The heartbreak of losing a play-off final at Wembley is one of the worst ways to end a season but Yeovil boss Russell Slade and his players can be proud of what they achieved last term. That 2-0 defeat against Blackpool in the League One showpiece ended the Glovers' dreams of promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in their history but Slade is no doubt already planning another shot at promotion next season. Givemefootball's Mark Shail logged the thoughts of inspirational skipper Terry Skiverton, who battled against the clock to be fit for the final but in the end he had to settle for a place on the bench after returning to training just two days before the final.
Q:
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED NOT TO HAVE PLAYED IN THE FINAL?
A:
It was frustrating to miss out but it would be selfish of me to moan about that. I have won enough things at Yeovil not to be bitter about one big game. The manager makes the decisions and I stand by him 100 per cent.
Q:
I SUPPOSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE OUT ANY OF THE PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN THE SEMI FINAL WIN AT NOTTINGHAM FOREST?
A:
I don't think I had any right to go straight back in after the way the team played in the two games against Forest. It wasn't about me – it was about the team getting into the Championship. The lads that played are hurting a lot more than I am because I was there more in a supporting role.
Q:
DID YOU FEEL YEOVIL DIDN'T DO THEMSELVES JUSTICE IN THE FINAL?
A:
We will probably look back at the final and admit it passed us by a little bit. But you have to give Blackpool credit. They are a very strong team that kept a clean sheet and created plenty of chances. You have to take your hat off to them and accept that they deserved to go up because we weren't good enough on the day.
Q:
IF MARCUS STEWART HAD OF SCORED WITH THAT CLOSE-RANGE HEADER THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT?
A:
These things happen sometimes. Marcus missed that one, but he has scored plenty of other goals for us. If it wasn't for his late goal at Nottingham Forest we wouldn't have even been at Wembley.
Q:
WERE YOU FRUSTRATED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET ON THE PITCH – EVEN AS A SUBSTITUTE?
A:
I was hoping to get on but we didn't have a lead at any point in the game. We weren't looking to hold on to anything and we needed to put on the players that might be able to create, or score a goal. The manager makes his decisions and he makes them for the team. When you are fighting for a place in the Championship the manager can't put players on just to give them ten minutes for nostalgia.
Q:
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN NAMED IN THE PFA LEAGUE ONE TEAM OF THE YEAR?
A:
It was a great honour. You are voted into that team by your fellow professionals, so that to me is the greatest honour. Seeing Cristiano Ronaldo get his awards and meeting players from different leagues made it a great occasion for me. I think that award reflected well on a good season by the whole of the Yeovil squad. It was a great honour for me but I think there could have been any number of our lads who could have got into the team as well.
