FA Vase

Boro are blinded by the lure of Wembley

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.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 February 2024

By Fergus Brennan

GLORY RUN: Romford’s Charlie Morris
PICTURE: Alamy

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.
Essex Senior League Boro will face Combined Counties League outfit North Greenford United in the last eight of the famous competition after beating Hilltop last week.
Romford currently occupy a play-off position in their prioritised bid to return to Step 4 – but a potential trip to Wembley is hard to put out of the mind.
“I think the run in the ...

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