[Lord Snooty]

May 18:

Two League One Play Off semi finals, second legs to report on today, both under the management of Lee Clark, both with very contrasting emotions.

Firstly in 2010, after a dull 0-0 draw at home, we traveled down to the New Den to take on Millwall. I say "we", I mean our brave boys and girls, not including myself, been there once before in the 80s, not going again.

It was a very disappointing night when our lads didn't perform and the defence shredded by our old hero, Danny Schofield. He had been released a couple of years before by Stan Turnip and after a spell at Yeovil, went to Millwall and was voted one of their players of the decade. Wonder where he is now.

Anyway, we lost 2-0 and Steve Morison and Paul Robinson scored for the Lions, who went on to beat Swindon in the Final.

We fared much better in 2011, although we still couldn't win the home leg, against AFC Bournemouth. It was 1-1 after the first leg and it was almost 2-1 to Town in the first minute of the second, when Gary Roberts forced a save out of Cherries keeper Shwan Jalal.

Jalal made another good save from Jordan Rhodes after 26 minutes, parrying the ball behind. From the resulting corner, taken by Roberts, Lee Peltier headed into the net to send the roof flying off the Galpharm Stadium.

Just before half time though, Adam Smith played a neat one/two with Anton Robinson and as he entered the box, he fell over and the ref gave Bournemouth a pen. Danny Ings had had a spot kick saved by Town's Ian Bennett in the first leg and he bottled this one, allowing Steve Lovell the chance to take it. This time the Cherries scored. One all at the break.

Or was it? Hold on a minute. Two minutes into first half added time, up popped Danny Ward to shoot the Terriers back into the lead and we go to the interval happy, but still a bit nervous.

Roberts, Rhodes and Ward all came close in the second half, but then Donal McDermott set up Lovell to score again and level the tie up once more. Roberts came close to scoring again and Benik Afobe should've scored the winner, but didn't and after 90 minutes, the ref blew his whistle to signal extra time.

Roberts and Afobe again came close to giving us the lead again, but it was Ings who put the Cherries in front for the first time in the tie after 104 minutes. The noise from the crowd was now deafening. We were not prepared to just let this go after coming so far and especially after we had been 16 points better off than them in the league.

We got another corner just before the turnaround and it was the brilliant Roberts taking it again. He whipped it in and rising high to power a header into the back of the net was Antony Kay. That roof lifted off again.

That was it for goals but just before full time, Bournemouth had Jason Pearce given a straight red card. Cue penalty mayhem.

Michael Symes took the first to put Bournemouth in front, then Lee Novak (who had come on for Rhodes) equalised. Up stepped Liam Feeney. Saved by Ian Bennett. Advantage Huddersfield.

Danny Ward scored. Up steps Anton Robinson. He crashes the ball off the bar, the crowd go wild. Kevin Kilbane scores, Shaun Cooper scores. Town now have two chances to win it.

Only one was needed as Kay smashed the ball high into the net off the underside of the bar and on come the fans again.

Here's that shoot out......

Next up, Peterborough United at Old Trafford on the 29th.