Realistic Andy Peaks knows it could be a cricket score on Sunday as his Tamworth side face Premier League giants Spurs - but he's going to enjoy every second of it anyway.
It was a very different type of survival Saturday as clubs battled to get their games on before fighting for vital points.
Huge ties are ahead this weekend for Tamworth and Dagenham & Redbridge - but how did they get here?
There are three National League games left standing after a flurry of postponements on Friday.
With Christmas in the rear-view mirror, we’re suddenly approaching the home straight of the 2024/25 Vanarama National League season.
Gateshead manager Carl Magnay says the club are more than used to coping with tricky transfer windows and he sees no reason why they won’t navigate this one.
There are some vital league and cup points as well as a place in the FA Trophy fifth round on offer this evening.
The draw for the next round of the FA Trophy has just been made with the quarter finals only one game away.
Snow wreaked havoc with the Vanarama National League schedule but seven games in the North and South still went ahead – with big implications at both ends of the tables.
The cold couldn’t kill off all the games on Saturday with plenty of significant FA Trophy and National League North and South results.
The focus falls on the FA Trophy for the first weekend of 2025 - and there’s some fantastic ties in prospect.
York City are the first Vanarama National League leaders of 2025 after beating Gateshead 1-0 on New Year’s Day.