GORDON Greer admits missing out on the League One play-off final will be his lowest moment in football, but Town’s suspended skipper will put personal disappointment to one side for the good of his team.

The 29-year-old was given a straight red card for a high challenge on Deon Burton during Monday night’s semi-final penalty shoot-out win at Charlton - only the second sending off of his career.

He will be forced to sit out next Saturday’s final against Millwall but, talking exclusively to the Advertiser, the captain explained he will be leading his teammates from the sidelines.

“I was gutted being sent off because I thought I had let the boys and everybody down, so I was delighted that we won eventually,” said Greer.

“It will be difficult for myself (at Wembley) but the players are buzzing for the final, as is the whole club and the town.

“It’s just my own personal disappointment that I can’t be out there on the pitch with them, but I have to put that to one side.

“It is a massive disappointment for me - possibly the worst I’ve ever felt in football.

“It will be a sickener for me that I can’t play because I’ve been in that situation before at a play-off final with Doncaster, when I was injured. But I will definitely be there supporting the lads and doing whatever I can to help them out.

“This will be the biggest game that most of the lads have played in and we will go into it believing we can win.”

Greer’s ugly-looking lunge on Burton drew criticism from pundits and fans, but the centre-back insists there was no malice involved - just pure determination to win the ball.

“Once I had seen it back it looked worse than I thought it was going to be,” he said.

“I took the ball and then managed to connect with him, but it definitely looks worse on TV and that was never my intention. I spoke to Deon after and he was fine - he didn’t even have a mark on him.

“We were pushing really hard to get back in the game, needed a goal and that’s why I was trying to win the ball there.

“I just sat in the changing rooms and didn’t really know what was going on. You try to work things out by the noises of the crowd.

“I guessed we had scored and then the longer it went on I knew we must be hanging on in there. I didn’t even know they had a player sent off.

“At the end after the penalties I managed to get on the pitch as everyone was celebrating, and it was great that the boys did so well.”