English Manager Celebrates Reaching Play Off Final by Sipping Beer During Interview; Video

• Barnsley manager Michael Duff decided it was a good idea to do a post-match interview while enjoying a beer
• Duff has done a tremendous job at Barnsley, who are on the brink of promotion back to the Championship
• His side beat Boltnon Wanderers to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory for a place in the final

It is not every day you get to see a manager sipping on a beer while doing a post-match interview.

This is what happened on Friday, May 19 after Barnsley manager Michael Duff guided his side to a 2-1 aggregate victory over Bolton Wanderers.

They came into the game with the tie deadlocked at 1-1 from the first leg and despite Bolton enjoying the lion’s share of possession, it was The Tykes that got the all-important goal on the night.

It came courtesy of Liam Kitching, whose header from Luca Connell's arcing cross found the back of the net to swing the tie into Barnsley’s favour.

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In truth, Barnsley deserve to be in the play off final, after spending 205 days in the top six.

And their manager was in dreamland after the win over Bolton, that he decided not even a post match interview would get in the way of him enjoying a beer, as reported on Sunsport.

While speaking to a BBC reporter, Duff took some moments to take sips from a bottle of Stella.

“The lads will have two days off now but I’ve just told them, make no mistake, I’ll be after you on Monday.” He said in the interview.

The Tykes will now come up against Sheffield Wednesday in the final on Monday, May 21 for a place in the Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday stage dramatic comeback

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on how Sheffield Wednesday mounted the mother of all comebacks against Peterborough.

Peterborough looked on course for the final after a 4-0 win in the first leg, but the determination of Wednesday overpowered their initial loss.

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Michael Smith and Lee Gregory scored in the first half to instill hope in the fixture. Reece James scored in the 71st minute before Liam Palmer sent the stadium into rapture with a dying-minute goal to make it 4-4 on aggregate.

Further drama ensued in the extra time when Sheffield scored an own goal to put their opponents ahead, before Calum Paterson drew level again eight minutes from the end to take the match to penalties which they won 5-3.