A TRUE LEGEND

Yesterday was a fantastic day for many reasons. It was the fifth round of the Runcorn2Wembley fundraising campaign for Cancer Research UK.

We raised over £200 for the first time at a match during the campaign, but best of all was meeting a true football legend, Sir Tom Finney.

Sir Tom is President of Kendal Town, the team that travelled to Guiseley AFC for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2009/10 FA Cup.

The big stars of today might be Beckham, Rooney and Gerrard, but Sir Tom Finney epitomised why fans loved football; and money didn't give players egos bigger than the game itself.

He was a working man, who also fought in the Second World War, playing the game with a smile on his face and was never booked in his entire career.

Meeting him and having our photograph taken is a memory that will stay with the me and the fundraising team for a very long time.

Back to the game itself and Kendal took an early lead after dominating the first 25 minutes. But a mistake at the back allowed Guiseley back in to the game and they soon equalised.

The second half saw Kendal defending manfully against a determined Guiseley, but despite creating a number of half chances, the home side were grateful to a wonderful save with less than five minutes left to keep them in the FA Cup.

That said, the header could and should have been put beyond the keeper.

I'd like to thank my brother Rob Knowles, girlfriend Sarah O'Brien and Sarah's brother Patrick for helping out yesterday. We raised a total of £201.28 taking the grand total to £1,108.33.

The result means Rob, Sarah and I travel to Kendal on Tuesday evening for the replay, when we find out which team we'll be following to the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.

Huge thanks to everyone at Guiseley, including Rachel and Phil, the fans who travelled with Kendal Town, and everyone who made meeting Sir Tom Finney possible.

Look forward to seeing you all and meeting new fans on Tuesday in Kendal. For directions click here