My best football moments of 2010...

It has been a pretty good year for me football-wise so what better way to end it then with a run down of some of the best moments...

1. Daggers 3 Rotherham 2 League Two Play Off Final May.
Does football get any better then this? To see the Daggers get into the league three years ago was unreal but this was something else. Not only was it one of the most exciting games I have ever seen but it included great goals from Benno and Greeny plus a winner from Nursey right in front of our end! Not only the highlight of 2010 but quiet possibly my greatest football memory of all time!

2. Sheffield Wednesday 2 Daggers 0 League One August.
Okay so not the result we wanted for our debut in League One but everything else about the day was magical. For me it was my first experience of the press box, covering the match for the official Daggers website, and that just was the icing on the cake. Overall we gave a good account of ourselves but to just see the Daggers play at a ground like Hillsborough in a league fixture was just amazing.

3. Carlisle 0 Daggers 2 League One December.
After a tough start to the season this game saw our young side come of age. A terrific
performance from start to finish and it was the day we finally looked like a bone-fida League One side. Late goals from Medy Elito and Greeny sealed the win but we could have scored four or five in our best performance of the year.

4. Daggers 6 Morecambe 0 League Two Play Off Semi Final 1st Leg May.
Not even the most optimistic of Daggers fans could have predicted this as we gave one of our greatest ever performances in front of the live TV cameras. It is a day Josh Scott will never forget as his 4 goals made the difference and virtually sealed our place at Wembley. Not a bad way to end our home fixtures for the season!

5. Hull 1 Arsenal 2 Premier League March.
A dramatic injury time winner from Nicklas Bendtner sent us top of the table and made us all believe we could win the title. In truth it was not the greatest performance against the ten men of Hull, who would go on to be relegated, but there is very little that can beat scoring a last gasp winner at your end! It proved to be a false dawn though as within three weeks the dream was over...but it was fun while it lasted!

6. Morecambe 2 Daggers 1 League Two Play off Semi Final 2nd Leg May.
Another defeat but almost the perfect night as we booked our place at Wembley. It was also the last ever match at Morecambe's Christie Park ground and the scenes on the pitch at the end, as we celebrated reaching the final and they said farewell to their old home, will stay with me forever. With the job done in the first leg it was a match I was more then happy to lose and was pleased when their last minute winner went in.

7. Arsenal 4 Bolton Wanderers 2 Premier League January.
We needed to win by two clear goals to go top but it was not looking likely when Bolton led 2-0 in the opening twenty minutes. However Tomas Rosicky pulled one back just before the break and that changed everything. Second half goals from Cesc and the Verminator put us in front and the night was sealed by a late Andrey Arshavin goal that sent us, briefly at least, to the top. Well worth the long journey down even if I did miss the last train back and did not get home until 5am!

8. Arsenal 0 Newcastle 1 Premier League November.
It might seem strange to include a drab home defeat in my best of the year but for me it was one the highlights, my first experience of the Emirates press box! The whole day, except the result, was amazing and even now I can't quiet believe I spoke to Arsene Wenger! Amazing!

9. Darlington 0 Daggers 2 League Two May.
After missing out on the play offs on the final day last year I was taking nothing for granted against the worst side in the league. In the end it was not a great game but we got the job done thanks to a goal in each half from Nursey and Josh Scott while Robbo's dancing at the end capped a great day! Yes, we were finally in the play offs...

10. Darlington RA 3 Deneside WMC 3 Over 40's League Division Three May.
A little self indulgence to finish with. I scored a late goal, putting us 3-2 up in this exciting draw, just two weeks after my father had passed away, and I have to say I have never felt more emotional on a football pitch. It would have been perfect had my goal been the winner that sealed our promotion but they equalised in the dying moments. However the point was enough for us to clinch the final promotion place anyway so it was a fitting tribute to my dad, who had always said I should forget football and use my time more wisely!

So that's it, my best football moments from 2010. Here's to more of the same in 2011...