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Nottingham Post
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Ste McGovern

'Whole new ball game' - Sheffield United stance on Nottingham Forest clash revealed

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom knows exactly what it takes to win in the play-offs.

The Yorkshireman has succeed three times in the brilliant yet cruel mini tournament; twice as a player and once as a manager. The former defender helped Sheffield Wednesday gain promotion from the third tier in 2005 before doing the same with Barnsley the next year. He replicated the same success from the Tykes' dugout in 2016.

Steve Cooper, on the other hand, is hoping it will be third time lucky for him having failed to get Swansea City into the Premier League via the play-offs the last two years running. Reaching the final will be a tough task for Nottingham Forest as they face the Blades in the semi-final, with the first leg taking place on Saturday.

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