On the up

So the season came to an official end with a decent home win against an already relegated Southampton side. Decent in so much that a team playing bobbins for 70 minutes to win by two goals is a sign of a good side.

Next season promises much, the board are starting to listen to the supporters by freezing season ticket prices, players are finding it harder to guarantee a place in the side purely by being stuck up the manager's a**e, instead having to rely on actual ability and we now have a manager who knows the path to the Premier League.

So, in short, a team on the up.

I haven't felt this confident since Joe Kinnear led us to safety at the end of the 2003/04 season with a combination of astute loan signings, better tactics and crowd euphoria. 2004/05 was going to be our season.

So, roll on 2009/10. I hope it's as good as 2004/05, but for some reason, I seem to have wiped that from my memory .....