'We were on a stag do' - What's pushing Berks County to be better

Combined Counties League Division One Berks County are being spurred by what happened at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Ellis Woods joined Tom Canning, Neil Maskell and Dan Walkley on the Berkshire Football Stories podcast on Thursday to discuss the Swords play off (and whisper it – title hopes) and how a stag do at the end of last season has pushed the club to be better. The Swords have beaten challengers and rivals Amersham Town and Yateley United in consecutive games.

Meanwhile the team cover off the continued resurgence of Binfield while there’s talk of a much-needed win for Reading FC Women.

The latest episode is below or wherever you get your podcasts. Find it here.

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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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