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The League Play-Offs 2008 - League One Leeds United V Doncaster Rovers.

May 24, 2008

Sunday Leeds United take on Doncaster Rovers in the Yorkshire Derby League One Play Off final. Leeds United have managed to defied the odds to reach the final after a minus 15 point start to the season for breaking rules. Dennis Wise had set Leeds on their way at the start of the season but his move to Newcastle and Gus Poyet to Spurs caused a mid season wobble.

Former Leeds great Gary McAllister got the train back of the rails and were even unlucky to not reach automatic promotion. The former Leeds captain believes that the achievement would be one of the clubs best “We are 90 minutes away from what I believe would be a fantastic achievement by this group of players.”

Standing in their way are Yorkshire Rivals  Doncaster Rovers who have done well under Sean O’Driscoll who moved the club in 2006.  They missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the season to Nottingham Forest and had to come past Southend in the play-offs semi’s to reach the final. They drew the first leg 0-0 and then thrashed the southerners 5-1 in the second leg at the keep moat.

Leeds will have around 36,000 fans at Wembley while Doncaster will have around 24,000.

Written by JPC · Filed Under Premiership 


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