:00:17. > :00:24.COMMENTATOR: It is absolutely brilliant. This is getting better
:00:25. > :00:37.and better. Cristiano Ronaldo! History boys, indeed.
:00:38. > :00:44.We have another huge weekend of football to look forward to.
:00:45. > :00:50.Mark Lawrenson once resigned as manager of Oxford United
:00:51. > :00:52.when the man next to him was sold against his wishes.
:00:53. > :00:55.Dean Saunders isn't going anywhere for the next hour.
:00:56. > :01:02.And this is what's coming up between now and 1.
:01:03. > :01:05.Having enjoyed the full English, can Mahrez and Leicester
:01:06. > :01:17.I was speaking the truth last season. We did it.
:01:18. > :01:22.We've also had a natter with Nacer - Chadli on being a Baggy.
:01:23. > :01:28.I was not playing, that was the issue. I had to find a solution for
:01:29. > :01:30.myself. Gary enjoys a behind the scenes
:01:31. > :01:39.peek at Pardew's Palace. As the Old Firm face off in a league
:01:40. > :01:49.cup semi final we meet For me it is going into every game
:01:50. > :01:51.and building game by game and start enjoying my football again.
:01:52. > :01:57.And how boyhood Blade Chris Wilder's dreams are finally coming true.
:01:58. > :01:59.This is how the Premier League weekend looks.
:02:00. > :02:09.We'll be at the Emirates we'll be there shortly.
:02:10. > :02:12.David Moyes takes Sunderland to the London Stadium after saying
:02:13. > :02:17.this week that nearly every game now is a must win.
:02:18. > :02:20.And Jose Mourinho goes back to Chelsea.
:02:21. > :02:22.We'll start with the champions though and one of the real stars
:02:23. > :02:26.of their title triumph last season - PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez.
:02:27. > :02:28.He's now making a big impression on the European stage
:02:29. > :02:46.and Rachel Stringer has been to meet him.
:02:47. > :02:58.If you could sum up in one or two words how last season was for you.
:02:59. > :03:05.There are no words for last season. I remember he was saying we will be
:03:06. > :03:16.champion. Even in January, February, it was oh... And more games past.
:03:17. > :03:21.Starting... We can do it now. When we lift the trophy, we realised we
:03:22. > :03:29.were champions and it was amazing. Because we came from nowhere. We did
:03:30. > :03:34.it for one year and it was amazing. Is it something you always think
:03:35. > :03:42.about now, waking up and thinking, champions? To be fair, the football
:03:43. > :03:46.goes quick. We need to play better, we need to be better at the start of
:03:47. > :03:56.the season because it is the same team and players. It is difficult to
:03:57. > :03:58.be in the top six. Mentally, do you think you approached the Premier
:03:59. > :04:07.League differently than last season because you are champions? We had
:04:08. > :04:10.big gains, four, we played Manchester, Chelsea, Arsenal and
:04:11. > :04:19.Liverpool in the beginning and last season we did not play these teams
:04:20. > :04:23.in the beginning. We will get on it step by step. We are doing well in
:04:24. > :04:26.the Champions League and need to do well in the Premier League. The
:04:27. > :04:32.Champions League is probably something you did not expect when
:04:33. > :04:37.you came to Leicester? I did not expect this. When I was younger I
:04:38. > :04:45.expected one day to play the Champions League. Leicester is the
:04:46. > :04:49.club he showed me, to English football, to the Champions League
:04:50. > :04:53.now. For the team and city, it is the first time they receive the
:04:54. > :05:02.Champions League. The night of the Champions League is big. We have to
:05:03. > :05:06.dream because it is Leicester. Is it ever possible for Leicester to win
:05:07. > :05:10.the Champions League? Do not laugh, answer it. Never. Never? Impossible.
:05:11. > :05:18.You said that last year about the Premier League. I was speaking the
:05:19. > :05:25.truth last season when I said it was impossible. We did it. But now the
:05:26. > :05:31.Champions League is impossible. Even if you pass through the group, there
:05:32. > :05:38.is a big team after, based on one game. If it is one game, maybe you
:05:39. > :05:50.can beat them one day, but two games, they are killers! For me it
:05:51. > :05:56.is impossible, but you never know. You have become a hero. Back home.
:05:57. > :06:03.How does it make you feel that everybody knows you and you have had
:06:04. > :06:08.an impact back home? Everyone is running after you. Mahrez, I love
:06:09. > :06:15.you! They love their country and they love the player of that
:06:16. > :06:21.country, it is normal. It is a crazy country about football. It was
:06:22. > :06:27.Claudio Ranieri's birthday, did the team surprise in? No, we did not do
:06:28. > :06:35.that, we just say happy birthday. How old is he? 65. An old man now.
:06:36. > :06:46.What does he set you as a target? He just said for get last season. He is
:06:47. > :06:51.an experienced manager. He knows how the football goes quick and he was
:06:52. > :06:56.right. We need to clear our mind from last season because it is a new
:06:57. > :07:00.season and we need to focus. Has it been hard to clear your mind of the
:07:01. > :07:04.achievements last season? It was difficult in the beginning, but when
:07:05. > :07:10.you start losing, you clean your mind quick.
:07:11. > :07:16.Such an amazing season for him and Leicester. Are you surprised he was
:07:17. > :07:21.still a Leicester player at the start of the season? I was, and
:07:22. > :07:26.Jamie Vardy, I thought they would leave. He is finding it difficult to
:07:27. > :07:31.because teams have worked him out and playing different formations to
:07:32. > :07:41.stop him. If there is a team missing one player, they are missing their
:07:42. > :07:45.player, the interceptions. It is interesting the mentality side of
:07:46. > :07:49.things. Claudio Ranieri has hinted this season there is a problem when
:07:50. > :07:54.it comes to getting up for some Premier League games. As opposed to
:07:55. > :07:58.the Champions League. Can you blame Leicester for prioritising the
:07:59. > :08:03.Champions League? Absolutely and it is something you are entitled to do.
:08:04. > :08:08.They will be fine in the Premier League. They were not going to win
:08:09. > :08:13.again because all the top teams have improved and they are quite right to
:08:14. > :08:18.go for the Champions League and another point and they have
:08:19. > :08:23.qualified, how fantastic is that. It is amazing. One thing that could be
:08:24. > :08:27.a problem is Mahrez talking about being Algerian and playing for
:08:28. > :08:37.Algeria and they will lose players in the Africa Cup of Nations.
:08:38. > :08:41.Mahrez, Schlupp, -- Daniel Amartey. But you know that when you sign them
:08:42. > :08:45.and you have to take it on the chin when it comes around and you have to
:08:46. > :08:52.sign replacements for when that happens and I have done that. If he
:08:53. > :08:57.moans about that, we will find him. He knows they are going. What is a
:08:58. > :09:06.successful season for them this time around? Ten. You ask is if I was
:09:07. > :09:12.being dishonest. If you picture the goals they scored, an interception,
:09:13. > :09:16.Drinkwater, Vardy, goal. Teams have worked it out, so halfway up the
:09:17. > :09:19.league this season and do well in the Champions League, which they
:09:20. > :09:27.could win if they get through to the last 16.
:09:28. > :09:39.Spurs face Bournemouth team who enjoyed a record win last week. The
:09:40. > :09:48.cherry bomb exploded. COMMENTATOR: In the woodwork again. On the attack
:09:49. > :09:55.with Ryan Mason. Mason's shot has deflected and Hull have equalised!
:09:56. > :10:04.He has made up for his problems at the other end! A fantastic penalty.
:10:05. > :10:13.Free for the Cherries. Across goal. Stanislas. There is the fourth!
:10:14. > :10:16.The header. The Cherries have five in the Premier League for the first
:10:17. > :10:23.time. He played it into the box. It is
:10:24. > :10:24.six! A record-breaking Premier League win for the Cherries, their
:10:25. > :10:27.biggest ever. So Hull hit for six last Saturday
:10:28. > :10:30.at the Vitality Stadium, Steve Wilson is there and has
:10:31. > :10:40.the team news. Bournemouth in great form having won
:10:41. > :10:46.their last three Premier League games at home but they have forced
:10:47. > :10:52.into a changed the first Eddie Howe has made since mid-September. Junior
:10:53. > :10:57.Stanislas is out with a tight calf and Joshua King and able
:10:58. > :11:00.replacement. Vincent Janssen for Spurs, after a solitary penalty
:11:01. > :11:09.scored in the League Cup is dropped to the bench. The South Korean comes
:11:10. > :11:15.in. Dembele comes into the side. Rose is passed fit. No Alderweireld.
:11:16. > :11:20.Eric Dier playing at centre-half alongside Vertonghen. We will look
:11:21. > :11:27.at the Tottenham team in a minute. Dembele and Walk of the changes.
:11:28. > :11:32.They have quality, it might sound stupid, has Pochettino almost got
:11:33. > :11:36.too many players who can play in too many positions? That sounds really
:11:37. > :11:42.stupid! You need them in the Premier League and they are in the Champions
:11:43. > :11:48.League. Liverpool in the EFL. From that point of view, the great thing
:11:49. > :11:54.about it, you keep nearly every single player on his toes. Change
:11:55. > :11:59.the full-backs regularly. He does not necessarily change the spine of
:12:00. > :12:03.his team much because then you can play the different players. If the
:12:04. > :12:07.spine of the team is strong and consistent, you will not lose many
:12:08. > :12:14.games. And a good sign if you can be without top scorer Harry Kane and
:12:15. > :12:19.best defender Alderweireld put out a side like that. He takes the youth
:12:20. > :12:22.team, the U21 team and gets the formula of when we lose the ball
:12:23. > :12:28.every player works to get it back and it does not matter who plays,
:12:29. > :12:32.the formula stays in place. They can only be so bad, even if they do not
:12:33. > :12:38.play with the ball, can get the ball back. They have a kid on the bench,
:12:39. > :12:47.Harry, they reckon he will be a player. Eddie Howe has spoken about
:12:48. > :12:51.how much they learned, when they played Spurs last season.
:12:52. > :12:56.Bournemouth can learn from mistakes and become a better side.
:12:57. > :13:02.Bournemouth have always been very good with and on the ball. They have
:13:03. > :13:04.not been great without it. They are getting better.
:13:05. > :13:06.There is a former Spur amongst the Premier League's
:13:07. > :13:09.Since making the switch from White Hart Lane
:13:10. > :13:11.to the Hawthorns in August, Nacer Chadli's impact on the Albion
:13:12. > :13:13.has been considerable, and he's been speaking to Ivan
:13:14. > :13:36.You look nice and relaxed. I enjoying life at West Brom? Of
:13:37. > :13:47.course. I have enjoyed it since my first day at the club. I think
:13:48. > :13:53.everyone is here for me. The staff, the players, it has been great. What
:13:54. > :14:00.about the accent? Can you understand what people are saying? I do not
:14:01. > :14:04.talk much with people? I am joking. Yes, I can understand. West Brom's
:14:05. > :14:12.club record signing has the chance to put them ahead on his home debut.
:14:13. > :14:18.Nacer Chadli does the necessary. How did you come to the decision to
:14:19. > :14:24.leave Tottenham? Obviously leaving a great club, great history, a club
:14:25. > :14:30.that will play for the title. For me, it was also important to be
:14:31. > :14:36.happy as a man. Why were you not as happy as you would like to have been
:14:37. > :14:41.at Tottenham at the end? What was the issue? I was not playing. That
:14:42. > :14:45.was the issue. I had to find a solution for myself. Tottenham are
:14:46. > :14:51.playing in the Champions League. It is part of you disappointed you're
:14:52. > :14:56.not part of that? No, I have played in the Champions League before. I am
:14:57. > :14:59.not disappointed. It would be nice to play in the Champions League
:15:00. > :15:04.again, but you can be in the team who plays in the Champions League
:15:05. > :15:11.and watch the game from the bench. I prefer to watch on the television.
:15:12. > :15:15.Chadli, against his former club. Not many offers get to experience the
:15:16. > :15:19.feeling of scoring goals in the Premier League. How does that feel,
:15:20. > :15:26.and how did it feel when you scored against your old club? I was happy
:15:27. > :15:31.to score. It is a feeling you cannot explain. That is why you work hard
:15:32. > :15:38.every week. Your back on the Belgian scene again. How does that feel? For
:15:39. > :15:42.me, the most important thing was to get some minutes, first in the
:15:43. > :15:47.Premier League with my club, and to play well, and then my target was to
:15:48. > :15:54.get by in the Belgium squad. This summer, you had to watch from a
:15:55. > :15:56.distance? That must have been a mixed experience? It was
:15:57. > :16:00.disappointing not to get in the team. In the last six years, I have
:16:01. > :16:06.never missed a squad selection for Belgium. It was a big tournament and
:16:07. > :16:12.the first time I have been missing. I was disappointed. Tony Pulis, what
:16:13. > :16:18.has he been like to work with so far? Very good, he is very clear
:16:19. > :16:25.with the players, he communicates a lot. It has been a very good
:16:26. > :16:29.relationship so far. If you got back into the Belgium squad, you would
:16:30. > :16:35.owe him then? Is that right, you did the deal? He was certain that if I
:16:36. > :16:41.got game time they read -- I would be back in the Belgium squad. I did
:16:42. > :16:47.going to pay up? I have to. Where are you going to take him? McDonald
:16:48. > :17:04.is? I have no idea, maybe now and those. Such a footballer. -- maybe
:17:05. > :17:10.Nando's. I think that is really refreshing. He was not playing at
:17:11. > :17:14.Tottenham, but they wanted to play. Hundreds of Premier League players
:17:15. > :17:19.are sat on their backsides and they are happy. He would probably have
:17:20. > :17:24.said the same thing to the manager of Tottenham. I want to play. And
:17:25. > :17:28.his answer would have been, there are two meg resides to football,
:17:29. > :17:33.when you have got the ball and when you have not. He is 27, he has been
:17:34. > :17:39.playing in Holland. History tells you, with the talent he has, he does
:17:40. > :17:44.not do the second part, without the ball, well. He would not fit into
:17:45. > :17:51.the system ad placement. But it is a good fit for West Brom. Liverpool
:17:52. > :17:55.today, we saw Liverpool really frustrated by Manchester United. Is
:17:56. > :18:01.that the most overhyped game of the century? In the football industry,
:18:02. > :18:05.we get excited about games that ultimately disappoint. Manchester
:18:06. > :18:10.United did a good job? Needed a very good job. You're allowed to stop the
:18:11. > :18:15.opposition playing. There is nothing in the rule book. The home team have
:18:16. > :18:20.to overcome it. If you get a point against Liverpool when you are on
:18:21. > :18:39.fire as a team, it is a good result. Mourinho showed his class. He
:18:40. > :18:43.realised his is not quite right and he has gone for a point. He
:18:44. > :18:45.smothered the game. What about Liverpool, they were nullified? As
:18:46. > :18:48.good players as Firmino and Coutinho are, Daniel Sturridge two, in the
:18:49. > :18:50.tight game, they are all trying to flick the ball around. Sometimes
:18:51. > :18:54.teams make it really difficult. You have to keep hold of the ball so you
:18:55. > :18:57.have a base from which to work. If you give them the ball back, you
:18:58. > :19:03.will never see it. Our Liverpool missing something to make them
:19:04. > :19:09.genuine title contenders? I do not think the defenders are top-notch.
:19:10. > :19:12.To win the Premier League and the Champions League, what they are
:19:13. > :19:17.aiming for, you have got to have the best defenders as well. They will
:19:18. > :19:21.win far more games than they will lose. They are playing well.
:19:22. > :19:24.The big games keep coming for Manchester United, and tomorrow,
:19:25. > :19:49.it's a particularly special one for the Special One.
:19:50. > :20:01.Sources close to manager Jose Mourinho report that he has now been
:20:02. > :20:07.sacked. The deal has been done and Jose Mourinho is the new manager of
:20:08. > :20:10.Manchester United. I knew that staying in the Premier League,
:20:11. > :20:16.sooner or later, I had to play against Chelsea and go to Stamford
:20:17. > :20:24.Bridge. The computer has decided that I will go now. Here we go. What
:20:25. > :20:29.can I expect? I do not know. I did my job and they give me their love
:20:30. > :20:32.and their support. I will now go there as Man United manager. They
:20:33. > :20:40.may decide to have a different approach. But I will always respect
:20:41. > :20:44.that. He should get a good reception, seven trophies in two
:20:45. > :20:52.spells? I think eventually he will have a statue built. In his own
:20:53. > :20:56.garden! I mean, at Chelsea. He does attract attention to himself. We
:20:57. > :21:01.talk about him in the build-up to game and not sometimes the faults in
:21:02. > :21:07.his side. That is enough about me, let's talk about me. He is a legend
:21:08. > :21:12.at Chelsea. I cannot imagine anyone would criticise him. He is a legend
:21:13. > :21:16.in the Premier League, a great character. There is never a dull
:21:17. > :21:21.moment. Tactically, he is up there with the best ever. He is probably
:21:22. > :21:24.better at stopping teams than beating teams. There are some
:21:25. > :21:28.complaints about the style of football. You spoke about the way
:21:29. > :21:33.that Manchester United played against Liverpool. Ander Herrera was
:21:34. > :21:36.crucial. He had a live-in interceptions, the most in the
:21:37. > :21:42.Premier League this season. He did what he was asked to do? He was
:21:43. > :21:46.outstanding. He is such a good passer and so comfortable on the
:21:47. > :21:50.ball. I am sure most of his team-mates from Spain look at this
:21:51. > :21:57.and think, is that the same player, doing those jobs? In Spain, he was
:21:58. > :22:01.known as a creative player. He is someone that Mourinho is managed,
:22:02. > :22:05.and he was great on Monday night, the best player on the pitch. You do
:22:06. > :22:11.not get any thanks for playing in that position. Unless you ask the
:22:12. > :22:18.centre backs behind them, as Chris Smalling. They do their work for
:22:19. > :22:21.him. -- he does their work for him. Chelsea played well against
:22:22. > :22:28.Leicester last week. Do you think that is the way Antonio Conte will
:22:29. > :22:33.play wing forwards? We saw his face, it looked like he wanted to cry. He
:22:34. > :22:38.does not want to play with a bag four. He played with a back three
:22:39. > :22:41.and the whole team looked happier. How does that change things,
:22:42. > :22:49.technically, if you're playing in that system? You get a cigar and put
:22:50. > :22:53.your slippers on! It is hard work for players and other positions. You
:22:54. > :22:59.look at your players and eventually you work-out, this is the best way I
:23:00. > :23:03.can affect the game and get results. Jose Mourinho, when he had that
:23:04. > :23:06.great team at Chelsea, with Damien Duff and Arjen Robben, they were
:23:07. > :23:13.playing like fullbacks. They were playing with six at the back, not
:23:14. > :23:19.five. They were getting clean sheets. They look a lot happier. How
:23:20. > :23:25.do you think it will go tomorrow? Do you see Manchester United doing what
:23:26. > :23:29.they did against Liverpool? 100%. Mourinho will not want to go to
:23:30. > :23:30.Stamford Bridge and get beaten. That is your answer.
:23:31. > :23:32.Chelsea will mark the 20th anniversary of the death
:23:33. > :23:34.of their former vice-chairman Matthew Harding by displaying
:23:35. > :23:39.Harding's image will also appear on match tickets and two of his
:23:40. > :23:47.So a big day at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, and on Wednesday night
:23:48. > :23:49.you can hear from someone who knows the place well.
:23:50. > :23:54.Frank Lampard has been talking to Mr Lineker.
:23:55. > :24:02.It definitely broadened your horizons. I definitely feel wiser
:24:03. > :24:06.for living in a different country. Now you have experienced that, do
:24:07. > :24:12.you wish that you had perhaps enjoyed a spell in Spain or Italy
:24:13. > :24:16.when you were younger? Yes and no. Yes, I would love to have challenged
:24:17. > :24:20.myself, I would like to have learned the language. I had interest from
:24:21. > :24:25.top clubs in Europe so I think I could have tested myself. But the
:24:26. > :24:28.other side, that would have meant leaving Chelsea, not being part of
:24:29. > :24:33.the team that won the Champions League and the Europa cup. The
:24:34. > :24:37.answer is no. The grass is not always greener. I had a great career
:24:38. > :24:41.in England. Those memories are always with me now. The answer is
:24:42. > :24:41.no. Chelsea and Manchester United
:24:42. > :24:45.might not be at full tilt just yet, but there's one team
:24:46. > :24:59.in the Premier League Mesut Ozil times is run to
:25:00. > :25:05.perfection. It is three. It is a wonderful goal. Santi Cazorla,
:25:06. > :25:19.here's the man that can win this for Arsenal. He does he believes it. --
:25:20. > :25:25.he buries it. Granit Xhaka, what a goal, what a screamer. Mesut Ozil
:25:26. > :25:37.and Sanchez against Louise and Cahill. It could go back to Mesut
:25:38. > :25:46.Ozil. -- David Luiz. It is three. It is scrambled home. The ball is over
:25:47. > :25:52.the line and Arsenal have won it. Sanchez, two words Mesut Ozil.
:25:53. > :25:53.Fantastic. Some lovely goals in there.
:25:54. > :25:56.So six on the spin for the Gunners in the league.
:25:57. > :25:57.Can they make it seven against Middlesbrough
:25:58. > :26:01.Jonathan Pearce is at the Emirates for us.
:26:02. > :26:08.Is this another one of those Arsenal. And is? Have they got a
:26:09. > :26:13.great squad at the moment? They look more resilient, seven wins in a row
:26:14. > :26:21.in all competitions, their best run in 18 months. It is Arsene Wenger's
:26:22. > :26:27.67th birthday today. One defeat in 24. Theo Walcott is revitalised.
:26:28. > :26:34.Mesut Ozil is flying, Iwobi is more mature. Santi Cazorla is crucial for
:26:35. > :26:40.me. He is missing today with an Achilles. Granit Xhaka is suspended.
:26:41. > :26:44.Will it be the same Arsenal without them? I think we should reserve
:26:45. > :26:50.judgment until they go through a tricky spell of fixtures. Ludogorets
:26:51. > :26:55.away. PSG at home. If they win those games, we need to consider them as a
:26:56. > :27:01.top team. You mention Ludogorets away, they beat them in midweek.
:27:02. > :27:06.Middlesbrough today. They have not taken more than one point in 15. It
:27:07. > :27:11.is hard to see whether points are coming from? They are struggling,
:27:12. > :27:16.too conservative. They need to take the handbrake off. I do not think
:27:17. > :27:21.they can hold out against Arsenal. Four in six, where will the goals
:27:22. > :27:26.come from? They have only had it on target this season. Negredo has had
:27:27. > :27:30.a nightmare. They cannot find the back of the net. Gibson has been
:27:31. > :27:35.excellent. No chambers today, he cannot play because of his loan
:27:36. > :27:39.agreement with Arsenal. They have 101 since the Second World War.
:27:40. > :27:44.Middlesbrough are team in trouble. Thank you.
:27:45. > :27:50.Is his day job a South African bushwhack?
:27:51. > :28:02.Joe Clee unnecessary. -- totally. You can follow that match this
:28:03. > :28:04.afternoon on Final Score. Garth Crooks and Danny
:28:05. > :28:06.Mills are with Jason. And Gary will have MOTD for you at
:28:07. > :28:08.10:20 tonight. Danny Murphy and Mark Schwarzer form
:28:09. > :28:11.a Fulham flavoured pair. available on BBC iPlayer
:28:12. > :28:15.from midnight on Saturdays - Celtic's Scott Sinclair
:28:16. > :28:20.on his Hoops dreams From Bramall Lane ball
:28:21. > :28:25.boy to Blades boss. The old ball boys used to be in the
:28:26. > :28:32.John Street stand. And we'll hear from Olympic gold
:28:33. > :28:35.medallist and Stoke fan Joe Clarke, as the Potter with the paddle
:28:36. > :28:38.takes on predictions. So Crystal Palace are at Leicester
:28:39. > :28:43.this afternoon, and former Fox Gary Lineker has visited
:28:44. > :28:55.the Eagles' nest. You have been a manager a long-time
:28:56. > :29:03.for different clubs, how has the Premier League changed managers? It
:29:04. > :29:08.has changed. I think social media plays a big part and the pressure
:29:09. > :29:15.that comes on us because that generates you into action and so
:29:16. > :29:18.there is more scrutiny on the game and results, particularly with
:29:19. > :29:22.younger players, because every generation seems at the moment to be
:29:23. > :29:29.more ingrained in their phone and I know you are like that with your
:29:30. > :29:35.Twitter and all that. Occasionally! It is something you have to to
:29:36. > :29:41.understand. The big difference is the ownership of the football clubs
:29:42. > :29:47.is becoming an issue for football managers up and down the country. In
:29:48. > :29:50.what sense? There are chairman and chief executive is getting far too
:29:51. > :29:55.involved in the football matters of the club. How does it work with
:29:56. > :29:58.Steve Parish, do you have the balance right? We have a good
:29:59. > :30:03.balance and I have a great relationship with him. I admire what
:30:04. > :30:08.he has done in business and the way he conducts himself and the way he
:30:09. > :30:13.conducted business at this club. He has let managers get on with it
:30:14. > :30:19.because he is a hands-on chairman, he does the financial deals, which
:30:20. > :30:23.suits me. Of course, he wants my decision and final say on all the
:30:24. > :30:28.stuff we do with recruitment. You cannot believe how much detail we
:30:29. > :30:34.put into that now. How do you go about recruiting a player? You
:30:35. > :30:40.brought in four big games this time. The example is the difference I have
:30:41. > :30:45.in Newcastle, the difference I had at Newcastle, the financial element
:30:46. > :30:49.would come first, whereas here the luxury is the technical aspect and
:30:50. > :30:54.how it fits comes first, which is the most important. How was it
:30:55. > :30:59.different at Newcastle, you were frustrated at times and they are now
:31:00. > :31:05.in the Championship. Did they get it wrong? I like to think they have
:31:06. > :31:10.learned lessons. I think Mike Batt Sports Direct has learned lessons
:31:11. > :31:14.and I think he has had to learn lessons on the football side. I kept
:31:15. > :31:19.nagging him and telling him I think the process is wrong, what they were
:31:20. > :31:24.doing, and made it clear behind closed doors. I do not think he
:31:25. > :31:28.would have a problem with me saying it now. The vision of the manager,
:31:29. > :31:42.how he wants to take the team forward, that must come first. Do
:31:43. > :31:46.you look at Pep Guardiola, and others, who have come into it and
:31:47. > :31:54.always have great teams and players, it is there a tinge of end
:31:55. > :31:59.occasionally? A little bit more! -- of envy. Do you think, why was I not
:32:00. > :32:08.given a chance that one of those clubs? You earned the right and I
:32:09. > :32:13.respect the Guardiolas, Mourinhos, have earned the right to be at those
:32:14. > :32:17.clubs and maybe I haven't. There is another side to management, getting
:32:18. > :32:29.the best out of the group you have got and that is all I can focus on.
:32:30. > :32:33.How does your mood reflect results? When you are younger, the emotion of
:32:34. > :32:41.the defeat clouds your thinking a little. When I was younger I would
:32:42. > :32:47.be angrier than I am now. A lot more frustrated than I am today. That
:32:48. > :32:55.does not mean to say my winning passion is none the less. I am
:32:56. > :33:01.desperate to the next game. The England thing, there have been a few
:33:02. > :33:05.stories over the past weeks and there is more talk about who will be
:33:06. > :33:13.the next manager. You have been mentioned. This England thing is
:33:14. > :33:17.becoming a bit of a problem, if I am honest, for the manager. It might be
:33:18. > :33:22.a good time to let Gareth have it. You know him well. I think he has
:33:23. > :33:27.the attributes to do it. I have never been offered the job. If I am
:33:28. > :33:34.offered the job, I am English, would I turned it down? I don't know. That
:33:35. > :33:38.is another question. I think I have the experience. I think I can do it
:33:39. > :33:46.one day. I do not know if this is the time. I hope, like you do, at
:33:47. > :33:50.some point we get it right. We have to make sure they do not
:33:51. > :34:01.score. Come on, let's go. You can see more
:34:02. > :34:08.of that on the BBC iPlayer of part of the Premier League Show. Let's
:34:09. > :34:14.look at the table. Top half at the moment. In ninth spot. I do not know
:34:15. > :34:21.if you saw Greg Clarke of the FA say he would like the next England
:34:22. > :34:25.manager to be a Premier League manager with experience. Alan Pardew
:34:26. > :34:29.would tick the box. There are four English managers in the Premier
:34:30. > :34:34.League who tick the box and then Gareth, maybe Steve Bruce. It seems
:34:35. > :34:41.nobody wants to talk about it. Alan Pardew was asked the question. It is
:34:42. > :34:45.boring. Shall we move on? Down the other end of the table, Swansea.
:34:46. > :34:53.They are a club in trouble, looking at recent form, what is their main
:34:54. > :34:56.issue? Shipping goals. Ashley Williams has gone to Everton and
:34:57. > :35:01.they have not replaced him and the two centre-backs are not on the same
:35:02. > :35:06.wavelength and you can point the finger at them for the goals
:35:07. > :35:12.conceded. Eight in the last three games. It does not spell success.
:35:13. > :35:17.But I think somebody at Swansea should phone Southampton and ask how
:35:18. > :35:22.they have done it, because they regularly sell their best players,
:35:23. > :35:27.sometimes three a season, and look where they are. Recruitment is
:35:28. > :35:31.fantastic. Swansea are the opposite. The players they sold, they have not
:35:32. > :35:37.replaced with the same quality and if you don't do so, you are 19th.
:35:38. > :35:45.They play Watford. Bob Bradley had this to say.
:35:46. > :35:50.When you work with a team you are trying to give them ideas, but you
:35:51. > :35:54.are trying to help them see the whole picture and that starts with
:35:55. > :36:02.doing so many little things better, not just one. Doing the basic
:36:03. > :36:07.things, passing and moving better off the ball, making better
:36:08. > :36:11.decisions. Again, I am not saying anything other managers do not say,
:36:12. > :36:19.that you do not already know, but when you do all those things faster
:36:20. > :36:32.and at a better level throughout the game, this is how you win, you win
:36:33. > :36:37.matches. He talks well but he knows they are in a relegation battle. In
:36:38. > :36:40.defeat to Arsenal, were there any positive signs for Swansea?
:36:41. > :36:47.Certainly going forward, no question, they created more chances
:36:48. > :36:55.against Arsenal in any previous game other than the one they won Burnley.
:36:56. > :36:59.Going forward there is a drive and they play with a false nine, they
:37:00. > :37:04.did not have a centre forward as such. They had Sigurdsson in the
:37:05. > :37:09.false nine, serving his person going forward but at the back of a leak
:37:10. > :37:13.goals and do not seem to be able to keep a clean sheet, since the
:37:14. > :37:21.victory against Burnley on opening day. Going forward, positives. Mo
:37:22. > :37:28.Barrow was inspired and Bob Bradley talked specifically about him.
:37:29. > :37:33.Managers do not like to single out players, he has been passed fit
:37:34. > :37:37.today. There is a feeling they will starts with a centre forward, their
:37:38. > :37:44.record signing. As Dean Saunders mentioned at the back, they cannot
:37:45. > :37:48.keep a clean sheet. Eight games in charge compared to Walter Mazzarri
:37:49. > :37:53.at Watford which makes him a veteran and the policy of changing manager
:37:54. > :37:59.every season is OK if it works? ! Some policy! When it works, it's
:38:00. > :38:03.great. In August it looked like a mistake, like it would not work,
:38:04. > :38:08.could not get a victory, did not manage to get through the opening
:38:09. > :38:12.round of the League Cup. They came back in September and since then ten
:38:13. > :38:17.points from five games, and maybe that is what it will take for Bob
:38:18. > :38:21.Bradley, that the instant bounce back will not happen and it will
:38:22. > :38:27.take a few games. Watford have ten in five matches and are scoring
:38:28. > :38:34.goals, keeping tight at the back. Players becoming goal-scorers after
:38:35. > :38:42.one scoring once in three years at Spurs. They have been good away from
:38:43. > :38:46.home. Do not forget the marvellous victory at West Ham. They will be
:38:47. > :38:52.positivity coming at Watford and this will be a tricky test for Bob
:38:53. > :38:58.Bradley. Just a quick point, there is a minute's silence today before
:38:59. > :39:03.the game as a mark of respect for the 50th anniversary of the terrible
:39:04. > :39:12.tragedy in Aberfan. That was important to mention.
:39:13. > :39:19.You criticised the decision to get rid of Francesco Guidolin and the
:39:20. > :39:23.way they did it but go back to Bob Bradley, this is the team they
:39:24. > :39:28.played last week against Arsenal, what changes do you make tactically?
:39:29. > :39:34.Do you change to a back five to give them security? If I were in charge,
:39:35. > :39:41.I would look at... I have watched their games and the centre-backs are
:39:42. > :39:45.not on the same wavelength, have. Gels. Neil Taylor has played to
:39:46. > :39:51.left-back. They have had a different back four a lot this season. If your
:39:52. > :39:58.centre-backs are not good enough you have to play three, like Chelsea
:39:59. > :40:01.have done, another centre-back and then you will start getting clean
:40:02. > :40:07.sheets and you can still play two up top. I would concentrate on getting
:40:08. > :40:11.clean sheets. If you are losing games and shipping goals, make
:40:12. > :40:17.yourself difficult to beat, it is simple. Hull had a horror show last
:40:18. > :40:22.week. This is the first home game in charge for Mike Phelan today against
:40:23. > :40:28.Stoke. That is something they must sort out, they cannot be that lacks
:40:29. > :40:36.the back. It was six. Why does that happen? Did they forget to mark?
:40:37. > :40:41.They were abysmal. Listening to Bruce talking about it, Alex saying
:40:42. > :40:45.they would have had meetings. It is the reaction you get. When you down
:40:46. > :40:50.there and start to play poorly you end up against a team in form, which
:40:51. > :40:57.at the moment Stoke are picking up, but to lose first game official in
:40:58. > :41:04.charge six, is not good. Burnley take on Everton. They are 14th with
:41:05. > :41:08.seven and Everton visit Turf Moor. Simon Brotherton is there. All of
:41:09. > :41:14.the Burnley points have come there, so I suppose it shows you how
:41:15. > :41:19.critical home form is for them? Absolutely and they will have known
:41:20. > :41:24.that going into this season. Home form is good with the great 2-0 win
:41:25. > :41:31.over Liverpool at the start. A win against Watford. Unlucky in losing
:41:32. > :41:36.1-0 to Arsenal. They will take confidence from performances as well
:41:37. > :41:42.as results. Sean Dyche in his programme notes talk about the away
:41:43. > :41:46.form, where he feels they need to improve. He feels on the road they
:41:47. > :41:51.have not played with the same freedom, they have played within
:41:52. > :41:55.themselves. I am not sure how it will pan out next week at Manchester
:41:56. > :42:02.United. Home form will be key and the other thing is goals. Any team
:42:03. > :42:05.that comes up, if you have a top goal-scorer, you have a chance of
:42:06. > :42:10.staying in the division. Goals have been a little bit of a problem so
:42:11. > :42:17.far, only scoring half a dozen in eight matches and Everton have only
:42:18. > :42:21.conceded half a dozen. Ronald Koeman dropped Ross Barkley for Manchester
:42:22. > :42:24.City, saying he hoped it was a wake-up call for him. They are
:42:25. > :42:32.playing well and could be into the top four with a win today before
:42:33. > :42:35.teams play this weekend. I think they have started impressively,
:42:36. > :42:39.quietly impressively under Ronald Koeman, just one defeat in eight
:42:40. > :42:45.matches. It took two penalty saves to get the point at Manchester City
:42:46. > :42:51.but it was valuable. I think Ronald Koeman is right about Ross Barkley.
:42:52. > :42:55.He has been stronger with the way he made his point but he is right in
:42:56. > :42:59.that we know Ross Barkley is a talented player, we have known that
:43:00. > :43:03.a long time, but he is right to say you cannot just say he is a young
:43:04. > :43:08.player and let him get on with it. He has been in the team a long time,
:43:09. > :43:12.four seasons, and he wants to see the player in proving as an
:43:13. > :43:19.individual and within the context of the team and he obviously feels it
:43:20. > :43:23.has not happened enough. Everton have other options now. They are not
:43:24. > :43:27.so reliant on him. On him driving them forward. They have the likes of
:43:28. > :43:41.Bolasie. Thank you. We have been standing for
:43:42. > :43:47.a while. Do you fancy sitting down? I did not fancy standing up in the
:43:48. > :43:48.first place. These are the top scorers in the Premiership.
:43:49. > :43:50.In Scotland, Scott Sinclair currently tops the scoring
:43:51. > :43:54.Celtic are preparing for tomorrow's Old Firm League Cup semifinal
:43:55. > :43:56.against Rangers and he's been talking to Rob Maclean
:43:57. > :44:03.When you're at a club like secure Chelsea, it is difficult for any
:44:04. > :44:08.young player to break through so you have to go alone. For me, it was
:44:09. > :44:15.difficult to get settled. I never had a home, living in hotels and all
:44:16. > :44:17.the things that come with that. A brilliant strike from Scott
:44:18. > :44:21.Sinclair. You want to get that experience, which is great. You get
:44:22. > :44:25.to an age where you want to play every week. When you're out of the
:44:26. > :44:30.game you have not played for long, it is difficult to get your
:44:31. > :44:36.confidence up and your form back. A couple of years were difficult. I
:44:37. > :44:45.had to dig deep and grinding. I have come here and it is great to be back
:44:46. > :44:48.on track, scoring goals. It is a dream debut. That is why they
:44:49. > :44:53.brought into the club. I could not have asked for a start. Coming on
:44:54. > :45:00.against hearts in scoring, building on that. For me, I go into every
:45:01. > :45:04.game and build game by game. I have started enjoying my football again.
:45:05. > :45:09.You scored on your first six league games. You are being mentioned in
:45:10. > :45:15.the same breath as Celtic legend Jimmy McGrory. That must have
:45:16. > :45:18.sounded good to you? Definitely. When you're getting mentioned
:45:19. > :45:24.alongside these legends and you're playing well, it is unbelievable. I
:45:25. > :45:31.want to build on my game. I want to create and score goals. I will give
:45:32. > :45:37.it 100%. You have worked three times now with Brendan Rodgers. Celtic are
:45:38. > :45:42.transformed this season. How do you explain how he works? He's a great
:45:43. > :45:46.manager. He is not just a manager, he is a coach. You see him on the
:45:47. > :45:53.training pitch. He takes the training and he is very hands-on. I
:45:54. > :45:57.have worked with him for so many years. From being a Chelsea, in the
:45:58. > :46:02.underrated Tims, the youth team, to Swansea City, to now. It is great
:46:03. > :46:07.working under him. Was the manager the big reason you came here? One of
:46:08. > :46:12.the reasons, and also because it is a massive club. Also to play
:46:13. > :46:17.Champions League football. How was your first taste of the Old Firm
:46:18. > :46:20.match? It was great. No one can tell you how it is going to go or how the
:46:21. > :46:25.experiences until you have gone through it. The way the result went,
:46:26. > :46:31.it was an unbelievable experience. The fans, it was electric around
:46:32. > :46:35.Celtic Park. And to score in that game as well? Scott Sinclair might
:46:36. > :46:42.have tied up all three points for Celtic. That was an added bonus. You
:46:43. > :46:47.want to come off with the three points and win the game. It was
:46:48. > :46:51.great to get a goal as well. How do you feel the first Old Firm game
:46:52. > :46:56.impacts on the one this weekend? I do not think the fans will be
:46:57. > :47:01.expecting another 5-1. We will give it our best shot, but I think we
:47:02. > :47:05.will win the game. -- we will try to win the game. I think the fans will
:47:06. > :47:10.be happy as long as we get the job done. For you, it is a trip to
:47:11. > :47:15.Hampden Park and a chance to get closer to some silverware? That is
:47:16. > :47:20.another thing. I came here to get silverware. That is what every
:47:21. > :47:25.player wants, to lift trophies. This is the start. We need to win the
:47:26. > :47:29.game and get into the final. They play tomorrow. It is currently
:47:30. > :47:33.goalless in the other semifinal between Greenock Morton and
:47:34. > :47:38.Aberdeen. Seizing a chance to move his career on by going to Celtic? It
:47:39. > :47:46.has been a sad tale for him in the last 34 years. He was doing great at
:47:47. > :47:49.Swansea City, a big-money move to Man City. His bank balance goes up
:47:50. > :47:52.but his career goes sideways and down. He ended up at Aston Villa
:47:53. > :47:57.when they were struggling. Now he is at Celtic where they are doing
:47:58. > :48:00.great. He is at the crossroads. He is doing well at Celtic but you're
:48:01. > :48:05.looking at a lad who started half the game in the Premier League at
:48:06. > :48:12.Aston Villa. Look where they have ended up. The bottom of the lead in
:48:13. > :48:15.the Championship. He looks really good in Scottish football. It is
:48:16. > :48:16.when and where and why does he come back to English football?
:48:17. > :48:21.Celtic lost to Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday.
:48:22. > :48:31.Man City were also well beaten by Barcelona. Headlines today about
:48:32. > :48:37.Aguero and Guardiola. It says, you can go, Aguero. Guardiola just said
:48:38. > :48:43.that he is such a good player, Aguero will make his own decision
:48:44. > :48:46.when he goes. That is a bit of mischief. Alan Shearer has said,
:48:47. > :48:51.there is only one world-class player in the Premier League, and that is
:48:52. > :48:55.Sergio Aguero. You've got to look after your best player, the best
:48:56. > :48:59.player in the lead, not just that team? I'm surprised he did not start
:49:00. > :49:06.but he would not have stopped any of the from Messi. Why did he not come
:49:07. > :49:11.on? His goal record is sensational. Who else is going to play up front
:49:12. > :49:15.for Man City? I think he is the best player in the league. He has got to
:49:16. > :49:20.be devastated he is not playing at Barcelona. Maybe play him in goal
:49:21. > :49:25.instead of Claudio Bravo because he is really good on his feet. City
:49:26. > :49:28.play Southampton tomorrow without Sergio Aguero.
:49:29. > :49:30.And there will be highlights of all tomorrow's games
:49:31. > :49:34.Chappers will be joined by Jermaine Jenas and Phil Neville.
:49:35. > :49:37.Earlier, there's coverage of the first ever NFL match to be
:49:38. > :49:39.staged at Twickenham as the Giants take on the Rams.
:49:40. > :49:42.And later today, at 5.20pm on the Red Button, it's live rugby
:49:43. > :49:45.league as England travel to France as they warm up for the 4
:49:46. > :49:52.Back to today, and the big game at the top of League 1 is the all-
:49:53. > :49:54.Yorkshire affair between Bradford City and Sheffield United.
:49:55. > :49:56.Chris Wilder took over as Blades boss in the summer,
:49:57. > :49:59.and as he's been telling Mark Clemmit, it's one he's been
:50:00. > :50:09.Always a special feeling, every time you walk out here. When I walk into
:50:10. > :50:16.this crime, as a supporter, player or a manager, it is my club, and the
:50:17. > :50:24.special feeling. I was watching in 1979, possibly halfway up the
:50:25. > :50:30.gangway. There were the old lean ons. This is Matthews. When you use
:50:31. > :50:38.to score, you would end up down the bottom and you would see a
:50:39. > :50:43.policeman's cat flying about. I was a ball boy on the far side. I had
:50:44. > :50:52.not realise that. You were a ball boy, twice a player, and no manager.
:50:53. > :50:57.And a supporter. I think that is unique. Do you stand in your
:50:58. > :51:02.technical area, have you literally got friends, family, people you know
:51:03. > :51:07.personally yelling bits of advice. Possibly just a little section over
:51:08. > :51:13.there. They are all over the ground. They have given me great backing.
:51:14. > :51:19.They know how much it means to me. Are people respectful in sharing
:51:20. > :51:24.opinions? A serious question, though that the -- those that you know, do
:51:25. > :51:27.they tell you straight? We sit in the pub and we still have the same
:51:28. > :51:33.conversations. Do you listen to them? They are supporters and the
:51:34. > :51:40.tear for the football club as much as I do. The gaffer is here for the
:51:41. > :51:45.third spell. Your back for number three. What is it about this club
:51:46. > :51:52.that gets in your bones? I have been brought up as a Blades supporter. If
:51:53. > :52:02.I could have played here on my career, I would have. No one enjoys
:52:03. > :52:06.coming to play against us. We have got to make sure we are at it. The
:52:07. > :52:11.name of Sheffield is written in the earliest pages of football's
:52:12. > :52:15.history. The City that has enjoyed the luxury of two first division
:52:16. > :52:19.teams has become something of a soccer backwater in the last few
:52:20. > :52:26.years. There is a McNiff Wickens sense of history here. Why can this
:52:27. > :52:29.club not get going? It has been a tough six years for everyone
:52:30. > :52:34.connected to the football club. There is no curse hanging over the
:52:35. > :52:38.place. The best period that this club has had in my lifetime was
:52:39. > :52:43.under two managers that really brought the club together from the
:52:44. > :52:50.supporters, from the office staff, the players and the coaching staff.
:52:51. > :52:54.It was definitely Harry Bassett. Obviously, when Neil Warnock was
:52:55. > :52:59.here, the support he has is outstanding. There is no reason we
:53:00. > :53:05.cannot move it forward. We need to get back to where it should be. I
:53:06. > :53:09.know it is early doors, but do you allow yourself to imagine what it
:53:10. > :53:13.would be like if you were to deliver promotion to the Championship? We
:53:14. > :53:20.work in the present. If you take your eye off the next game... Of
:53:21. > :53:28.course. Of course, you do. People say to me, is it any different from
:53:29. > :53:31.working at any other club. I would honestly say that the hives are
:53:32. > :53:36.higher and the laws are a little bit lower. When we win games it is a
:53:37. > :53:39.special club to be involved in. If you're a Sheffield United fan, you
:53:40. > :53:44.would love listening to that. Everyone wants their manager to talk
:53:45. > :53:48.like that, to have that passion for the club. Could he be the man to
:53:49. > :54:00.unlock the potential at Brammall Lane? He has done well in the last
:54:01. > :54:02.few years. He was at Oxford and Northampton. He was a tough tackling
:54:03. > :54:05.fullback to go play. I used to keep his bad balls in play for him,
:54:06. > :54:08.especially on the slope at that ground. He will get them up this
:54:09. > :54:10.year. When they get into the Championship, they need investment
:54:11. > :54:15.to go the next step. I think he will get them up. That is the very least
:54:16. > :54:21.it should be, the Championship, with what they have. They are getting
:54:22. > :54:25.nearly 20,000 crowds, near enough. I used to keep his balls and, for
:54:26. > :54:32.goodness' sake. I thought I would let that one goal. -- that one go.
:54:33. > :54:35.Sheffield United were handed a home draw against Leyton Orient in the FA
:54:36. > :54:39.Our live match on BBC Two is on Friday 4th November.
:54:40. > :54:41.We'll be at non-league Eastleigh to see if the Spitfires
:54:42. > :54:44.And on the Saturday, Focus will come from Hereford
:54:45. > :54:47.as Westfields FC, in the ninth tier, are in the first round for
:54:48. > :54:53.Sad news for the world of football this week with the death
:54:54. > :54:58.As goalkeeper in Don Revie's great Leeds side of the late
:54:59. > :55:00.'60s and early '70s, he won the League Cup, two Inter-
:55:01. > :55:02.Cities Fairs Cups in Europe, and the league championship
:55:03. > :55:06.He played over 500 times for the club, keeping
:55:07. > :55:08.200 clean sheets before finishing his career at Birmingham.
:55:09. > :55:21.And Gary's former club Birmingham lost 2-0 at Burton
:55:22. > :55:25.Clem's over in BBC Sport HQ ahead of Final Score this afternoon,
:55:26. > :55:28.when he'll keep an eye on the rest of the EFL games.
:55:29. > :55:36.It is that time of the season when all sorts of managers are concerned
:55:37. > :55:40.about their job. It is crazy season? It was a little bit slow getting
:55:41. > :55:46.going this year. I take no gleam that. We have had it in the EFL,
:55:47. > :55:51.four in the Championship in the month of October. I feel for Alan
:55:52. > :55:56.Stubbs at Rotherham. He has lost his job, one victory in 13 since
:55:57. > :56:00.consecutive defeats. Rotherham or in familiar territory. He is their
:56:01. > :56:04.fifth permanent manager since the start of last season. They have an
:56:05. > :56:10.experienced man, three promotions on his CV. I was looking through his
:56:11. > :56:14.stats at Wolverhampton. He has a 40% plus clean sheet ratio. Rotherham
:56:15. > :56:22.will need that with the worst defence in the top four divisions.
:56:23. > :56:26.Award Newcastle, the Rafa-lution is working a treat this season? They
:56:27. > :56:31.had a bumpy start, a scatter-gun approach to signings, some did not
:56:32. > :56:38.work, but they are really in their stride. Jonjo Shelvey and Richie and
:56:39. > :56:45.Marcus Gayle are doing it on the pitch. The real star is Rafa
:56:46. > :56:50.Benitez. He is being spoken about in the same prawns as Bobby Robson and
:56:51. > :56:56.Kevin Keegan. They are getting to that point where everybody is really
:56:57. > :57:04.going to the them. A bit like seven years ago under Chris Hughton. They
:57:05. > :57:08.had Nolan, Harper, Andy Carroll. They are four points for the clear
:57:09. > :57:16.than Chris Hughton's team were back then. Once they go four five points
:57:17. > :57:18.clear, it done. Well done for working on your birthday. We do not
:57:19. > :57:20.expect anything less. We should say congratulations
:57:21. > :57:23.to Lawro, who this week was inducted into the English Football Hall
:57:24. > :57:30.Of Fame at the National Look at that jacket. I was going to
:57:31. > :57:31.mention that, but sadly we are out of time.
:57:32. > :57:36.We're back at midday next Saturday, but we'll finish today with the man
:57:37. > :57:40.who made history in Rio by becoming the first ever Brit to win gold
:57:41. > :57:44.Stoke's Joe Clarke was part of the Olympic parade this week,
:57:45. > :57:55.but took time out to try and pummel Lawro with his prediction paddle.
:57:56. > :58:06.Sensational. Joe Clarke of Great Britain, Olympic champion. I met the
:58:07. > :58:11.players and staff at Stoke, it was a crazy experience. I was greeted by
:58:12. > :58:15.Ryan Shawcross, the captain. I kicked a football ended a few
:58:16. > :58:21.crosses to Peter Crouch. He tried to sink them. My favourite played as
:58:22. > :58:28.Sir Stanley Matthews, a legend. He won the first Ballon D'or Trophy. He
:58:29. > :58:32.is a man the club is based on. I am hoping that Stoke's performances are
:58:33. > :58:40.on the up. We will climb back up the league, where we should be. Burnley,
:58:41. > :58:47.Everton, that is tricky. I quite fancy Burnley to sneak it.
:58:48. > :58:55.Liverpool, West Brom, I will favour Liverpool because if I don't, my
:58:56. > :58:59.friends will kill me. I will go for 2-0. The most important game, Hull
:59:00. > :59:02.against Stoke.