Tim Fuell speaks to new Guildford City manager Paul Barnes about taking on a new job in lockdown, preparing for a season, one competitive game at a time and his career thus far in non league. Before that Dave Anderson bows out from the show whilst he takes some gardening leave to concentrate on his new role coaching the goalkeepers at Barn...

Senior Writer at The Non League Paper David Richardson helps Dave Anderson and Tim Fuell decipher the developments in the past week in the tumultuous season in the National League. From no relegation, through points deductions and fines, agent fees and a call for a vote of no confidence in the board. Our guest this week is no stranger to the show but having had another spell coaching back in the P...

As the FA Trophy hits semi-final stage Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson speak to two old friends of the show. First up, Colin McBride, one-time manager, one-time owner / Chairman, now Vice Chairman of Step 3 Hornchurch FC who travel this weekend for a one-off game at Notts County, with a Wembley final at stake. Including a discussion about old skool v new skool approaches to management, it's an interes...

Completing the 'set' of Steps 1-4, Anthony Hughes, Vice Chairman of the Southern League joins Dave Anderson and Tim Fuell to give his insight into the season gone in non league and lessons learnt. A valuable insight into one of the people guiding and representing the non league game at the highest level of administration, his is another honest appraisal of the season gone and the season ahead. Plu...

With the birthday boy having a day off, Tim Fuell flies solo and chats with Whyteleafe Chairman Mark Coote about the departure of manager Harry Hudson, reported issues with their ground lease and the many issues facing clubs and club Chairs in particular at this current time. Previewing a free online event taking place Friday evening, Tim also talks to Otis Roberts, CEO of The Jason Roberts Founda...

This week Isthmian League Chairman Nick Robinson is the guess of Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson. A former referee turned football administrator, here he talks about his roles wearing various hats (and anoraks) with the Isthmian league, the Trident League alliance, on FA Committees and as a football fan. It's this unique access to the people steering the game that makes non league so special and as Ni...

In the week the FA announced curtailment of the season across Steps 3-6, Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson get confirmation from Northern Premier League Chairman that that's not the same as Null and Void. First up Ian Horswell CEO of Jersey Bulls. Two seasons in non league, never beaten... except by the system. Another promotion denied but could there be an opportunity to move up the ladder if the FA br...

Here's the biggie. A lengthy interview with Mark Ives General manager at The National League with some honest, open answers in the wake of yesterday's announcement that clubs had voted to continue the season at Step 1 but end the season as null and void in Step 2. With responses to questions on the lack of minutes at that meeting with the DCMS, why the independent report is still to see light of d...

A two parter show this week due to the breaking news on Thursday evneing. Before news of the vote in the National League broke, Tim Fuell and David Richardson Senior Writer at The Non League Paper discussed what could and might happen and what to expect in this weekend's paper. Although technically out of date, it hopefully helps understand the intricacies of what happens next and the implications...

As the National League continue their official silence, the 'debate' about the future of the season is being conducted publicly without structure or fact-checks in a rather undignified way. In contrast Tim and Dave speak with two clubs running and approaching it all with dignity, dacorum and detailed reasons. Their contrasting 'solution' shows how complicated it is to run a non league football clu...

In the week that the National League clubs begin to consider the resolutions before them about the future of the current season, one National League manager chose to leave his position and comes on the the show to reveal why. Old friend of the show Dean Brennan joins Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson to discuss his departure from Wealdstone and what comes next for the Irishman. Having taken his Sutton U...

In a condensed version of the show Dave Anderson and Tim Fuell speak with Havant & Waterlooville Manager Paul Doswell on the impact of COVID 19 on non league and why he believes the end of the season across the National League is just days away.

Joining Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson this week is old friend of the show Ant Smith as his club announce a voluntary suspension of their games in the National League South until further information is available on testing and affordable common sense funding for the rest of the season. Phil Annets is back to reveal the winners of this season's FA Cup Team Awards and David Richardson is on hand to pro...

As the FA survey on the potential solutions for this season at Steps 3 and below rolls out Northern Premier League Chairman Mark Harris joins Tim Fuell and Dave Anderson, to explain how it will work, what is in debate and why it's far from a simple 'this is what we want' decision. Also in debate how non league moves on from here, uniting as a whole, learning from barriers overcome and taking non l...

It's a bumper-sized episode as Tim Fuell catches up with the four non league managers taking their teams into the Third Round of the FA this weekend. First up though, is @FACupFactfile Phil Annets with stats and facts about the four non league clubs involved, their records and the competition this year.  As a Headteacher in a week that schooling in England became the hot topic, Chorley manager Jam...

For the fans, by the fans, Tim Fuell reflects on the reasons behind the current league suspensions with South West Peninsular League Secretary Phil Hiscox and what options lie ahead for the season. Also returning to the show is Former Pro footballer, Pro Boxer turned non league manager Curtis Woodhouse, as he speaks about being recognised in the Queen's New Years Honours' list with a British Empir...

An early Christmas present, a day early, Tim Fuell speaks with David Richardson about the latest news in non league as the festive season begins.

It's the Chairman's show with three non league football club Chairmen offering their views of running a club in tier three restrictions. Paul Morgan put his club's thoughts out there by announcing they wouldn't be returning from suspension this year before the Isthmian revealed their collective thoughts - hear why. Brian Rose is a hands-on Chair at Step, interrupting his collation of the weekend's...

Tim Fuell speaks with two Chairmen, a player and a journalist about the highs, the lows and the magic of the non league game in difficult times. First up, Mangotsfield United Chairman Mike Richardson on why Step 4 football isn't realistic in Tier 3 and the threats facing village clubs like his. Gloucester City AFC Co-Chairman Alex Petheram this week not only announced a massive coup in new manager...

Tim Fuell and Matt Badcock open the show considering the reasoning and implications of the delayed joint statement from the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League on the club supported motion to continue the league suspension. With several more clubs having to consider life without football, Tim catches up with Jack Hodgkins, Secretary at Merthyr Town on how they are coping a...