Tooting & Mitcham boss George Wakeling has promised he and boss Billy Smith will leave no stone unturned as they bid for promotion via the Ryman League Divsion One South play-offs.
The Terrors face either Met Police or Cray Wanderers - who play on Thursday - on Saturday after brushing aside the challenge of Worthing 2-0 on Tuesday night.
Two early strikes from 25-goal striker Paul Vines secured a final berth to leave Tooting 90 minutes from a place in the Ryman League Premier Division for the second season in succession.
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And Wakeling, who watched his side beat Hendon 3-2 to lift London Senior Cup last week, is confident they can finish the job and erase the memory of last season's 2-0 play-off final defeat to Hastings.
"I don't agree with the play-offs. We finished 12 points ahead of Worthing in the league and they could have knocked us out," he said.
"I felt we were the best team in the division last season, but we didn't go up and that was a bitter pill to swallow.
"We've played Cray four times this season already. I've probably watched them on four other occasions as well. There is not a lot we don't know about them.
"We will be at the game on Thursday just to see if there is something that might help us out, but I believe if we play as well as we did against Hendon we will be okay."
Man of the match Vines netted twice in the opening 11 minutes to set Tooting on their way to this weekend's play-off final at Imperial Fields.
And the match-winner, who is confident the current squad could cope with the step up, believes the experience of missing out on promotion last season puts them favourites to make it at the second attempt.
"I don't think any of the lads want to be put through the misery of last year again," he said.
"This is what we have worked all year for and I'll be reminding the lads of that when we get out on the pitch at the weekend.
"I really fancy us to do it. We are in the right frame of mind.
"There are not many teams in the division that can live with us when we are on form."
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