Of course, we're talking a long shot of us either missing out on the play offs completely, or scraping into that top three, but the decision to wear next season's kit for our final game of the season has incurred the wrath of the support.

It would not be wrong to say that there are many different opinions from supporters. There are those who feel that we shouldn't be playing in the colours of black and blue at all, some feel that we should, but not yet, those who think it should or should not be on sale, and there's some people who are really looking forward to seeing next season's kit. Next season.

But throughout all of the opinions, it is undeniable that there is a very strong viewpoint amongst the club's support base that we should not under any circumstances be wearing the 2008-9 kit on the final game of this season. And I think that's a very important point which needs to be made, that it is a viewpoint amongst the club's support base, and not just people on "that messageboard".

The days of a messageboard reflecting a small insignificant proportion of supporters are long gone. Of course, it's not 100% of the club's support, but was certainly significant enough to ask supporters' views on the colours of the new kit back in September or whenever the decision was made.

This is a wrong decision, and one which needs to be reversed. Nobody will lose face over this decision. It won't be a victory for the fans over the club. If it's a victory for anyone, it will be a victory for common sense. The Centenary season has been a big disappointment and a let down for the fans. Don't kick them in the teeth as it approaches its conclusion.

As I said on the messageboard last week, we as one of the country's least successful sides finally having a chance to make it in their centenary season, which has seen us revert to our centenary kit. Almost makes you think its fate that we're going up. You don't mess with that.

So Saturday could well bring the Centenary to a close in the same way that the Centenary has been handled throughout the last eleven months. You couldn't make it up. Anyway, off my soapbox now.

So Saturday then. I have to admit there's a bit of a strange feeling about things right now. We've got three games to go, the Play Offs is all but secured, and the Bury game is in real danger of becoming the most hyped game in recent years. Which leaves the Morecambe game just sort of being there.

For whatever reason, it doesn't seem to have that Play Off securing feel about it. Not in a way in which I have a bad feeling about the result, but given the Bury game and the fact we all seem to think the Play Offs are in the bag, it just has this feeling that the Morecambe game is a necessary evil.

Of course, there's still that teeniest weeniest yellow polka dot chance of us making the top three. No one's getting carried away and thinking that to be a real possibility, but given the right results this weekend, and our rivals for third are playing the top two, then we might be heading to Gigg Lane with that outside chance a little more inside.

The game will also be the first ever visit by Morecambe to Dale. I'd imagine they'll be quite impressed when they get here, having seen the other NW League Two grounds only to see that San Spotland is light years ahead of all of them. Quite how many will make the visit is unsure, but given the game isn't even mentioned on their messageboard, you'd have to assume there won't be so many. Perhaps I need to mention "teams like Morecambe" for them to even acknowledge there's even a game taking place this weekend.

Morecambe have done what has recently  become known as "doing a Charlton". Having secured enough points to ensure that they had achieved their priority of staying up, that seemed to be declaration time, and they've picked up just four wins in their last eighteen games, and any hopes of a Play Off push were extinguished back in around February.

There's also the Perkins factor to this game. He got a fair bit of stick up at their place earlier in their season despite not doing anything to warrant it. Perhaps its one of those local clubs for local people, and anyone who dares to leave is treated like defectors from Soviet Union. I look forward to the Morecambe KGB in town. I guess Morecambe KGB at least sounds better than Accrington Ultras.

Enjoy the game!