Harry Talbot had to cut a skiing holiday short in order to write his name into the history books and blast Great Wakering Rovers into the semi-finals of the Isuzu FA Vase.
Marcus Bowers is dreaming of leading Great Wakering Rovers all the way to Wembley after making history by guiding the Essex Senior League side into the Isuzu FA Vase quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Romford FC had never reached the Isuzu FA Vase quarter-finals before this season – and chairman Steve Gardener says they’ll keep dreaming of reaching the Holy Grail at Wembley.
Former England captain Stuart Pearce knows all about fulfilling boyhood dreams and gracing the hallowed Wembley turf – and reckons Non-League Finals Day captures the emotions of both in one fell swoop!
Whickham manager Lee Haldane has admitted there is some pride in being the Northern League’s sole survivor in this season’s FA Vase – but stressed it means nothing unless they continue their run this weekend.