Bangor captain Lewis Harrison is eyeing Steel & Sons Cup final glory, but he is also hoping it is the last time the club feature in the competition.
The Seasiders have big ambitions with promotion back to the Championship the main objective this season.
It has been a tough few years for Bangor but Harrison they are determined to write a new chapter in the club's history books and pick up as much silverware as they can along the way.
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“From where the club was a couple of years ago, to win the Steel & Sons Cup would be huge for everyone," he said ahead of the final on Christmas Eve morning.
"Hopefully it’s the last one we win, because this club has bigger and better things to get onto.
“The club wants to be back in the Irish League and, with the board behind us and the right players, that is the aim."
Harrison has previous experience of playing in a Steel & Sons final as he was part of the Linfield Swifts side which lost to Newington five years ago.
The midfielder is hoping for a better result this time so as he can enjoy the festive season afterwards.
“I would love to win it," said Harrison. "I was playing for Linfield Swifts a few years ago when we lost to Newington, so I know what it’s like to get beat at Christmas.
"We were a very young team that year, but to lose it was a terrible feeling. You can’t even enjoy Christmas after that!"
Standing in Bangor's way for a fourth Steel & Sons Cup success are Dunmurry Rec.
The Seasiders are big favourites over their Northern Amateur Football League opponents but Harrison says that brings added pressure.
“It does. I’ve had people say to me, ‘it’s Dunmurry Rec, you should be alright’," he said.
"But at the end of the day, they’ve got here and have beaten some good teams on the way, so we have to give them the respect they deserve."
Lee Feeney's men have been on an incredible run this season losing only three out of 21 games so far, with two of them coming in penalty shootouts.
Harrison is full of praise for his manager and the job he has done making Bangor so hard to beat.
He said: “I didn’t know Feeno before I came in and had heard he was a bit of a character, but you see a different, more serious side to him around the changing room. He’s been great with me.
“We go into every game to win and clean sheets have been one the main things for us.
"The defenders absolutely love it when we don’t concede, so hopefully we can carry on that way."
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