Everyone connected with Sutton United knows our motto – “In it together” – but what does that actually mean?

Well, we are a football club first and foremost, but over the past few years I believe we have become more than that.

We now have our place as the sporting hub of the community and the primary driver behind that is – of course – the 3G pitch (and perhaps Mr Wayne Shaw who is always out in the community spreading the word).

It means all our teams from U8s to U18s are training at Gander Green Lane rather than spread all over the borough.

We have a girls’ team and a disabled team – who beat the Gunners recently – who play on the pitch before our home games.

Their enthusiasm is great to watch, and they all want to be part of the matchday experience.

The club has made massive strides over the past two or three years – started in no small part by Steve King and Tony Henderson-Smith and an army of volunteers – and one of the main things that everyone should be proud of is that this is an inclusive club.

It can extended to the players - one of the beauties of non-League football is that the players still go in the bar after the game – the supporters can still mix with Nicky Bailey and Jamie Collins.

They are not aloof, and nor should they be.

And whatever we are doing, the fans like it - a couple of years ago we sold 120 season tickets, this year we have sold 1,010.

The club has made it ridiculously affordable for anyone to come and watch us – it’s less than a fiver a game.

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We’re not forgetting the football in the pitch either- from the bottom up we know what Sutton United want to be, and we are playing at the best level that we can possibly play at and afford to play at.

That is something to feel proud of.

I said to Tony Dolbear on Saturday, we have worked so hard to enjoy trips to Wrexham, Chester and Gateshead, and as long as we are in the league next season that is a massive tick in our box.

We won’t win every game, we don’t have the budget or squad depth to achieve that, but what we have got is the spirit and belief in the camp that we can compete and play.

But you also have to take enjoyment out of what you are doing – we’re not just a football club, we know we have become more than that.