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And just as we were getting going, welcome to the last of this season's

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Late Kick Off. A grand title tussle to end a superb

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season in League Two for our clubs. But it is Doncaster despair, as

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Rovers return to League One. And we have a lyrical Late Kick Off

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lament to Barnsley. It was like watching Brazil.

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Good evening. Here we are at the end of another football season.

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Seems like no time since we started and two men who can vouch for time

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moving more quickly as you get older, Dean Windass and John

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Hendrie, are here to give us their end of term reports.

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We also want to hear from you. Here is how you you can contact us

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on social media... I am sure editor Neil will continue

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his excellent goals flash service during the play`offs.

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Whatever the result between Chesterfield and Fleetwood, a party

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atmosphere was guaranteed at the Proact Stadium.

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Chesterfield had the task of clinching the League Two title.

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Slip up and Scunthorpe and Rochdale could claim the prize for

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themselves. In a spirit of pure spitefulness, we

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sent our own in`house Rochdale supporter, Nathan Lord.

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The League Two title was in Chesterfield's hands on Saturday,

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going into the final game of the season against Fleetwood.

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But it was Fleetwood who got the opening goal goal.

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Matty Blair somehow managing to dance his way past the Chesterfield

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defence. Over at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

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were doing their bit against York to try and grab the title.

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But Rochdale went one up against Newport, which meant that they went

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to the top of the table. The Iron got another ten minutes

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later, through Hawkridge's low strike.

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But that would not matter so long as Rochdale were in front.

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There was another goal at Rodney Parade and this time it was Newport

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that got an equaliser, which sent Scunthorpe back to the top of the

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league, going into half`time. But just before the break, the

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Minster Men grabbed the one back, with this great strike from Ryan

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Brobbel. Back at the Proact, the Spireites

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came out on fire for the second half. Sam Hurd made it 1`1, but a

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draw was still not going to be good enough for them, with Scunthorpe

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beating York. However, it was not long before

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Chesterfield got another, with this cracker from Gary Roberts, sending

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the home side back to the top of the division.

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Over Glanford Park, York were not going to let Scunthorpe ruin their

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superb unbeaten run. Will Hayhuryt finding the bottom corner, to make

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it 17 games without defeat for the Mintyer Men.

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Back over at Rodney Parade, there was even more drama, with Newport

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grabbing a late winner, which meant Scunthorpe were back to into second

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place in the table to end a record`breaking season under Russ

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Wilcox. It is brilliant. I have been

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watching them all season. This is what we have been striving for.

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It has been ups and downs all day. We were top one minute, second the

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next and then back to third. And it is my birthday.

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Was it always going to be a party today?

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Oh, no doubt about it. No matter what, there was always going to be a

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party. Chesterfield's 2`1 victory sealed

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the League Two title. It was the icing on the cake for Paul Cook's

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team and celebrations started in style.

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Lt always feels fandabidozee when you are watching Chesterfield!

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# Championis, championis. Last week was good, but this was

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brilliant. It has had us biting nails till the end. It has been

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unbelievable. To win it again and have my kids here, it has been

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unbelievable. We were the best team all year and

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we deserved it. It is magic. And my granddaughter is

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here and my son. And I found out today, that I am going to have a

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little grandson. Congratulations.

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So, fantastic day. It is the cherry on top. Champions,

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we are champions now. For all the players involved, they have done a

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great job. For the players, great for everyone involved. For the fans,

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everything, it is just the top. The whole day was set up for us to

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do something good. And at half`time, obviously, you are not happy. But I

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thought in the second half, we did really well. We started really well.

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And players like Gary Roberts. Football is all about players.

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What a day. We did not do things easily here. We fell behind in the

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first half. We started a bit flat, but you could not have picked a

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better way to finish this season. Yes, great day for Chesterfield,

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they are the champions. It is a 1`2 table, with Chesterfield the

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champions, Scunthorpe in second and York city in seventh, from being

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22nd at the start of the year. Fleetwood in the play`offs, more of

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that in a moment. First of all, Chesterfield. Champions, John? The

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best team? Without a shadow of a doubt. It is

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not just about them being champions, it is the way they have done it.

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They have been entertaining all season, playing attacking football.

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Gary Roberts, of all people, getting the winning goal. He is a superb

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player who can play any higher league, no doubt about it. New line

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I know we have been talking about it, Dean, but the football they

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play, as well, it is not just the pump it and lump it variety, is it?

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It is proper football, as they say. I love Cooky, I played against him a

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few years ago. He was a good player, as well. He has managed to install

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that in to his team that they have to pass the ball around. Like John

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said, some lower league clubs, want to go route one, but they pass it

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about. Like you said there, Gary Roberts. If you have one

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exceptionally good football in your team, it can define your season. I

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cannot believe Huddersfield let him go, to be honest.

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They have got quite a good few players Deano, not just the one. And

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what were you doing down there as their mascot?!

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What gave it away, was it the ears?! As for Scunthorpe, no real

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disappointment. They finished as runners`up, they have not got the

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title. But they cannot be too disappointed, they have had a

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terrific season. A brilliant job that Russ Wilcox has

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done there. I think that is his third promotion with the football

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club, as player, coach and manager. So, he served his apprenticeship

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under Brian Laws, as such. Well done to both of the clubs. Yet,

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they had that massively long unbeaten run, did Scunthorpe, which

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recently came to an end, but they will be well served. They may be

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will do well in the division higher. And they may yet be joined by yet

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another of our clubs, York city. Terrific gesture from the club this

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week, they are going to pay for any of the 1,006 travelling supporters

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who want to go to the second leg at Fleetwood, they are going to shell

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out on the coach travel for them. What are their chances?

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What a fantastic job Nigel has done. As you just said they are, Gary, you

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are a York city fan, and they were 22nd when he took over. And what a

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fantastic job. Listen, momentum takes you through. They have been on

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a great run. You are saying there, will they get over the line? Who

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knows? I still think they are very much the

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underdogs. Fleetwood have got a far, far, bigger budget and bigger squad.

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It is a tough task, but it is good going in as the underdog. There is

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no pressure on you, just go and enjoy it. Give it your best shot.

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Bring on Saturday. And that first leg. So, all our League Two drama

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took place at the top, whilst in the Championship, we were focused on the

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bottom and Doncaster's bid to beat the drop. On Saturday, it came down

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to Paul Dickov's team having to match or better Birmingham's result

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at Bolton and they had to do it away to the champions, Leicester city.

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Paul Burland was there to take it all in.

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# Championi, championi! #. What a difference a year makes. The

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celebrations following what was arguably Doncaster Rovers' most

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memorable moment ` a dramatic season finale at Brentford. Staring defeat

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in the face one second? He has hit the crossbar amd missed it!

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.. And celebrating a promotion clinching goal, the next.

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He puts it into the empty net and Doncaster have won promotion to the

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Championship! Fast forward 12 months and utter

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dejection. Doncaster arrived at Leicester

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knowing that the hosts would be celebrating, come what may. But they

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knew that they would stay up of Birmingham, playing at Bolton,

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failed to better Rovers' result. # Staying up, staying up, Donny

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Rovers! # Staying up, staying up, I say! # Staying up, staying up, Donny

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Rovers! # Playing football in the Didcot way!

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The one thing I have got is a group of players who, every week, have

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given everything they have got. We have kept positive. I have just said

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to the lads, go out and work as hard as you can and do the best you can.

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And you know what, sometimes it goes for you. I will be getting told what

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is going on elsewhere. I think it would be stupid not to. I would be

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lying if I told you I was not bothered about other results. All we

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have to do is hope that we can get the result which means that we do

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not have to be looking elsewhere. The Rovers fans had dressed for a

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party. Others were dividing their attention between events at

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Leicester and those at Bolton, where, 56 minutes in, Lee Chung`yong

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put thel home side ahead, making Birmingham's relegation the more

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likely. Use quickly filtered through to the Rovers travelling army. But

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that was tempered when Leicester won a penalty at the expense of James

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Husband. David Nugent put the champions ahead. Doncaster were

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still above Birmingham by a single point, then, came another goal

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stewards, so medical help could be given. Sadly, he later died in

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hospital and has been named as Ray second.

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The shot! Zigic! Off the line! And in! Paul Caddis! Have Birmingham

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city done it? It meant Rovers slipped into the

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relegation zone on goal difference in the very final moments of the

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season. You know and I know, it was not the

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last minute today, it is over the course of 46 games.

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We have hung in there to the last minute of the last day, which may

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sound a little bit stupid, but it is of credit to the players. Everybody

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was expecting us to be down by now. The disappointing thing is that we

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have just come up a little bit short. I feel for everybody at the

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club and the fans. The fans were absolutely magnificent. We have been

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relegated in the last minute today and the standing ovation they gave

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the players was outstanding. There's not many clubs who would do that.

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I am disappointed. But we came to fight and we will fight another day.

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Absolutely gutted, but that is football. It was the same last year

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the other way, and it has happened to us today. Brentford missed a

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penalty in the last minute and we scored right afterwards. Birmingham

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scored an equaliser today and we are down.

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To lose like that. Straight to bed I think. You can forget about as going

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out on the town tonight. Disappointed. We had some good times

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in these 90 minutes. We heard that Birmingham were losing. But that is

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football, isn't it? We will be back, though. Super Donny

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Rovers, we will be back. Commiserations to all who have

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worked so hard at Doncaster Rovers the season. I know we cannot change

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anything, but there was one big incident at Leicester which settled

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the game. Should this have been a penalty?

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I think so. I think, as a defender, as soon as you dangle your leg, he

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has not got the ball. He has left his leg there.

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Is there contact? I think there is contact. John is

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not so sure. I actually think it is a penalty. We get three or four

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views of it. In live play, I think he has left his leg dangling. It is

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one of these things, when you are down at the bottom of the league,

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these things go against you. But the manager said that, it was not simply

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just about that penalty decision. But I remember, when they were

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leading 3`1, when the game get called off and then they lost their

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rescheduled one. Everything has gone against them. Even the last month or

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so. I know we sometimes see that players do not care, do the scenes

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at the Intel is differently? Does it hurt? Absolutely, for those guys, it

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is the loving, it is their job. It is a massive blow for everyone.

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Football has a habit of kicking you in the teeth. Swings and

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roundabouts. All the best to Doncaster in league one. Coming up `

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two goals but I have a twitter or cruise? Sheffield Wednesday tackle

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man on. And we have a brain. As Shakespeare would say, alas,

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forsooth. Before those poetic delights and League One, our other

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four sides from the Championship, no drama for them, nothing complicated.

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But Neil Morrow starts his round`up with a club for whom the word

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complicated was invented. Leeds United.

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As ever, Leeds fans turned up in numbers at Elland Road, but weren't

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they are there to make sure that their horror season was really and

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truly over? United 's players seemed as keen as the fans to get to the

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beach, awful defending let Simon Dawkins sneak Derby into the lead in

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the sixth minute. But County weren't overenthusiastic either, and five

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minutes into the second half Ross McCormack found Matt Smith and he

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checked Lee Grant to make it one each. Leeds fans can now relax for a

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while. All they have to wait for is news on Brian McDermot's future and

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a certain court judgement in Sardinia. Sheffield Wednesday seemed

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to put their cue in the rack sometime ago, survival after a

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wobbly start was secured after March but Stuart Gray will be disappointed

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that his players could not keep their run of good form going. The

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Earls went behind at Ipswich in the 37th minute, Tommy Smith scoring

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eventually after Wednesday failed to clear the danger. But the Owls go

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back into it ten minutes into the second half when Kieran Lee scored

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his first goal for the club. And the Sheffield side made enough chances

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to have got something out of the game. Halfway through the second

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half Paul Green headed home what proved to be the winner for the

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tractor men. Milan Mandaric wants to sell, Wednesday are definitely in

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need of some new investment. Huddersfield have consolidated their

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championship status this season, but recent results have left much to be

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desired. At Watford on Saturday particularly in the second half Town

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decided to have a party. In the 46th minute Joe Lolly put Huddersfield in

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front and soon after Lolly turned provider, kind of. Danny Ward

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probably did not expect to see this shot squirm in. And Ward's second

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also had a touch of fortune, but do not take anything away from this

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finish. Ward then completed his hat`trick with three minutes to go.

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But the good stay for the Watford goalkeeper. A great day for the

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Terriers. Troy Deeny scored in injury time for Watford but no

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matter, this was a lovely way for Town to go on their hols. The sun

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came out for Barnsley's final game in the championship against QPR, but

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two goals in two minutes near the end of the first half made for a

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gloomy affair despite the weather. Charlie Austin scored the first for

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the Londoners, and although Austin wanted to claim the second, that

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goal has to be chalked up to Barnsley 's Jean`Yves M'voto. Chris

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O'Grady who was Barnsley 's player of the year gave the Reds some hope

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in the 54th minute. But the revival was soon ended when QPR got their

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third. A brilliant individual goal by the South Korean, Yun Suk`young.

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O'Grady scored his second of the game late on to give Barnsley fans

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something to cheer. Just like their season, it was too little too late.

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It is a sorry bottom half of the table story all told, Leeds top of

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the cluster of our best placed teams in the football league and then

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below the dreaded dotted line, Doncaster go straight back down to

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League One and Barnsley are going there with them.

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So looking at the action from Saturday, Huddersfield town. They

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finished with a flourish, Danny Ward with the first hat`trick of his

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career as a substitute. And I guess all Huddersfield supporters are

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thinking, second win in 13 games. Where has this been? You go to

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Vicarage Road and it is a tough place to go, obviously both teams

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are not playing for anything but Mike Robinson might be thinking

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about, well, consistency, every week, you don't know. You wouldn't

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put them on your football coupon, would you? It is what every coach

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wants, consistency, and it seems to be the hardest thing to find. Yes,

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particularly in that division. All our teams are the same. Looking at

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all five teams, not one of them have been consistent. And talking about

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inconsistency, Sheffield Wednesday? What would be your end of season

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assessment? But what a fantastic job he has done. Do you think he has? He

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has done a fantastic job. I know him. He's a Withenshaw lad, he has

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taken over from Dave Jones and he has done a fantastic job. When he

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changes his style of play he has them down playing a bit more

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football as such. The priority of him taking the position there,

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Stewart, we all thought they must be involved in a relegation battle. He

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settled the ship enough for them to be comfortable so I think leave it

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with him and carry on next year. Don't mend what is not broken. With

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the last programme of the series, we have to, where we started, Leeds

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United. What happens there? This wasn't a bad result at the weekend

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against Derby, who have been flying. I guess it is impossible to assess

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them in the field and impossible to predict what happens next. You are

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talking 30,000 supporters, just short of that on Saturday, so

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obviously the fans are still behind them. A great performance against

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Derby County. End`to`end stuff. That could have been three all as such.

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So much can happen in the summer. Only Massimo Chelimo knows what is

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going to happen. One word answers from both of you. When we get back

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here in August, will Brian McDermott be the manager of Leeds United? I

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don't think so, I think it is a soap opera. Yes or no? I don't think so.

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Yes. We will take that. ?? new line It wouldn't be Late Kick Off without

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a final outing of Man On. This week it's Wednesday's Paul Corry and

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Caolan Lavery, twoof the younger Owls in the squad, but their age is

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no excuse for the response to question one.

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Paul Corry, centre midfielder. Caolan Lavery, striker. Tawny, Barn

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and Snowy are species of what animal? Penguins. People. Humans.

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Owls. What will Roy Hodgeson do on May the 12th? Announce his World Cup

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squad. Who is the leader of UKIP? Uh... Bill Clinton? I don't know.

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Mercredi is French for which day of the week? Wednesday. Who scored 62

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goals in 61 league games for Wednesday in the early 1950s? Hurst?

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O'Dell. They are not that old. Derek Dooley. Which city was buried after

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Mount Vesuvius erupted in 709A.D? It begins with a P, doesn't it? I have

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no idea. Bit like Portsmouth's nickname. Pompeii.

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I never thought I'd say this, but I'm going to miss Man On! A whole

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lot more than Rotherham will miss League One if they can win through

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the play`offs. Here are the Millers, the Blades and the Bantams, in

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action.and here's Neil Morrow again. Play`offs were alread assured for

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Rotherham, but they could confirm a home town second leg if they can win

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and other results went for them. And they started like a house on fire,

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Wes Thomas putting them one up inside 52 seconds. And halfway

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through the first half, Thomas found his and the Millers' second goal as

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Rotherham found the living was easy at the County ground. But somewhat

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against the run of play, Swindon pulled one back on the hour mark,

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Kari Arnason fouled Massimo Luongo and Michael Smith scored from the

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penalty spot. But an equaliser would have been a travesty and the Millers

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can now prepare for Preston in the playoffs. Sheffield United and

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Conventry was played in front of a big, holiday weekend crowd, enjoying

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the Bramwell Lane sunshine. The first half was a quiet affair, until

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Coventry took the lead in the 39th minute, through Nathan Delfouneso,

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but the Blade's resurgence through 2014 continued, Ryan Flynn levelling

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things in the 62nd minute. And Connor Coady was again involved for

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United's winner. Ben Davies with the clinical finish, the Blades miss

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promotion by one place, but it's been a great year so far for

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Sheffield United. Braford's visit to relegation threatened Tranmere was

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always likely to prove tricky against a side battling for their

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League One lives. And the Bantams fell behind when John McLoughlin

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allowed Matthew Pennington's effort to get past him in the seventh

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minute. But the tension of the relegation fight clearly got to

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Tranmere's Junior Brown, who was given a straight red card for this

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nasty tackle on Nathan Doyle after half an hour. Yet despite Bradford

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having a one man advantage, it took until nine minutes to go before they

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broke down 10`man Tranmere. Jon Stead's deflected shot beating the

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keeper. Tranmere still nearly won it, Jean`Louis Akpa Akpro missing a

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sitter. And with that, Rovers lost heart. Aaron McLean with a top

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drawer finish ending a highly satisfactory first season back in

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League One. So Rotherham up a notch to finish, which means that they

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will be at home in the second leg of their playoff semifinal, which will

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be against Simon Grayson's Preston North End. Sheffield United big

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favourites I would think for next season, whilst Bradford in the end

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can reflect on a top half finish and a good job done after getting

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promoted with Rotherham last season. Would you agree with that? Would you

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agree that we have done OK this season? I think so. I think the key

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will be getting Aaron McLean set. He has missed a lot of football. He is

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big shoes to fit. He has picked up after a slow start. He was chasing

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his fitness a little bit. He played a lot for all city, when you play a

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lot there it is on the park. He has a great pro. He is a fit lad. Once

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you start playing games, he is a goal`scorer. Art the well set to

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take it further? It depends how much he has to spend. I do not know what

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Phil has but I think he will look to bring in some loan players for the

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season. We know Sheffield United are well set, we have made them

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favourites for next season. We'll Rotherham still be in league one?

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What are their chances against Preston? It will be difficult. Simon

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Preston has them going very well. They are the strongest team in the

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play`offs. If they beat Preston... Great result at the weekend. If they

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beat Preston they will get promoted. Evans gets results. Like John said,

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they are favourites, Preston. The squad we have. Grayson is a

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fantastic man. If they get past Preston they will do it? At the

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overcome that they have a chance. As John said, there is pressure. The

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good thing is they are going into the play`offs on form. That counts

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for a lot. They are getting results. If you are going in on form you have

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a chance. Fingers crossed for Rotherham United. These are the

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upcoming fixtures, the play`offs for Rotherham at York with them going to

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Deepdale on Saturday. The return leg is one week on Thursday. Your car at

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home on Saturday night and on the second leg they go to the set `` to

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the West Coast. If you can't make is to see them, BBC radio Sheffield and

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radio York will have all the news and every cake covered.

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That's almost it from us for another season.my thanks to John and Dean

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for their company and insight as ever. And we're going to leave you

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with some wise words of contemplation from Ian McMillan, the

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Bard of Barnsley. The Tykes are down, but like all our sides `

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they'll be back. Good night. This season has been a long goodbye

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and now beneath an unforgiving Barnsley sky we had met at the table

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does not live. Instead defeat in the face has helped our eyes. It was not

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much like watching Brazil, 17 years since we won promotion in the town

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was filled with such promotion, her tears of joy made a Barnsley Ocean,

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our games where Barnsley poet in motion. It was like watching Brazil.

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Now for the older fellow and the callow youth your uncle Trevor and

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anti`roads as Shakespeare would say alas forces the table tells the

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blinding truth. It is not like watching Brazil. It is a terrible

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word is relegation, championship train has left the station. And

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began the season with such anticipation I am left with a

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feeling of pure deflation. It was hardly like watching Brazil. Some

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seasons are epic. This one has been a farce. As southerners would say we

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have been outclassed. We could not string together a single pass so I

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will spend the summer sitting on my... City. And watch the World Cup

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from Brazil. But before we know it will start again and rental flow

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from your gaming and in the 11 men will play 11 men and they will score

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Main and we will score ten and it might be like watching Brazil. It

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made! Be like watching Brazil. and the grand final with me,

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Graham Norton. My fellow friends, it's time

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to get your glad rags on, invite your friends over,

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and bring out the hors d'oeuvres, because this is one party

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you don't want to miss. Eurovision!

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And the UK's 2014 entry, Molly! Catch the semifinals with

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Scott Mills and Laura Whitmore, and the grand final with me,

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Graham Norton. With Molly,

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the UK could finally win.

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