In his first post for Hopper’s Guide this season, Steve Sharman seeks some post-summer holiday recovery time at Woodside Road, home to the Blues of Bishop’s Stortford, as they take on Real Bedford in the FA Cup. It’s September, and it’s raining. The summer holidays are over, the kids are back at school, and it’s…
Tag: Road to Wembley
Nine Steps from Wembley: A season with the FA Vase #08
FA Vase Quarter-Final: Whitstable Town vs. Whitchurch Alport The FA Vase has reached the latter stages, and the quarter-final draw saw the side we are currently following, Whitstable Town, drawn at home to Whitchurch Alport. Before returning to the Kent coast, Steve Sharman spoke to Whitchurch Alport manager Adam Shillcock about the impending battle of…
Nine Steps from Wembley: A season with the FA Vase #07
FA Vase Round 5: Whitstable Town vs. Fleet Town Back on the FA Vase trail, Steve Sharman’s route to Wembley now follows Fleet Town, after the Hampshire side earned a hard-fought win at Crawley Down Gatwick in the fourth round. The Blues now travel to the Kent coast where fifth-round opponents Whitstable Town will no…



