Welcome to The First Word - and this time we'll be talking about more than just a football match.

With the transfer window still open and Wanderers yet to really get their business going we will be talking about some of the key points in Steven Schumacher's press conference, and some of the big stories which have emerged over the past few days.

We hear from Sam Dalby in the build up to a game against his former club Leyton Orient and also Wanderers fan Russ Pollitt, who puts this weekend into context in what has been a hectic months at the Toughsheet.

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