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Emley manager Richard Tracy joins Sam Armitage to chat all about the rise of the club he has managed since 2019 from Step 6 to 2nd place in the NPL East Division.

He chats about winning the club's first trophy in 25 years, the change in expectations last season as they almost earned back-to-back promotions, and whether the focus now is on finishing 2nd, rather than catching Redcar.

He was also part of that famous Jimmy Glass moment, where the on-loan keeper scored in the 96th minute to keep Carlisle United in the EFL...which is talked about, too.

And as always, Sam reviews yet another big week of NPL action, before looking ahead to the weekend's games.

Hednesford Town defender Chris Hussey joins Sam Armitage to chat about his career through football, which started and is now concluding in non-league, and has involved more promotions than not.

He discusses whether he believes Hednesford possesses similar qualities to other EFL clubs that came through non-league and how he's helping his teammates through what looks to be a tight run-in in Step 3.

Speaking of run-ins, as most sides across all four divisions head into the final 10 games of the campaign, Sam reviews a busy week of NPL action, and previews next weekend's games.

In something a little different, host Sam Armitage is joined by the NPL's EDI lead, Umar Ahmed, the FA's Mo Matadar, match official Sufyaan Shaffi and Trafford player Bile Ahmed to chat all about Ramadan, what it means to Muslim people and how they balance the holy month with football.

Sam also runs down a big week of NPL action, which saw high-profile managerial changes and big wins across the board, while looking ahead to another big weekend this coming Valentine's Day.

Kidsgrove Athletic's Joint player/manager Matt Rhead joins Sam Armitage to chat through his football career, which is still ongoing, aged 41, back at the club he spent the majority of his early years at.

After turning professional later on in his career at 28, Rhead won National League and League Two titles, was part of Lincoln City's FA Cup Quarter-Final run, and won the EFL Trophy at Wembley, too.

Sam also runs through the recent results in the NPL and previews the upcoming week.

Whitby Town manager Gary Liddle joins Sam Armitage to chat about a professional career which spanned 800 games and included scoring at Old Trafford in an FA Youth Cup final, *that* FA Cup win at Chelsea while at Bradford City, two promotions with Hartlepool United at either end of his career.

Sam also runs down the week's action across the NPL, and previews the upcoming games this Saturday

Grimsby Borough boss Dan Barrett joins Sam Armitage to chat about his decade-long spell at the NPL East Division side, which has seen a couple of promotions and an establishment in Step 4 across 500 games in charge.

Sam also reviews a full slate of games across the weekend and previews some big matchups over the coming week.

Kevin Ellison hit 1,000 games in senior football on Saturday, and the Vauxhall Motors striker chats with Sam Armitage about how he felt hitting that milestone, and his favourite memories from a career that's close to spanning 30 years.

Additionally, Sam reviews a limited gameweek just gone due to the weather, and previews a full slate of games next weekend

Anstey Nomads manager Conrad Logan is the latest guest on the NPL Show, after taking a couple of weeks off due to the Christmas period.

He joins Sam Armitage to chat all about his professional goalkeeping career, which included being around Leicester City for their 2015/16 Premier League-winning campaign.

Additionally, he speaks about how his role at Anstey Nomads has progressed since initially starting to coach there towards the tail end of his pro career, bringing in David Nugent as one of his coaching staff, and their FA Trophy trip to FC Halifax Town this Saturday.

Sam also has the rundown on everything that happened over the Christmas and New Year fixtures as we prepare for the second half of the season.

Hebburn Town striker Gary Martin joins Sam Armitage to chat all about his career, which has seen him play in Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Belgium and now back in the north east with Hebburn Town.

He discusses the difference in footballing culture, how Iceland reacted to their 2016 Euros victory over England, and what he takes from managing under November's manager of the month, Daniel Moore.

Sam also runs through a busy week of NPL action, which included victories in the FA Trophy for two of our Step 4 sides.

Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy joins Sam Armitage to chat about his time both as a player, where he made hundreds of EFL appearances and made 13 Wales caps, to now as a manager, where he's manned the ship at Congleton post-Covid.

From playing against Ronaldinho to winning a Step 5 league and cup double, he goes through all that.

Plus, Sam reviews yet another big weekend of action, and previews this weekend's matches, including the FA Trophy's third round