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LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFF FINAL 2006 |
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With Alison McCarthy having been raised in the west country town of Cheltenham, she decided it was only right to support their little football team in the League Two play-off final. So, complete with Cheltenham merchandise, the McCarthy's set off for Cardiff's Millennium Stadium exactly two years after the last visit |
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| Scott tucks into a delightful full English breakfast on the motorway | We leave England via the Severn Crossing |
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| We hope to see a man performing sexual actions with a sheep | An opposition supporter from Grimsby Town |
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| This sign directs us towards a car park | Ali Mac, complete with scarf, looks forward to the game |
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| Scott looks practically edible outside the Millennium Stadium | We visit a Wetherspoons outside the ground, and Tom McCarthy ends up having drink spilt all over him |
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| Tom McCarthy nearly gave the game away in the pub by suggesting that we were surrounded by inbreds, only to remember his wife comes from the town | The pub was full of Cheltenham fans |
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| We prepare to enter the North Stand of the arena exactly two years after the last time | The city streets are a sea of Cheltenham red |
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| Scott inside the stadium | The roof was open for the days action |
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| It was not going to be a full house today | A mighty fine arena |
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| Scott looks forward to the action | Tommy Mac looking unusually happy |
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| Ali Mac is happy to be back among her fellow 'inbreds' | The flag with the crest of the mighty Robins |
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| Just incase people didn't know why they were at the stadium | The teams come onto the pitch |
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| The national anthems | 0-0 at half time, with Cheltenham having the better of the game |
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| Cheltenham come forward looking for a goal | The game continues to be rather tense |
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| Striker Steve Guinan gives Cheltenham a deserved lead | Grant McCann has the chance to double the advantage, but unlike Leon Knight, he misses his spot kick is saved |
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| It doesn't matter though, as the Robins hold onto the 1-0 win to gain promotion to League One | The scoreboard says it all |
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| The trophy is lifted | These players can look forward to a trip to Withdean next season |
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| Captain John Finnigan with the trophy | The players complete their lap of honour |
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| Cheltenham manager John Ward salutes the supporters | And these fans will head back to Cheltenham delighted |