:00:15. > :00:26.One down, two up and a whole lot more to be decided. We are all set
:00:27. > :00:35.for a grandstand finish, with Late Kick Off. Leaving League Two `
:00:36. > :00:47.Scunthorpe and Chesterfield get the job done. I am so delighted for all
:00:48. > :00:55.the players. They have worked so hard all season. So delighted for
:00:56. > :00:58.the travelling fans today and everyone associated with the
:00:59. > :01:01.football club. And let us make that a treble. York City's nonstop rise
:01:02. > :01:04.takes them into the play`offs. But for Barnsley, the Championship days
:01:05. > :01:07.are gone. Going, going, gone down. Good evening. We're nearly at the
:01:08. > :01:09.season's end, but amid the excitement, I always try to stay
:01:10. > :01:13.regular, so John Hendry and Brian Laws are here to add some healthy
:01:14. > :01:16.fibre to our football feast. As ever, we want your input, too, over
:01:17. > :01:19.the final week. You can tweet us at... We start tonight with our
:01:20. > :01:21.promoted pair, Chesterfield and Scunthorpe, who do not do uneventful
:01:22. > :01:24.football seasons. Take Scunthorpe first. In nine seasons, they have
:01:25. > :01:28.gone from League to the Championship and all the way back down again. And
:01:29. > :01:31.now, they are climbing again. For the fans who have travelled the
:01:32. > :01:33.length and breadth of England on the up`and`down journey, it was
:01:34. > :01:37.appropriate that this promotion should be assured far away from home
:01:38. > :01:46.and with the rare defeat, too. Paul found heaven in Devon with them.
:01:47. > :01:59.A 7.00am departure for St James's Park. Not the North East. 277 miles
:02:00. > :02:02.south`west. A quick stop en route to stretch the legs ` and the
:02:03. > :02:05.imagination. A mere six hours after setting off, the Scunthorpe faithful
:02:06. > :02:12.land, looking for a party, despite the promise of inclement weather.
:02:13. > :02:18.But their manager, officially the hottest since records began, had
:02:19. > :02:23.never tasted defeat before today. This was to be the most topsy`turvy
:02:24. > :02:26.of afternoons for Russ Wilcox. He had guided his men to the summit of
:02:27. > :02:28.League Two, with 28 games unbeaten since taking charge, but Exeter,
:02:29. > :02:32.fighting for survival, had a different script to the fans whose
:02:33. > :02:33.will was severely tested under grey clouds in the nearest thing to a
:02:34. > :02:37.roof. Craig Woodman lashed in for the home
:02:38. > :02:49.side just before half`time. As the downpour intensified after
:02:50. > :02:51.the interval, the United keeper Sam Slocombe was embarrassed by Jimmy
:02:52. > :03:00.Keohane. Scunthorpe did get the ball in an
:03:01. > :03:05.three minutes from time, but David Sywers was offside.
:03:06. > :03:10.The final whistle signalled the end of the record`breaking run, but
:03:11. > :03:12.promotion was still on the cards, if Phil Brown's Southend could prevent
:03:13. > :03:14.fourth`placed Fleetwood from winning. ANNOUNCER: Fleetwood one,
:03:15. > :03:20.Southend one. Is that full`time? Is that the
:03:21. > :04:09.result. Is it full`time yet? We were dreadful today. That was
:04:10. > :04:16.probably our worst performance in the 29. But all credit must go to
:04:17. > :04:19.Exeter today, for their performance. They are fighting for their Football
:04:20. > :04:22.League lives and it showed. The bigger picture is promotion. We have
:04:23. > :04:25.to look at that. The 28 games have obviously helped us achieve that.
:04:26. > :04:28.Thank you very much to Phil Brown and his boys. They have done us a
:04:29. > :04:32.favour today. But the bigger picture as we are promoted. I am so
:04:33. > :04:33.delighted for the travelling fans today and everybody associated with
:04:34. > :04:45.the football club. So, although the unbeaten run was
:04:46. > :04:59.not extended, League Two exile had ended. Time for Scunthorpe to put
:05:00. > :05:02.the exit in Exeter. Lost two`nil. Who cares? We are through. We are
:05:03. > :05:10.there. If Scunthorpe were happy on
:05:11. > :05:11.Saturday, how do you think Chesterfield felt at Burton
:05:12. > :05:17.yesterday? With the Fleetwood drawing, Paul
:05:18. > :05:20.Cook knew his Spireites only needed a draw to all but confirm promotion,
:05:21. > :05:24.while a win would put them up and make them favourites for the title.
:05:25. > :05:27.In goes the cross. Holness is there to head away. Under pressure,
:05:28. > :05:31.Humphreys. Chance for O'Shea. Who scores! And he goes to celebrate
:05:32. > :05:36.with the Chesterfield supporters behind the goal. Is that the goal
:05:37. > :05:43.from O'Shea which seals automatic promotion for Chesterfield? Doyle at
:05:44. > :05:46.the byline. Plenty queueing up. Into the box it goes. A cushioned header.
:05:47. > :05:54.And Jay O'Shea gets Chesterfield's second goal! That is it. Automatic
:05:55. > :05:58.promotion is sealed. Three points next week. We are going to go up as
:05:59. > :06:04.champions again. Cheers, lads! Up the Blue Army! Yes, we all stuck
:06:05. > :06:09.together and we did it. Hopefully, Fleetwood next week and we are
:06:10. > :06:13.champions. Brilliant. Fantastic. Ecstatic, aren't we?
:06:14. > :06:21.Yes. I am so delighted for all the players. They have worked so hard
:06:22. > :06:25.all season. Today, they got the reward. And you have got to go away
:06:26. > :06:28.and work harder again, because to be successful in football is difficult
:06:29. > :06:31.nowadays. But we have had a great day today and I am just delighted
:06:32. > :06:34.for everyone connected with our football club. John, you are the
:06:35. > :06:37.perfect person to tell Paul Cook that champagne is good for a sore
:06:38. > :06:41.throat. They had a bit of a wobble round about the Wembley visit, but
:06:42. > :06:44.they have got there, that is all that matters. Yes, there was a lot
:06:45. > :06:48.of pressure on Paul Cook, as well, with the resources that he had to
:06:49. > :06:51.hand there. But he stuck with it. He has brought in a higher calibre of
:06:52. > :06:55.player, who have played at a higher level. There was pressure on him
:06:56. > :06:58.there, but they have done ever so well. They had the Wembley
:06:59. > :07:00.appearance and that was the icing on the cake, getting automatic
:07:01. > :07:03.promotion. Because, going down to play Burton, they are in the
:07:04. > :07:07.play`off positions themselves. It is not an easy place to go. And for
:07:08. > :07:10.O'Shea to get the two goals, it was stand up and be counted. It is all
:07:11. > :07:13.about having the nerve, having the bottle at this stage of the season.
:07:14. > :07:16.Certainly, he had that. He showed great composure. He is on two main
:07:17. > :07:19.goals from midfield this season, which is a decent return. You
:07:20. > :07:22.touched on the pressure. Everybody knew that Chesterfield had the
:07:23. > :07:26.budget this season. They were the kind of expected to do it. Will that
:07:27. > :07:29.have made it difficult for Paul Cook or would he just have taken that in
:07:30. > :07:32.his stride? Of course, no matter who you are, expectation levels, I had
:07:33. > :07:35.the same expectation levels at Barnsley. Expectation levels put
:07:36. > :07:38.pressure on you. But he is just gone about his job in a quiet and
:07:39. > :07:42.professional manner. As I said, they had the Wembley appearance as well.
:07:43. > :07:46.They did have a wee bit of a wobble on the back of that. But it would be
:07:47. > :07:49.great to get the icing on the cake can be Fleetwood on Saturday. I
:07:50. > :07:53.suppose they have got the resources to make a fist of League One, as
:07:54. > :07:56.well? Onto Scunthorpe, Brian, you were there at the start of the
:07:57. > :07:59.season. Does that make it sweeter? I am delighted for the players. They
:08:00. > :08:03.deserve that. Right from day one, they were very focused on what they
:08:04. > :08:11.wanted to do. And credit to them, they have carried out on all the way
:08:12. > :08:19.through. I would like to have been part of that. But that is football.
:08:20. > :08:23.It is very important to have a fantastic dressing room, and I
:08:24. > :08:34.thought that is what we had. I wish them all the best for next season.
:08:35. > :08:43.To go on the run that they have, it says a lot for both the manager and
:08:44. > :08:50.supporters and players. It is know about building for the future. They
:08:51. > :08:55.have been up and down many a time, but there is talk of the new stadium
:08:56. > :09:05.going forward. I hope they will build the momentum and may be in for
:09:06. > :09:12.the championship again. The aim is a different kettle of fish for him
:09:13. > :09:17.now. It is added pressure. But he has coped well with that.
:09:18. > :09:25.Recruitment will be important for next season. It is not only about
:09:26. > :09:37.just consolidating in that division, but also doing well in it.
:09:38. > :09:43.Your may actually complete a hat`trick of promotions for our
:09:44. > :09:49.region 's teams. They have gone 16 games without defeat to make the
:09:50. > :10:00.play`offs. I could not get to the game on Saturday. Who would've
:10:01. > :10:13.thought last December we will be witnessing these of jubilation. York
:10:14. > :10:19.City Started the season on the fringes of relegation, having failed
:10:20. > :10:24.to win in seven `` 11 games. But they suddenly got some momentum and
:10:25. > :10:32.rocketed up the league with 16 games unbeaten. But getting to really are
:10:33. > :10:39.today has not been about just what has happened on pitch. We work with
:10:40. > :10:44.than half an hour of going out of existence. They were saved and ten
:10:45. > :10:50.years later, we are more about building a football club. Building
:10:51. > :10:55.the late squad is something that Nigel Worthington seems to have
:10:56. > :11:03.mastered in the 14 months he has been in charge, but he is also be of
:11:04. > :11:06.the financial limitations. We know there is not going to be millions of
:11:07. > :11:12.pounds to spend. That is where the football club is out. We will worked
:11:13. > :11:20.to that accordingly. It is straightforward. You work to
:11:21. > :11:28.whatever your budget takes you, it is as simple as that. The board have
:11:29. > :11:34.implemented the strategy to take the football club for word, but not in
:11:35. > :11:42.any bust and gloom scenario. We are trying to chip away bit by bit. We
:11:43. > :11:47.are getting rewarded a little bit for our efforts. The are also
:11:48. > :11:50.looking forward to a new stadium and 2016. There is a lot of work on a
:11:51. > :12:00.day`to`day basis going into this, but that is on the training ground.
:12:01. > :12:11.We are investing in more modern buildings. We have got plans to
:12:12. > :12:21.pretend a top artificial pitch there, so that there's a lot going
:12:22. > :12:27.on. So what is the secret to success? I think a intensity. You
:12:28. > :12:34.have got to keep your sheep all the time and always be looking to grab a
:12:35. > :12:39.goal at the other end. The sped within the group is first class.
:12:40. > :12:44.Everyone is buying into everything I am trying to do. Hopefully, with the
:12:45. > :12:52.results and performances, we can see that it has worked. It is a case of
:12:53. > :12:58.trying to keep it going. The final home game of the season was vital to
:12:59. > :13:02.get the points required for the play`offs. Newport came closest to
:13:03. > :13:17.opening the scoring. York City but created the most
:13:18. > :13:22.chances, with only a fantastic change and the sea from the
:13:23. > :13:31.goalkeeper preventing the visitors taking the lead. But the three
:13:32. > :13:39.points needed came from the strike from Coulson. This shift the have
:13:40. > :13:46.put on has been great and we have got the just rewards for that.
:13:47. > :13:52.Fantastic result, comes everywhere at the start of the season.
:13:53. > :14:06.I am so pleased. I think we will get there. I have been watching this
:14:07. > :14:11.team since 1970. Doing it again is absolutely fantastic.
:14:12. > :14:13.John, have you ever known a turnaround like York City have
:14:14. > :14:17.experienced? I was going to say "have you ever known anything like
:14:18. > :14:20.that?" But I thought you might think I meant the chairman's jacket!
:14:21. > :14:21.How happy are you, by the way? I'm very happy.
:14:22. > :14:25.You're absolutely delighted! A little kid, you are, Guy. No, but if
:14:26. > :14:26.you look at the turn of the year there...
:14:27. > :14:33.Unbelievable. 22 points. Torquay have gone down as
:14:34. > :14:36.well. Absolutely phenomenal. Even more so when you think where they
:14:37. > :14:41.came from last year. They were nearly relegated. Nigel has been an
:14:42. > :14:44.international defender and manager with Northern Ireland. It's all
:14:45. > :14:47.based on defence. They're so resilient. And he brought in Lowe
:14:48. > :14:51.and McCombe and they've done a fantastic job. I still think they
:14:52. > :14:54.are underdogs going into it. But there is no pressure on them.
:14:55. > :14:57.They'll go in and enjoy it. Hopefully he'll have his game plan
:14:58. > :15:01.and keep it tight and nick a goal. Well if they keep on winning 1`0, as
:15:02. > :15:03.they did at the weekend. Brian, fine margins, but three goals conceded in
:15:04. > :15:07.three games? It's incredible for them to do that
:15:08. > :15:10.in the division they are in. The turnaround, as we were saying, the
:15:11. > :15:13.defence has been the kingpin of it all. Conceding goals last season and
:15:14. > :15:24.at the start of this season. Similar discomfort. We conceded 70`odd
:15:25. > :15:28.goals. And the defence was the first thing we worked on. It's a great
:15:29. > :15:31.formula to build on. And look at Scunthorpe, the amount of clean
:15:32. > :15:33.sheets they have had. It's no coincidence they got promoted. And
:15:34. > :15:36.for York, the change`around from that period is phenomenal. Probably
:15:37. > :15:41.the most consistent team in the division by a mile. Going into the
:15:42. > :15:44.play`offs, that's not a bad thing. They could get anybody in the
:15:45. > :15:46.play`offs. John, I know you were saying to me you'd want to avoid
:15:47. > :15:53.Southend. Yeah, Phil Brown's team are going
:15:54. > :15:56.ever so well. Fleetwood as well. They will go in as underdogs. But
:15:57. > :15:59.there's a lot happening, plans for the new stadium. They've brought
:16:00. > :16:02.Richard Cresswell back in behind the scenes. A lot of things happening
:16:03. > :16:09.off the field, trying to get the Academy sorted as well. Starting
:16:10. > :16:12.from bottom to top. I've got to say as well, well done
:16:13. > :16:15.to Jason McGill and the family because they have done a remarkable
:16:16. > :16:19.job running the club and bringing it up to where it is now. Well done.
:16:20. > :16:22.Coming up: Barnsley's time in the Championship comes to an end for
:16:23. > :16:25.now. And two battling Bantams do the 'Man
:16:26. > :16:26.On' honours. I just told him!
:16:27. > :16:38.Aagh! So, to the Championship action. For
:16:39. > :16:41.the teams we follow it's a sorry story of one win and four defeats
:16:42. > :16:44.this week. But the big tales concern Doncaster, for whom a nervy end
:16:45. > :16:50.awaits, and Barnsley, whose fate is sadly sealed.
:16:51. > :16:55.Danny Wilson took his Barnsley side to Boro on Saturday knowing that a
:16:56. > :16:58.win was his only realistic hope if the Reds were to avoid relegation.
:16:59. > :17:07.Yet for the first 45 minutes, his side in powder blue looked as though
:17:08. > :17:10.they had no fight left. Just as it seemed that Barnsley's season would
:17:11. > :17:12.end with a whisper, Mvoto scored a crucial goal, sending the travelling
:17:13. > :17:16.supporters from South Yorkshire wild. But the joy lasted less than
:17:17. > :17:23.two minutes. Mvoto went from hero to villain, his mistake handing Lee
:17:24. > :17:29.Tomlin this gift. Barnsley pushed for a vital winner but left gaps at
:17:30. > :17:32.the back. In the 90th minute, Boro broke forward to break Barnsley
:17:33. > :17:39.hearts. Danny Graham with the goal. Reds fans knowing the game was up.
:17:40. > :17:42.Deep into injury time, Lee Tomlin added the final insult. Barnsley
:17:43. > :17:49.will play League One football next year.
:17:50. > :17:51.Being relegated is not just today. It's about the whole season.
:17:52. > :17:54.Unfortunately we have not scored enough goals. That's been a problem
:17:55. > :17:57.as we have gone along. Doncaster desperately needed to pick
:17:58. > :18:00.up points against Reading. Rovers have been pulled it into the
:18:01. > :18:03.relegation battle in recent weeks. Things looked good when Billy Sharp
:18:04. > :18:06.set up James Coppinger to put Donny in front in the 25th minute. But the
:18:07. > :18:14.second half was a disaster for Rovers. After the hour mark, Reading
:18:15. > :18:16.were awarded a penalty for a foul by Paul Clinton on former Rotherham
:18:17. > :18:20.striker Adam Le Fondre. He picked himself up and scored from the spot.
:18:21. > :18:27.With just three minutes remaining, Reading scored the killer goal.
:18:28. > :18:34.Pavel Pogrebnyak left completely unmarked and he headed to Johnstone.
:18:35. > :18:39.Deep into injury time, Pogrebnyak sealed Reading's win. It's truly
:18:40. > :18:42.squeaky bum time for Rovers. ?NEWLINE At 1`1, we are pushing
:18:43. > :18:45.forward trying to get the winner. Sometimes you've got to use your
:18:46. > :18:50.head, sit back and keep it 1`1 and see if you get a chance.
:18:51. > :18:54.Leeds United did Doncaster a potentially huge favour at
:18:55. > :18:58.Birmingham City. The first half was a quiet affair but two quick goals
:18:59. > :19:01.from Matt Smith and Danny Pugh in the second half transformed the
:19:02. > :19:13.game. Then more proof that Leeds' luck is changing. Paul Caddis
:19:14. > :19:15.scoring an own goal. Birmingham's Federico Macheda grabbed a late
:19:16. > :19:21.consolation. But ultimately this defeat for the Blues could be what
:19:22. > :19:25.saves Doncaster from relegation. Donny must travel to Leicester next
:19:26. > :19:27.week and it will not be easy, as Leicester showed by sweeping aside
:19:28. > :19:31.Huddersfield on Saturday. Gary Taylor`Fletcher put the visitors one
:19:32. > :19:33.up in the 31st minute. And this year's champions confirmed the win
:19:34. > :19:41.just after the hour mark, Mahrez scrambling the ball home. Mark
:19:42. > :19:46.Robins has some thinking to do this summer.
:19:47. > :19:50.There is a real end of season feeling about Sheffield Wednesday at
:19:51. > :19:55.the moment. Securing wins has been difficult. On Saturday at Bolton,
:19:56. > :19:58.the Owls' defence was woeful. Neil Danns was gifted one first, then Lee
:19:59. > :20:01.Chung`yong took advantage of a comedy of errors to score Bolton's
:20:02. > :20:04.second. But if the first two goals were defensive errors, there was no
:20:05. > :20:12.complaint about the third. Trotter with a fabulous strike. Wednesday
:20:13. > :20:15.did stop the rout with their own great goal, Joe Mattock with a
:20:16. > :20:16.blistering volley which left Bolton's keeper with no chance,
:20:17. > :20:24.ending the game 3`1. Barnsley are down to end an
:20:25. > :20:27.eight`year stay in the Football League's top division. For
:20:28. > :20:31.Doncaster, as with last year's promotion, their fate comes down to
:20:32. > :20:36.a dramatic final day. It is one from four or maybe five to fill the final
:20:37. > :20:39.relegation spot. With Rovers likely to have to get something, maybe even
:20:40. > :20:41.a win, at champions Leicester. Leeds leapfrog Wednesday, but you get
:20:42. > :20:49.nothing for just being our highest placed side this season.
:20:50. > :20:50.Well, Barnsley, it's over, John. An unhappy anniversary as it turned
:20:51. > :20:54.out. Yeah, 17 years to the day when we
:20:55. > :20:57.got promoted to the Premier League, as such. Ironically with Danny
:20:58. > :21:00.Wilson. But the thing about getting relegated, you cannot feel sorry for
:21:01. > :21:03.yourself. You have to come back for the preseason, sleeves rolled up,
:21:04. > :21:06.and say get on with the job. But Danny has a job in the summer.
:21:07. > :21:10.He'll stay, won't he? I would think so. I'd like to think
:21:11. > :21:17.so. I'm sure he will. At both ends of the pitch. There is only 13 goals
:21:18. > :21:20.for the top scorer this year, Chris O'Grady. After that, the second top
:21:21. > :21:22.scorer is four goals. And you've got things like this with
:21:23. > :21:30.Mvoto. Exactly. If you have scored to go
:21:31. > :21:34.1`0 up and you're fighting for your life, then you have to keep it tight
:21:35. > :21:38.for the next few minutes or so. Then you make a silly mistake like that.
:21:39. > :21:41.And they paid for it. But they have conceded the most goals in the week,
:21:42. > :21:45.as well with Millwall. So it's a tough job for Danny in the summer to
:21:46. > :21:48.recruit players who can get goals. As we said at the start of the
:21:49. > :21:51.season, where are the goals coming from? The thing is, next year there
:21:52. > :21:55.are a lot of derbies. Potentially eight clubs from our area in League
:21:56. > :21:57.One next year, if we include Doncaster, York, and Rotherham.
:21:58. > :22:01.Let's not include Doncaster for the moment because they have a heck of a
:22:02. > :22:03.final day, Brian. They go to the champions, Leicester City, and
:22:04. > :22:05.they've got to hope that they have been on the pop all week, quite
:22:06. > :22:09.frankly. Well, let's hope they've got their
:22:10. > :22:12.flip`flops on and ready to go. With Doncaster, we were just talking a
:22:13. > :22:16.few months ago, asking if they looked like they would be OK. And
:22:17. > :22:18.they've just had a huge dip at the wrong time. And they have found
:22:19. > :22:22.themselves dragged into it right now. They'll have to rely on some
:22:23. > :22:26.good results as well. It looks like they'll have to get
:22:27. > :22:28.something. One win in 18 away games for Doncaster.
:22:29. > :22:31.Yeah. After winning at Elland Road, you thought they were going to be
:22:32. > :22:33.safe. But since then it has been shocking form. They're at champions
:22:34. > :22:37.Leicester on Saturday. It couldn't be any harder. But they need Bolton
:22:38. > :22:39.and Wigan to do them favours and get results. So they are relying on
:22:40. > :22:42.other people. Yeah. It's going to be tough for
:22:43. > :22:45.Doncaster. But what a thrilling season coming to a finale once
:22:46. > :22:48.again. Like last year, but in reverse. We've got League One on the
:22:49. > :22:51.way, including Bradford's win against Crawley, which two of their
:22:52. > :22:53.finest warmed up for in style. Take a bow, Andrew Davies and Stephen
:22:54. > :23:03.Darby. Our finest 'Men On' ever. Hi, I'm Andrew Davies, centre half
:23:04. > :23:06.for Bradford and I'm a nugget. Hi, I'm Stephen Darby, right`back
:23:07. > :23:08.for Bradford, and I look like Ken Barlow.
:23:09. > :23:14.Who is Bradford's all`time top goal`scorer?
:23:15. > :23:20.Peter Thorne. Bobby Campbell.
:23:21. > :23:22.I was going to say that. How many kidneys do humans have?
:23:23. > :23:27.Two. Correct. If an animal is a canine,
:23:28. > :23:29.what type of animal is it? Dog.
:23:30. > :23:36.To the nearest thousand, what's the capacity of Valley Parade?
:23:37. > :23:40.Ten. Or nine. 25?
:23:41. > :23:47.I just told him! Aagh!
:23:48. > :23:49.Who recorded the album Dark Side of the Moon?
:23:50. > :24:01.Pink Floyd. Correct. Which soap is set in the
:24:02. > :24:06.fictional town of Weatherfield? Coronation Street!
:24:07. > :24:09.Name Everton's home ground before they moved to Goodison Park.
:24:10. > :24:16.I should know that. I don't support Everton.
:24:17. > :24:24.I don't know! It can't be what I'm thinking it
:24:25. > :24:34.is... Anfield? Correct.
:24:35. > :24:38.Ah, dear me. Banter, buffoonery. Brilliant. Well done, Bradford boys.
:24:39. > :24:40.And then they went and won at the weekend. Bradford, two, Crawley,
:24:41. > :24:42.one. Port Vale one, Sheffield United, two. But first a Rotherham
:24:43. > :24:51.recovery against MK Dons. Rotherham United's form has dipped
:24:52. > :24:53.slightly in recent weeks, since their hopes of an automatic
:24:54. > :24:56.promotion spot faded. And on Saturday they fell behind to MK
:24:57. > :25:02.Dons, Matt Kennedy with the ninth minute opener. The Millers were
:25:03. > :25:06.offered a chance to get back into the game when Brendon Galloway was
:25:07. > :25:09.sent off for a second yellow card three minutes into the second half.
:25:10. > :25:15.But while Rotherham piled on the pressure, it was the Dons who scored
:25:16. > :25:18.next. Izale McLeod With a goal that was totally against the run of play.
:25:19. > :25:21.Rotherham, though, under Steve Evans, are battlers. They got their
:25:22. > :25:23.reward with ten minutes to go. Michael O'Connor with the finish.
:25:24. > :25:27.Revell's equalizer in injury time sent the New York Stadium wild.
:25:28. > :25:33.We'll find out next week who they will get in the play`offs.
:25:34. > :25:37.Bradford and Crawley are two sides with little to play for. The first
:25:38. > :25:43.half at Valley Parade reflected that. Aaron McLean finishing in
:25:44. > :25:56.great style to put the Bantams one up. Jamie Proctor lofting the ball
:25:57. > :25:59.over an out`rushing John McLaughlin. To celebrate their final home game
:26:00. > :26:02.of the season, Gary Thompson with the winner that sent Bradford fans
:26:03. > :26:05.home happy. The Bantams have consolidated this season. And Phil
:26:06. > :26:10.Parkinson will want them to push on next term.
:26:11. > :26:16.Sheffield United played Friday night away at Port Vale, who are managed
:26:17. > :26:19.by former Blades boss, Micky Adams. Louis Dodds put the home side ahead
:26:20. > :26:22.in the 51st minute. But United's Jamie Murphy levelled the match,
:26:23. > :26:25.with ten minutes to go. N the dying minutes, Chris Porter pounced on a
:26:26. > :26:28.mistake by Vale's Sam Johnson to give the Blades all three points.
:26:29. > :26:31.United have finished this season magnificently. It was the opening
:26:32. > :26:36.half of their campaign that did for them.
:26:37. > :26:40.Rotherham find out next week who their play`off opponents will be.
:26:41. > :26:46.They can finish anything from third to fifth. And could face any of
:26:47. > :26:48.Peterborough, Leyton Orient, or Preston. For the Blades and the
:26:49. > :26:54.Bantams,nearly done, but not quite on the beach yet.
:26:55. > :26:56.They have both had all right seasons. Bradford consolidating,
:26:57. > :27:00.Sheffield United red hot favourites, I think you'd say.
:27:01. > :27:03.It will be a cracking League next year. I'll look forward to it.
:27:04. > :27:08.And Rotherham, will they still be in it? That's the question. We know
:27:09. > :27:11.they have done superbly well. Who do they want to avoid in those
:27:12. > :27:16.play`offs? Or who didn't want to get? Let's be positive!
:27:17. > :27:20.If it was me, I would prefer Leyton Orient. Because Peterborough were in
:27:21. > :27:24.the Championship last year. I mean, OK, they are cavalier with goals and
:27:25. > :27:28.what have you. Preston are probably the best side in there. So I'd go
:27:29. > :27:32.for Leyton Orient. I'd agree with that. I think Preston
:27:33. > :27:36.are the team to avoid. They are one of the most solid teams I have seen
:27:37. > :27:39.in the division. They will be a hard nut to crack. But I think that
:27:40. > :27:43.Leyton Orient, as John said, would be the one they'd want to try and
:27:44. > :27:46.get hold of. But whatever happens, they have had a great season.
:27:47. > :27:49.And over the two legs, they are going to need the sort of resilience
:27:50. > :27:53.they showed at the weekend, Brian. Yeah, they have got that resilience.
:27:54. > :27:57.And when you're up there, you need it. Because when you go a goal down,
:27:58. > :28:00.you don't want them to think that it all over. They need a resilience
:28:01. > :28:03.about them that they will go all the way through to the end. That's what
:28:04. > :28:06.you need in the play`offs and they've certainly got it.
:28:07. > :28:09.A quick word on your old team, Bradford, John.
:28:10. > :28:13.Phil will be happy with that. I was down there on Saturday and spoke to
:28:14. > :28:16.him. If you had given that to him at the start of the season, he would
:28:17. > :28:20.have accepted that. He said that. So he's got a wee job to do in the
:28:21. > :28:23.summer to bring in new recruits, which he's got his eye on.
:28:24. > :28:26.Gone up. Stayed up. Steady away. That us done for tonight. If you
:28:27. > :28:29.want to watch again and you've not set your recorder the BBC iPlayer
:28:30. > :28:33.has this week's Late Kick`Offs from all the regions for the next seven
:28:34. > :28:36.days. Worth it, surely, if only to see Bradford City's very own Reeves
:28:37. > :28:40.and Mortimer once again. So just one more week to go with the regular
:28:41. > :28:43.football season. My thanks to John and Brian for tonight. We'll see you
:28:44. > :28:52.next week for the big finish. Good night.