most seem to think the timescale this year is very short between the final day and the playoffs</p> however last season was the same-first game Thursday following</p> <table style="WIDTH: 291pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="388" border="0" x:str=""><colgroup><col style="WIDTH: 48pt" width="64" /><col style="WIDTH: 91pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4425" width="121" /><col style="WIDTH: 152pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 7424" width="203" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="64" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">07 May</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 91pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="121"><font face="Arial" size="2">last day of season</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 152pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="203"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">12 May</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Semi Final 1st Leg</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Sheff. Wed. 1 - 0 Brentford</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">13 May</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Semi Final 1st Leg</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Hartlepool U. 2 - 0 Tranmere Rvs.</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">16 May</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Semi Final 2nd Leg</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Brentford 1 - 2 Sheff. Wed.</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">17 May</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Semi Final 2nd Leg</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Tranmere Rvs. 2 - 0 Hartlepool U</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">Hartlepool U. won on pens</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>