The end is nigh

As the final week of the domestic season draws to a close there are the last few things to be sorted out before we take a short break before the European Championships, the 08-09 fixtures and the start of the friendlies.

The Champions League was predictably settled on penalties in Moscow last night. I watched the first half but the lure of watching The Apprentice live proved too much for the second half. No, I can't get excited about Champions League football. I have come to accept it's something I will never see, so it''s hard to get aroused by it.

North of the border the SPL climaxes this evening and equally predictably it's a toss-up between Celtic and Rangers. Dundee United and Aberdeen get the chance to influence matters but you have to believe that neither will have enough to do that and Celtic will take the title on goal difference.

That leaves the Play-off Finals weekend. Almost 10 years to the day since our crowning moment, the cities of Bristol and Hull will clash at Wembley in the "£60m game." For either city, Premier League football will be a first although Bristol can still remember top flight football. I have no axe to grind here so will watch the game with an open mind and hope the better team on the day win. Hull have stormed into the play-offs whereas Bristol have slid down into them. Confidence will be with Hull but Bristol might just have enough steely determination to finish the job; the win over Palace was hard fought but they ground it out. So, I'll go for Bristol to edge it by the odd goal.

Leeds United also get the chance to re-join the Championship and whilst they would be a far bigger draw than Doncaster Rovers, I would love to see Donny deny them. Leeds were rightly docked 15 points in my mind and don't deserve promotion after the recent Ken Bates managed shenighans with Administration etc. May the spirit of '85 and Peter Shirtliff be with Doncaster this weekend - I suspect they will need it.