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Monday 29 March 2010 00:00 BST
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BARNSLEY 0 DONCASTER 1

What was the turning point? The truly bizarre decision to drop leading scorer Daniel Bogdanovic, who had netted seven goals in his last nine games, leaving us with just one player in attack. Thankfully we reverted to 4-4-2 after half an hour.

Was it a fair result? Hugo Colace missed two golden opportunities in the second half but once again we had a poor first 45 minutes and most of our players looked like they were already on their holidays. Keep this up though and relegation is still a possibility! (Rob Miles, www.barnsley-mad.co.uk)

COVENTRY 1 SHEFF WED 1

Happy with the point? It was a pretty even game so a point apiece was about right. We can pretty much wave goodbye to finishing in the play-off places now though as we're unlikely to crack the top six. (skyblue4ever, Coventry fan)

Who was the hero? Former captain Richard Wood scored against us but to his credit he didn't celebrate costing us two points. He's sorely missed at Hillsborough and it was sod's law that he'd score against us today. (SquareJim, Sheffield Wednesday fan)

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 CARDIFF 2

Are Palace going down? I hate to admit it but losing Neil Warnock at a vital point in the season might be too much of a blow to overcome. Cardiff were easy winners despite not playing that well and these are worrying times. Who will want to buy the club if we drop into League One? (FrankSpencer, Crystal Palace fan)

What next for Cardiff? Automatic promotion is out if reach but we'll enter the play-offs as the team no-one wants to face. The blip is over and the Bluebirds are flying into the Premier League. (OrbitalJeff, Cardiff fan)

DERBY 1 LEICESTER 0

Are Derby now safe? I'd say so as we're nine points clear of the drop zone with six games left. On the day we were pretty ordinary but you come to expect it having watched the once-mighty Rams under Nigel Clough this season. (SteelyJim, Derby fan)

Who was the villain? I'd like to have been a fly on the wall in the dressing room when Andy King caught up with Chris Weale at half-time. It was one of the most comical own goals I've ever seen in more than 25 years of watching football. (Pavarotti, Leicester fan)

PETERBOROUGH 0 BRISTOL CITY 1

What now for Peterborough? Who knows as the club is just lurching from one disaster to the next. Jim Gannon's arrival looked to have boosted the players and given them some pride back but now even he's not sticking around. The silence from the boardroom is deafening! (Poshlass, Peterborough fan)

Who should be the next City boss? Steve Coppell or Gareth Southgate would be my choice but it's more likely that we'll end up with someone like Gary Megson or George Burley. (GG1976, Bristol City fan)

PLYMOUTH 0 BLACKPOOL 2

Was it a fair result? Argyle had the chances to get a lead going into half time, with Alan Judge, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Luke Summerfield all missing from close range. Once they scored though it was heads down, looking I suppose in the direction of this football club.

What was the turning point? Losing Carl Fletcher to injury early on was a big blow, but really it was the basics of letting in easy goals and not scoring ourselves when the chances came. (TavistockGreen1990, Argyle fan)

PRESTON NORTH END 2 QPR 2

Was it an entertaining game? Four goals shared between two committed sides can't be bad but it's just symptomatic of our season. We fought hard to open up a two-goal lead only to let it slip by full-time. I can't help wondering where we might have been this season had we been able to keep clean sheets. (Mintyfresh, Preston fan)

How good were Rangers? Neil Warnock has certainly brought a much needed never-say-die attitude to the squad. Given money to spend in the summer he'll lead us to the play-offs next season. (Lefty, QPR fan)

READING 1 WEST BROMICH ALBION 1

Was it a fair result? It's a bitter pill to swallow after leading for so long but I can't say the Baggies didn't deserve it. At times they looked a class act with the likes of Graham Dorrans standing out as Premier League quality. (blueandwhitearmy, Reading fan)

Happy with the point? It's definitely one point gained rather than two lost. Reading are one of the form clubs in the Championship and we might look back on this result as being really important come the middle of May. (Eggchaser, West Brom fan)

SHEFFIELD UTD 0 SCUNTHORPE 1

What next for the Blades? The season's over. We'll finish where we deserve, in mid-table mediocrity. Blackwell has to go. The football he's served up this season has been dire.

Where did it all go wrong? Selling your best players and bringing in a raft of loanees is not the best recipe for success and so it's proved. Yes, we've had injuries but it's been a season of missed opportunity. The play-offs were the least we should have been aiming for. (dronfield_blade, Sheffield United fan).

SWANSEA 0 IPSWICH 0

What's up with Swansea? That's three home games in a row where we've failed to score and this lack of goals could end up coming back to bite us. You can play all the pretty football you want but goals win games and we just don't score enough. (CelticCrusader, Swansea fan)

What's on Ipswich fans' minds? Roy Keane is on dangerous ground criticising the fans who have booed us off recently. He's hardly speaking from a position of strength when it comes to some of the dross we've been served up this season. (lambchop, Ipswich fan)

WATFORD 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 1

Are the Hornets safe now? We're not out of the woods yet but this could prove to be a really good point. Four points is all that separates us from Palace in the final relegation place and these are still worrying times. (WilfM, Watford fan)

Will Boro finish in the play-offs? If we do it will be because of the other teams around us falling away. Watford were much better than us on the day and should feel aggrieved that we left with a point. This has been a long, hard season under Gordon Strachan. (Hobinho, Middlesbrough fan)

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