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Our injured columnist finds himself stranded in the desert and miles from the action as D-Day dawns in the Championship

Today sees the final fixtures in the Championship — and what a riveting season it has been for all sorts of reasons.

Unfortunately, as my side Bolton try to cement a play-off place against Blackpool — managed by my former boss Paul Ince — I will be a long way away from the action, doing rehabilitation for my Achilles injury in Qatar. I’m going to be here for a few weeks so I will do a column on this amazing place very soon.