This is it Brothers and Sisters, Seven days until the Mighty Valiants travel to North Manchester to begin our third - and surely our last - season in the basement division.
And d'you know what? In some respects I'll miss the place. Ok, it's certainly no place for a Club of our stature, with our glorious history, but the last two seasons have seen us travel to some wonderful footballing outposts, a nostalgic visit to terracing, bacteria-ridden pies, falling down stands. It's been marvellous. Sadly though, the end is nigh for these fantasic Cathedrals. No more Saltergate, no more Christie Park, replaced by the identikit Stadiums that have been springing up with frequent regularity since the mid-nineties.
Still, nevermind. We are due a bit of success, and we now have the squad to deliver. Micky Adams has cleared out the deadwood ,and replaced it with some experience and know-how. Gary Roberts is by far the most interesting of the new additions, and has a lot to prove. He knows he's drinking in the last chance saloon - and hopefully he will stick to Orange Juice. The booze-bingeing, bookies-bothering midfield playmaker has plenty of talent, just needs to keep his head straight and learn to deal with the pressure. We have the Management team to keep him in line.
Football. Magic, innit.
