Play-off tussle at Forfar

Apr 17 2009 by Craig Robertson, Dumfries Standard Friday

JUST 10 months ago Henry McClelland was driving to Hampden Park on tenterhooks hoping Annan Athletic would get accepted into the Third Division.

Yesterday the chairman made that 150-mile round trip again – to a meeting about the end of season play-offs which his side looks set to feature in.

It’s an unbelievable journey for the league new boys and McClelland knows just a point from their match against Forfar tomorrow could consolidate their fourth-place play-off position even further.

He told the Standard: “Ten months ago I was going up to Hampden to see if we were getting in the league, but the hard facts are, that 10 months on, I’m going up here for a normal management meeting where they will be discussing the play-off draws and we could be in it. It is incredible.”

McClelland is targeting at least a point from Forfar tomorrow who are chasing them in fifth place.

He added: “There is no pressure on our lads to finish in the play-offs but they want it now.

“It will be a hard game at Forfar but if we can get a point we will stay in fourth.”