In dire need of some football therapy after the traumatic events of a fortnight ago, and in the spirit of when you fall off your bike, the best thing is to get straight back on it, I made my way to Wembley to watch another team in yellow take on another team in white for the 2024 Champions League Trophy - Borussia Dortmund facing Real Madrid.
The fan verdict after a disastrous afternoon against Oxford in the play-off final
Wanderers fan Alan Houghton gives his view on the play-off semi-final second leg
Wanderers fan Alan Houghton has his say on the 3-3 draw at Peterborough on Saturday
There was a bit of a surreal atmosphere as we gathered for what was the last scheduled home league match of the season. After Tuesday night's disappointing draw against Shrewsbury Town, the Doombar deliberations were split between hoping former favourite Elias Kachunga, along with his Cambridge United teammates, could do us a favour and take points off Derby County, and the realisation that we are in the play-offs again.
Bolton Wanderers fan Alan Houghton gives his view on Bolton Wanderers' 1-1 draw against Portsmouth on Saturday,
The Whites family converged from far and wide on the Memorial Stadium in Bristol as we prepared to take on the Pirates, otherwise known as the Gas, a nickname originally coined by their rivals, Bristol City because of the gas works near their old home, at Eastville, spilling out unpleasant aromas.
After the Stevenage stalemate, we flocked down to the Toughsheet in our thousands to see the next instalment of our automatic promotion push.
We descended upon Pride Park in our thousands for arguably the biggest match of our season so far.
