The West Lancs Show

What does it take to join the West Lancs? And what sort of rollercoaster is it when you do get the nod? From getting your ground ready, appeals, shaking off bad reputations, the cost of buses and even £10 fines for weeing in a bush, this podcast had it all.

After an 18-month absence, the West Lancs Show podcast is back! We sat down with three managers from the north of our region to talk about groundhops, broken noses, subs running the line, social media, dodgy cup ties, FA appeals and much, much more. Tune in and buckle up...

Nine matches, four days, hundreds of new spectators and one amazing weekend! The West Lancashire League will take part in its first ever Groundhop in August thanks to GroundhopUK - listen to find out who will be our host clubs.

Strikers know exactly how many goals they have scored and when - and these three are no different. It's the Golden Boot winners

A sixth sense? A burning rivalry? What's it like playing in the same team as your twin brother? We invited in two sets of West Lancs twins to give us the lowdown...

When you suffer a bad injury at grassroots level, there's no Premier League medical team to get you back on the pitch. Recovering is hard - and Lee Hanna and Kyle Jefferson have the scars to prove it. We headed to the sun-kissed Duddon Estuary to speak to four pals determined to bounce back in style.

Almost two months on from that final day drama, we catch up with Thornton Cleveleys FC manager Terry Green as he prepares his side for their North West Counties debut. In typical Terry style, don't expect him to shirk a question...

Rangers v Celtic, United v City, Blackpool v Preston - we all love a local derby. And it's no different for Tempest United, Eagley and CMB. Fierce on the pitch, great pals away from it. It's off to Bolton we go...

Is it a curse or a blessing to play for your dad? And are you destined to never be named man of the match? We drafted in two West Lancs 'dads and lads' to find out...

They are three clubs who have joined the West Lancashire League in recent years - so what is life like being the 'newbies'? No dinner money was stolen, we promise...

It's a young man's game...or is it? Lee McNabb and Mark Smith are defying the passages of time to keep playing in the West Lancashire League past the age of 40. They are joined by non-league football journalist Andrew Simpson to celebrate our 'golden oldies'

They capture the joys of feeder league football armed with nothing more than a dictaphone and a camera. But why does Steve Taylor and the West Lancs Wanderer do it? We invited them in to find out...

Too many August fixtures? Is clubs paying players wrong? Should the divisions be regionalised? We asked you to submit your questions on all things West Lancashire League to John Brown and Andy Hosker - here are their answers. Press play and off we go...

Out on a limb, Whitehaven AFC is 45 miles from the M6 and every away game is a mission. So why do they do it? We caught up with chairman Luke Johnston and assistant manager Chris Rourke to find out - and learn more about their legendary post-match fayre!

Dalton United have just celebrated 50 years in the West Lancashire League and are making big plans for the future. But what about the past and present - and getting one over on your local rivals? Riotous 40 minutes with Ben Shirley, Jon Balm and the irrepressible Des Johnston

What does it take to move up the football pyramid? A lot of blood, sweat and tears, that's what. Garstang and Euxton Villa have done it - and Thornton Cleveleys have future ambitions. We hear from three men at the heart of their clubs' off-field transformations

Barked at for 90 minutes by footballers who barely know the laws of the game - what makes you want to be a referee? We speak to two young gun West Lancs referees in Chelsea Hodgson and Joe Collier and also full-time Championship referee Leigh Doughty on the trials and tribulations of being the man - or woman - in the middle

Two are still playing...and one has been lured back into the dugout. We chat with three non-league legends/journeymen* (*delete as appropriate) about why they just still love it! Special guest appearances from Harrison, 8, and four-year-old Hugo Clark

From mopping the changing room floor to making the butties, a chairman's role is never-ending. Dave Massam, Peter Gray and Rob Pennington discuss all the important stuff - like which club makes the best brew

They're the glory hunters and would sell their own granny for a two-yard tap-in. It's the strikers. We're joined by Carl Eastwood, Dan Birkby and Carl Grimshaw for Episode 2 of the West Lancs Show podcast, in association with Orsted.