I WAS on holiday in Turkey when we got through to the final so I was pulling the strings from so many thousand miles away, and a few weeks on it’s all coming together.

We’ve got 22 hospitality tents, seven bars, five catering outlets and a marquee which Todmorden Cricket Club have kindly let us borrow to host 100 VIPs from the league executive committee, J W Lees - the league and cup sponsors, and representatives from each Lancashire League club, as well as our own.

Supporters can bring their own refreshments - we’ve no restrictions, we just want them to enjoy the day. But for those who don’t we’ve ordered 1,000 burgers, there’s a hog roast stall with 400 portions, 250 portions of curry, and I don’t know how many teacakes for sandwiches. And then there’s beer. We’ve got a lot of beer. Ten thousand pints and 5,000 cans for starters.

It’s a logistical nightmare.

I’m waking up at 2am-3am thinking of different things we need to do and they go on a little notepad by my bed.

I’m probably waking every hour and a half because I’ve thought of something.

But it’s only our second time hosting the cup in its long history, so we have to get it right.

And it makes it a bit different because it’s Burnley. It’s the town. Both clubs are part of the top echelon of Lancashire League clubs and there is expectation on both sides and with both sets of supporters.

It’s a new league as well. It’s incredible to think that the league has expanded to 24 teams and for the first time Lowerhouse and Burnley end up in the final together. What are the odds of that?

When we got to the quarter-final we knew it was always a possibility because we were on opposite sides of the draw.

We set a new gate record of £4,904 when we last hosted the cup in 2004, and won against Haslingden. We said then that the only way that would ever be beaten was if Lowerhouse and Burnley met in the final, and I think we are going to smash that this time.

We’ve got good tech guys who work our website and put online ticket sales in place, which is a first for the league and the final, and we’ve already sold over £3,000 worth of tickets online.

I’m sure I’ll realise at 10 o’clock on Sunday morning there’s something I’ve forgotten. But as long as people have a good time, that’s the main thing...and Lowerhouse win!