It`s difficult to describe the excitement I feel for tomorrow.   So much riding on the results of what promises to be a series of encounters of epic proportions as embattled minorities take on the favourites.  But maybe, just maybe, it`s going to be one of those days when the plucky minnows overcome the forces against them.   By the end of the day, we will all know the outcome and, whatever that outcome may be, we will just have to live with it, I guess, and go on to fight another day.

Yes, it`s a long season, so let`s have a look at the way in which the protagonists line up.  

First up, the Saints are a way at Wolverhampton - always a difficult place to go to - and will be looking to bring an unwelcome series of Premier League defeats to an end.  Our street`s local hero Scott ("Buzzin`") Wagstaff and his Wimbledon chums take on Portsmouth at home.  Last time I saw Pompey on the television they were comprehensively stuffed 4-0 at Fratton Park ("Krap Nottarf") by the rampaging Saints in some rinky-dink cup game.  Let`s hope Scotty and his mates can do likewise.

My neighbour`s beloved Gillingham are at home to Peterborough (aka Posh for some reason) and I wish the Gills well.   They have a couple of Saints academy players on loan and one at least (Alfie Jones) has made a big impression as he gains match experience under the benign tutelage of Steve - who really did eat all the pies - Evans.

My attention will inevitably be drawn to the progress of those other teams I am following.  Forest Green Rovers are at home to Mansfield, Maidstone United have a home FA Cup qualifier against Kings Langley, Truro City are at home to lowly Hendon and Fort William make the journey to Albion Rovers` Cliftonhill ground in Coatbridge for the next round of the Scottish Cup.

So it`s all to play for but I have a suspicion that none of these games will appear on Match of the Day, which could well be cancelled anyway as the nation`s attention might be focused on events in Westminster which, if nothing else, might rival Michael McIntyre for lame duck comedy.