Wembley during highlights of the Second Division play-off final against Gillingham.

But from what Horizons Manager Brian Crook experienced at Wembley he knows that short clip can't do justice to the match he describes as one of the most exciting he has ever seen.

Crook, a City supporter for over 30 years, flew to London for the weekend -- leaving on Saturday night and returning on Monday -- to be amongst the 76,000 who crammed into Wembley Stadium for the final.

And though City kept their fans waiting until the last kick of the match before securing promotion back to the First Division, the experience will remain with Crook and the rest of the City fans for a very long time.

"It caught every emotion going,'' said Crook.

"When they (Gillingham) went 2-0 up I have never known 40,000 City supporters to be as quiet. It was deadly silent.

"Then they got one back and it was like `well it's a consolation goal', but when the fourth official held up the sign to say it was five minutes of injury time the players went crazy and then they got the second goal.

"From then on there was only one team going to win it. They took the penalties at the City end and the Gillingham players couldn't cope with the pressure.'' Added Crook: "With the scenes at the end you would have thought we had won the World Cup and the European Cup all rolled into one.

"The players went round to the City fans bowing to them and throwing their boots and shirts into the crowd. Forty-five minutes after the game the fans were still there and I don't think anybody wanted to leave.'' Crook remembers happier times as a City fan, and now he hopes a return to the top flight and more honours won't be far away.

"I've seen them win the league and the cups but for sheer drama this was unbelievable,'' said Crook, who has watched his beloved City six times this season.

And though the occasion was nerve-wracking, Crook, who has been living in Bermuda four years, was still happy to be there to witness it.

"This has always been City's way, if it's an easy way and a difficult way, they'll go for the difficult way,'' said the fan.

"Both my brother and brother-in-law are season ticket holders and once they got through the play-offs and my brother queued up for eight hours to get tickets I said `I've got to go now'.

"Unfortunately with it being the Memorial Holiday weekend it was a very, very busy weekend here for us, so it was a matter of going with a very minimum amount of time off the Island.

"Since I moved out here City have been relegated twice so I'm trying to work out if there is any coincidence. Nowadays people are saying who are City, but only 10 years ago we were in the Premier League and finishing higher than our big rivals United.'' Next season City will again rely on the likes of Bermudian Shawn Goater and Paul Dickov to provide the goals for them as they look to make another promotion push.

"The fans have been let down over the years but they have stuck with the club through thick and thin,'' said Crook.

In his first full season with the club Goater led the scoring with 21 goals and has won over the City fans.

"He's done very well, he really puts the effort in and has played a big part in the success. I'm glad for him because he took the gamble last year coming to City.''