EOIN Doyle channelled his inner John Lennon to describe the magnitude of Wanderers’ late run for promotion.

The Irishman had tongue firmly in cheek as he put into context what an achievement it had been for Ian Evatt’s men to climb from relegation candidates to the top three the space of three months.

“To be 20th in the first week of February and then to go up on the last day? You couldn’t write it,” reasoned the striker. “Bigger comeback than Christ!”

Doyle’s 19 goals were a major factor in Wanderers’ success, the 32-year-old becoming the first player to hit more than a dozen since Michael Ricketts in 2001.

He insists, however, that the plaudits should be shared around equally, with every member of the dressing room playing a part in the return to League One.

“Full credit has to go to the management and the ownership for backing him in January,” he said. “I’ve said to you before when the lads came in during the window they got right into things, they were so good and helped us so much.

“You look around and everyone has played a part. You have seen George (Thomason) come on to the scene as well – he is going to be a big player in the future, definitely.

“Gillo (Matt Gilks) came in and helped us, so many different players to see us turn it around in probably the last third of the season.”

Doyle got promotion with Swindon Town last season but feels the way Wanderers came storming into the top three in the final stretch of the campaign makes this even more rewarding.

“It feels amazing – it’s my best one yet, definitely, because of the way we did it,” he said. “At one stage I think I would have just been happy to stay up.

“To turn it around and to do it so convincingly on the last day is just amazing.”

Sealing promotion with a 4-1 win at Crawley, Wanderers saved their best display for last.

Doyle says the pain of losing against Exeter City the previous weekend was a big motivation.

“Our performance was fuelled by the disappointment of that game,” he said. “There were some harsh words said after the final whistle and Monday, Tuesday in training. We got to grips with it Thursday and Friday and I think it was the sharpest I have seen from us, everyone was at it desperate to get the job done.

“I think we got here for about half one and it felt like we were waiting for about four hours for the game to start, we were desperate to get out there.

“You could see with the performance, straight on the front foot, then the early goal again in the second half, we made it comfortable.”