MK Dons could go top of the league on Saturday with victory

After Salford City kicked open the door for MK Dons to make a late play for the League Two title, Bromley boss Andy Woodman admitted getting his side promoted was the most important thing this season.

The Ravens were promoted on Saturday without kicking a ball after defeat for Notts County meant they could no longer drop out of the top three. Heading to Greater Manchester on Thursday, a win for Bromley would have put them five points clear of Dons with two games to play, and the title within reach should they beat Walsall at Hayes Lane on the final day.

But a 2-0 win for Karl Robinson’s side saw Salford climb into the top three, above Cambridge United, with Dons able to go top should they beat Tranmere Rovers on Saturday at Stadium MK heading into the final weekend.

Woodman’s side hit top spot on December 29 and have not looked back since, at one point seven points clear of the chasing pack.

Speaking after the game, Bromley boss Woodman, who was named League Two Manager of the Season on Sunday at the EFL Awards, admitted promotion was the most important thing for his side this term and admitted he is not concerned about what happens from here on.

“We’ve achieved the impossible,” he said after the loss at the Peninsula Stadium. “Bromley have been promoted with two games to go, how can I be negative about anything?

“This should be a massive celebration at home for the last game - I’m not fussed about what happens. I want us to go out and enjoy it. It’s massive.”

He continued: “I’d have loved to have won this game, and I’m covering up my disappointment but I can’t be, the boys have given us everything.

“I don’t want to put any negatives on anything. I hate losing and if I gave my true feelings it would be wrong. The lads are sombre in the dressing room. They were all ready for me to have a bit of a go at them, but not tonight. They’ve been brilliant, so how can I question them. They’ll get no negatives from me.

“Salford have so much to play for, so if you’re five per cent off it at one end and the others are ten per cent on it at the other, you know you’ve got a tough night ahead.”