Dan and Mark are joined by Dorking Wanderers striker Alfie Rutherford as they discuss Alfie’s career, including Portsmouth health battles and Dorking’s expectations for the season ahead. He also chats about  @BunchOfAmateurs  and how that has had an impact on him and the  @dwfcofficial  squad. Timestamp: 0:00 Intro 1.20 - Alfie’s youth career and diagnosis 12.50 - Open heart surgery and his recovery from that 19.35 - Dorking Wanderers’ expectations this season 21.30 - Being a part of a Bunch of Amateurs and the impact it’s had on him and the club 25.12 - the drama of last season 27.30 - previewing upcoming games for Dorking Wanderers 32.30 - plans for the future ------------ Your home of weekly National League content from the team at The Football Deck. Dan, Mark and Craig team up each week to bring you the latest transfer news, match previews, match reports and more from the top flight of the non-league pyramid. Our Website https://deck.football Our Twitter https://x.com/TheDeckNL Our sister pages  @PremierLeagueLowdown   @ChampionshipLowdown   @LeagueOneLowdown   @FourthTierFever   @NLLowdown  - Transfer News - Retained Lists - Match Previews - Match Reviews - Latest News - Analysis - Opinion - Predictions - Lists This year's EFL League One Roster is Aldershot Town, Altrincham, Boreham Wood, Boston United, Brackley Town, Braintree Town, Carlisle United, Eastleigh, FC Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Hartlepool United, Morecambe, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Solihull Moors, Southend United, Sutton United, Tamworth, Truro City, Wealdstone, Woking, Yeovil Town, York City, Find our hosts here Dan - https://x.com/dan_batemannn and his podcast https://x.com/BeTheBestVY Craig - https://x.com/Cporte92 Mark - https://x.com/MarkSharpley1 Producer Ryan Whelan https://deck.football/author/ryanjwhelan/ Head of Podcasts Sam Griffin https://x.com/Samuellofc97 Head of Non-League Callum Moseley https://x.com/CalMosAnalysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices