Dubbed the non-league Pep

The top 2 faced off at Roots Hall, a place that has been hard to get points for any team this season, and we would suffer the same fate as many others losing 2-0. Does that mean our title dream is over, who knows, I need to pick the team up with help from my backroom staff to get back on track, and that starts with Ebbsfleet.

At home we have been unstoppable, scoring for fun, and goals from Stott and Brady sealed a 2-0 win. That sparked something in the team that no one would believe unless your name is Pep. March started with 2 away trips, both ending with the same result, a 4-2 victory vs Newport and Macclesfield. Other than the league, we were still in the FA trophy that saw a trip to Jeff Stelling’s Hartlepool, A brace from Brady, Sivi, Ngwa and Fjortoft got a 5-1 win and into the semi-finals and a home match vs Hell Bell’s Torquay. March was full of Goals, and we turned it on for the BT cameras as again we won 4-2 against Fylde. We ended the month with a 2-0 win vs Altrincham.

Helen Chamberland was at the game for her beloved Torquay, looking to get to an FA Trophy final at the expense of Matlock, but our form has been amazing, winning the last 6 games. This was no different as the Glads ran out 4-1 victors and booked a place in the final. As we got back in the dressing room, we got news on who we would be facing, none other than Southend UTD, the team we faced not long ago, and the team going for the title along with us. One team could do the non-league double.

But we can’t think of doing the double just yet as we are 6 points behind our rivals, and that came with an away trip to Telford, Fjortoft goal after half an hour sealed the win, I checked my phone only to see Southend lost.

Aldershot was next up on a Friday night when we ran out winners 5-2, but the following day I took a trip to the Southend game only to see them win. Next up was Rochdale which was our game in hand and a chance to go joint top. Both wingers Sivi and Ngwa scored the goals to get a 2-o win. Now it’s a race for the title with 3 games left. The next 2 games were against Boreham Wood and Barnet, we won both of them and Southend won theirs. Both on 111 points it comes down to the last game.

This is strange, I got an email telling me that the South Shields vs Southend game was on Saturday and the rest of the last games was on Sunday, does that favor us, all we had to do was better Southend result. We made the trip up north as we are playing Gateshead away. Me and the team watched Southend bottle it at the end losing 3-0.

The final day is here, Gateshead away, all we had to do is not lose, the team is ready, and fans singing. 1st half was hard but we were able to go in at half time 1-0 up thanks to Stott. Straight after the restart, we got a free kick 30 yards out, Stott stepped up and tried his luck, it felt like hours as we all watched from the bench to see the ball hit the back of the net, 2-0 up and a hand on the title. We held on to gain the win and then celebrations started, we are CHAMPIONS.

Celebrations can’t start fully just yet as there is a date at Wembley to come at the end of May and a chance of doing the Double.

Join me and Matlock as we embark on making history.

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