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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Fisher at Wembley

Rotherham lift Papa John’s Trophy after fightback sinks Sutton in extra time

Rotherham players celebrate with the Papa John's Trophy after a dramatic comeback victory against Sutton at Wembley.
Rotherham players celebrate with the Papa John's Trophy after a dramatic comeback victory against Sutton at Wembley. Photograph: Tim Goode/PA

An hour or so after a topsy-turvy final that culminated in a punishing period of extra time, the adjectives kept on coming. Exhausting, exhilarating, terrifying, disgusting, and then consider that those were the words of the winning Rotherham manager, Paul Warne.

“One of the lads, I saw him put 12 tickets into an envelope at breakfast this morning and I was thinking: ‘I’m going to have to tell him he’s not even in the squad.’ Then I didn’t feel I could eat. I’m absolutely drained.” Then the footage of the midfielder Dan Barlaser moonwalking in the dressing room on the television screens made Warne smile.

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