BLOWN DYNAMOS
Almost as satisfying as reaching Wembley was dumping Colne Dynamos out in the semi-final. I think it would be fair to say that most of the non-League world was rooting for us. Colne Dynamos are a little club with big ideas. Too big. On their showing over the two legs it seemed that their so-called professionals had no appetite for the battle when the going got tough, no new ideas when they went two goals down and no motivation whatsoever over the whole hundred and eighty minutes. I would imagine that the HFS Loans League must have dropped to a very poor standard or that teams just do not believe they can beat full-time professionals. As one policeman told me "They are just ordinary non-League players who train together every day." The facts of the matter are that we tackled and defended superbly, were not intimidated by their rough house tactics, had more desire to win, scored two classic goals and have the best support in non-League football behind the team. As the Holker End sang to Graham White, Colne manager "You'll never buy supporters." Never a truer word spoken. Alan Casey Issue 003 - May 1990