Some 90 minutes after one of the most remarkable events in the history of Bristol Rovers, Joey Barton was finally able to weave through the crowds and packed hallways to speak to the press.
At times, he struggled for words to explain what happened as the Gas thrashed Scunthorpe United on the final day of the League Two season to snatch promotion from the grasp of Northampton Town.
The Cobblers won 3-1 at Barrow, but they lost out by the virtue of goals scored with both teams locked on 80 points and 22 goal difference. Jon Brady's side appeared near certainties after surging three goals ahead, but the Gas scored five second-half goals with Antony Evans and Aaron Collins netting braces before Elliot Anderson scored the all-important seventh.
