Oli McBurnie is hoping a cheeky text to ‘good friend’ Luke Ayling will help both Hull and Middlesbrough in their quests for promotion.The Hull striker is shaping up for the final day of the Championship season in the hope that his side can sneak into the play-offs.Oli McBurnie is hoping he can fire Hull to the play-offs on the final day of the Championship seasonGettyThe Tigers sit seventh in the table, on 70 points, and one place out of the play-off picture heading into Saturday’s final round of fixtures.Standing in their way is Wrexham, who are also on 70 points, but boast a one-goal superior goal difference.Eighth-placed Derby County are also in contention for the final play-off spot with the Rams sitting a further one point adrift.Hull host Norwich at 12.30pm on Saturday, knowing only a victory will do to keep their promotion hopes alive, while Wrexham entertain Middlesbrough – exclusively live on talkSPORT 2.Boro themselves face an anxious final-day clash, knowing that a win at Wrexham and defeat or possibly a draw for Ipswich and Millwall, could see them promoted alongside champions Coventry.It all makes for an intriguing final day of the season and one that could see McBurnie’s Hull and Middlesbrough feeling jubilant by 3pm on Saturday afternoon.And with some reliance on the north east club, McBurnie was asked whether he had spoken to anyone at Middlesbrough prior to their trip to Wales.Feeling the Burn“Yeah, Luke Ayling‘s a good friend of mine,” McBurnie told talksPORT. “I’ve given him a text this week to make sure they are right at it.“They’ve got their own things to play for, they can still get promoted automatically if they win and results go their way so that probably helps us a lot.“There’s so much to play for at the top of the table, that’s why the Championship is such a good division.McBurnie admits to having sent a text to pal Luke Ayling ahead of Middlesbrough’s crunch clash at WrexhamGetty“Hopefully Middlesbrough can go out and do us a favour and then we can take care of our own job on the pitch on Saturday.”McBurnie has been a revelation since swapping Gran Canaria for East Yorkshire last summer.The Scotland international spent a season at LaLiga club Las Palmas where he gained cult hero status.Since returning to English football, McBurnie has shown his quality in front of goal, scoring a crucial 15 times in the league and 16 across all competitions.Reflecting on his first season at Hull, the striker believes his recent travels have helped his all-round development as a player.“It’s been good,” he said. “Obviously I’ve had the last two seasons in the Premier League and then I went over to LaLiga.The Scotland international has netted 16 times for the Tigers overall this seasonGetty“I feel like I’ve developed a lot as a player and I feel like I’m reaping the rewards and playing as good a football as I have done since I can remember.“Having the boys there who are giving me the chances always helps.“But I feel like I’m playing really good stuff and I think that both me and Hull are benefiting.”