What a great day and what a very messy night !

It's fantastic to see such camaraderie amongst the lads, such a vibrant team spirit ! When we win that Cup there won't be a dry eye in the house; I can't wait ! As "Biggins" was proclaiming " Cricket is coming home !" Maybe we will finally see the whingers silenced....

I have to echo Dibendra's sentiments re Snedds, it takes a real man to do what he did, well done Graeme, it showed a maturity beyond your years.

It makes me very proud of all the team, esp my little bro, and I am thrilled that we are so close to one of my Dad's long cherished dreams,- bring it home lads, you owe it to Dibs and Moses !
Lindsay

First thoughts when we won on Sunday. Thank God for that, now Kenners and I can stop walking around this bloody ground !! We had resolved to keep walking until the last wicket went down and it seemed like many laps had been completed. During our many circumnavigations of Turf Moor I had thought to myself that if we won then I would let the players enjoy their moment and go quietly back to the dressing rooms to congratulate them on their return.

However when DC took the last wicket the reality was somewhat different, we could not have been further away from the pavilion as it transpired and far from returning sedately to the changing rooms we went as wild as everybody else and joined in the melee on the field. First port of call for me was of course Matt, who along with DC, Zeddy and many others have represented Accy through our time in the doldrums and never given less than 100% for the club, it is very special for these guys to get to the cup final.

Next it was Dibber, who marshalled the troops brilliantly and
believe me his words just prior to going out for the second half left
nobody in any doubt that he not only thought we could win, but that we WOULD win if we played to our best. I have nothing but admiration for the way the lads went about their task in the second half of the match, they never lost focus and remained "completely together" on the field and ultimately that was what got us over the line. Fantastic guys - you thoroughly deserved it in the end. From a personal point of view it is a pleasure to be involved with this group of players as they are all good cricketers, and, if they stay "together" when they are playing, they can achieve the kind of success that Accrington has not seen for a long time.

So enjoy the moment guys, but when Sunday comes around forget all about the cup finaland concentrate on returning from Rawtenstall with maximum point (at a pinch ten will do), I will be sat by a pool in Tenerife probably pretending that I am reading, looking at my watch and waiting for Rod's texts to update me. So come on guys - win this one for me. A huge thanks goes to all our supporters for the way you got behind the lads at Burnley, the noise level was incredible and I am sure that as the Burnley batsmen strode to the crease their confidence must have drained away as they encountered our "twelfth man".

Finally, can we win the cup ?? - Absolutely YES.

Will we win the cup ?? - If we continue to play as we have so far this
season then YES we will. But we have to remember that we did not winanything on Sunday - only the right to play to win the trophy on August 3rd for which I wish all the players the best of luck.


One last thought occurs to me following Sundays game and in respect of a couple of incidents. Is the shortest coaching manual in the world the Sri Lankan volume on "Running between the wickets" ?
Ian Wilson

First of all congratulations to everyone involved with the club to commemorate a remarkable win in the semi-finals. A lot of hard work has been put into the club over a number of years behind the scenes by Ian Wilson, Peter Barratt, Len Dewhurst, Damian Clarke. Congratulations to the team, Dibbers, Clarkey..........Come on the boys (and G Sneddon)