A future for Futsal, AFC Bournemouth expectations and a Brisbane visitor

There's plenty to cover in this weeks round up

Berkshire Football Stories is back after a short break, ahead of the Christmas break, and this week we did something a little different, opening the floor up to a variety of guests.

The latest episode was hosted by Tom Canning and featured special guest Alicia Povey, Women’s Content Lead at Southampton FC, sometimes BT Sport Futsal presenter and reigning Berkshire female footballer of the year.

Up for discussion was some positive news for Futsal in England with the creation of new national teams, a peak behind the curtain when a professional club visits a non-league side and the importance of a club website.

As well as Alicia, there are guest drop-ins from Dan Walkley who gives us a festive Tadley Calleva preview, Rob Davies pops in via Brisbane and we speak to Steve Jinman about Maidenhead United’s season and Andrew Batt’s hopes for Wokingham & Emmbrook in 2023.

Listen to the latest Berkshire Football Stories podcast below or find it on your favourite podcast app here.

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Upcoming fixtures

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Tadley Calleva19:45Hamble Club

Wokingham Town19:45Hungerford Town

Ascot United19:45Binfield

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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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