But don't forget, for over 70 years the Jaffas were a club who did not fit that "ambitious" description really. The club has only in the past 5 years begun paying players, it was never a strong financial club, it was ground shared with cricket until less than ten years ago.

The upgrades were heavily driven by Newcastle Football association in fact wanting a Home ground venue for their junior rep sides.

What Sneddo and other have achieved in the last 5 years is quite staggering but that doesn't devalue the club having played in the second divisions for some decades prior without being in a position to push for promotion as seriously.

And I think those old enough would never want to see another Croatia occur within our club ranks again and they were probably the pin up club for ambition for those 4 years they were rising through the ranks, it was just a very sad and deflating ending for many involved.