Fair to say it's been a good week for Danny Linger.
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The experienced tactician and industrious club engine room put in a solid performance before getting to enjoy results both on and off the pitch.
Linger is the sort of figure without whom sporting entities do not exist.
His title is Launceston City's senior club president, but his role is so much more.
Like countless other like-minded individuals at clubs of all sporting persuasions from Avoca to Zeehan, he dedicates almost his entire Saturday and an estimated 20-30 hours a week to ensuring a contest can take place and a lot of other people can enjoy themselves.
A self-employed crane driver and project manager in the construction industry, Linger's assortment of rather less-well-paid roles for City range from team manager to bus driver.
His hard-working team run Launceston's most successful soccer club which, since being established in 1958, has grown to become a Northern powerhouse and mainstay of statewide competition.
City's home is tucked away off Westbury Road in Prospect but its domestic situation is somewhat complex.
While the existing clubhouse is situated on land owned by the neighbouring Australian Italian Club, the main pitch forms part of Prospect Vale Park sporting precinct which belongs to Meander Valley Council and is graced by some 3500 regular participants in soccer, football, touch footy and more.
The existing changerooms were built in 1978 with a grant of $5000.
Four decades worth of muddy boots and sweaty jocks have taken their toll and $5000 probably isn't going to cut it any more.
So dire had the lack of changeroom facilities become of late that the club's under-16s and Northern Championship women have been changing in shipping containers temporarily located in the club car park.
Seeking urgently needed reinvestment, City put together an impressive 26-page funding proposal, the highlight of which was a picture (headlined 'Don't drop the soap') of one of just seven delapidated showers expected to service 200 game-day participants.
With the suburb of Prospect growing rapidly, junior numbers have increased by 45 per cent since 2018 to total 430 with an additional 120 senior players. That's 48 teams across all competitions from the Northern Tasmanian Junior Soccer Association to the fiercely-competitive Sunday social competition.
The club estimated it would need $2 million to build sorely-needed new changerooms.
Sensing their moment, they went on the attack and weren't afraid to use favourable home advantage.
With a state election a week away, both the Liberals and Labor were eager to impress in the electorate of Lyons.
On Thursday, Linger was working out at Railton when he received notice of an imminent political pledge.
Without time even to change his work boots, he made haste to Prospect Park and threw on his personally-initialled club coat for a photo op with assorted Liberal politicians announcing a contribution of $1 million if re-elected to government.
A day later, Labor announced $1.5 million if they are elected.
The second pledge coincided with City hosting the NPL Tasmania Northern derby against cross-town rival Riverside.
As usual, Linger and his team had no shortage of tasks to tackle with some even repainting pitch markings just 15 minutes out from kick-off.
So busy were they that, when asked to verify who had scored City's first goal, Linger said he had no idea as he had barely watched a minute of play.
However, as the contest neared its conclusion in front of a bumper Friday-night crowd, a contented Linger could be seen with a hard-earned stubbie finally taking a seat in front of the now-doomed clubhouse.
Just in time to see his son and club captain, Jarrod, score the winning goal.
A good week all round.