Tonbridge Angels (1) 1 Greenidge 45
Cheshunt (0) 0
Attendance: 1.448
Admission: Season Ticket
Programme: £3
Mileage: 38/7,861
And so, at the blink of an eye, the season was done.
But real progress was made with the 3G surface at the heart of it. Attendances have grown from an average last season of 832 to 1,047 an increase of 26%; the kids soccer camps have been putting out the sold out signs and with it the demographic is getting younger.
The Awards Presentation Evening followed the game with the Marquee packed like I have never seen it before for previous end of season events. There is a positive feeling surrounding the club, and has been all season, so it was disappointing, to say the least, that the decision to commission a new club badge has proved so divisive. Nailing my opinion to the mast, initially and being a traditionalist, I didn’t think it was necessary but attended the video conferences and understood the reasoning even if I still didn’t agree but was prepared to see what materialised. Unfortunately, the design was a long way from what I had hoped and that was the same for many people. Even a redesign following feedback left it falling short in many supporters eyes. We have to embrace change, but does it have to be so radical?
The game itself was an end-of-season affair, won in added time at the end of the first half when Jordan Greenidge added his 17th goal of a successful loan spell.
Emotional farewells were bade to skipper Sonny Miles, who leaves the club with a record 527 appearances to his name and chairman Dave Netherstreet who steps down with Sophie Purves becoming the new chair.
Undoubtedly, the summer will see a great deal of changes. Manager Jay Saunders is not one to stand still, he saw this season as a transitional one and the next step has to be a place inside the play-offs with the new chair harbouring similar ambition.
Damn the badge, but let's not allow that define a season of positivity!
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