TSFFS S3 EP12

We reveal our first formal complaint in the pre-show segment. We then proceed with our usual roundup of North West Counties results, before exploring the broader field of non-league football in the North West.

We take a look at the movers and shakers in the FA Vase & FA Trophy.

Could Southport FC be taken over by a consortium led by former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard? It's been suggested, and why wouldn't it work, surrounded by figures like Tony Bellew and Duncan Ferguson? If they have taken advice from people like Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, you might think they'd steer clear.

We speak to Andy McCann once again, following his Cheshire Football League representative side winning their UEFA regions group stage in Sweden on Sunday. They had to do it the hard way. Rob Payne came off the bench to score the winning goal in the fifth minute of injury time. We discuss how they managed it and look ahead to next year's finals.

Controversial Corner examines Widnes Town and the news that they could be expelled from the league after playing just seven games in their brief history. The question remains: should the FA have sanctioned their admission to the NWCFL in the first place? It appears the FA did not do their homework.

Doncaster City has resigned from the NCEL.

Quite controversially, Doncaster City FC applied for permission to compete in the Scottish Cup when it was formed in 2022.

The club believed a peace treaty dating back to 1136—which ceded Doncaster to the Scottish king—should allow them to participate in the knockout competition north of the border.

Football agent Willie McKay established the club in what has since been regarded as an ill-fated experiment.

We share our predictions and expert analysis of the NWCFL and Liverpool Premier League, and discuss what Skelmersdale United must do to turn their fortunes around. We are straightforward and unreserved in our critique.

All this and more.