Assistant Manager Aaron Large took the rains for that one which was the second defeat in a few days but still meant that Yellows finished in a very respectable 11th position in the table.

At the weekend Yellows faced Bourne Town who are now in the playoffs and Large reflected on that match. "I thought we were brilliant in the opening stages. We dominated the game early on and controlled possession, moved the ball well and looked the better side. But unfortunately, a mistake gave them their first and then a set piece not long after saw us go two down, completely against the run of play.

"At half-time, we regrouped and came out with real intent. We were on the front foot, created chances and you could feel a goal was coming. We got one back through Niall, and at that point I really believed we were going to go on and get something from the game.

"Disappointingly, we gave away a soft free-kick and got punished again from a set piece to go 3-1 down. But credit to the lads, they rolled their sleeves up, kept going, and we got back into it again. At 3-2, we were pushing hard and I genuinely thought we’d nick a point.
Overall, we can’t fault the effort or the levels. Intensity, commitment and belief were also right up there. That’s three title challengers we’ve gone toe-to-toe with now and that says a lot about how far we’ve come.”

On the bank holiday Monday the visitors Kimberley MW came to the RM Stadium in a really precarious position knowing they needed a win to stay up and played with an intensity to match. Large reflected on that match. "Monday was a chance to rotate the squad and get valuable minutes into players returning from injury and give those who are ineligible or unavailable for the final a proper runout in the last league game of the season at home.

"That said, credit to Kimberley, they treated it like a cup final and came out with real intent from the first whistle. Disappointingly, we didn’t match that. We were second best in too many moments, lost the firsts, seconds and even thirds at times, and once again, similar to the Bourne match, conceded from set-piece situations again.

"We did have some good spells with the ball but consistently lost possession and turned the ball over and we lacked ruthlessness in both boxes. Ultimately, the mentality to go and win the game just wasn’t there and that’s what cost us".

Yellows now look forward to a Cup final at One Call Stadium in just over a fortnight and could still add silverware to what has been a good season.

Large continued. "We’ve got to acknowledge the support we’ve had over the bank holiday weekend, it’s been absolutely brilliant and we’re gutted we couldn’t reward that noise with a result. Now all focus turns to the final. We regroup, reset and go again. We really hope that the supporters will come out in numbers for us on the 6th May, that will be important and would help give us the edge". Supporters can purchase tickets online (details on the website) or in person from the One Call ticket office during their office hours.
You can hear more from Aaron in our video interview HERE.