“I’m totally and utterly delighted with the victory today,” Sam told West Ham TV. “I feel elated to say the very least but also hugely drained because Play-Off finals for managers particularly are one hell of an occasion in terms of wanting your team to go out and win the game of football.
“We have only lost eight games in total (out of 49 league and Play-Off fixtures) and made sure today, even though not at our best, that we won the game which was the most important thing. We took more chances than Blackpool did today and that gives us the right to be back in the Premier League.”
“What was going through my mind was Chairman David Sullivan pestering me all year saying we have never won a game in the last-minute throughout the entire season!” added Sam.
“The first time we have won a game in the final five minutes was in the 49th game in the Play-Off final- you can’t get better than that can you!”