Four wins out of five is good form and despite the less than convincing overall performance against the Wombles, the result is all that really matters at this stage. Having been beaten twice by Blackpool in last season’s run-in, tonight could be the time for a spot of revenge. It’ll be a pleasant diversion from more serious matters but I still want us to win every game. Even if we don’t get too far in any of the cup competitions, they give all of the squad players a chance to show us what they can do. I don’t know much yet about our line up this evening but Alves is definitely starting and it’ll be good to see him in action. I don’t think the game is being streamed in any form so I’m planning to listen to SAFSEE in Sunderland with a couple of friends. I take it we’ll have penalties if the sides are level at full time and my match prediction is a win for us on pennas.
I got the team-news an hour before kick-off and was pleased to see that Huggins, Pritchard, Broadhead and Cirkin were all starting in addition to Alves. I got to the bubble, if we can still use the term, at 7.30 and stuck some cans in the fridge before settling down to the broadcast. Both my mates were also going for a win but within normal