BSHAKERS skipper Michael Nelson has admitted he would gladly swap all the trophies he won at this week's Player of the Year Awards for promotion via the play-offs.

Speaking after the awards ceremony, in which the centre half took a clean sweep of all four Player of the Season awards, the 21-year-old reflected on a remarkable season which saw the club recover from near extinction to within sight of a play-off final in just 12 months.

"It feels nice to get the awards," said Nelson. "The best one to win was the Player's Player of the Year award because it's what the lads think of you.

"It's been a good season and we just hope now that it continues, because it won't feel as good if we don't get promotion.

"It would be better if I didn't get any of these trophies but won the play-offs and went up."

The team's focus remains firmly set on getting a win from the opening play-off clash on Saturday. But Nelson admitted he was already dreaming of success at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in two weeks' time.

"It's the highlight of a career and you may only do it once," he said.

"It will be a great feeling to get to Cardiff and to leave going into the Second Division."

"We have beaten Bournemouth twice this season but out of the teams that are in the play-offs, I think they are the team that plays the best football -- especially when we played them down at their place.

"They seem to be a bit more direct now and that's something we can use. I prefer to have a big player up against me.

"We have dealt with them when they played football and we have dealt with them when they have been direct. That will give us a little advantage over them. We have beaten them twice and hopefully we can do it again."

Shakers boss Andy Preece also got in on the awards, taking two Goal of the Season awards for his stunning curling free-kick in the 2-1 win at Carlisle back in November.

"It's great when your coming towards the end of your career to get any award," he said.

"I'm pleased that I have contributed a little bit more on the pitch this season than I have in probably the last couple of seasons.

"Set pieces have worked well for us so far. If I am needed then I feel I am able to come on and contribute."