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So yet another dull season comes to an end, how I wish I supported a team that meant promotion, relegation, championships, a new manager every season................ ..........oh I do!

I think most of us would have gladly accepted that going into the final game of the season we still had a chance of staying up. After moving out the bottom 3 a few weeks ago, people hopes shot up.

Another quiet weekend! Well it all started quietly on Friday, with not a lot going on and soaking up a few rays as the weather was superb!

I hate to say it, but IMHO we got relegated on Saturday (along with Grimsby). The team looked nervous, we had the better chances first half, but second half we played like we did in the 12 run defeat.

A very strange away trip for me this one, as I did not visit a pub before the game! It's a busy time at work , not helped by time off for recent England matches!

I have just got back into work after flying down from Newcastle this morning, hungover but still on a high after a superb 2-0 win over Turkey.

I got to Brighton station just after 5pm and the place was awash with Police, at least 50 and outside sat 8, yes 8 Police vans. Lots of people were being pulled aside and section 60 was in full flow!

Another great away day. I went by car for a change as Phil was driving close to Durrington on Saturday morning!

Another great day out, only spoilt by the 2-1 defeat!

What a storming display! First half we dominated the match and deserved possibly more than the 1 goal lead.

The first half was bad, the second half was good! Talk about the old cliche of a game of two halves!

The second half display on Wednesday was the worst this season IMHO. The first half saw two poor sides struggle to put passes together and fail to take any half chances.

....well that's what it felt like! To get to Gillingham for opening time we had to catch the 7.24 from Worthing, head in the wrong direction to Barnham then up to London then back down to Gillingham arriving at around 10.50.

Phew, this season is turning into yet another nail bitter! I hold my hands up and admit that I thought we were dead and buried after the Walsall and Wimbledon defeats and accepted relegation.

After our win against Wolves and the luck appearing to have turned I set out to Bradford a lot more optimistic. We arrived into Leeds about 10.30 and caught the first train to Bradford Forest Square.

Help!!!!!! Nightmare!!!!!!! Lost to Australia at football!!!!!!!!

I went back to the old routine of being in the Duke of Wellington for opening time, then moved on to the Evening Star to meet up with the Brighton Wolves supporters plus a few of the London Wolves that had tickets.

The joker in black, Ross, turned the game on its head by sending off Hart, his assistants managed to stop attack after attack with some dreadful offside decisions.

....just how did we come away with nothing yesterday? Answer , a one minute spell of dreadful play by Pethick to gift them a goal, followed up by an amazing miss by #5m rated Zamora, followed by 2 brilliant stops by the Walsall keeper

Another draw, but once again we played well and possibly deserved 3 points.

Everyone was in an expectant mood after our good display against Coventry, then somebody spots on the Sky Sports scrolling news that Sidwell had been withdrawn as basically he had signed for Reading!

After Saturday I have revised my opinion of Coventry pubs (and Virgin trains.....well until next time we use them!) We arrived into Coventry station at 10.27 (due 10.30!!!) and after consulting the good beer guide headed for Spon Street.

Not a good game IMHO. Reading played it perfectly, score a goal against our troubled defence then mark BZ out the game.

We left Brighton at 1pm, picked up a Forest fan in London and still made the Trip to Jerusalem at 5pm. We met up with the lads who had come by train, the famous Rice Crispies, Judith plus Jon V and quite a few other Albion fans.