The bubbly is on ice, the well-appointed Dunedin Technical clubrooms have had their inventory replenished, and the individually numbered player coat hangers have been double-checked and triple-checked.
All that is left now is for Dunedin Technical to beat the Spirit in today's Footballsouth Premier League match at the Caledonian Ground for the club to claim its first league title since 1999.
Technical supporters will be looking to their golden boot recipient-elect Aaron Burgess to continue his ruthless scoring form and add to his 28 league goals.
An additional six Chatham Cup goals have made this a vintage season for the talented marksman.
Coach Mike Fridge has prepared the team no differently to other weeks.
"We haven't got any injuries or suspensions. We've treated this week like a normal week for training and Saturday will be a normal FPL match."
In another interesting match to be played today, third-placed Roslyn-Wakari will host second-placed Mosgiel at Ellis Park, with Mosgiel fresh and confident after a rare victory over Caversham.
In the final fixture of the round, Northern will trek up to Forrester Park to entertain Caversham, which will be looking for a good dress rehearsal, a week out from the Chatham Cup semifinal against Napier City Rovers.
- Wilson James
