Mon 8th March

The injury to Bjarne isn’t as serious as expected and it even looks as if he could be available for tomorrow night’s game.

Talking of which it’s prayer mats at the ready as the mighty Saddlers attempt for the fourth time to allow me to achieve my personal ambition and see the finest team the world has ever seen appear from the tunnel, cross the dirt track, dodge the advertisement boards and set foot on the green, green grass of Wembley Stadium.

Nine days from now I’ll either be queuing for either a Auto Windscreen Final ticket or a Cyanide pill. Which will it be ?