The 2007/08 football season was a season to remember for some, while others will want to quickly forget about their horrors they endured during their respective campaigns.

PHC Zebras were head and shoulders above the rest from start to finish, lifting the championship title, Martonmere Cup and FA Cup.

They had harboured 'Triple Crown' hopes and even the thought of a 'quadruple'; but the last team to do this feat, North Village Rams, swiftly erased these thoughts in the Friendship final.

"We have always had decent players at the club, so there was no reason why we couldn't do something special and bring home some silverware, " said PHC coach Kyle Lightbourne.

"In order to compete for any titles you must be consistent, and that's what we were this season.

"When we set ourselves goals at the beginning of the season, it was more of a top four finish, with the idea of winning the FA as it has eluded us for so long.

"But we didn't want to leave it late in the season to try and stay up or win something, we got the Martonmere early and that set the tone for the rest of the way.

"On a whole, the season good, above expectations. But we know now that we are the hunted not the hunter, so we must begin preparations for our defence now."

North Village were just mere minutes away from reclaiming the league title until Zebras got a late equaliser against Devonshire Cougars on the last day of the league.

Rams skipper Ralph 'Gumbo' Bean Jr. believes his sides slow start to the season was part of the reason why they had to climb out of such a big ditch in the run-in to the league.

"This season was better than last but a slow start made it difficult to apply any real pressure on Zebras towards the end," said Bean. "When the Christmas break came around and the inclusion of the returning college players and the Dudley Eve victory gave us some confidence to push on in the second half of the season.

"Winning some sort of silverware was our main goal and we did that by hoisting the Friendship and erasing any thoughts of Zebras doing what we did only a few years ago.

"But hats off to PHC, they remained consistent throughout and in end deserved it. But we remain the hunter next season so it will be interesting."

The team that had the most to lose this year were the Boulevard Blazers who, before a ball was kicked, lost their inspirational skipper Shaki Crockwell, and there was even talk of the team going to play First Division football next year.

Coach John Rebello made no qualms about what his team's goals were at the start of the season.

"At the beginning of the season we set ourselves one goal and that was to not get relegated," said Rebello.

"This has not been an ordinary season for us as we had issues such as our skipper dying (Shaki Crockwell), and no pre-season so we are happy with how the whole thing turned out.

"If we would have made the FA finals it would have been a plus for us as we didn't put that into our objectives for the season. But at the end of the day we are still in the Premier league so our job is done and we will look towards next season."

On the other side of the spectrum, both Somerset sides, Trojans and Ireland Rangers went down to the First Division.

"It was all down to us," said a subdued Somerset captain Jelani Scott. "We didn't have the commitment from the start of the season and this made it hard for us coming into the stretch.

"With our backs against the wall, guys started to fight but it was too little, too late. Our victories came late in the season and we dug ourselves too big of a hole to get out of.

"The talent was always here, we just need to have the commitment and we won't have these problems."

Returning to the Premier League next season would be a top priority, Scott added.

"Firstly, if people don't want to be committed, we won't succeed in anything we do", he said. "If we put in the time and energy into training, it will show on the pitch.

"We won't accept anything less than an immediate return to the Premier League."

Defending FA Cup champions Devonshire Colts had a rude awakening with their heavy defeat to Devonshire Cougars in the Charity shield, but re-established themselves in the Premier Division after a one-year hiatus.

"We started off good in all departments," said Colts skipper Aljame Zuill. " Everyone was getting on the score sheet and everyone was enjoying the game.

"But as the season wore on, guys started becoming happy with where we were in the table, and it wasn't until we were on the edge of the relegation battle that players started pulling up their socks and playing ball again.

"We shouldn't be doing that because we have played together for many years now, and know how each of us play.

"We lost home games we shouldn't have lost, gave us some slack goals. So at the end of the day no one can't blame the coaches, as they don't lace up the boots. The onus is on the players and we have to take responsibility for what happened.

"But we stayed up and that was the main thing, so I am pleased."