Win2Win Racing
30th April 2009, 00:37
Well it has just about come to the stage of win or bust for our little club at Annan.
Five points dropped in our last two fixtures have seen us slip out of the final play-off place as we approach our most vital game since our entry into the SFL. Although a draw would still leave us in with a chance going into the final game, we would prefer to have our destiny in our own hands.
It's for this reason we head to Stenhousemuir looking for three points and nothing less.
Our three previous matches have ended all square and we know it will be difficult on Saturday but I suppose it's a good thing knowing what we have to do.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisjardine/mikejack446.jpgStenny seem to have picked up again, just at the right time to sneak by us and I'm sure they will be determined to all but clinch their place in the top four this weekend.
Stenhousemuir (http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/) have a couple of players familiar to me in Iain Thomson and Kevin Motion. Both players spent a few seasons at our old rivals, Spartans, before making the step up to senior football.
We had a good few battles through the years and hopefully we are all involved in this important match at the weekend.
Kevin has recently been nominated for the Third Division player of the year award and congratulations to him for that. However, we are quite disappointed that our own, Mike Jack has somehow missed out.
I found it difficult choosing my nominations as, to be honest, when you're out there playing you don't tend to take much notice of how good the opposition are.
Without giving my nomination away I looked at the teams towards the top of the division and goal scoring charts. Jacko has been the top goal scorer for the majority of the season and is still currently leading the way so we all thought it was almost a given that he would be up for the award.
Jacko is an extremely modest man and has been playing it down as always. Secretly, I hope he is disappointed and goes out to prove a point in these two big games coming up.
Before we think about Saturday's match, the club is involved in the Challenge Cup Final at Galabank on Wednesday night. We are up against our local rivals from Dalbeattie Star and it is a game I am sure I will be involved in after once again warming the bench against Berwick.
Dalbeattie have been having a good season and are still in with a shout of winning the East of Scotland League (http://www.eastofscotlandfa.co.uk/docs/entrance_full.htm). This has the potential to be a really good game and fingers crossed I'm the one that gets my hands on the trophy at the end of the match.
After the match on Saturday I'll be heading on up to Aberdeen for a few days to stay with my partner. I hope Laura isn't reading this but I'm glad she has to work on Sunday as it's looking like a total football bonanza on the TV.
It's the final day in the Championship (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/default.stm) and it's sure to be filled with all kinds of drama. Three teams fighting it out for automatic promotion and another three for the final play-off spot. Maybe there is a league that's more exciting than SFL3 after all!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes the way of Preston North End. My good friend, Barry Nicholson is down there, and it would be fantastic to see him get his chance in the Premiership.
Barry is out with broken ribs just now but is confident he will be fit to help Preston, should they nick that sixth place.
I've got the coach hire on speed dial, I just hope he has plenty tickets!
More... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisjardine/2009/04/annans_final_push_for_playoffs.html)
Five points dropped in our last two fixtures have seen us slip out of the final play-off place as we approach our most vital game since our entry into the SFL. Although a draw would still leave us in with a chance going into the final game, we would prefer to have our destiny in our own hands.
It's for this reason we head to Stenhousemuir looking for three points and nothing less.
Our three previous matches have ended all square and we know it will be difficult on Saturday but I suppose it's a good thing knowing what we have to do.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisjardine/mikejack446.jpgStenny seem to have picked up again, just at the right time to sneak by us and I'm sure they will be determined to all but clinch their place in the top four this weekend.
Stenhousemuir (http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/) have a couple of players familiar to me in Iain Thomson and Kevin Motion. Both players spent a few seasons at our old rivals, Spartans, before making the step up to senior football.
We had a good few battles through the years and hopefully we are all involved in this important match at the weekend.
Kevin has recently been nominated for the Third Division player of the year award and congratulations to him for that. However, we are quite disappointed that our own, Mike Jack has somehow missed out.
I found it difficult choosing my nominations as, to be honest, when you're out there playing you don't tend to take much notice of how good the opposition are.
Without giving my nomination away I looked at the teams towards the top of the division and goal scoring charts. Jacko has been the top goal scorer for the majority of the season and is still currently leading the way so we all thought it was almost a given that he would be up for the award.
Jacko is an extremely modest man and has been playing it down as always. Secretly, I hope he is disappointed and goes out to prove a point in these two big games coming up.
Before we think about Saturday's match, the club is involved in the Challenge Cup Final at Galabank on Wednesday night. We are up against our local rivals from Dalbeattie Star and it is a game I am sure I will be involved in after once again warming the bench against Berwick.
Dalbeattie have been having a good season and are still in with a shout of winning the East of Scotland League (http://www.eastofscotlandfa.co.uk/docs/entrance_full.htm). This has the potential to be a really good game and fingers crossed I'm the one that gets my hands on the trophy at the end of the match.
After the match on Saturday I'll be heading on up to Aberdeen for a few days to stay with my partner. I hope Laura isn't reading this but I'm glad she has to work on Sunday as it's looking like a total football bonanza on the TV.
It's the final day in the Championship (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/default.stm) and it's sure to be filled with all kinds of drama. Three teams fighting it out for automatic promotion and another three for the final play-off spot. Maybe there is a league that's more exciting than SFL3 after all!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes the way of Preston North End. My good friend, Barry Nicholson is down there, and it would be fantastic to see him get his chance in the Premiership.
Barry is out with broken ribs just now but is confident he will be fit to help Preston, should they nick that sixth place.
I've got the coach hire on speed dial, I just hope he has plenty tickets!
More... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisjardine/2009/04/annans_final_push_for_playoffs.html)