JOSHUA PECK revels in Ebbsfleet United’s promotion back to Non-League’s top table…

JOSHUA PECK
THIS time last year my beloved Ebbsfleet United had just lost the National League South play-off final and after five years of heartache with relegation and two failed promotion attempts, I started to wonder if I’d ever see the glory days again.
The 2016 play-offs saw us squeeze past Whitehawk on penalties in the semi-finals and face a fellow Kent side for promotion, Maidstone United.
On paper, we were favourites (just like we had been to win the league until we combusted)...