Show gives cup five star treatment

15 syys 2017 By David Watters

Mid Cheshire Guardian sportswriter Andrew Simpson and five of the managers looking to guide their sides into the next round of the Emirates FA Cup this weekend take the lead on Friday's new EVO-STIK NPL Show.

With 24 EVO-STIK League clubs getting ready to kick off in the Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round, host Ben Hughes is joined on the latest hour-plus long podcast by Simpson, Ashton United's Jody Banim, Craig Elliott at Shaw Lane, Stalybridge Celtic's Steve Burr, South Shields joint boss Lee Picton and Chasetown's Scott Dundas.

The new show isn't just a cup special with Coalville Town manager Tommy Brookbanks involved as well EVO-STIK League social media manager James Heyes, taking time off from celebrating his birthday to bring all the latest news and results from the last seven days to the debate!

Produced as always by the award-winning team behind FCUM Radio, the EVO-STIK League's stable of hit weekly and monthly podcasts returned after the summer break to build on their best ever listening figures last term and an end of season surge following a series of special live broadcasts from the play-offs.

Available on iTunes and Audioboom, the podcasts are being sponsored for the fourth season running by the NPL's title sponsors EVO-STIK and since last season have also been available via their own button on the right hand side of the home page of the league's official website.

To tune into the September 15 show, listeners can also click here: http://audioboom.com/posts/6304648-the-evo-stik-npl-show-15th-september-2017.

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Where next?

Challengers can set new cup record Martin Carruthers and his Basford United side are aiming to create Emirates FA Cup history on Saturday by beating EVO-STIK League rivals Mickleover Sports.

Our cup guru previews every tie! @FACupFactfile founder Phil Annets has teamed up with the EVO-STIK League for the third round in a row to pen tie-by-tie previews of the weekend's Emirates FA Cup action!