There is some widespread supposition that Nomads have been playing their best football of the season in recent weeks but statistically this is wide of the mark.

The matches up until Christmas yielded 18 points, and only a home triumph over bottom club Llangefni and a crucial win at Caersws broke a run of ten defeats out of twelve. Those two results, the points shared with Haverfordwest and Welshpool and narrow wins over Caernarfon, Cefn Druids and Caersws have kept us in the league. In this context, the recent draw at Airbus looks a far better result than popular reaction at the time suggested. Without doubt, the one player most influential when those crucial results have been wrought out has been Chris Herbert. His level of contribution and willingness to play in any position to drive the team on to some level of success has been unmatched, as has his enthusiasm whether selected to start or wait his turn as sub on the bench.

It's more the pity then that it took two thirds of the season before Herbert was given a decent run in the side. His early outings in the League Cup gave Nomads supporters a glimpse of his ability and willingness to work for the team but these games were lost opportunities to get a settled side. Either way, the spoils of success are all the sweeter with the memory of the bitter taste of defeat. Here's to the prospect of our gaining some just desserts on Saturday, and a season of sugar, spice and all things nice in 08/09, even though considerable long-term off-field uncertainty remains unresolved.