Wednesday's Opponents: Kirkham & Wesham

Back in the middle of August when the 2007-2008 season was only two weeks old, we played a bunch of newcomers to the NWCFL scene. 

This was a club with bold ambitions: a planned rise through the football pyramid, a name change on the cards, a new stadium, an all-white kit "to look like Real Madrid". Cocky buggers. How we laughed when they walked away from Park Road with only a point under their arms after Cheadle fought them all the way in a 3-3 draw.

But who's laughing now? Kirkham & Wesham - or AFC Fylde if you want to go by their new name from next season - have had a season that almost borders on the fictitious. The tilt at promotion from Div 2 you would expect given their resources and ambition; the opportunity to win the Division Two Trophy at the end of the month is a welcome bonus but only that little bit more surprising, perhaps; the opportunity to win the FA Vase at Wembley on May 11th? Truly remarkable stuff. 

Although they appear to be in the box seat for the promotion bit, they'd still argue that there's a lot of work to be done. Despite their 1-2 loss at Chadderton on Monday night they are still only two points behind Oldham Town in 2nd place and still have the "cushion" of four games-in-hand. The only thing that could stop them now is a brush with party-poopers....

...like us. Our away record has been shocking this season - just the one win at Daisy Hill...and even that was fortunate. But you know us - you never know what you're going to get. Our unpredictability is what makes us so frustrating yet so charming at the same time. We'll either nick a result here or get absolutely tommed.

I'm not at this one, so it's down to Polardin and/or Paul Lynch for pics and words of wisdom, which you may not see on here until Thursday morning.

In my absence, come on Cheadle!