Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day

After the deserving winners of the FA Trophy had collected their medals and the cup, and as they descended the 107 steps from the Royal Box to the Wembley turf, the stadium sound system blasted out "Rockin' All Over The World" by Status Quo. We sung and swayed along. Then, the team did that stage thing with the coloured streamers flying like fireworks into the air and all, just like the big boys. More posing for the cameras and the triumphal procession before the grateful fans rounded out the occasion. And that was it. Except that those diehards who stayed until the pitch had been cleared were treated to "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves, which is where we came in last Monday, sort of.

Where will this experiment go next? The Times picked up on the tension that's emerged between the traditional method of selecting the team and the options available to us, the networked owners, using the so-called "wisdom of crowds". And this is where it may get interesting because many of the supporters in Wembley on Saturday were ordinary people from Kent and without them there would be no sense of tradition; no feeling of real community. Indeed, in his programme note, manager Liam Daish pointedly emphasized that, "Today's Final is a great day for Ebbsfleet, Gravesend and the local area, and it's given the people of the area a chance to come to Wembley and watch their local team play — and that opportunity doesn't come around very often."

And the Boris Johnson connection? For this is supposed to be a week of postings about the London of the new Mayor. Well, our "Man of the Match" was the uncompromising Ebbsfleet United left back Sacha Opinel, who sports a very Johnson-like shock of blond hair. Better still, he was described in the programme as "An eccentric defender... has become a cult hero." That's Boris.