Sun beating down on a good natured pitch invasion, and grown men crying with joy.
That was the scenes at the final whistle of yesterday’s National League North play off final, where, Boston United, in my opinion, deservedly on the day, beat Brackley Town.
Although very much in the camp of really wanting Brackley to win, I couldn’t help but be happy for Boston and their fans, all in all, my experience of them, even before kick off, was that they were a great bunch.
When I visited St James Park yesterday to record my weekly Non League vlog (found at the bottom of this post), I thought it may be tricky to do it in the way I usually try to, as, the ground was segregated, and I knew that if I was to get a half decent recording spot, it would mean having to stand at the same spot for a few hours… one movement, and it would be quickly taken.
I managed to get bits and pieces filmed before finding my spot an hour or so before kick off, so, it actually wasn't too bad in the end.
Talking of end, after the pitch invasion, and the high profile nature of the match, I thought it may be really hard to get any post match interviews from the winning team, however, I was wrong.
Keaton Ward, who had scored Boston’s equaliser, and incidentally, it was his birthday too, was great, and, although manager Ian Culverhouse was super busy with interviews, he kindly still had time for a small time Non League vlogger like me.
In fact, I knew the dressing room were waiting for Ian to make an appearance, and I didn’t want to hold him up, so, I actually said it’s best you go in for celebration’s and I would wait around for the interview.
Unbelievably, Ian appeared within a couple of minutes, and gave me as much time as I needed, that just sums up Non League for me, no prima donna’s and everyone has time for you.
One final thing, just after the full time whistle, I’m not sure how, but I found myself next to a very happy emotional and tearful man in a suit. I had a quick chat with him ( not recorded) whilst he was receiving congratulatory hugs… and it turned out he was Boston United chairman David Newton.
A fantastic day all in all, congratulations to Boston United, I hope they do really well next season, and, hopefully Brackley Town will pick themselves up, dust themselves off, go again and, in 2024/25, finally get promoted. 🤞
Once again, a big thank you to Darren Ashley for sharing another one of his great Vlogs which always give a wonderful insight into non-league football and the people involved with the game at grassroots level.
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