Fantastic Turnaround - Chairman
After a difficult start it is great to see that over 25,000 of our supporters will be converging on Wembley, not just Wembley, but the new Wembley.
Meeting the big demands has been a massive task for the admin staff, and club shop sales have reached new heights in recent weeks. The club shop took a massive £9,000 on the last match day alone. Gauging stock and meeting the demand is an art in itself. Kirsty O'Reilly, the club shop manageress, knows this too well.
What's for sure, the admin staff will be ready for the break. They have done exceptionally well under intense pressure.
The club's Wembley build up has been boosted by the Grimsby Telegraph's full on support. It has been tremendous.
It would be remiss of me not to thank our admin support and the Grimsby Telegraph.
Turning to the game, you can rest assured, that Alan Buckley, the master tactician, has every detail planned to the highest degree.
From how to get to Wembley, where we are stopping, training, eating, tactics, the team selection and so on.
He eats, drinks and sleeps the game. That's how he is going to go about winning the trophy on our behalf.
The turnaround in football fortunes has been a great achievement.
Mathematically we are not out of the play-offs and we have the opportunity to bring home the JP Trophy.
The MK Dons are on record in thinking that it will be a walkover for them and the trophy will be theirs. No doubt the management and our players will have something to say about that. It's the MK Dons' banana not ours.
Our fans have been magnificent, both home and away, through some most difficult times during the last couple of seasons.
Support has been prolific and we would be nowhere without that die-hard mentality which keeps this club going.
It is brilliant that 25,000 plus fans will be experiencing a wonderful occasion at the 'theatre of dreams' - thanks to one man, Alan Buckley.
I am sure that you will join me in thanking everyone at the club and wishing all the players all the best.
And finally, I would like to thank you for your fantastic support.
I hope this final note before the game will spur those who are undecided to clinch a ticket and join us for what will be an unforgettable day in the history of this great club.
