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Evening. Good to have you with us as we reflect on an afternoon that | :00:36. | :00:41. | |
always guarantees drama and excitement. It was of course the | :00:42. | :00:47. | |
final day of the regular Skybet Football League season, where for | :00:48. | :00:50. | |
several teams, nine months of blood, sweat and tears basically hinged on | :00:51. | :00:54. | |
90 minutes of football. And, as the closed sign hovered above the last | :00:55. | :00:57. | |
chance saloon, Steve's with me to see who managed to survive today's | :00:58. | :01:00. | |
shoot-out. Two into one just won't go. After Wigan's victory at | :01:01. | :01:03. | |
Birmingham on Tuesday, there was just one last Championship play-off | :01:04. | :01:06. | |
place still up for grabs. We've the best of the action from both the | :01:07. | :01:10. | |
Madejski, as Reading looked to seal sixth place against newly promoted | :01:11. | :01:13. | |
Burnley, and from the City Ground where Brighton, just one point | :01:14. | :01:16. | |
behind, were hoping to sneak into the play-offs in their game against | :01:17. | :01:17. | |
Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, at the wrong end of the | :01:18. | :01:24. | |
table, four clubs were hovering just above the trap door. As well | :01:25. | :01:27. | |
bringing you Blackpool and Millwall's showdowns against | :01:28. | :01:29. | |
Charlton and Bournemouth, our cameras were at the Reebok, where | :01:30. | :01:32. | |
Birmingham needed at least a point against Bolton to stand any chance | :01:33. | :01:35. | |
of survival, and at Champions Leicester, where Doncaster were | :01:36. | :01:38. | |
attempting to avoid the drop having only been promoted on the last day | :01:39. | :01:40. | |
of last season. First to the drama of the | :01:41. | :01:49. | |
Championship play-offs and what a day in prospect at the Madejski and | :01:50. | :01:52. | |
the City Ground. Reading began the day in sixth place and favourites to | :01:53. | :01:56. | |
finish there but only had a one-point lead over Brighton. Before | :01:57. | :01:59. | |
we get to Dan O'Hagan for the Seagulls trip to Nottingham Forest, | :02:00. | :02:03. | |
first to Jon Champion, who saw a Reading side face an already | :02:04. | :02:05. | |
promoted Burnley, knowing a win would extend their season. | :02:06. | :02:14. | |
Burnley have only ever one once here and that was in a play-off semifinal | :02:15. | :02:23. | |
five years ago. This time, Reading have their eyes and aims set firmly | :02:24. | :02:25. | |
on the play-offs. They appealed for hands. Still plays | :02:26. | :02:47. | |
goes -- still play goes on. Wedding are adamant that should have been a | :02:48. | :02:50. | |
penalty for handball. Now the chase is on. That was a | :02:51. | :03:31. | |
great touch. It is past the post. The first real chance for him to | :03:32. | :03:38. | |
make a mark and give them a real chance. | :03:39. | :03:56. | |
It will go down as an own goal. They will not mind who the scorer is. | :03:57. | :04:23. | |
Burnley left themselves exposed. He could do nothing other than steer | :04:24. | :04:37. | |
it past the goalkeeper. Atkins is pleased with the efforts | :04:38. | :04:57. | |
of his man and certainly with the scoreline. | :04:58. | :05:07. | |
The equaliser was delivered by Scott Arfield. Back could be very costly | :05:08. | :05:19. | |
lack of concentration. The ball was in play and the wedding defenders | :05:20. | :05:26. | |
were still talking to each other. -- Reading defenders. That was his | :05:27. | :05:33. | |
ninth goal of the season. Burnley are level. | :05:34. | :05:48. | |
That was a good cross. The goalkeeper could not keep it out. | :05:49. | :05:58. | |
Brighton take a huge dent in their play-off hopes. Matt Derbyshire was | :05:59. | :06:09. | |
enjoying good form at the end of the season in terms of goals. | :06:10. | :06:25. | |
Scott Arfield seized upon the loose ball. The shot is a good one. | :06:26. | :06:36. | |
Reading having led, now betrayal. They are vulnerable. Danny Ings, the | :06:37. | :06:48. | |
scorer. The mood has changed noticeably inside the stadium. An | :06:49. | :06:59. | |
adroit turn by Danny Ings. A touch to control and a good shot. It still | :07:00. | :07:09. | |
matters to Burnley. He was down there, asking for more. He was | :07:10. | :07:14. | |
trying to gee up his troops. No easing off from Burnley. | :07:15. | :07:22. | |
No foul given against Duff. A good save. Very fine challenge in the | :07:23. | :07:37. | |
nick of time. McCarthy may well have kept his team in this contest. It | :07:38. | :07:44. | |
shows the danger posed by Danny Ings. Half-time and Breeding still, | :07:45. | :07:56. | |
at this stage, in a play-off position back hanging onto it, | :07:57. | :08:00. | |
rather than heading boldly towards the play-offs. | :08:01. | :08:08. | |
The whistle has gone. For now, Brighton 's season ends here and | :08:09. | :08:18. | |
now. They win a corner of Dan Harding. | :08:19. | :08:35. | |
Someone has to make a difference. The corner was in deep and high. A | :08:36. | :08:50. | |
complete mis-kick. Ward has levelled. A massive goal. Stephen | :08:51. | :08:59. | |
Ward for Brighton. That might be enough. That might be the goal to | :09:00. | :09:09. | |
book a play-off place for Brighton. It might be. This mis-kick and it is | :09:10. | :09:19. | |
back to Stephen Ward. A man who went down with Wolves a year ago may have | :09:20. | :09:22. | |
put Brighton on course for the play-offs. Brighton fans know that, | :09:23. | :09:29. | |
for the time being at least, they have a tenuous hold on the | :09:30. | :09:31. | |
play-offs. It is tenuous. As things stand Reading are missing | :09:32. | :09:46. | |
out on a play-off place. They need at least a goal to take a point from | :09:47. | :09:53. | |
this game. That would put them back into the top six. As things stand, | :09:54. | :09:59. | |
they are in seventh place and that would not be enough. That was a | :10:00. | :10:04. | |
great goal! A fabulous, fabulous goal. | :10:05. | :10:15. | |
Reading supporters have just learned their team has fallen out of the top | :10:16. | :10:24. | |
six. Within two minutes, Gareth McCleary has produced a magical | :10:25. | :10:30. | |
moment to lift Reading back into the play-off places. | :10:31. | :10:51. | |
That clearance of the line denies Pavel Pom grabbed me at a chance to | :10:52. | :11:10. | |
put them back in front. -- Pavel Pogrebniak. | :11:11. | :11:17. | |
The trailing leg denies Breeding this time. It was perfectly | :11:18. | :11:22. | |
released. -- Reading. That maybe keeps writing down out of | :11:23. | :11:49. | |
the play-offs. A fine save. That shot was full-blooded. | :11:50. | :12:00. | |
Oh, wow! Deep into stoppage time and may be built goal that takes them | :12:01. | :12:22. | |
into the play-offs. -- may be the goal. Mikael Smith has been a bit | :12:23. | :12:34. | |
part player. His most crucial involvement was to make the goal | :12:35. | :12:41. | |
that books them into the of season extension. Brighton in front at the | :12:42. | :12:51. | |
death. Well, that is what the end of season is all about. Moment of | :12:52. | :12:58. | |
madness, moments of delirium, moments of joy for Brighton. News is | :12:59. | :13:05. | |
coming through of a goal in one of the other fixtures today and, | :13:06. | :13:11. | |
dramatically, it means that Reading have dropped out of the top six. Now | :13:12. | :13:17. | |
they have to score. And they very nearly did. So, so close. It looks | :13:18. | :13:23. | |
like a draw is not going to be enough for the Royals. Hoping they | :13:24. | :13:31. | |
will get one more chance. They are up against the tightest defence in | :13:32. | :13:40. | |
the league. That is it. Full-time. As things are right now, it is the | :13:41. | :13:48. | |
end of Reading 's season. But full-time school, Reading two, | :13:49. | :13:59. | |
Burnley two. It must hurt to be this close and not be there yet. Had to | :14:00. | :14:05. | |
win here, have to win the game. Andrews for Brighton. | :14:06. | :14:15. | |
Play-offs for Brighton. At the death, they nick it. It was the most | :14:16. | :14:21. | |
close of close run things. The big man from Patagonia books | :14:22. | :14:33. | |
their place in the play-offs. It is a fine day to be a seagull. But | :14:34. | :14:41. | |
full-time score in Nottingham ends Nottingham Forest one, Brighton two. | :14:42. | :14:48. | |
I am very happy for the players and the fans, they deserve it. It was a | :14:49. | :14:54. | |
good game. I thought we should have had a | :14:55. | :14:59. | |
penalty in the first couple of minutes. They demonstrated what a | :15:00. | :15:04. | |
good side they were. The second half, we changed and did really | :15:05. | :15:08. | |
well. We had a good opportunity to score. McCleary scored a wonder | :15:09. | :15:16. | |
goal. It was evenly balanced. Good chances we were creating. And | :15:17. | :15:24. | |
Brighton score at at Nottingham. Unfortunately it is too late for | :15:25. | :15:29. | |
us. I thought we were in the ascendancy. You have Derby County in | :15:30. | :15:34. | |
the play-offs how do you approach that? | :15:35. | :15:41. | |
We lost two games against them. But we will be prepared, we will be | :15:42. | :15:47. | |
ready to face them and try to win them. It should be an intriguing | :15:48. | :15:53. | |
contest. What a thrilling afternoon. A sign | :15:54. | :15:58. | |
of things to come across all three divisions. Well done to Brighton. As | :15:59. | :16:07. | |
for Redding, will Nigel Adkins be reflecting that things could have | :16:08. | :16:11. | |
gone his way? There was a big moment early on. | :16:12. | :16:19. | |
The penalty appeal. Appearing for a foul just before that, he puts his | :16:20. | :16:25. | |
arm up. By bringing his arm down to clear the ball, he gets his arm on | :16:26. | :16:30. | |
the ball. You can see why Redding thought it was a penalty. It was | :16:31. | :16:35. | |
early in the game. Home form has not been as good as last time they were | :16:36. | :16:41. | |
in this division. Sometimes, when you are at home, you | :16:42. | :16:50. | |
need to know how to control games. Being on the defensive and being | :16:51. | :16:53. | |
expected to win, how to control a game. Having big enough characters | :16:54. | :17:02. | |
to lead from the front. Credit to Burnley. They beat Ipswich | :17:03. | :17:07. | |
last week. Since winning promotion, they haven't taken their foot off | :17:08. | :17:12. | |
the Gas which epitomises the spirit of their manager. For Brighton, that | :17:13. | :17:22. | |
draw is fair game. A vital winner. It was incredible. | :17:23. | :17:32. | |
You have Collins, expecting the keeper to come and get it. He should | :17:33. | :17:40. | |
be heading it away but he doesn't. And we see the goal. McHale Smith | :17:41. | :17:47. | |
has been a prolific figure. He could have a massive impact on | :17:48. | :17:52. | |
play-offs. He gives them something different upfront, and being more | :17:53. | :18:00. | |
offensive when they need to be. In the play-off format, that could be | :18:01. | :18:05. | |
the case. I think they will start with one upfront but he could have | :18:06. | :18:11. | |
an impact. Oscar Garcia, his first season. The play-offs, Brighton | :18:12. | :18:22. | |
against Derby. Wigan and QPR have similar form. | :18:23. | :18:28. | |
It is difficult. We spoke about this before. He liked to be the team in | :18:29. | :18:48. | |
the form. -- you like. The -- Derby will be the favourites because they | :18:49. | :18:52. | |
have been the most consistent. The other teams have dangerous players. | :18:53. | :18:58. | |
To the other end of the table now. And the fight for Championship | :18:59. | :19:03. | |
survival, as four clubs, Blackpool, Millwall, Doncaster and Birmingham, | :19:04. | :19:06. | |
all risked falling through the trap door earlier today. We start at the | :19:07. | :19:10. | |
Den, with Millwall knowing a win against Bournemouth would guarantee | :19:11. | :19:13. | |
their survival. Millwall have got it together just when it matters, | :19:14. | :19:17. | |
bottom at the end of March, yet seven games without defeat mean they | :19:18. | :19:22. | |
have their destiny in their own hands. The pace was fast and | :19:23. | :19:28. | |
furious. Alford stiffed out an early chance but Lee Camp got down | :19:29. | :19:35. | |
sharply. The crossbar intervention did little to ease the tension. | :19:36. | :19:41. | |
Alford flicked in a cross to set the Lions on their way. David Forde | :19:42. | :19:48. | |
underlined why he has been voted Player Of The Year, a brilliant | :19:49. | :19:56. | |
stop. And substitute Jackson should have made the game safe. Garvan was | :19:57. | :20:00. | |
inches away of finishing the job but the woodwork ensured a nervy finish. | :20:01. | :20:11. | |
Pitman found Rantie but David Forde rose to the challenge. Bournemouth | :20:12. | :20:15. | |
achieved their highest ever finish but Millwall will remember there's | :20:16. | :20:19. | |
four years to come. What made me proud is this place is | :20:20. | :20:26. | |
what Kenny Jackett said it was. Today, it was rocking. I want to | :20:27. | :20:31. | |
build it, I want it to be bigger and stronger. | :20:32. | :20:41. | |
Their surprise win at Wigan pulled them back from the brink. Now they | :20:42. | :20:48. | |
needed a point to bring them into safety. The signs were promising. | :20:49. | :20:56. | |
After Dobie steered their best chance wide, Charlton landed a | :20:57. | :21:06. | |
sucker punch. The 20-year-old, Harriott, had kept Blackpool | :21:07. | :21:11. | |
tutoring too close to a trapdoor. An equaliser with a big enough for the | :21:12. | :21:16. | |
home side. But the Addicks defenders were fully committed. Obika made | :21:17. | :21:26. | |
Charlton's lead comfortable. There was enough time for Harriott to earn | :21:27. | :21:31. | |
himself the match ball, a key figure. | :21:32. | :21:49. | |
Reaction to those games to come. So, before we learn of Blackpool's fate, | :21:50. | :21:52. | |
the drama at the other two matches involving relegation candidates now. | :21:53. | :21:55. | |
As Doncaster faced the unenviable task of meeting champions Leicester | :21:56. | :21:58. | |
on their own turf. And Birmingham needing, at the very least, a point, | :21:59. | :22:01. | |
to stand any chance of survival. Let's join our match commentators: | :22:02. | :22:03. | |
John Helm at the KP. A better delivery. Picked up by | :22:04. | :22:16. | |
Caddis, gets a deception, right across the face of the goal. The | :22:17. | :22:22. | |
best chance we have had. They are breaking the deadlock so far. Caddis | :22:23. | :22:28. | |
was able to pick it up, firing it across. | :22:29. | :22:39. | |
Nugent, it is this the moment for Leicester to take the lead? Past the | :22:40. | :22:48. | |
first line of defence, but a good save. Nugent timed the run to | :22:49. | :22:52. | |
perfection. A good stop. Finding Caddis. Novak. Ready to | :22:53. | :23:07. | |
shoot and an excellent stop, Lonergan. A corner kick. Wanting to | :23:08. | :23:17. | |
call this into the bottom corner. Arguably their best chance of the | :23:18. | :23:19. | |
match so far. Finding the ball through, but forked | :23:20. | :23:39. | |
over. In the nick of time. It was cleared to safety. | :23:40. | :23:49. | |
Tamas, who shoots here, and it takes a deflection and Schmeichel had to | :23:50. | :23:59. | |
take -- make a save. Tamas, with one thing on his mind here. As it stands | :24:00. | :24:07. | |
at the moment, Birmingham are going down. A foul by Robinson. That might | :24:08. | :24:16. | |
well be the first yellow card of the match, Paul Robinson. I would expect | :24:17. | :24:21. | |
that is for persistent fouling. Bouncing off the chest. And a goal! | :24:22. | :24:49. | |
Cheers for Bolton but huge disappointment for Birmingham City. | :24:50. | :24:54. | |
That is a massive blow to their hopes of staying in the | :24:55. | :25:02. | |
Championship. A first time shot. Birmingham, with a mountain to | :25:03. | :25:10. | |
climb. Bolton have scored against Birmingham City. If that stays the | :25:11. | :25:16. | |
same, then Doncaster will stay up. Driving it across towards Ibe. Can | :25:17. | :25:36. | |
he keep the ball in play? Across the face of goal. Will it drop for | :25:37. | :25:40. | |
Novak? Just the wrong side of the post. It seemed to take an eternity | :25:41. | :25:48. | |
for Novak to bring the ball under control after excellent work from | :25:49. | :25:55. | |
Ibe. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. | :25:56. | :26:03. | |
Driven in Burnley, Lonergan with the save. | :26:04. | :26:16. | |
Fired by drink water very accurately as well. That could be a penalty | :26:17. | :26:24. | |
kick. They are awarded the spot kick. What a moment here. Tamas is | :26:25. | :26:38. | |
complaining. Neal is complaining. Husband. Was their contact? It | :26:39. | :26:46. | |
doesn't really matter. Because Nugent, a man with 21 goals to his | :26:47. | :26:51. | |
credit this season, can take Leicester closer to a goal and 100 | :26:52. | :27:02. | |
points. It is David Nugent. The pressure is now back on the | :27:03. | :27:08. | |
Yorkshire club. That goal will be greeted with some glee at the Reebok | :27:09. | :27:13. | |
Stadium. It went straight down the middle. | :27:14. | :27:19. | |
It could send Doncaster down a division. | :27:20. | :27:24. | |
If Birmingham City lose this match, they will be down. A little touch | :27:25. | :27:30. | |
from Trotta. There are two in the middle. It has | :27:31. | :27:45. | |
gone through. Add a second goal for Bolton Wanderers. And Birmingham | :27:46. | :27:53. | |
City's fate might have been sealed. Randolph lies in the penalty area, | :27:54. | :27:58. | |
unable to contemplate what he has just done. He has conceded a second | :27:59. | :28:08. | |
goal. Beaten at the near post. One big last effort is needed. Can they | :28:09. | :28:13. | |
turn around this deficit, or is it all too much? | :28:14. | :28:17. | |
Ibe. Hancox. Vidic! -- Zigic! Is there | :28:18. | :28:40. | |
hope for Birmingham City. At last, a perfect delivery for the striker. | :28:41. | :28:43. | |
And Birmingham City are right back perfect delivery for the striker. | :28:44. | :28:47. | |
in this match. Lee Clarke calls for more effort from his team. It is a | :28:48. | :28:53. | |
beautiful cross, it lands right on his head who was able to turn it | :28:54. | :28:59. | |
past Lonergan. It was all despair among the Birmingham fans. Now, | :29:00. | :29:00. | |
there is hope once more. Oh, he sky it -- skied it. What a | :29:01. | :29:28. | |
chance. This will be the longest few minutes of his life. | :29:29. | :29:36. | |
Birmingham fans telling the players exactly how it stands at the | :29:37. | :29:42. | |
moment. We only need one goal. Randolph makes the save, Spector is | :29:43. | :29:57. | |
there to tidy it out of the way. A minimum of six minutes additional | :29:58. | :30:12. | |
time. That will give Birmingham City and their supporters hope. | :30:13. | :30:33. | |
Jordan Ibe's shots, it might drop here, Zigic go off the line! And | :30:34. | :30:44. | |
in! Paul Caddis. Have Birmingham City Dummett? Unbelievable scenes | :30:45. | :30:48. | |
that the Reebok. Desperate Bolton defending, off the | :30:49. | :31:04. | |
line. Caddis is there, he could not miss from that, could he? No, he | :31:05. | :31:06. | |
didn't. Absolutely astonishing! There are tears in Birmingham eyes, | :31:07. | :31:25. | |
tears of joy, tears of relief. As it stands, Birmingham City are staying | :31:26. | :31:28. | |
in the Championship. Doncaster urged to get it forward. | :31:29. | :31:39. | |
It is almost as if they have heard something they did not want to hear. | :31:40. | :31:45. | |
It is two - two at Bolton and that means that Doncaster Rovers are | :31:46. | :31:48. | |
going down if they can't get a goal here. To get a draw. Our Doncaster | :31:49. | :31:57. | |
Rovers about to plunge back from whence they came? It appears that | :31:58. | :32:02. | |
they might be. They have lost the battle here at Leicester City by one | :32:03. | :32:09. | |
goal to nil. Nigel Pearson puts a consoling arm round the neck of his | :32:10. | :32:14. | |
former player. If things stay as they are, if Birmingham City get a | :32:15. | :32:19. | |
point at Bolton, it will be Doncaster Rovers who go down because | :32:20. | :32:21. | |
of the David Nugent penalty. It must be full-time, surely, is the | :32:22. | :32:49. | |
message from the Birmingham bench. It is full-time! Birmingham City | :32:50. | :32:55. | |
have done the great escape! Lee Clark and Birmingham have pulled it | :32:56. | :33:03. | |
off! At 2-0 down, they looked dead and buried, they were heading for | :33:04. | :33:08. | |
life in League One. But now, you only have to look at what it means | :33:09. | :33:14. | |
to the fans of Birmingham. Paul Caddis, with the vital late, late | :33:15. | :33:19. | |
equaliser, after Zigic had given Lee Clark's side hope. Huge jubilation, | :33:20. | :33:29. | |
massive relief! Celebrations that will last for many days to come! | :33:30. | :33:35. | |
This is the goal that kept Birmingham City up. They were close | :33:36. | :33:39. | |
to getting it here, just cleared away off the line by Ream, but it | :33:40. | :33:44. | |
falls to Paul Caddis and Caddis puts his head in despite delirious scenes | :33:45. | :33:52. | |
at the Reebok. I swear, there are grown men in there with tears in | :33:53. | :33:58. | |
their eyes. Because Birmingham City have stayed up. | :33:59. | :34:06. | |
I felt for my players, 2-0 down, looking at the Championship, because | :34:07. | :34:13. | |
we were excellent all day. We took the game to Bolton. We played with | :34:14. | :34:18. | |
passion, we played with our head, our heart, and as I said, we are | :34:19. | :34:22. | |
staring down the barrel but they kept going. It was too important. We | :34:23. | :34:27. | |
said to the players, let's use this as a learning curve. We have diced | :34:28. | :34:33. | |
with death a little bit in sporting terms. We don't want to do it again. | :34:34. | :34:39. | |
I think we went 2-0 down, the fans were behind us from the start. The | :34:40. | :34:43. | |
players deserve the credit but the fans gave us the extra push to get | :34:44. | :34:47. | |
over the line. I had to get it on target when I got the chance. I | :34:48. | :34:51. | |
wasn't sure, I thought I would take the chance and go for this. It is | :34:52. | :34:57. | |
the first girl I ever scored, I am delighted and saw the reaction of | :34:58. | :35:03. | |
everybody. He got his head down, in the back of the net, it kicked off | :35:04. | :35:08. | |
the celebrations. We knew the result from the Leicester game, so we knew | :35:09. | :35:11. | |
we had to keep it tight at the back and the result says it all. We are | :35:12. | :35:21. | |
staying up Czechs we are staying at axe We have done what was necessary | :35:22. | :35:25. | |
and have done it in a way that I would not have believed in dreams. | :35:26. | :35:30. | |
It has been a tough last six weeks for me personally. I have to thank | :35:31. | :35:35. | |
my family. They have stood by me, unbelievable. Hopefully there is a | :35:36. | :35:39. | |
bit of downtime with them now and we can relax a little bit. There's only | :35:40. | :35:46. | |
one Paul Caddis! One Paul Caddis! There's only one Paul Caddis! | :35:47. | :36:01. | |
Can you quite believe it, promoted by a last-minute goal, last season, | :36:02. | :36:11. | |
and now relegated by one? Yes, but it wasn't today, it wasn't the last | :36:12. | :36:16. | |
minute, it was over the course of 46 games, over the course of the | :36:17. | :36:20. | |
season. It felt the last minute, the last day, which might sound stupid. | :36:21. | :36:24. | |
It is credit to the players because everybody expected us to be down | :36:25. | :36:27. | |
there. The disappointing thing is we have come up a little bit short. | :36:28. | :36:32. | |
Hugely contrasting emotions there. It was the late twist in the game | :36:33. | :36:38. | |
which sealed Doncaster's fate. What an incredible afternoon, Steve? It | :36:39. | :36:43. | |
was incredible, unbelievable. We watched it. The twists and turns, we | :36:44. | :36:48. | |
expected that, we expected ups and downs, a flurry of emotion. But the | :36:49. | :36:53. | |
drama we had, it excelled everything we imagined. Is Lee Clark | :36:54. | :37:00. | |
mentioned, 2-0, they looked down and out until Paul Caddis popped up. Did | :37:01. | :37:06. | |
he say it was his first headed goal? Absolutely fantastic. They showed | :37:07. | :37:10. | |
everything they have not shown in previous weeks, character, fight, | :37:11. | :37:14. | |
heart, to keep believing and keep going, fantastic backing. An | :37:15. | :37:20. | |
outpouring of relief. Incredible. Ecstasy and relief together. Real | :37:21. | :37:24. | |
emotion, it has been a long, hard season for everyone at the football | :37:25. | :37:30. | |
club. The players were singing Paul Caddis's name afterwards, but I had | :37:31. | :37:36. | |
tweets from Birmingham fans furious that Lee Clark played him out of | :37:37. | :37:40. | |
position. A quick mention for Jordan Ibe, he came on and make -- made a | :37:41. | :37:45. | |
marked difference. For Doncaster, they will look at what might have | :37:46. | :37:50. | |
been. They lost at home to the champions, Leicester. What about the | :37:51. | :37:54. | |
penalty decision that decided it? Yes, it looks soft but the giveaway | :37:55. | :37:59. | |
is the reaction of the player. We were discussing this. Whether or not | :38:00. | :38:03. | |
there was contact. But there is contact. It just catches the foot | :38:04. | :38:10. | |
there, and look at his reaction. He looks up immediately, looks at the | :38:11. | :38:14. | |
linesman to say, did you see that? The linesman did and there is a | :38:15. | :38:18. | |
penalty. That often is the reaction of the player which is the giveaway. | :38:19. | :38:23. | |
Nugent gets his 20th league goal in a terrific campaign for the Foxes. | :38:24. | :38:28. | |
How key was that result against Charlton, which was abandoned at 3-1 | :38:29. | :38:31. | |
up at Doncaster which they went on to lose two - zero? If it stands as | :38:32. | :38:37. | |
it was, three extra points and they stay in the decision but there will | :38:38. | :38:42. | |
be hard luck stories for all the teams, where things did not go their | :38:43. | :38:46. | |
way. It was early on in the season so you have time to make sure that | :38:47. | :38:52. | |
it does not work out the way that it has. A word for Kevin Phillips, who | :38:53. | :38:56. | |
bought the curtain down on a 20 year career. 287 goals, a fantastic | :38:57. | :39:04. | |
servant to the goal. -- to the game. Yes, underrated. He has 30 goals in | :39:05. | :39:08. | |
a season in the Premiership. Look at the list of other players who have | :39:09. | :39:11. | |
done that, he is in very good company. A huge sigh of relief for | :39:12. | :39:16. | |
Blackpool and Millwall, still staying up, but for Millwall, ending | :39:17. | :39:21. | |
the season with a flourish, and unbeaten sequence of eight games. | :39:22. | :39:24. | |
Time to round up the rest of the action in the Championship now, | :39:25. | :39:27. | |
starting at Leeds, where the Championship's form side, Derby, | :39:28. | :39:29. | |
were looking for a sixth straight win as they prepared for the | :39:30. | :39:31. | |
play-offs. They are making their own | :39:32. | :39:40. | |
entertainment at Elland Road at the moment. Leeds have lost three of | :39:41. | :39:45. | |
their last four at home, respite against the lambs seems unlikely as | :39:46. | :39:48. | |
Derby had beaten the Rams ten times in a row before this game. The early | :39:49. | :39:54. | |
signs suggested more of the same. Butland kept out for size. But Derby | :39:55. | :39:58. | |
were not to be denied an early goal. There were only six minutes on the | :39:59. | :40:01. | |
clock when they bundled this morning at the third time of asking. Dawkins | :40:02. | :40:07. | |
getting the vital touch. He was one of six changes for Derby, who were | :40:08. | :40:11. | |
given a real work-out by the home side. Michael Brown tested Lee Grant | :40:12. | :40:15. | |
in the first half, before the Whites restored parity five minutes into | :40:16. | :40:20. | |
the second. McCormack slid in Matt Smith, who earned United a | :40:21. | :40:23. | |
creditable draw, with five wins out of six Derby remain firm favourites | :40:24. | :40:30. | |
for the play-offs. We wanted to be hard to beat, make sure we did not | :40:31. | :40:35. | |
get beat and get the record points of 85 that makes history. Now we | :40:36. | :40:40. | |
have got to move on and concentrate on the play-offs. | :40:41. | :40:47. | |
No final day nail-biting at Oakwell. Harry Redknapp and Danny Wilson calm | :40:48. | :40:52. | |
for different reasons, with Barnsley down and QPR thinking ahead to the | :40:53. | :40:56. | |
play-offs. The Reds hoped to depart the Championship in style. Rob Green | :40:57. | :40:59. | |
having his palms warned by Chris O'Grady. The keeper was one of four | :41:00. | :41:05. | |
Rangers players who appeared last time out as Redknapp reshuffled to | :41:06. | :41:08. | |
keep his team in top condition. Another was Charlie Austin, who | :41:09. | :41:13. | |
tucked away the 100th goal of his professional career. By half-time | :41:14. | :41:15. | |
the promotion chasers were in control. Mvoto turning Kevin | :41:16. | :41:21. | |
Doyle's cross into his own net. Barnsley boss Wilson said he was | :41:22. | :41:27. | |
confused as he saw his side two goals down after playing well. | :41:28. | :41:31. | |
O'Grady set about redressing the balance. But Rangers restored that | :41:32. | :41:36. | |
two goal cushion from a new source. Defender Yun Suk-Young Foss's -- Yun | :41:37. | :41:40. | |
Suk-Young's first goal in English football. The quality of that finish | :41:41. | :41:46. | |
was matched by O'Grady's second, underlining why Wilson fears his | :41:47. | :41:49. | |
goal striker will be sought after. Barnsley had off to regroup. Rangers | :41:50. | :41:53. | |
get set for the fun of the play-offs, starting on Friday. | :41:54. | :42:01. | |
It was nice, good for confidence and one two young lads, had a debut | :42:02. | :42:06. | |
today, so it was good to see them get a game. It was a good run out, | :42:07. | :42:14. | |
you know? Rovers were 100 to one to sneak into | :42:15. | :42:17. | |
the play-offs. They had to go for it. Cairney did, straight through | :42:18. | :42:22. | |
the heart of the Wigan defence. An impressive strike, just the start | :42:23. | :42:25. | |
they were looking for, given they have a seven goal swing to | :42:26. | :42:28. | |
overturn. Wigan assured of their place in the top six sent them back | :42:29. | :42:32. | |
to square one, but Ramis got on the end of Waghorn's corner. However, | :42:33. | :42:36. | |
Blackburne House and ace up their sleeves and for once it was not | :42:37. | :42:40. | |
Jordan Rhodes. The man who has just been named Player of the Month had | :42:41. | :42:43. | |
them back in front two minutes later. Gestede scored. The Frenchman | :42:44. | :42:51. | |
bags six goals in April and was celebrating his second of the | :42:52. | :42:54. | |
afternoon just past the half hour. Conway with another assist. 3-1 at | :42:55. | :42:59. | |
the break. Results elsewhere meant they needed four more. Uwe Rosler's | :43:00. | :43:05. | |
men were doing their best and when the cross was not dealt with, | :43:06. | :43:10. | |
McClean doubled up the rebound. Despite the setback, the home side | :43:11. | :43:14. | |
went for more. Gestede thundered a header against the bar, but Rhodes | :43:15. | :43:20. | |
filled with the follow-up. -- failed. He was not kept quiet for | :43:21. | :43:26. | |
long. He put away his 25th of the campaign. It meant they finished the | :43:27. | :43:30. | |
season 12 games unbeaten and on 70 points, enough for a top six spot | :43:31. | :43:34. | |
last season but not rip this time. Maynard pulled it back to 4-3 as | :43:35. | :43:39. | |
Wigan prepare for Queens Park Rangers in the play-offs. They have | :43:40. | :43:44. | |
done ever so well. They have kept the unbeaten run going up to 12 | :43:45. | :43:47. | |
games and they were impressive today, the lads, full credit to them | :43:48. | :43:51. | |
because they have started rebuilding the club. We came back with a lot of | :43:52. | :43:55. | |
character and ended strongly, positive going into the next game. | :43:56. | :44:02. | |
Ipswich may not have had the legs to reach the play-offs, but they have | :44:03. | :44:07. | |
made great strides under Mick McCarthy this season. They signed | :44:08. | :44:10. | |
off with a win over Wednesday, taking the lead when Murphy's shot | :44:11. | :44:13. | |
was parried right into the path of Tommy Smith. Ipswich might have | :44:14. | :44:22. | |
taken a 2-0 lead into the break. There was to be no 14th goal of the | :44:23. | :44:29. | |
season for him. 2-0 would have been hard on Wednesday. They saw plenty | :44:30. | :44:33. | |
of the ball at Portman Road and had more than their fair share of | :44:34. | :44:38. | |
chances. This save was one of several. The Ipswich keeper | :44:39. | :44:41. | |
repeatedly came between the Owls and an equaliser. Again denied on this | :44:42. | :44:48. | |
occasion. Wednesday's season has fizzled out Saints staving off the | :44:49. | :44:52. | |
threat of relegation, but they deserved this equaliser. Lee making | :44:53. | :44:57. | |
the most of this shot. Ipswich won it midway through the second half. | :44:58. | :45:02. | |
Paul Green's goal sees them sees the them finish the season with 68 | :45:03. | :45:12. | |
points. It was an exciting game, Sheffield Wednesday were very good | :45:13. | :45:18. | |
as well. They pushed us to the end. Our goalkeeper is arguably Man Of | :45:19. | :45:22. | |
The Match. That tells you the story of the game. I am delighted. | :45:23. | :45:30. | |
With the season winding down, Huddersfield decided the time was | :45:31. | :45:34. | |
right to unleash Lolley. A good decision. The man who rocketed up | :45:35. | :45:42. | |
the non-league ranks, celebrating his first football League goal | :45:43. | :45:46. | |
straight after the break, and having a hand in the second. The Watford | :45:47. | :45:56. | |
keeper would rather forget the rest. Lolley had only made five substitute | :45:57. | :46:02. | |
appearances previously. Ward finishing the job here, 3-0. Three | :46:03. | :46:08. | |
minutes from the end, he completed his hat-trick will stop Mark Robins | :46:09. | :46:17. | |
rated his men excellent from start to finish. A foul on Deeney allowed | :46:18. | :46:25. | |
the Hornets's top scorer to score from the spot. A dismal end to a | :46:26. | :46:33. | |
disappointing season. You have to point to the fact once | :46:34. | :46:38. | |
the play-offs were out of reach, the results have tailed off. Not good | :46:39. | :46:43. | |
from a professional point of view, you have to keep going every game. | :46:44. | :46:49. | |
Yeovil were hoping to bring the curtain down on their one and only | :46:50. | :46:54. | |
season in the Championship on a positive note. Hayter had Steele | :46:55. | :46:59. | |
worried. A wake-up call for Middlesbrough as they turned on the | :47:00. | :47:06. | |
style. Stech pushed the ball into the path of Graham. Glovers have won | :47:07. | :47:17. | |
just eight games this season. This would be their final goal in | :47:18. | :47:23. | |
the second tier. This header was pounced on by Graham who pulled it | :47:24. | :47:29. | |
back for Ledesma to rifle home. The home side were making it far too | :47:30. | :47:34. | |
easy. This kick sailed straight through the defence. Tomlin helped | :47:35. | :47:44. | |
himself to a third. Johnson was powerless to prevent any further | :47:45. | :47:49. | |
damage being done. The Glovers boss was serving a touchline ban. This | :47:50. | :47:53. | |
spectacular finish had Boro cruising. They should have gone one | :47:54. | :48:03. | |
better but amazingly Graham somehow missed. Yeovil, despite their | :48:04. | :48:09. | |
disappointment, will have enjoyed their adventure. | :48:10. | :48:16. | |
You are always hoping to leave a lasting impression. Unfortunately, | :48:17. | :48:22. | |
our first impression against Millwall was good but our last one | :48:23. | :48:27. | |
wasn't. These 650 mile round trip by the | :48:28. | :48:37. | |
fans. Let us look at the standings in an enthralling season. Is this | :48:38. | :48:45. | |
expected? I don't think there are too many hard luck stories. Forest | :48:46. | :48:48. | |
might be thinking what might have been. Blackburn scoring goals freely | :48:49. | :48:56. | |
at the end of the season. They must have high hopes for next season. | :48:57. | :49:01. | |
Middlesbrough have shown at times they have gone on really good runs. | :49:02. | :49:10. | |
With Graham, Tomlin, if they can keep that quality, they will | :49:11. | :49:15. | |
consider themselves not without a chance. And well done to | :49:16. | :49:21. | |
Bournemouth, celebrating a top-10 finish on their first season back. | :49:22. | :49:26. | |
Well done to Eddie Howe. And the bottom half, Yeovil started so | :49:27. | :49:35. | |
promised Ling -- promisingly. Look how tight. A fine line between | :49:36. | :49:41. | |
Doncaster and Birmingham. Doncaster were eight points away from | :49:42. | :49:46. | |
relegation a month ago. They were never 18 where you thought | :49:47. | :49:51. | |
they would get relegated until today. -- a team. If you were to | :49:52. | :50:00. | |
name the sides you thought would have a difficult season, it would | :50:01. | :50:05. | |
probably be those three. They are three of the smaller clubs. And with | :50:06. | :50:11. | |
a smaller budget. It does sort itself out in the Championship. | :50:12. | :50:14. | |
With the promotion and play-off issues already done and dusted in | :50:15. | :50:19. | |
League One, the focus now shifted to the fight for survival at the bottom | :50:20. | :50:23. | |
of the table. Four clubs were in jeopardy, one of them, Carlisle, | :50:24. | :50:26. | |
needing a miracle, after failing to win at Crawley on Tuesday. Today, | :50:27. | :50:29. | |
Graham Kavanagh's side were again away. This time, they went to the | :50:30. | :50:31. | |
home of when you need a miracle to survive, | :50:32. | :50:43. | |
a trip to Wolverhampton is the last thing you need. The champions | :50:44. | :50:48. | |
refused to take pity on Carlisle whose hopes of a turnaround | :50:49. | :50:54. | |
disappeared when Ricketts fired the hosts home after five minutes. The | :50:55. | :50:58. | |
home fans were lapping it up. There were more goals. This looping cross | :50:59. | :51:10. | |
that sink into the path of Jacobs. It was curtains for Carlisle whose | :51:11. | :51:13. | |
eight-year stay at this level have come crashing to an end with half an | :51:14. | :51:19. | |
hour played. Further punishment in the second half when McDonald | :51:20. | :51:25. | |
scampered through, Dicko doing the rest. The end of a remarkable | :51:26. | :51:29. | |
campaign, setting a new third tier points record as Wolverhampton | :51:30. | :51:34. | |
roared back to the Championship in style. | :51:35. | :51:42. | |
We have got the points title -- total for the third tier and broken | :51:43. | :51:46. | |
it, a terrific achievement. We played some fantastic football. | :51:47. | :51:53. | |
Winning 17 out of 21 games. Hugely disappointed. | :51:54. | :51:59. | |
We weren't mathematically out of it, I had to get it into the players it | :52:00. | :52:04. | |
was still possible. This club has had great escapes but we couldn't do | :52:05. | :52:08. | |
it today. A point with guarantee survival for | :52:09. | :52:12. | |
Notts County. They could even lose as long as crew and Tranmere didn't | :52:13. | :52:16. | |
win. They have won six of their previous | :52:17. | :52:30. | |
eight. Ground was penalised here for handball. If she was nervous, it | :52:31. | :52:39. | |
wasn't showing. How was that for a penalty? Brute force keeping the mad | :52:40. | :52:48. | |
boys on course -- Magpies. A second yellow card for this tangle with | :52:49. | :52:53. | |
Spencer. His first sending of the two and a | :52:54. | :53:01. | |
half years. That made the finish less nerdy. An impressive mission | :53:02. | :53:06. | |
accomplished for the rookie manager. The group of boys are performed in | :53:07. | :53:14. | |
the last ten games have an understanding and appreciation for | :53:15. | :53:17. | |
the football club. It is not just a barge. It is a community. | :53:18. | :53:23. | |
Crew came into the final game knowing victory would mean certain | :53:24. | :53:31. | |
survival. The only goal against Preston got them off to a perfect | :53:32. | :53:36. | |
start. Their away form has been splendid but they have lost two | :53:37. | :53:44. | |
games out of their previous three. Crew were playing superbly. Just in | :53:45. | :53:48. | |
case results elsewhere went against them, they weren't leaving anything | :53:49. | :53:53. | |
to chance. A brilliant save to shut the door. Preston will be a little | :53:54. | :54:03. | |
disappointed to go into next week's play-offs after a defeat. But they | :54:04. | :54:08. | |
cut the deficit with a sweet goal from Welsh and they will be many | :54:09. | :54:15. | |
peoples favourites to win promotion. We have had great success. It has | :54:16. | :54:20. | |
been a struggle. But we have come through it. We looked equally as | :54:21. | :54:29. | |
good. But you need the rub of the Green and sometimes you don't get | :54:30. | :54:33. | |
that. I thought we deserved that win and we managed to do it. | :54:34. | :54:40. | |
Those are the results meant Tranmere were down unless they won by a | :54:41. | :54:46. | |
cricket score. The early goal was a step in the right direction. But | :54:47. | :54:53. | |
there was a series of ugly confrontations, the first involving | :54:54. | :54:59. | |
Lowe. Enraging the coaching team. The referee Graham Scott had to | :55:00. | :55:03. | |
intervene and chose to speak to both managers to calm tempers without | :55:04. | :55:08. | |
producing a card. But tensions are still running high, best tackle on | :55:09. | :55:13. | |
Doyle was only going to end one way, a red card, and Rovers playing the | :55:14. | :55:19. | |
League One survival with ten men. They didn't score again. In the | :55:20. | :55:24. | |
second half, Bradford punished them. Stead started the move and finished | :55:25. | :55:30. | |
it. 1-1. Rovers knew the game was up. That sinking feeling became even | :55:31. | :55:38. | |
more painful. McLean finished the job just before full-time. So | :55:39. | :55:49. | |
Rovers's troubled season ending in the fourth tier of football. | :55:50. | :55:58. | |
Very disappointed. I have seen the players's reaction, they are | :55:59. | :56:05. | |
distraught. As a player, as a manager, as a coach, I feel so much | :56:06. | :56:13. | |
for the players and spectators. It is hard to take really. A sad day | :56:14. | :56:19. | |
for Tranmere, in the fourth tier the first time since 1989. | :56:20. | :56:24. | |
A rocky nine-month for the club. Failed takeover is followed by | :56:25. | :56:27. | |
suspension of Ronnie Moore, a lot of uncertainty. Since the halcyon days | :56:28. | :56:36. | |
of nearly getting into the Premiership, trying to replicate | :56:37. | :56:41. | |
that success. Wondering whether to spend money. | :56:42. | :56:49. | |
Rovers will be joined by Carlisle in the fourth tier after their | :56:50. | :56:53. | |
relegation, they lost at Wolverhampton who notched up a | :56:54. | :57:00. | |
League One record of 103 points. Carlisle, they conceded 77 last | :57:01. | :57:07. | |
season. This season, 76. They have used 47 players in all. It speaks | :57:08. | :57:14. | |
for itself, it is an unsettled side. Using the loan system. 47 players, | :57:15. | :57:24. | |
it doesn't give you a chance to get consistency in your team. The result | :57:25. | :57:29. | |
for Tranmere and Carlisle meant the likes of crew and Notts County could | :57:30. | :57:33. | |
breathe easy. What a turnaround, winning 19 of the last 27 points. | :57:34. | :57:40. | |
That setback of having Hayden Mullins recalled last week. This was | :57:41. | :57:45. | |
a game they thought they would have to get something out of. They have | :57:46. | :57:49. | |
shown real character, under pressure. I take my hat off to him. | :57:50. | :57:55. | |
He has convinced us and his players. He has said, we are going | :57:56. | :58:06. | |
to stay up. If you have that belief you can get through to your players, | :58:07. | :58:12. | |
which he did. And here's a Notts County fan as well. | :58:13. | :58:17. | |
As for the other games in League One, it was party time at Griffin | :58:18. | :58:22. | |
Park, as Brentford looked to sign off what's been an historic season | :58:23. | :58:29. | |
against already relegated Stevenage. These and still wake up in cold | :58:30. | :58:33. | |
sweats at the thought of a final day from a year ago. A promotion party | :58:34. | :58:41. | |
though at Griffin Park. Somehow Donaldson failed to score here. | :58:42. | :58:51. | |
Trotta was the fall guy last time. But an exorcism in the London Sun. | :58:52. | :58:59. | |
Any party needs icing on the cake and this was no different, Reeves | :59:00. | :59:06. | |
picked out Judge. Queueing the celebrations. From tears and | :59:07. | :59:13. | |
heartbreak two trophies and champagne, what a difference 12 | :59:14. | :59:15. | |
months makes. For the supporters, for the board, | :59:16. | :59:27. | |
it was an important step to take. I am delighted the players showed | :59:28. | :59:31. | |
magnificent character. Outstanding, absolutely outstanding. | :59:32. | :59:37. | |
It is just a case of getting this game out of the way, said Rotherham | :59:38. | :59:41. | |
boss Steve Evans, but it took Wes Thomas just 58 seconds to signal his | :59:42. | :59:45. | |
intent at the County Ground. The former Bournemouth and Blackpool | :59:46. | :59:49. | |
striker has started only one of the previous four games, but midway | :59:50. | :59:52. | |
through the first half he demonstrated another part of his | :59:53. | :59:56. | |
repertoire. Ben Pringle swung over the cross. It will be tough for his | :59:57. | :00:00. | |
manager to leave him out of the play-offs. It is not Swindon's home | :00:01. | :00:04. | |
form that has cost them a play-off place, but despite Michael Smith | :00:05. | :00:09. | |
converting a spot kick following a foul, they could not finish the | :00:10. | :00:15. | |
season with a flourish. 18 in all competitions, for Smith this season. | :00:16. | :00:21. | |
They merely won point late on for Swindon, but rather were worthy | :00:22. | :00:29. | |
winners. -- they merely won a point. Orient were another of those | :00:30. | :00:32. | |
jostling for position in the top six and this was the kind of display | :00:33. | :00:35. | |
that saw them rip through the division earlier in the season. On | :00:36. | :00:40. | |
70 minutes, Lisbie racked up his 17th of the campaign, thanks to | :00:41. | :00:44. | |
excellent wing play from Dean Cox. Russell Slade's men were sitting | :00:45. | :00:49. | |
pretty. David Mooney's queue reverse ball put Lisbie in for his second of | :00:50. | :00:53. | |
the day. They were on course to finish the season in third, which | :00:54. | :00:56. | |
would guarantee home advantage in the second leg of the play-offs, but | :00:57. | :01:00. | |
this result proves they are handy on their travels. Lisbie returned the | :01:01. | :01:04. | |
favour as Muni notched his 21st of the campaign. There were injuries to | :01:05. | :01:13. | |
key players, Ryan Hall grabbed them a late consolation, but by then | :01:14. | :01:18. | |
Leyton Orient already had their eye on what is coming up next week. It | :01:19. | :01:23. | |
is Peterborough, a tough game. They have beaten us, we have beaten them, | :01:24. | :01:28. | |
so Darren is a very good manager and we know it will be hard work. May | :01:29. | :01:35. | |
the best team win. The Posh limbered up for safe -- | :01:36. | :01:40. | |
facing Orient by arresting eight of their first choice players. One of | :01:41. | :01:44. | |
their standings, Jermaine Anderson, had the best sight of goal. A | :01:45. | :01:48. | |
communications breakdown nearly cost them the game. Murray Williams fails | :01:49. | :01:55. | |
to make it count for Port Vale. Bring on the play-offs for | :01:56. | :02:04. | |
Peterborough. When you consider Sheffield United | :02:05. | :02:07. | |
were one of the bottom in February, they have done superbly well to claw | :02:08. | :02:11. | |
their way back and after Delfouneso put away a second in consecutive | :02:12. | :02:16. | |
games for Coventry, they came from behind in terrific style. Mind you, | :02:17. | :02:19. | |
they did not equalise until past the hour. Ryan Flynn celebrating his new | :02:20. | :02:25. | |
two-year deal with his fifth league goal of the campaign. Just 11 | :02:26. | :02:29. | |
minutes later, the Blades grabbed the winner. Another midfielder, Ben | :02:30. | :02:34. | |
Davies, on loan from Derby, making sure the FA Cup semifinalists ended | :02:35. | :02:40. | |
in seventh spot. Three points, I think we finished seventh in the | :02:41. | :02:42. | |
league which when you think three months ago we were 23rd in the | :02:43. | :02:47. | |
league is a brilliant end to the season. I think it leaves everyone | :02:48. | :02:50. | |
with that feeling we can't wait until the 9th of August. | :02:51. | :02:56. | |
Stand-by for one of the freak goals of the weekend, if not the year. | :02:57. | :03:01. | |
Colchester winger Wright played the ball into what he hoped would be | :03:02. | :03:07. | |
Eastmond, Eastmond did not get there but Colchester were ahead. | :03:08. | :03:11. | |
Embarrassment, or celebration? Who cares? They all count. Walsall | :03:12. | :03:16. | |
played catch-up for the rest of the match. Even when the goalkeeper | :03:17. | :03:19. | |
joined the attack, Colchester stood firm and victory helped them to | :03:20. | :03:30. | |
16th, well clear of the bottom four. John Gregory signed a new contract | :03:31. | :03:34. | |
at Crawley. Reward for guiding the Red Devils to safety. They went | :03:35. | :03:38. | |
ahead here. Jamie Proctor's six league goal of the season. Crawley | :03:39. | :03:44. | |
could have been two clearing the second half. Proctor again kept out | :03:45. | :03:50. | |
this time by the bravery of the Robins goalkeeper. A strong end to | :03:51. | :03:53. | |
the season bodes well for Bristol City next time. They were five | :03:54. | :03:57. | |
unbeaten before this game, the on loan you lit took aim. He bagged his | :03:58. | :04:03. | |
second goal for the club -- Gillett took aim. A point apiece to sign | :04:04. | :04:14. | |
off. Gillingham's top scorer Cody McDonald had put the goal away a | :04:15. | :04:18. | |
fortnight ago that's that ensure their survival and he was unlucky | :04:19. | :04:22. | |
not to bike is 18th of the season against already relegated Shrewsbury | :04:23. | :04:26. | |
Town. But the Gills looks favourite to finish the season with a win, | :04:27. | :04:30. | |
when Adam Barrett got on the end of a cross after Kedwell's shot was | :04:31. | :04:37. | |
cleared off the Shrews' line. Shrewsbury Town rock bottom. | :04:38. | :04:41. | |
Miller's header meant they avoided the wooden spoon. Peter Taylor was | :04:42. | :04:47. | |
pleased with his side, playing League One football next season. I | :04:48. | :04:51. | |
am really pleased that I had the opportunity to come here. I am | :04:52. | :04:54. | |
really pleased the way it has worked out, because we are in the division | :04:55. | :04:58. | |
and stayed in there. It is progress. I would not mind having longer attic | :04:59. | :05:02. | |
to try to see what we could do next season, but we will have to wait and | :05:03. | :05:05. | |
see on that one. season, but we will have to wait and | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
You get the impression it will be some of change for Gillingham and | :05:10. | :05:12. | |
Shrewsbury Town who were relegated a couple of weeks ago. You think | :05:13. | :05:16. | |
stability will be key behind what doing this league. A great | :05:17. | :05:22. | |
performance for them and a milestone for having O'Connor. We talked about | :05:23. | :05:26. | |
loyal servants. For his 500th appearance, a great record for a one | :05:27. | :05:29. | |
club man. Almost Jorn nemesis in appearance, a great record for a one | :05:30. | :05:35. | |
many respects. Yes, I mean I spent a couple of months at Brentford and | :05:36. | :05:38. | |
can he was there. Here's a player that as a manager you want in the | :05:39. | :05:43. | |
room. He never come planes. He is versatile. He will play anywhere. He | :05:44. | :05:47. | |
is a wonderful player to have around. You can see why he stayed so | :05:48. | :05:54. | |
long. For players like that, management will always find a use. A | :05:55. | :05:59. | |
decent lad, decent personality, that is what people want. For Bs fans in | :06:00. | :06:05. | |
West London derby to look forward to. Let's look at the top of the | :06:06. | :06:09. | |
table for how things finished in Sky Bet League One. | :06:10. | :06:12. | |
table for how things finished in Sky Leyton Orient exceeded expectations. | :06:13. | :06:19. | |
Sheffield United, to finish seventh. Incredible. They would not have | :06:20. | :06:23. | |
changed manager so early if they had not had such a poor start. Next year | :06:24. | :06:26. | |
hopefully expectation will not be too high because they finished so | :06:27. | :06:31. | |
well. They have a Wembley cup semifinal appearance under their | :06:32. | :06:35. | |
belt as well. The bottom half, very tight, doesn't Notts County survived | :06:36. | :06:41. | |
with 50 points, having lost 27 games. Incredible. 26, I think. It | :06:42. | :06:48. | |
just shows you really do have to have some incredibly bad runs to get | :06:49. | :06:50. | |
relegated out of any division. Everybody there will think we should | :06:51. | :06:55. | |
have done better. These are the play-offs. How do you see that | :06:56. | :07:00. | |
happening? It is very difficult. The only thing I can say, this is very | :07:01. | :07:06. | |
difficult to sum up. What you have to say is that your big players must | :07:07. | :07:10. | |
play well. They can be the difference in these games. The | :07:11. | :07:15. | |
players that can turn games and can provide that one moment of magic in | :07:16. | :07:18. | |
these games have to play well. They are the important players. Time for | :07:19. | :07:22. | |
League Two now, and we'll get to the title race in a moment.But first to | :07:23. | :07:25. | |
the other end, where three teams were battling to avoid the one | :07:26. | :07:28. | |
remaining relegation place which would off course cost them their | :07:29. | :07:31. | |
Football League status. Wycombe began the day three points adrift | :07:32. | :07:34. | |
and so needed to beat already-relegated Torquay, while | :07:35. | :07:36. | |
hoping Northampton lost to Oxford and Bristol Rovers lost to | :07:37. | :07:37. | |
Mansfield. Needing to win to guarantee their | :07:38. | :07:50. | |
Football League status, Northampton could not have made a worse start. | :07:51. | :07:54. | |
Behind after seven minutes, when Williams raised the spectre of | :07:55. | :07:58. | |
relegation for his former boss, Chris Wilder. While the must have | :07:59. | :08:02. | |
begun fearing the worst when minutes later Toney did everything right to | :08:03. | :08:06. | |
beat the Oxford defence and finished by hitting the post. This was not a | :08:07. | :08:11. | |
day for the faint-hearted. But the game turned on hot headedness. And | :08:12. | :08:16. | |
off the ball incident involving the Oxford goal-scorer and | :08:17. | :08:19. | |
Northampton's Ricky Ravenhill. The referee stopped play, sent Williams | :08:20. | :08:23. | |
off and the home side drew new strength. After half an hour, they | :08:24. | :08:29. | |
were level. Toney's flick header sent through Marquis and 7500 | :08:30. | :08:36. | |
started to believe. Even more so minutes later when 18-year-old Toney | :08:37. | :08:40. | |
measured his head expertly to give the cobbler is the lead with his | :08:41. | :08:44. | |
third goal in two games. Now it really did not matter what was | :08:45. | :08:47. | |
happening elsewhere, but while the's winning escape was assured. | :08:48. | :08:55. | |
Kouo-Doumbe finished. Oxford's loss was Northampton's game in more ways | :08:56. | :09:01. | |
than one. Wycombe were the most in peril, | :09:02. | :09:06. | |
needing to climb out of the bottom two. The opening works wonders for | :09:07. | :09:12. | |
their belief. Torquay were behind after six minutes, Wood sent the | :09:13. | :09:16. | |
travelling fans into orbit. The manager had urged a fast start, | :09:17. | :09:20. | |
knowing it would affect their fellow strugglers. When McClure went over, | :09:21. | :09:27. | |
Stephen Craig created more bad news for the likes of Bristol Rovers. | :09:28. | :09:31. | |
Oh, and McClure tangled in the second half. It would be the Torquay | :09:32. | :09:37. | |
defender's final contribution. His second yellow card meant Wanderers | :09:38. | :09:41. | |
would see out the last 40 minutes against ten men, huge relief for | :09:42. | :09:44. | |
them, and they wasted little time pressing home their advantage. When | :09:45. | :09:49. | |
the ball was lofted long ten minutes later, McClure gave his mark the | :09:50. | :09:52. | |
slip and ensured that Wycombe had done all they could. Their fate | :09:53. | :09:57. | |
would be decided by events at the Memorial ground. | :09:58. | :10:08. | |
Having won the 6-point rat Wycombe last weekend, Bristol Rovers needed | :10:09. | :10:11. | |
a draw to ensure survival, but Mansfield lead at half-time thanks | :10:12. | :10:16. | |
to Daniel's goal. With Wycombe and Northampton ahead, Rovers' search | :10:17. | :10:20. | |
for a goal became desperate. Clarkson clipped the bar as the | :10:21. | :10:28. | |
Pirates through men forward. The goal did not come and Rovers bow out | :10:29. | :10:32. | |
of the Football League for the first time since joining it in 1920. | :10:33. | :10:37. | |
Sadly, things turned ugly after the final whistle. Several arrests were | :10:38. | :10:41. | |
made. An awful way to end a devastating day for everyone. | :10:42. | :10:50. | |
I apologise to supporters. I take responsibility. I picked the team | :10:51. | :10:54. | |
for the last eight games. I did not get the points that we required in | :10:55. | :11:01. | |
those games. My heart goes out to the supporters. Rovers' fate | :11:02. | :11:09. | |
filtered through to where Wycombe celebrated survival. Every ball we | :11:10. | :11:15. | |
kicked has come to this moment to stay up. We have had a hell of a | :11:16. | :11:19. | |
time but Wycombe Wanderers stays in the Football League once more. It | :11:20. | :11:23. | |
was a day thought unthinkable by many Bristol Rovers fans, out of the | :11:24. | :11:27. | |
Football League in their 94 proud year history. A club like that | :11:28. | :11:32. | |
should not be out of the Football League, should it? No, of course | :11:33. | :11:35. | |
not. The first time in their history. It is a huge club, massive, | :11:36. | :11:42. | |
real untapped potential. As you see, that is incredible for them to get | :11:43. | :11:46. | |
in that situation. The chairman has promised radical changes. We will | :11:47. | :11:51. | |
see what happens in the summer at the Memorial Stadium. What it meant | :11:52. | :11:55. | |
was a point was enough for Northampton to stay up with Chris | :11:56. | :12:00. | |
Wilder facing his old club Oxford on the final day of the season. For a | :12:01. | :12:04. | |
club that has been in the bottom two for the last six months to stay up | :12:05. | :12:10. | |
by three points is a turnaround. Another real good side at this | :12:11. | :12:13. | |
level, good fan base, decent sized club, they should never have found | :12:14. | :12:19. | |
themselves after last year going so close last year in that situation. | :12:20. | :12:23. | |
It has taken a while. Chris has been there a while. Nine players in | :12:24. | :12:29. | |
January they bought and they have picked up points along the way but | :12:30. | :12:32. | |
it has gone to the death before they finally got themselves out of the | :12:33. | :12:37. | |
mire. Many people were start -- writing off Wycombe's chances. | :12:38. | :12:40. | |
Gareth Ainsworth says he believes in fairy tales. What about a fairy tale | :12:41. | :12:48. | |
ending for the chair boys? Yes, they have put up at last. They have said | :12:49. | :12:55. | |
they have not done enough this season. After last week, you feared | :12:56. | :12:58. | |
for them but they did the job and they have to wait for others. That | :12:59. | :13:02. | |
was enough. Right, our last round-up of the regular season starts with | :13:03. | :13:06. | |
the League Two title race. So, let's find out who out of Chesterfield, | :13:07. | :13:09. | |
Rochdale and Scunthorpe could end the season as champions. | :13:10. | :13:15. | |
Target the League Two title the Chesterfield, that seemed in doubt | :13:16. | :13:20. | |
after unlucky 13 minutes, Fleetwood in front, Blair's first goal for | :13:21. | :13:25. | |
three months after an impressive winning combination with Josh | :13:26. | :13:29. | |
Morris. But the game and the title was won in the ten minutes after | :13:30. | :13:33. | |
half-time. First, a collector's item, Sam Hird's fifth career goal | :13:34. | :13:39. | |
and first since September. The winner came through a more | :13:40. | :13:42. | |
predictable source. The League Two Player of the Season, Gary Roberts | :13:43. | :13:46. | |
scores them as well as he makes them. The Spireites' Wembley loss in | :13:47. | :13:54. | |
the Football League Trophy now forgotten, they are up as champions | :13:55. | :14:03. | |
of League Two. I can stand here today and take all the plaudits like | :14:04. | :14:07. | |
I am a top manager, a good manager, but I am lucky I have good players. | :14:08. | :14:11. | |
I thank the players and the chairman, everyone. Days like today | :14:12. | :14:19. | |
are very good. Already promoted Rochdale came into | :14:20. | :14:22. | |
the final day with a great chance of claiming their first ever league | :14:23. | :14:27. | |
title. When George Donnelly kept his composure to open the scoring at | :14:28. | :14:30. | |
Newport, you sensed they were in the mood to round off the season with a | :14:31. | :14:34. | |
third consecutive victory. But Newport stormed back and when | :14:35. | :14:39. | |
Michael beanie's shot came back off the keeper, it was O'Connor, top | :14:40. | :14:45. | |
scorer last season, who tapped home the equaliser. His first start of | :14:46. | :14:49. | |
the campaign, after a long-standing groin strain. Rochdale should have | :14:50. | :14:54. | |
retaken the lead when Jackson hauled over Ian Henderson in the box with | :14:55. | :14:58. | |
just seven minutes left. A red card for Jackson, but he was bailed out | :14:59. | :15:02. | |
by his keeper. A superb penalty save. And young defender Kevin Feely | :15:03. | :15:11. | |
gas -- grabbed a last gasp winner with his first senior goal. No title | :15:12. | :15:16. | |
for sale, but a terrific season nonetheless. Scunthorpe fans were | :15:17. | :15:31. | |
put through the ringer. The opening goal came from Madden. By the time | :15:32. | :15:40. | |
Hawkridge doubled their lead on 38 minutes, Rochdale were top having | :15:41. | :15:50. | |
taken the lead. Newport were soon level so Scunthorpe topped League | :15:51. | :15:59. | |
to. Despite York pulling one back. Hayhurst made it 2-2. And the title | :16:00. | :16:05. | |
was theirs. Promoted as runners up. York will hope to join them in the | :16:06. | :16:12. | |
play-offs. Phil Brown was keen to make a | :16:13. | :16:23. | |
point. Burton made five changes. But their defence was found out when | :16:24. | :16:29. | |
first sent across a teasing cross for Corr. Southend should have put | :16:30. | :16:41. | |
the game beyond reach. This shot, too close to Lyness. Burton almost | :16:42. | :16:44. | |
snatched a point. League Two Manager of the Month to | :16:45. | :17:04. | |
go with the rolling contract he was handed on Thursday. The next gift, a | :17:05. | :17:10. | |
goal from Holland is after the half hour. That lasted three minutes. | :17:11. | :17:18. | |
Plymouth struck back through Reid. Pompey fans were back on their feet | :17:19. | :17:23. | |
after three more minutes. Hollands got the final touch. No sooner had | :17:24. | :17:35. | |
he got his breath back down Hourihane was on the scoresheet. | :17:36. | :17:42. | |
2-2. The second half set off at the same pace. With Hollands putting a | :17:43. | :17:50. | |
first hat-trick on his CV. Five goals in the last five matches for | :17:51. | :17:56. | |
the midfielder. This would have been a six winning goal. Hourihane | :17:57. | :18:05. | |
wrapping up a thoroughly entertaining draw. | :18:06. | :18:12. | |
One of the most bizarre revelations came from Cheltenham when two | :18:13. | :18:18. | |
unnamed players admitted to not trying. No lack of effort on the | :18:19. | :18:22. | |
final day, the skipper edit opening the scoring. It lasted three | :18:23. | :18:30. | |
minutes, Jombati and doing the good work. No teams have lost more | :18:31. | :18:37. | |
winning positions than Cheltenham. Three goals in six minutes as | :18:38. | :18:42. | |
Richards reclaimed the lead for the Robins, a sixth League goal for a | :18:43. | :18:47. | |
player who has started every game. All square by the break. Doe ending | :18:48. | :18:55. | |
his long wait for a goal, after a year. With both teams certain of | :18:56. | :19:04. | |
mid-table limbo, there was a deciding goal, from Azeez. | :19:05. | :19:16. | |
Accrington's win at Oxford ended their relegation worries. Odejayi | :19:17. | :19:23. | |
got them started with a top-notch finish. And a couple of headers from | :19:24. | :19:28. | |
Gray opened up a comfortable cushion. Gray, 21, putting away to | :19:29. | :19:44. | |
meet headers. Wimbledon made a real game of it from then on, Midson | :19:45. | :19:56. | |
schooling his fourth. -- scoring. Within a minute, there was another. | :19:57. | :20:08. | |
But Atkinson hung on. -- Accrington. Good news for Hartlepool and Exeter | :20:09. | :20:12. | |
fans, the season is over. A disappointing campaign for both | :20:13. | :20:24. | |
clubs. Keohane scored the opening goal. Flinders won't forget the | :20:25. | :20:28. | |
second coming he was caught in no man's land a minute before | :20:29. | :20:33. | |
half-time. Wheeler did the rest. Hartlepool I still have pulled one | :20:34. | :20:38. | |
back before the break, they were awarded a penalty. But Pym Zaid from | :20:39. | :20:58. | |
the spot kick. -- saved. This contest came down to a private | :20:59. | :21:03. | |
battle between Fleming and Jensen. The great Dane came out on top. | :21:04. | :21:16. | |
Jones teed up May but there was no goal. | :21:17. | :21:23. | |
Morecambe and Berry, a little bit too close for comfort for Jim | :21:24. | :21:32. | |
Bentley. An intriguing title race. Scunthorpe, Rochdale, in the mix. | :21:33. | :21:39. | |
Being preseason favourites, they have done brilliantly in this and in | :21:40. | :21:43. | |
the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. They have, they have played some great | :21:44. | :21:50. | |
stuff. They have been doing that all season. They have entertained. They | :21:51. | :21:54. | |
have passed the ball around. They are fitting winners. | :21:55. | :22:00. | |
Confirmation, they finish at the top of the pile in League Two. | :22:01. | :22:07. | |
Scunthorpe, one defeat in 30. Incredible. His first managerial | :22:08. | :22:13. | |
job. And if you look at York, a fabulous season. When you think | :22:14. | :22:19. | |
about the start they had, where they were at Christmas, how they have | :22:20. | :22:24. | |
managed to make their way up the League, ultra-consistent, tough to | :22:25. | :22:30. | |
play against. They will stand their ground in the play-offs. And in the | :22:31. | :22:35. | |
bottom half, confirmation of Torquay being joined by Bristol Rovers. And | :22:36. | :22:44. | |
Accrington. When you talk about relative budgets. | :22:45. | :22:48. | |
Theirs would have been one of the smallest. A good job done. | :22:49. | :22:58. | |
These are the play-off contenders. As we imagined, I don't think any of | :22:59. | :23:02. | |
these would be massively disappointed. Possibly Fleetwood | :23:03. | :23:07. | |
might have thought they would nick and automatic. | :23:08. | :23:17. | |
OK, well, that's your lot from us. Don't forget, MOTD2 reflects on the | :23:18. | :23:20. | |
best of the weekend's Premier League games on Sunday night. And we'll be | :23:21. | :23:24. | |
back with you with two special shows featuring the play-off finals, on | :23:25. | :23:27. | |
Saturday 24th and Monday 26th of May. My thanks to Steve, on an | :23:28. | :23:30. | |
incredible final day in the Football League. See you soon. Goodnight! | :23:31. | :24:28. | |
with three brand-new comedies to brighten up your spring. | :24:29. | :24:32. | |
You cannot present the weather dripping with sex appeal. | :24:33. | :24:39. | |
No sex appeal, the way I did it, that's the way to do it. | :24:40. | :24:44. | |
All a good mountain man needs is a stout set of legs, | :24:45. | :24:47. | |
a bar of tablet and a bobble hat. There you go. | :24:48. | :24:51. |