00:00 I did have a small speech planned but after yesterday's events most of it was chucked
00:07 out the window. Equally I am violently hungover so I'll try and keep it quick. Thank you
00:12 Tim. Both on the field, over the last nine months we as a club have pretty much seen
00:16 it all. From being written off before a ball had even been kicked, to league debuts, international
00:21 pull-ups, early goals, late goals, onside and offside, you name it we've probably been
00:26 part of it. Off field we've seen the continued growth of the fan base with the average home
00:31 attendance continuing to rise, summed up by the record crowd at the recent 2-2 fixture
00:36 against Doncaster Riders. Last week's away trip to Sarn also saw a record following in
00:40 the league with over £1,000 to make the journey to South London. In and amongst these stories
00:46 of success and reaching the playoffs, for me the overarching achievement of these last
00:50 nine months remains a sense of pride that has seemingly been restored to the football
00:56 club. We've seen a group of players and staff fighting for one another week in, week out,
00:59 up and down the country. We've seen boys become men and have a group that fans can resonate
01:04 with and are back to the hill. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank this group
01:08 of players, Scott, the technical staff for what they've given us this season and to making
01:11 us dream.
01:13 Talk to us about the work you've done, the importance you've put since joining the football
01:18 club, engaging with the work that Dan's talking about there, the work in the local community.
01:22 Saturday afternoon matters most, but there's other parts to the job that you guys do, right?
01:27 Yeah, definitely. I think growing up, I've always wanted to be a professional footballer
01:31 and kind of looking up to heroes and idols and always said to myself if I was lucky enough
01:36 to get in such a position, I would always try and give back to the community and give
01:39 back to these young kids who look up to us. So, I try and do it when I can and these guys
01:43 have been great all year.
01:44 How has next season been for Scott?
01:47 Yeah, no, it's been great. He's out there scoring goals, doing his celebration and earning
01:53 additional money for the foundation as well. So, let's hope again next season he's out.
01:57 How do you feel about the security work?
02:02 Yeah, I'm happy, so I think.
02:06 [No audio]
02:12 [Music]
02:19 Well, that's it. We'll cut it there. Let's give it up for Scott.
02:23 [Applause]
02:28 What are some goals you may ever score?
02:33 Yes, but how much do you enjoy that?
02:35 Oh yeah, very enjoyable. Yeah, I'm part of the order of ways where you go to this sort
02:42 of stuff, so I'll just keep it short and sweet. I appreciate you lot.
02:47 [No audio]
02:50 One of the most iconic, momentous goals in the club's recent history. Totten tearing
02:55 it up and down the left-hand side. Made his 100th crawly appearance this season. Put your
03:00 hands together for Nick Cerugna.
03:02 [Applause]
03:10 [Music]
03:31 Bucker again, Charlie Lodoss. Talk us through the goal, mate. Firstly, you must be proud
03:35 of that one. That was a good hit.
03:37 Yeah, it was a good goal. I'd like to thank my scout friend for this. It's the cause of
03:45 three moments for Dick.
03:50 One thing in your mind as he sat up?
03:53 No.
03:54 Would you like to say a crotchet party?
03:55 Not really. Just, yeah.
03:59 [Applause]
04:01 And the next one, sir?
04:02 Yeah, it's brilliant. Good time out, mate.
04:04 See you everyone. How much do you enjoy helping lead this group? Everything that's been achieved
04:09 this season, I know you've been coaching as well, helping push the side forward.
04:13 Probably going to need some crack on that pitch. No, no, it's been brilliant. I'm so
04:18 proud of the lads. They're fantastic. I mean, I wasn't expecting pre-season, but this is
04:23 where we are now. It's incredible. Staff, players, everyone behind the scenes has been
04:27 so great. It's incredible.
04:29 The group getting increasingly younger? How big a part in being...
04:36 Every day they tell me how old I am. I'm 31, so I'm not that old yet. Yeah, they make me
04:42 feel really, really old. They're incredible, what they're doing at a young age. The expectation
04:49 of starting the season now is amazing. And the fact that you've got a whole football
04:53 club connected and moving in one direction is unique, actually. It's not something you
04:58 get all the time.
04:59 Who gives you the biggest headache?
05:02 Cardi.
05:04 [Laughter]
05:05 I just need a mental.
05:07 Lunez! Lunez!
05:09 Yeah, he's a mind-justice.
05:11 Like you see, the boys have got so much ability, but I love Man City. I like everything really
05:16 clean. He likes Liverpool, smashed the ball forward and caused chaos, so we're not aligned
05:22 on that particular thing, but I think he's got a massive future ahead of him.
05:26 [Applause]
05:36 See, you would get up here. You would get up here eventually.
05:40 [Laughter]
05:42 How much does it mean that the lads are going to be in this award tonight?
05:45 I mean, first of all, thank you for saving me from embarrassment.
05:48 [Laughter]
05:50 No, but yeah, I really appreciate it. I mean, everyone's fine. I mean, thank you for just
05:58 putting my name in there.
05:59 Thank you.
06:00 Yeah, it's rewarding because it takes a lot of hard work when you're down there and you
06:05 don't know whether you're going to jump back up and sort of thing. And yeah, I'm just glad
06:09 that it's going to happen.
06:10 [Laughter]
06:13 It's got us to this point where we can now keep the team where we're not, and keep trying
06:19 to get out of it. We'll celebrate all this obviously when the actual season's done, and
06:23 hopefully it will be after Wembley when we've had a good night.
06:26 [Applause]
06:30 Enjoy last night? Enjoy yesterday? How much did that moment, that the full-time was for
06:35 me to you, to your staff?
06:38 Yeah, it meant a lot because I know the work that's gone in, especially from the players,
06:44 they've been unbelievable. And especially from the staff as well. You know, there's
06:49 been a lot of work put in. So to get to that final position is incredible. We're now, there's
07:00 no point being in it if we're not doing it right. So we now need to go and get to work
07:04 again Monday morning. We've achieved so much but we're not there yet. It fuelled us really,
07:12 it really did. There was a lot of media platforms that had written us off, football had been
07:20 kicked in, factors to be focused to go down. And later on in the season, I remember one
07:28 platform, the real EFL they were called, they even made a comment in February about, "Oh
07:35 they'll finish me at table."
07:36 I resented that actually.
07:38 Yeah. So yeah, so no, thank you. Thank you for fuelling us because we like comments like
07:48 that. You know, I think now the four teams who are in the play-offs, we're probably bottom
07:55 of the list of the ones that people think will get promoted. The betting numbers look
07:59 like we're at the ones list to get promoted. But we're good, that's what we want because
08:04 that will help us. We're not supposed to be there, we're not supposed to win, but we will.
08:09 You've been to Emily before, there's a lot of lads wondering if being in the club hasn't
08:11 been, what a prize.
08:13 Yeah, yeah, I've been to Emily before in a play-off game and won. I've had that experience
08:21 with the team, it's a really good experience. It's great. I've said to the lads, for a long
08:27 time now, that I back us against anybody over two games in the semis and I back us at Wembley
08:32 against anybody because of the way we play. I truly believe that. I truly believe that
08:39 we will get there and I truly believe that we will get promoted.
08:48 Tom, first season, how proud are you of the contribution that you've been able to give
08:53 to the staff?
08:54 Yeah, definitely. I've been coming in this season, I've been able to play games, I've
08:57 been able to score goals. Thanks to the boys, the staff, Larry, Gafford, Dave, everyone
09:02 that's helped me do it. It's not just don't hit the ball up the right basket, I've been
09:05 able to tap it in even from two yards out. So, my credit's really got to go to the boys
09:09 and everyone around us on a daily basis.
09:11 The fans are going to do this, how much does that mean?
09:14 Yeah, it's massive. They're the ones who pay their hard-earned money to come and watch
09:17 us play and travel up and down the country. For us to give them the opportunity now to
09:21 come and support us in the playoffs and the semi-finals, no doubt. Wembley is a fantastic
09:25 achievement. It's made history. We should say while you're up here, 21 goals this season.
09:31 That means you're the Great Town's Golden Blue.
09:34 [applause]
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