The Lambs can rise again

This is truly the business end of the season when the fates of football clubs up and down the land in so many divisions of the football pyramid are decided after a long, hard season.
Wolves are back in the Premier League and Blues are on the cusp of joining them.
Albion's fate was all but sealed last weekend, while Villa still face a fight to maintain their UEFA Cup spot.
But it is further down the pyramid that has grabbed my attention recently. In the spit and sawdust, and real ale realm of non-league football.
Burton Albion are desperately clawing their way to the finish line to book their place in the Football League for the first time in the club's history having picked up a case of the promotion jitters in recent weeks.
If they manage to hang on, what an amazing feat that would be and credit to everyone associated with the club.
Just a few years ago, the Brewers were competing alongside my hometown club of Tamworth in the Conference, but while the Lambs were left behind, the Brewers went from strength to strength, thanks mainly to the move to the Pirelli Stadium.
Their new facility gave them the foundation to build upon, to generate their own off-the-field income and build a club capable of sustaining itself at a higher level.
Tamworth tried to do exactly the same but have been met with barrier after barrier, mainly due to local politics and a lack of support from various entities.
As a result, when Tamworth were surviving in the Conference but looking to push on to secure their future, they were left in limbo and left behind.
They were relegated and have been through a process of rebuilding. Tonight, their recovery could be complete because if they beat Hinckley United at The Lamb, they will be promoted back to the Conference Premier. It would be an achievement on a par with Burton's.
If Burton are promoted what a boost that would be to the town and I am sure everyone would want to share in the celebrations, and deservedly so. Would the name of the town be in the national spotlight more for anything else but football? I doubt it.
If Tamworth do it, on their own terms but with the help of their fantastically loyal band of supporters, I am sure many around the town, including local dignitaries, would also want a taste of the bubbly.
But I wonder how many outside the club truly deserve it.