MATCH-WINNING hero Lee Paterson was set to go for an early morning work-out today with Knights conditioner Colin Sanctuary - though he expected he might not be at his best.

Paterson, who had to take over goal-kicking duties due to injuries to the regular goal-kickers, shrugged off immense pressure to boot the equalising conversion and then the late penalty to win the game and thus the National League Two title.

He later admitted celebrations might involve 'having one or two'.

"Colin Sanctuary has got me and Ian Kirke in the gym at 9am as neither of us work on Monday mornings," he said. "But it might be a bit tougher than normal."

As for the pressure of those vital kicks, he said: "To be honest, for the first one I didn't know the score, I didn't see the scoreboard.

"As I was running back and grabbed a drink off Colin, he said, 'that about levels it up'.

"I therefore knew about the one that won it, but figured the more time I spent thinking about it, the more time I'd have to get nervous, so I just put it down and kicked it."

He added: "I know I haven't scored a try still, but I hope those points count so I don't have to do the forfeit (for players who finish the season try-less)."

Paterson described winning the title with his home-town team as "unreal".

"It's been such a hard season," he said.

"Every game has been so tough - there are no poor sides in the division - and coming to Hunslet was not the game you'd want when you're needing to win.

"It was not the best performance but it's two points and it's the title."

Fellow Yorkie Dan Potter also enjoyed a memorable personal achievement, his second try of the game - the equalising try - being the 100th of his career.

He said: "It was more important to get the win, though. At half-time it looked unlikely but we all dug in, as we've done a few times this year.

"We all stuck together and we knew if we got things right we were capable of getting scores up."

Updated: 11:32 Monday, August 22, 2005