Post FA Vase interview with Woodley United FC manager Michael Herbert

Our man Mark Pugh was at Scours Lane as Woodley United were beaten 4-0 by Ardley United in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase.

After the game Mark spoke to Woodley manager Michael Herbert and you can listen in full here:

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It was a busy weekend of action that saw Bracknell Town win 5-1 in extra time at Hook Norton while Binfield won 3-2 at Buckingham Athletic and the two will now play each other in the second qualifying round.

The second qualifying round ties take place on the weekend of 24th September.

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Tom Canning

Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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