A few weeks ago, many fans and commentators had resigned themselves to it being AFC Fylde’s season.

Fylde were eight points ahead of King’s Lynn and with a game in hand, so, it should not be underestimated the job that Mark Hughes, Hugo Langton and Paul Jones and, of course, the players have done to take the league outcome to the last game of the season.

Curzon Ashton are today’s visitors and for King’s Lynn Town to be promoted they will need to be beaten and hope that Fylde fail to win at Bradford Park Avenue. Any other combination of results will give the title to Fylde. It really is a game at the Horsfall Stadium of winner takes all - if Bradford Park Avenue do us a favour and Kettering lose at Kidderminster Harriers, Kettering will be relegated, and Bradford will stay up. If Bradford do not win, they will be relegated, and Fylde will be champions.

There are many other twists and turns, with the clubs chasing the play-off places not being resolved until 5pm, and the other relegation spot currently occupied by Blyth Spartans will also go right down to the wire.

Many will remember Manchester City’s last gasp Premier League win against Queens Park Rangers in 2012, with City taking the title from their local rivals with two goals in stoppage time, and I am sure that today will be no different, with positions being swapped throughout the afternoon. From our side we need to forget what's going on elsewhere and just ensure we win; the rest of it we have no control over, so there is little point in worrying about it anyway.

If we do win, we will finish the season on 93 points, averaging over two points a game, which is normally enough in most seasons to be promoted! Whatever happens I am sure the fans will thank the players for what has been a monumental effort when we hold our awards ceremony after the game in the Blue and Gold bar. I am sure that many of them will convey their best wishes personally to the lads. Everyone is invited.

The National League themselves have a dilemma on their hands – the trophy is presented after the game to the champions but as it could be King’s Lynn Town or AFC Fylde they are in a slight corner. The solution that has been found is that the Northern trophy will be dispatched to be presented in Bradford and the Southern one will be used for our ceremony if we make the cut. If we are victorious, we would only keep the trophy for a few hours and the actual trophy would be delivered a few days later! 

Ticket sales seem good, and I hope we break the 2,000 barrier, which is the least that this group deserves; it has been terrific football to watch with the Linnets scoring 82 goals in total, the highest in our division. Typically, this week our irrigation system sprang a leak, with a hole appearing in the reservoir liner after just four years (they usually last 20) and we are hoping and praying that it can be fixed in time for the play-offs as, sadly, there is no chance of it being fixed for this weekend’s game.

We are of course already looking at next season’s budgets. I have made it no secret that this season has been very tough, despite an excellent cup run. Mark Hughes and I have agreed to sit down together within 48 hours of the final whistle being blown that will signal the end of our season. I have been chatting to various parties that may have an interest in investing over the last few weeks as I do believe we have a compelling story as the club has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years. 

I have also been chatting with companies about our commercial offering and am sure that we will add some new faces to our flock. I am delighted that all our kit sponsors have renewed for next season.

Football rarely stands still, and it rarely gives you the chance to enjoy the moment as you are usually planning at least three months in advance. To keep the show on the road you need to keep the revenue coming in - profits and losses and balance sheets pay lip service to cashflow, without it you are dead in the water. 

Nothing is guaranteed in football, it is full of twists and turns, and today will be no exception at both ends of the table. The drama will unfold; it could not be scripted better by any writer, and I would urge everyone to come down to The Walks this afternoon and see it play out for yourself. You won’t regret it.