I've been reflecting on what has been a momentous season in the history of our club.  It's still not quite sunk in yet but it can't be under estimated what our Board, Management, Staff and Players have achieved in what is a tough and unforgiving division.  The commitment needed to perform week in week out, the training, the travel, the long mid-week slogs, it's a real testament to everyone involved. No doubt it's been the last thing Mark thinks about when he goes to sleep, and the first thing he thinks about when he wakes up.  Being involved in football at this level consumes your life and they deserve all the plaudits that are coming their way.

It's 17 years since we had the fantastic Vase run and the Final at Wembley.  That, and the two promotions that followed, albeit as runners-up, were real watershed moments, as it raised our profile and established the club at a level I never thought possible since watching the Town as a small kid in the mid-60's. We should always remember and acknowledge those achievements.  We've had some memorable times since then too with the cruel near misses in the play-off finals, and qualifying for the first round proper of the FA Cup in that never to be forgotten day at Basingstoke.  There's been dark days too - it's only 3 years or so ago that Stourbridge came to HP and put 9 goals past us, and Bideford 7, so to reach this point where we've won the Southern Premier League, with some big clubs standing in our way, and going 23 games unbeaten in the process, is our greatest achievement in my book.  

It'll be a whole new ball game next season, and the challenge will be to stabilise ourselves at that level.  We've got numerous players who I'm sure can perform week in week out in the National South, and it'll be interesting to see who comes and goes in the summer, but for now enjoy this moment.  It's been a long time coming.