Over the next week we have three home games, all against play-off rivals. The finish to the season is truly in our own hands. The West Midlands triumvirate of Worcester City, F*cking Redditch and Halesowen stand between us and an unlikely late run for the play-offs. Play-offs we'll lose, naturally. Personally speaking I can't wait. Games that MEAN SOMETHING. Prospect of a few big crowds. Decent away followings. Plus the usual half dozen angry inbreds from F**king Redditich of course.
Win all three and Liam has performed a bona-fide miracle. We fall short and, although we'll be disappointed, it's been a great run to have something to play for over the last few weeks of the season.
The only slightly negative feeling niggling away at the back of my mind is this is almost exactly what happened when we were relegated from National North a couple of years ago. We're still haunted by the run of three home game in a week in the last fortnight of the season against Darlington, Peterborough Sports and Scarborough, where had we squeaked a single win we'd still have been a National North outfit. For at least another year anyway.
Even knowing this was likely to be the case Lee Glover set out his teams for these three games with nine across the back and a sweeper. We bored our way to three draws and the rest is history. Relegated by a single point. One win from those three games would have lifted us 4 places into almost mid-table respectability. All water under the Town End corner of Latimer Park now, of course.
Pretty sure Liam won't make the mistake and if we don't make it it won't be for the lack of trying. Good luck lads.
