Staying at The Rec, those posh seats I was sat in were positioned right behind the Aldershot dugout. The emotions of the night were written all over Waddock’s face from the first minute, and you could smell the pressure everyone was under.
I was also within an arm’s length from the beleaguered fourth official, David Rock. The abuse, plenty of it vitriolic, that he had to contend with from both managers and their coaches was unacceptable. Every contentious decision that was made by referee Craig Hicks – and there were a few of them although none had any bearing ...