Doncaster may have gone 11 games without a win but the point in a 1-1 home draw with Leicester was enough to keep them in the second tier of English football. Boss Sean O'Driscoll was overjoyed they sealed their status.
"It's about time to be honest," he said.
"We've been searching for an elusive win, still not got it but we've got the necessary point that we needed so I'm relieved.
"I'm pleased with the performance, I thought we were nice and organised and disciplined against a talented Leicester team. It was a good effort from everybody."
He added: "I think you worry because you look at a team as talented as Leicester, you think 'we've got goal difference to worry about'.
"If you're going to get relegated from the Championship, you probably don't want to get relegated on goal difference.
"We looked at their last six games and they've scored four twice, three once a couple of twos and ones and though they ship a few goals, they've got goals in them.
"But I thought we were nice and focused, everybody's worked hard this week and nobody's took their foot off the gas even though they can read stuff that says it would take a miracle for Sheffield United to pip us.
"We've worked as if it was the first game of the season and they've done things that they've needed to do, which is be organised and disciplined."
Leicester counterpart Sven-Goran Eriksson was philosophical after seeing his side's narrow play-off hopes ended.
He said: "It doesn't really matter because Nottingham won and even if we had won 5-0 today, that's it."
Eriksson was again left to rue the opposition scoring from their first shot on target.
"Many times this season, the first shot they have at us is a goal. It was a great goal as well," he said.
"We created chances, not many in the first half and of course I think we should win games like this but many times this season we haven't.
"That's why we are where we are in the table. To be fair to Doncaster, they fought very well but I think, for the crowd, it was a good game.
"We scored a very nice goal, I think there were five or six players involved and that was good football."