A season edges ever closer to a climax, witnessed by a packed ground, with so much at stake, those present dare not peek between the fingers covering their nervous eyes. Only this time, unlike the last, when the final whistle blows, we could have so much to celebrate.
I, along with pretty much every other one of you have been let down countless times by this club, but days like this Saturday, coupled with blind faith are the very reasons why we keep coming back for more.
I will hold my hands up and say I got it wrong by saying Milan had got it wrong. By bringing in Jones, he could not have got it more right. Whereas before we simply bullied teams, now we can bully them and play a fair bit too.
It is quite strange in that I'm not that nervous at all about Saturday, but I'm sure come the day that will all change. Going up will be sweet and stopping that lot doing it will make it all the sweeter. But as Dave Jones has said all along, we can concentrate only on ourselves and not on others. United can stick 10 past Exeter, but if we scrape a 1-0 win, then that will suffice.
I don't care that it's 'only' Division 3, promotion, especially automatic, is something to be exceptionally proud of. And, should we do the business then I hope it is a day that the players, not just the fans, remember for a very, very long time.
I was at Brentford last week, and although we may not have deserved 3 points, we certainly earned them. And that, coupled with Antonio's intervention the week before just makes me think that despite us never doing things the easy way, this could be our year. But I don't want complacency on Saturday, I just want to see 11 players that, well that just want it.
I am so proud to follow this club and would follow them wherver we are, and we are in this Division for a reason, but I've had enough of being here. My little lad is only 3 months old in a few years time I'd love to be showing him photos and footage of a team that went up.
Saturday's 90 minutes will seem like an eternity, yet when that final whistle goes it will all seem to have flown by. The atmosphere will truly be something to behold. Days like this don't come around very often, it's 21 years since we've been promoted automatically. So the gravity of a success, if it happens, cannot be understated.
We have worked so hard to get this far, and it hasn't been without it's setbacks, but in the end it will all be worth it. It always is.
Proud to the end.
UP THE OWLS!!!!
45 Games in the making.
posted on 3/5/12
posted on 3/5/12
I was at Brentford too - we wern't great but battled it out for the win. (If they had anyone who could finish, we'd have lost).
I am a bit nervous about this one - I have seen Wednesday cack it up on too many occasions to be fully confident but Jones seems to have got the team playing for eachother and as a unit so I feel more confident than normal.
Likewise, can't really face another season in this League. All 11 on the pitch really need to stand up this weekend and not be overwhelmed by a Full House (many won't have experienced it).
United will win in Exeter, I have no doubt about it and Wycombe will be no push overs but we have come this far, to not see it though would be gutting.
I think we will do it but it may be by the odd goal
UTO.
posted on 3/5/12
Great article Tom!!
Its games like this that I really miss, these are the ones that will stick in the memory for ever, especially if we can get the result we need. I will be with all of you in spirit, pacing around my kitchen listening (and occasionally shouting) to the commentary, so give the team a huge cheer from us ex-pats!!!
WTID!!
posted on 3/5/12
goodluck!
posted on 3/5/12
Nice one tom.
posted on 4/5/12
Great article Tom, as passionate as ever, a great read 5 's from me
Sadly, and I mean Sadly, I cannot make it tommorow but I WILL be listening to it, this is without doubt THE biggest game since the play off final if not the biggest since the cup finals of 93, but what makes this extra special is not just the fact that we are, currently, ahead of the blunts but how we have got as far as we have.
When DJ came in I was firmly on the fence and a little perplexed as to why Meggy was given the boot, and in appointing DJ i was convinced that the best we could hope for was the play off's given the amount of games in hand and the goal difference that Hudders and the blunts had over us. If you had said to me that we would go into the last game needing only a win for auotmatic promotion I'd have thought you were more cukoo than an asylum resident, but DJ has gladly proved me wrong and we have hit the right form at just the right time.
What DJ has achived in his short time here has to be commended. Yes people may say that we wouldnt be in this position if it wasnt for Meggy, witch is true to an extent, but what we have to give Davey a hell of a lot of credit for is the way he has got us into this position. He has got the players playing some decent football, as well as battleing, he's got the players even more united. he has said all the right things and he is spot on with not being overly concerned about the blunts, and he has got the players in the exact same mindset too. He has concentrated only on ourselves and the next game.
Mandaric, as it has turned out so far, has pulled of a masterstroke. In Milan and Dave Jones we trust
UTO
posted on 4/5/12
Great article Tom. "Once more unto the breach dear friends!" but, at least this time it's all down to us and what the players bring to the table tomorrow! We'll never have a better chance to show who's boss in the steel city! Please wednesday......please don't let us down in this moment of need..... and give it your all to turn our dreams into reality