Monday 26 May 2014

MILLERS REVELL AND COD ARMY FLOAT TO THE TOP

On Sunday, Rotherham United earned their return to the Championship by beating Leyton Orient 4-3 on penalties after an enthralling 2-2 draw in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
Moses Odubajo gave Orient the lead with a brilliant 25-yard volley before his low cross set up Dean Cox to tap home, so by half time it was 2-0.
The impressive Rotherham centre-forward, Alex Revell, stabbed home from close range to make it 2-1, before levelling with a stunning 30-yard strike that caught the Orient keeper off his line. At 2-2 after extra time it was penalties that decided the matter.
The victory brought joy to Rotherham manager Steve Evans's in first success at Wembley and his celebration along the touchline almost caught him with his trousers down! With suitable investment from chairman, Tony Stewart and a brand new stadium (see previous blog) the Millers are well prepared to face their new division.The Devil and Revell certainly are.


The day after, on Wembley’s third consecutive play off day, Fleetwood Town (see previous blog), a genuinely local club, continued their amazing run of promotion, as chairman Andy Pilley celebrated his birthday by seeing his club beat Burton Albion 1-0 from Antoni Sarcevic’s free kick, following a sad goalkeeping misjudgement. In their fifth meeting this season the honours are even, though Burton would have given anything to win this promotion game. So next season The Cod Army will be visiting Oakwell to take on mighty Barnsley in League One! The Brewers, however, will have to regroup and go through all this again.
FTFC Winning the Blue Square in 2012.

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