A TRAFFIC jam at any stage along the M4 on Sunday (MAY 24) and it could be curtains for a father and son’s dream of making it to Wembley to see Swindon Town.

Lee Trinder was the lucky winner of two tickets given away by Town player Harry Toffolo (CORR) through the club’s official Twitter feed on Wednesday (MAY 20) morning.

The 35-year-old will face a race against time and traffic to get him and son Charlie from the 13-year-old’s football tournament in Weston-super-Mare to London in time for kick-off.

The Cirencester Town youth has been committed to the tournament, which runs all weekend, since last August and will finish his last match between 2pm and 2.30pm on Sunday.

He will quickly be bundled into the family car and the pressure will be on dad Lee to make it to Wembley for kick-off.

It wasn’t until the League One play-off semi finals were announced the penny dropped for the ceramic tiler, who finally worked out the clash in dates.

“I found out when a couple of Bristol City fans rubbed it in. The day before the semi final they told me if we made it through I wouldn’t be able to go,” he said.

“I always thought it was later in the month. I was gutted.”

The prospect of not making the match and facing the rush down the motorway pushed Lee to concede it would be too much to ask, so he didn’t buy any tickets in advance.

It was only when he saw Toffolo’s giveaway offer on Twitter, he thought he would give it one last stab, and entered.

“I just thought I would give it a go. I was so shocked when he messaged me,” said Lee, who lives in Victoria Cross Road, Wroughton.

“He’s just a great lad and because we paid for him to come on loan he appreciates that. He’s a really nice bloke.

“He even messaged me after the announcement and told me to enjoy my day.”

He said Toffolo had been in touch on Twitter before the decision had even been made, just checking whether Lee had ever been to Wembley before or if he had already bought some tickets.

Lee has been before, along with Charlie, when they visited for Swindon’s past two visits, against Millwall and Chesterfield.

The drive from the coast measures 144 miles and could take around two-and-a-half hours, giving Lee very little leeway if there are any disruptions en route.

“I’m praying there’s no traffic. I hope I can get parked and everything,” he said. “Charlie said it was brilliant. He was gutted when he thought he was going to miss it.”