Cheadle Town Stingers are all set to make history in the Women’s FA Cup on Saturday.

They take on Middlesbrough in the first round proper – and become the first teams to have their match televised at this stage of the competition.

Manager Dylan Wimbury tells SheKicks.net that he might have had a haircut for his media duties in the run-up to the clash – but he won’t be donning a suit for the occasion.

“I’m not changing my appearance!” he says. “I’ll be wearing my tracksuit I wear every day! I’ll be representing the badge properly.”

The news that their match had been selected for television broadcast came as a bit of a shock.

“We were expecting two Football League teams to get the call-up,” he admits. “People aren’t going to recognise ‘Cheadle Town Stingers’. We’re going to be known in the nation, not just in the north-west of England.”

It’s meant lots of work outside the usual evening training sessions for both Wimbury and his players.

“It’s been a very busy week. I’m not sure how professional managers cope with it! It’s been crazy. We’ve had press conferences, we’ve had local television, it’s been really cool to...