I, like most other supporters, was very disillusioned with the way that Jim Rodwell ran our club to the ground during its final season in the Football League - almost to the point of driving us out of business.
As we feared the worst during that summer of 2007, I started to contemplate what I would do with my Saturday afternoons if Boston United ceased to exist. Being a football supporter I decided that I'd have to find another club. At that point the thought of following Notts County did actually cross my mind. For me, Meadow Lane is a relatively easy run, parking is straight forward and I was used to League Two prices. But with players like Alan White, Austin McCann, Lawrie Dudfield, Gary Silk, Lee Canoville and Jason Lee in the Notts squad at that time, the biggest selling factor would have been the fact that it wouldn't have felt like I was supporting a totally new team.
If Boston had ceased to exist during that summer, my opinion of Jim Rodwell would have been even lower than it is now. And if I had become an adopted Notts supporter, how exactly would I be feeling right now? I could not personally line Rodwell's pockets again, so would now be looking in protest for a third different club to support in the space of four years!
At this point I think we should all say (again) a massive and sincere thank you to Mssrs Blackwell, Pierpoint, Newton, Kempster and Cook for everything that they have done for the club during that summer and since. We will always be grateful.