Cod Almighty | Diary

Jubilation! Of a platinum kind.

2 June 2022

Mr Target Demographic writes: I hope we're all having a nice start to our bank holiday because I know I am, but more on that later. Before I begin with my diary today my other Thursday partner Glass Half-Full would like to weigh in on the whole occasion, making today's diary a special joint pre-final diary. To be honest, I'm here for it, means my job is already half done!

"In my most recent diary I declared the glass full as we disposed of the 'Pies. For 95 mins, a game which almost epitomised our season; play okay, not really threaten the opposing goal, apply some pressure, lose. Except altered by, wahey, late equaliser! Then, wahey, late winner! First rule of Hurst Club: never leave early... And the second rule: NEVER LEAVE EARLY. (Are you comparing Paul Hurst to Brad Pitt? - Ed)

Heck, THAT Wrexham play-off game further ingrained that message to all GTFC fans. So many goals, thanks to CA's Tony Butcher telling a Wrexham podcast that our problem is lack of goals. Tricked them! Perhaps this week Tony can find a Solihull podcast to tell that our problem is lack of clean sheets, or lack of victories at West Ham? Back to Wrexham, I cannot remember a better game as a Town fan in terms of twists and turns, so much so I found it on YouTube and watched it again the next day.

Now, our lengthy 11-month season, from the seven-game pre-season last July through to post-season eliminators with County and Wrexham and next up Solihull  at West Ham, has almost final-ly (get it?) finished. Forty four league games, #45 Notts County, #46 Wrexham, now #47 is Solihull Moors.

We beat 18 of the 22 teams in our division during the regular season. Sorry to remind you that third-placed Moors beat us twice, including the home game with that super-tall substitute. 

It seems apt that we now have to overcome Solihull, from where our previous promotion hero Omar Bogle was signed, to make it 19 different sides defeated, and to reach the promised land of league football, er....well, to replace Scunthorpe United in the fourth division.

I'll shut up now. See you at the London Stadium! Now back to Target Demographic Diary whose diary I've gatecrashed as part of a pre-final collaboration (a tribute to Pettit and Stockwood if you like)."

I appreciate this has nothing to do with the final coming up or football in general, but just this morning I’ve passed my driving test (second time of asking) and I'm currently on the high of my life. If we win on Sunday, I might need a defibrillator on standby. As I wrote in my first ever article, if anyone can remember: for me it wasn't we're back! but we're here! Now I'm sure for many, once again, it will be a post inspired by Eminem with the phrase "guess who's back, back again" but, as stated, I'm one behind everyone so this time for me it will be "we're back!". I have no overarching point here, just wanted to remind you all how young I am again. Sorry, not sorry.

In other news, hopefully we've all seen the interview on Twitter of the Town fan Jack Hinchcliffe who turns 100 on Sunday! If that's not enough to inspire the team any more than they already are then I don't know what will! Just to add to our jubilation this weekend, hopefully the weather has decided to come out to mark the official start of the summer months. All signs point towards it, therefore I'm gonna jinx it. Town. Can't. Lose!

I'll see you all in London!

UTM!