0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's absolutely brilliant. This is getting better and better. Cristiano
0:00:20 > 0:00:31Ronaldo! History boys. No team has won it more than Arsenal.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38The biggest Chelsea celebration of the season.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Welcome to a rather fresh Fleetwood for the FA Cup second round where
0:00:46 > 0:00:50the train line north use to end and that it was a steamboat to Scotland
0:00:50 > 0:00:53for some it's where the north Atlantic cod feed used to set sail.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58We're in the north-west, eight miles north of Blackpool Tower, not far
0:00:58 > 0:01:03from where AFC filed by the opening match of the second round last
0:01:03 > 0:01:07night. Good afternoon to you all are. Things have changed a little
0:01:07 > 0:01:11bit. Many here are employed by the makers of the building, and I'm
0:01:11 > 0:01:14delighted to say we have Dion Dublin and Leon Osman with us today for
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Football Focus. You sound like an experimental dance group from the
0:01:18 > 0:01:231970s but it's lovely to have you both with us today. Leon, you have
0:01:23 > 0:01:28experience of this club. They are fiercely ambitious and you look
0:01:28 > 0:01:32around you, great surroundings, great setup, isn't it?And the
0:01:32 > 0:01:35journey they have been on for the past several years to make it
0:01:35 > 0:01:41through the divisions to where they are now, it's been a great story. To
0:01:41 > 0:01:44have them competing automatically into the FA Cup first-round second
0:01:44 > 0:01:48round these days is great for them and I think for all fans watching
0:01:48 > 0:01:52and for people watching from the outside we hope their journey is not
0:01:52 > 0:01:55finished.Hereford is associated with the FA Cup and the club is
0:01:55 > 0:01:58changed a lot. It's
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Name is back in the competition. Yes, back on the telly again in the
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Yes, back on the telly again in the mix where it needs to be. I'm pretty
0:02:07 > 0:02:10sure it's about 27 years since I played against Hereford when I was
0:02:10 > 0:02:13playing for Cambridge United and they were division four and they
0:02:13 > 0:02:16seem to have gone on this journey where they are trying to get back
0:02:16 > 0:02:19into league football, and something like this will help the football
0:02:19 > 0:02:23club get back to where it needs to be.Lets get our yellow permit
0:02:23 > 0:02:26graphics out to show you the difference between these two clubs
0:02:26 > 0:02:30because it's an awful long way. Fleetwood Town are tenth in League 1
0:02:30 > 0:02:36having been formed 20 years ago in the tenth tee adding this football.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Hereford FC were formed just three years ago when Hereford United
0:02:40 > 0:02:45folded. They started on the ninth care, back-to-back promotions since
0:02:45 > 0:02:49then but there's a whopping 89 places between these two sides. We
0:02:49 > 0:02:54always think there was a chance but 89 places, the biggest gulf of any
0:02:54 > 0:03:00side to take part in the FA Cup this weekend.It is huge and Hereford got
0:03:00 > 0:03:02to be patient, concentrate, make sure they don't give the ball away
0:03:02 > 0:03:08too easily when they have it. Fleet would have some decent players. The
0:03:08 > 0:03:12manager likes to buy a certain style of football here at Fleetwood and
0:03:12 > 0:03:15bad going in the right direction. They have got to try to stop that
0:03:15 > 0:03:20today.You can follow the game run on final score. The games kicked off
0:03:20 > 0:03:24last night. You may have been watching it on BBC Two. Wigan
0:03:24 > 0:03:38against AFC filed. A tasty header from Nathan Byrne. -- Fylde. Look at
0:03:38 > 0:03:43this challenge. A clear penalty said the referee and Danny Rose, his 15th
0:03:43 > 0:03:51goal of the season. That was enough to take AFC Fylde into the next
0:03:51 > 0:03:55round. Interaction, good look around, we would talk to Hereford FC
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and Fleetwood and effect on the FA Cup but plenty more on Football
0:03:58 > 0:04:05Focus for you over the course of the next 50 minutes or so. We have Paul
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Pogba on the programme for you as Manchester United match was a good
0:04:08 > 0:04:13signing takes on the club he supported as a boy.I was a fan of
0:04:13 > 0:04:20Arsenal, yet.Two Premier League appointments this week. Big Sam at
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Everton and Alan Pardew at West Bromwich. He takes on his old club.
0:04:23 > 0:04:29If someone said to me, I would go Crystal Palace, I would say, come on
0:04:29 > 0:04:33the fourth and Belgium, what does Gareth Southgate may cover the World
0:04:33 > 0:04:43Cup draw?Joe Allen talks Stoke, Swansea and birds of a feather.I'm
0:04:43 > 0:04:47the guy who held a chicken on the cover of a magazine.Marc Clement
0:04:47 > 0:04:54has been on his FA Cup travels. All that to come and some Premier League
0:04:54 > 0:04:58goals for the midweek to wedge in for you as well. The key matches in
0:04:58 > 0:05:02the top division over the course of the weekend, the kick-off as Chelsea
0:05:02 > 0:05:05against Newcastle. Team news shortly. Sam
0:05:05 > 0:05:06against Newcastle. Team news shortly. Sam Allardyce's first match
0:05:06 > 0:05:12in charge at Everton this afternoon. Key matches at the bottom, Stoke at
0:05:12 > 0:05:17home to Swansea. West Brom at home to Palace. We will speak to Alan
0:05:17 > 0:05:24Pardew about that. Tottenham and Watford. No win in three for Spurs.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Man City at home to West Ham tomorrow which means Manchester
0:05:27 > 0:05:31United can narrow the gap to five points when they face Arsenal later
0:05:31 > 0:05:34on. Paul Pogba has been talking to Steve Bauer.
0:05:41 > 0:05:48# Allow me to introduce myself... You felt last season it was great to
0:05:48 > 0:05:52be back in Manchester. Do you feel even more at ease as of the season
0:05:52 > 0:05:58has gone on?Yes, I came back last year, when we won three trophies.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04Champions League. A big objective for us. I'm happy and I keep
0:06:04 > 0:06:14enjoying it. COMMENTATOR: Paul Pogba is back with
0:06:14 > 0:06:15a great go.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19When you have injuries to look at things differently when you look at
0:06:19 > 0:06:23the team playing and EU learn anything?When I was injured I was
0:06:23 > 0:06:30watching the time. Trying to understand what did I do help the
0:06:30 > 0:06:37team more or should I get the ball? -- you learn. It makes you grow.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40It's not pleasant to watch the team play because you want to help them
0:06:40 > 0:06:46and play, but it makes you want more, I think, you know.How
0:06:46 > 0:06:54important has the signing of Nemanja Matic mean for you?He won the
0:06:54 > 0:07:02League 2 times. The coach tells me I know you want to be there. He tells
0:07:02 > 0:07:08me go higher so I can be more offensive.You have captained the
0:07:08 > 0:07:13team this season. Do you see yourself as a leader?It makes me
0:07:13 > 0:07:19proud. It makes me enjoy more. Manchester United are the biggest
0:07:19 > 0:07:24club in the world. I'm 24 years old. I have the trust of the manager, the
0:07:24 > 0:07:29club and it makes me want to give more to the team.Paul Pogba is
0:07:29 > 0:07:34there but Ashley Young fancies it too. Young takes it into the top
0:07:34 > 0:07:40corner.The manager's reaction was quite funny. Are you supposed to
0:07:40 > 0:07:45take the free kicks?It does not mean I will take it all the time.
0:07:45 > 0:07:52Ashley took the ball. I did not try to say anything. He was so confident
0:07:52 > 0:08:00to take it. Bubble went in so I was very happy.This weekend how big a
0:08:00 > 0:08:04challenge have you got at the Emirates Stadium?The games coming
0:08:04 > 0:08:07up are crucial for us. Very, very important for the rest of the
0:08:07 > 0:08:15season. Big team, big game, big players.When you were growing up,
0:08:15 > 0:08:20where they are a team which was talked about a lot?Yes, Arsenal, in
0:08:20 > 0:08:26France, they were very big. A lot of French players. I was a fan of
0:08:26 > 0:08:34Arsenal. Thierry Henry. I was a fan. Not a crazy fun. But I was watching
0:08:34 > 0:08:40a lot of Arsenal games. COMMENTATOR: It ends up in the back
0:08:40 > 0:08:42of the net for Manchester City. You are
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Manchester City. A lot of able think you will slip at some stage.Do you
0:08:49 > 0:08:57believe that? I do. I hope it's not bad to say things like that, but
0:08:57 > 0:09:02fortunately for us, I hope they will get some important players injured
0:09:02 > 0:09:09like what's happening with us, because people don't speak about
0:09:09 > 0:09:13this but every time we have players injured, important players get
0:09:13 > 0:09:16injured when we have important games, so if that happens with them
0:09:16 > 0:09:23as well, maybe we will have a difference, you know. How can I say?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It makes them weaker.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Football Focus, we live from Fleetwood Town this afternoon and
0:09:34 > 0:09:38they take on Hereford FC in the FA Cup second round. Let's talk about
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Manchester United. They face the league leaders next week at Old
0:09:41 > 0:09:49Trafford. A big few days ahead for them. Lotsa people say Barack Obama
0:09:49 > 0:09:53is important to the side but he has freed up Paul Pogba and it's not
0:09:53 > 0:09:58sure whether he will play against Arsenal.Jose Mourinho, the whole of
0:09:58 > 0:10:01the Manchester United set up will hope he is available because he
0:10:01 > 0:10:06really does release Paul Pogba. The difference in Paul Pogba last year
0:10:06 > 0:10:10to the season is incredible. That the faith he has a Nemanja Matic, he
0:10:10 > 0:10:16knows he is behind him, he is fully capable of doing the job necessary.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It was different last season. Herrera. He was trying to do that
0:10:19 > 0:10:24defensive job. That faith was not there. He was although there is to
0:10:24 > 0:10:28help out. Is not as released as he is this season and he knows Nemanja
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Matic is getting the job done and can concentrate on his offensive job
0:10:31 > 0:10:37and he has been fantastic against it.It's all set up 40-0, isn't it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:44It would not surprise me, at all. I believe United with Nemanja Matic
0:10:44 > 0:10:51there, he is the catalyst now. He is the one players look to. Its
0:10:51 > 0:10:54reassurance for the players. Paul Pogba, especially, he can now go
0:10:54 > 0:10:59where he wants and his best position is wherever he wants to go, simple
0:10:59 > 0:11:03as that.Arsenal's home form, so many wins on the trot. Formidable at
0:11:03 > 0:11:09the Emirates.I think if United tried to play Arsenal at Arsenal's
0:11:09 > 0:11:12game, and tried to score a training ground goal, United might get
0:11:12 > 0:11:19beaten.They've got to be more physical. We want a good game as the
0:11:19 > 0:11:24viewer, but which Manchester United will be sent out? The one they sent
0:11:24 > 0:11:31to Anfield, who got behind the ball? They can't do that again, surely.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Arsenal, their home form is great, they are scoring goals in abundance.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Will he go there and tried to make a game of it?He has got to try and
0:11:39 > 0:11:42win it, you can't go there and expect to get getting a result when
0:11:42 > 0:11:51you are being negative.Let's talk about Mesut Ozil. He is injured
0:11:51 > 0:11:55today. The rumours about a possible move to Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho,
0:11:55 > 0:12:04he refused to rule it out.Is that the Mesut Ozil who's having a
0:12:04 > 0:12:11storming season? Now his contract is running out, he sweating and running
0:12:11 > 0:12:16around. He is being the player Arsenal wanted to be simply came.He
0:12:16 > 0:12:21should do it all the time. He is wonderful, though, isn't he?He's
0:12:21 > 0:12:25fantastic going forward, finding pockets, he's always been good at
0:12:25 > 0:12:29that but what he is brought for the last few games, is a real team unity
0:12:29 > 0:12:33and the desire to get back and help the team. You need that if you're
0:12:33 > 0:12:36going to be successful. We all questioned whether he was capable of
0:12:36 > 0:12:41it but he has shown he is.Everyone is chasing Manchester City at the
0:12:41 > 0:12:48moment, undefeated. Just one draw, the only blemish so far, although
0:12:48 > 0:12:51they nearly had to settle for a point on Wednesday night against
0:12:51 > 0:12:51Southampton.
0:12:52 > 0:13:01Sterling got the ball with little of calendar brings. -- Kevin O'Brien.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07We showed the celebration in midweek. Watch out for the
0:13:07 > 0:13:14highlighted Benjamin, in his civilian clothes, down the
0:13:14 > 0:13:19touchline, and a selfie to finish it off and he is supposed to make his
0:13:19 > 0:13:24return from Crewe seared ligament surgery next April. That shows you
0:13:24 > 0:13:25how much it means --
0:13:26 > 0:13:31he scored a late goal.It made a huge difference to
0:13:31 > 0:13:33he scored a late goal.It made a huge difference to the table. What
0:13:33 > 0:13:37makes it even more of a difference if players like sterling, but the
0:13:37 > 0:13:40goods and players you don't expect, players three or four seasons ago I
0:13:40 > 0:13:46didn't have in the locker, the final third, more often than not he would
0:13:46 > 0:13:50let you down, crossing the wrong pass.We're talking about a player
0:13:50 > 0:13:56heavily linked with Arsenal a few months back. Would he stay? Pep
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Guardiola said he would stay. Those scenes remind you of Sheffield
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Wednesday all those years back. When they jumped onto the pitch. That
0:14:05 > 0:14:09result could be so important for the rest of the season. It was great to
0:14:09 > 0:14:13see it.I think I was on adventure game for that!
0:14:13 > 0:14:18LAUGHTER What about the point Man City will
0:14:18 > 0:14:23have a flip up somewhere and I haven't had those injuries to a
0:14:23 > 0:14:26number of key players?You have got to believe that. Whether they well,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31who knows that, as the Manchester United team you have got to believe
0:14:31 > 0:14:35that they will slip up and that is how you do it, doing a job next
0:14:35 > 0:14:44week.Did Pep Guardiola go too far at the end of the game?I think it's
0:14:44 > 0:14:48his passion, for good players. I do think he was possibly saying the
0:14:48 > 0:14:52listen, you are better than that. You are possibly being suppressed.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58Going to play your game, you're better than that. I know how good
0:14:58 > 0:15:02you are. I think it's that kind of encouragement that he is passionate
0:15:02 > 0:15:05about good players doing well.Time to catch up on the home of the team
0:15:05 > 0:15:08now who will arrive later on to take on Fleetwood. They don't normally
0:15:08 > 0:15:12stay in a hotel before the game about their breakfast this morning
0:15:12 > 0:15:16and we wear there. Plenty of cereal and toast, and a yoghurt was spotted
0:15:16 > 0:15:23as well and we also found Mark Bement hiding behind a post.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27An overnight stay for the club, formed when Hereford United were
0:15:27 > 0:15:32wound up three years ago. Hereford FC have liked to Sammy Moore
0:15:32 > 0:15:37promotions and into the second tier. The architect of the success is Pete
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Beadle, although this morning, with a cap and the FA Cup beard, does the
0:15:41 > 0:15:46name right and bone man mean anything? A young person's music
0:15:46 > 0:15:50artist, very popular the ship.It does indeed and my second son is the
0:15:50 > 0:15:54same with a big beard and he looks more like him than I do.This is a
0:15:54 > 0:15:59result of being in the Cup since the start of September.Coaches and
0:15:59 > 0:16:01managers are superstitious and you regret it a little bit further along
0:16:01 > 0:16:05the line when the wife says, get rid of it. But I can't because I
0:16:05 > 0:16:13promised I would keep it until we were out. Some men will be thinking,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16my beard is not doing too bad in comparison, it is not very long! I
0:16:16 > 0:16:20am a slow grower and it is wispy. It is a horrible colour. It is what it
0:16:20 > 0:16:23is and we will keep going and the staff and the players say, you have
0:16:23 > 0:16:27the leave it alone, don't touch it. That is what I will do. With the
0:16:27 > 0:16:30greatest respect to the creditors and the pain the supporters went
0:16:30 > 0:16:36through, is the reformation of the club at blessing in disguise?I
0:16:36 > 0:16:39think it is, nobody wants to see their club go through what this club
0:16:39 > 0:16:44went through three years ago. I think where we are now on what we
0:16:44 > 0:16:47are doing now, people sit back and say, it is the best thing that
0:16:47 > 0:16:52happens, we could reform and have true Hereford supporters and fans in
0:16:52 > 0:16:54charge of the club again and hopefully we can keep climbing the
0:16:54 > 0:16:58ladder to get where we were previously.You are part-time, paint
0:16:58 > 0:17:01a picture of the make-up of your squad. You have professions and
0:17:01 > 0:17:09there, all sorts.Three or four players on loan, tutors, plasterers,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Rufus, a bit of everything Glik always with non-league teams, a bit
0:17:12 > 0:17:18of everything, and which of everyone.FA Cup Wise, everybody
0:17:18 > 0:17:25thinks of 1972. Bradford, George, all the rest of it. This is a chance
0:17:25 > 0:17:32to make new history, you are one game away from the big guys.We are,
0:17:32 > 0:17:38we still attach ourselves to the previous Cup and the history, it it
0:17:38 > 0:17:42was something to remember and it was an awesome time for the club in
0:17:42 > 0:17:461972. We have had promotions back-to-back, which is great. Even
0:17:46 > 0:17:49to reach the second round is a big thing for us with the league we're
0:17:49 > 0:17:54in and where we are as a club. To be the second round proper is a huge
0:17:54 > 0:18:00achievement.Hopefully, the journey hasn't ended today. A huge gap,
0:18:00 > 0:18:05eight, nine places, can you make that up?It is a massive gap, but
0:18:05 > 0:18:11you love versus 11 and the day and if we get the big moments in the
0:18:11 > 0:18:17game, who knows?We wish you luck. Thousands of supporters of following
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Hereford this afternoon and you can follow their progress throughout the
0:18:21 > 0:18:25day on Final gore, and here pitch-side.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29See you later, and do not adjust your set, this is the new lighting
0:18:29 > 0:18:33at Fleetwood. They have got it turned up to the Fleetwood Macs,
0:18:33 > 0:18:38apparently! Sorry! Let's look at the home team dressing room because
0:18:38 > 0:18:42players will turn up later because Fleetwood have a training base where
0:18:42 > 0:18:47they do that pre-match preparation not far away. We are joined by the
0:18:47 > 0:18:53technical Director at Fleetwood. Many fans will remember you from the
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Premier League days, particularly Bolton Wanderers fans, I wanted to
0:18:56 > 0:19:00remind people of this goal from 2008 which is one of the best we have
0:19:00 > 0:19:02seen in the Premier League.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10A great cross ball from Kevin Nolan, he saw the keeper off the line and
0:19:10 > 0:19:12it was the only spot possible to put it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Definitely not a cross? No, I was a Premier League player at the time!
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Tell us the situation about Holland macro, what do you do and what does
0:19:26 > 0:19:34he do?I overlook the operation of the club. From the first team
0:19:34 > 0:19:41Academy, sports science, medical. It Ulster is that he fits into what we
0:19:41 > 0:19:47want to do with players. He is at a developing club, for the players and
0:19:47 > 0:19:52for the staff and everything around, the community as well. So what I do,
0:19:52 > 0:19:58we work together. It is about working together to take strides
0:19:58 > 0:20:04every year and become a strong club in history.You doing it in chunks?
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Three years at a time, a year at a time? How are you moving forward and
0:20:09 > 0:20:13what is your goal and how long will it take to get there?It is very
0:20:13 > 0:20:17difficult to say we have no rights to be saying we will be in the
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Premier League in the future. If we analyse what we do well and what we
0:20:22 > 0:20:27don't do well every year, in the scouting and playing and sports
0:20:27 > 0:20:32science, medical, it is about becoming better, improving the
0:20:32 > 0:20:35staff, and players. And we will gradually become better. If we are
0:20:35 > 0:20:40consistent in what we do while others are normally not consistent
0:20:40 > 0:20:45and very impatient, we will try to make more massive steps forward and
0:20:45 > 0:20:49we believe that will be successful in the long run.A lot of England
0:20:49 > 0:20:52fans delighted to avoid Iceland in the World Cup draw. We will talk
0:20:52 > 0:20:56about that later. From the perspective of Iceland, you start at
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia, probably the hardest group, Group D,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05what is your take as a former Icelandic international customer it
0:21:05 > 0:21:08is obvious the fantastic.I went with the chairman, we flew to watch
0:21:08 > 0:21:14the England game last year and I was in the England camp.OK!Let's look
0:21:14 > 0:21:19to the future! If you are going to look at the future, the Iceland
0:21:19 > 0:21:24players played against Portugal and if you underestimate Iceland, it is
0:21:24 > 0:21:29a bit like a club going to play against individuals assembled
0:21:29 > 0:21:33shortly before games. These players have been playing together since
0:21:33 > 0:21:37they were under 17 internationals and they played all the way through
0:21:37 > 0:21:43with the older heads that have been there for a while. The last
0:21:43 > 0:21:46tournament to change the whole thing, we needed to get a hold of a
0:21:46 > 0:21:52lot of good internationals. We have all played against Icelandic
0:21:52 > 0:21:56international is in the last ten, 15, 20 years, we always had players
0:21:56 > 0:21:58in the Premier League, it was getting hold of them and organising
0:21:58 > 0:22:03them to perform as a team.We wish you the best next summer and this
0:22:03 > 0:22:06afternoon. And the good news is England cannot play Iceland until
0:22:06 > 0:22:13the semifinals!Which is good news for you guys, yes!Can you just stop
0:22:13 > 0:22:17it now?! Back to the Premier League, Chelsea against Newcastle. The many
0:22:17 > 0:22:22tears back at one of his former clubs, this is the team news.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26For the first time since his seven-month spell in charge of
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Chelsea and with the European trophy in Amsterdam, Rafa Benitez turns the
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Stamford Bridge, no immediate targets with Newcastle, they arrive
0:22:33 > 0:22:38with only one win in nine but only Manchester City had picked up more
0:22:38 > 0:22:42points than Chelsea in the last six matches and Antonio Conte has
0:22:42 > 0:22:45promised to be, today, having been sent from the touchline during the
0:22:45 > 0:22:52midweek win over Swansea. The Chelsea boss makes four changes
0:22:52 > 0:23:03today as Hazard, Azpilicueta, Moses and Drinkwater recalled. Gail,
0:23:03 > 0:23:09monkey of starts. Raffle would love nothing more than to take something
0:23:09 > 0:23:17more from the champions on his return to West London -- one.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23This is the pre-match set up at Fleetwood. Protein flapjacks, very
0:23:23 > 0:23:27healthy. What was the hot play all about? This is Paris Match. Chicken
0:23:27 > 0:23:32skewers on the menu, with a big triple, barbecue sweet Chile sauce
0:23:32 > 0:23:41and smooth mayonnaise. You can take your pick. Behind is a manager's of
0:23:41 > 0:23:46this where we will find later on Uwe Rosler. And a new job this week for
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Alan Pardew, the new man at West Ham, and Garth Brooks has been to
0:23:49 > 0:23:56speak to him. After three, everybody.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13You are back in the Premier League game, how does it feel?Good,
0:24:13 > 0:24:21always. I missed it, 11 months. It is an adrenaline fix that you need
0:24:21 > 0:24:25is a football manager if you can to be in the Premier League. It is
0:24:25 > 0:24:27great to get this opportunity because I think we have a good group
0:24:27 > 0:24:38and a good club.The average age -- time for a manager in England is 14
0:24:38 > 0:24:42months, while you doing it yourself? It is almost becoming less than
0:24:42 > 0:24:45that, there is a ten game cycle in the Premier League where the media
0:24:45 > 0:24:50gets in a frenzy and social media kicks in. And the Premier League
0:24:50 > 0:24:55managers, and a terrible pressure. You kind of have to know and be
0:24:55 > 0:25:01resilient, understand that it's coming. And be doing enough good
0:25:01 > 0:25:06things that a win, somewhere in that run. Last time, Crystal Palace did
0:25:06 > 0:25:11not come in time for me and I hope if they run like that happens this
0:25:11 > 0:25:15time, I earned the right to do it. What is your feeling about Crystal
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Palace? The chairman had to make a decision. That was an honest
0:25:18 > 0:25:21decision on what he thought was right for the club and I have to
0:25:21 > 0:25:25accept that. We all want more time, of course, but sometimes you don't
0:25:25 > 0:25:30get it. But it has given me time to reflect. To learn from the errors I
0:25:30 > 0:25:35made towards the back end of that Crystal Palace rain. And the big new
0:25:35 > 0:25:40ideas and go again at West Bromwich. You take over 18 with two Premier
0:25:40 > 0:25:45League win since March 2017, spanning 23 games, two points above
0:25:45 > 0:25:49the relegation zone.How are you going to change it? I need to make
0:25:49 > 0:25:54big changes in terms of how we play. I play a different weight to Tony.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Not saying it is better or worse, it is different. I will bring a
0:25:58 > 0:26:03different game plan to the table and hopefully I get a response and that
0:26:03 > 0:26:07is better for the team.Your first game on manager of West Brom is
0:26:07 > 0:26:12against Crystal Palace, you could not make it up!No, if somebody said
0:26:12 > 0:26:16it would be Crystal Palace, I would say, come on! You wouldn't believe
0:26:16 > 0:26:20it. There are people in that dressing room I genuinely love,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23players and staff, who have done unbelievable things for me. Some of
0:26:23 > 0:26:28the performances I had from those players was above there perhaps
0:26:28 > 0:26:31capabilities, they gave me everything and more. So of course I
0:26:31 > 0:26:36have got a bond with those players and with the fans and I will make a
0:26:36 > 0:26:41special mention to go over there and signalled them out, they were
0:26:41 > 0:26:46brilliant to me. Then I will get on with my job. That is to win games
0:26:46 > 0:26:50for West Brom, that is what I am paid for.Will you have done your
0:26:50 > 0:26:54job if you can keep this team in the Premier League?Like all Premier
0:26:54 > 0:26:57League managers, and this is an honest answer, if we get 40 points,
0:26:57 > 0:27:02you can have a glass of wine because it will be a real battle to get
0:27:02 > 0:27:09there, it really is. I am not sure, it might be less than that, 35, 36
0:27:09 > 0:27:13points might be enough.If you get 40 points, you deserve a bottle and
0:27:13 > 0:27:17I will buy it!That is very kind of you, I shall keep you to that. Good
0:27:17 > 0:27:22luck. Thank you very much. You should not have said that! I like
0:27:22 > 0:27:26expensive wine! Making our way through the red
0:27:26 > 0:27:31lights and down the tunnel. At Highbury. Onto the pitch. If you are
0:27:31 > 0:27:35just joining us, it is the FA Cup second round, Greek word against
0:27:35 > 0:27:41Hereford FC later. Alan Pardew seems to be in a good state of mind,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45taking over at West Bromwich, and they have games against Palace,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49which will be interesting, Swansea, Liverpool and Manchester United this
0:27:49 > 0:27:53month, he needs to find his peak very quickly in his new role.Yes,
0:27:53 > 0:27:57he is delighted to be back, you could hear that in the interview.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01They do need results. Whether he can instantly get them, we will wait and
0:28:01 > 0:28:05see. But he has got very winnable games and he will be looking at them
0:28:05 > 0:28:11and rubbing his hands together.Tony Pulis was the right manager Bob the
0:28:11 > 0:28:13club at the right time, but fans have said they are desperate for a
0:28:13 > 0:28:18different type of football and he was talking to Garth and he said he
0:28:18 > 0:28:22wants to free them up, but the danger is, you can also open them
0:28:22 > 0:28:26up.Use the backbone to their defensive strength, which they do
0:28:26 > 0:28:30have but they have not showing it. It is whether the fans agree with
0:28:30 > 0:28:34this kind of football he is going to bring into the club. What he has to
0:28:34 > 0:28:39do is just bring points and win, that is basically it. You cannot try
0:28:39 > 0:28:43to play a style of football that is greater watch and it does nothing
0:28:43 > 0:28:47for your league position, he has to change that first.He has to find a
0:28:47 > 0:28:52happy medium, Pulis was trying to just get results but the fans were
0:28:52 > 0:28:57not happy, they were crying out for more excitement, goals, action. They
0:28:57 > 0:29:02even said if they got beaten 3-2, it has been a good game, they would be
0:29:02 > 0:29:05happy, which shows you what they have been used to cover the style
0:29:05 > 0:29:10they are watching.He has been to see Eddie Jones and England rugby
0:29:10 > 0:29:13and investigated F1, so whether you can bring that into a football club
0:29:13 > 0:29:18is fascinating to see. Another new manager is Big Sam who had an effect
0:29:18 > 0:29:24already on Everton midweek. And also, Wayne Rooney turned up and did
0:29:24 > 0:29:30the business. Big Sam is in the House, with
0:29:30 > 0:29:33majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri saying he is the strong leader
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Everton needs, while Wayne Rooney returns to the side.
0:29:39 > 0:29:46Penalty! And denied, but then putting in the rebound. A huge goal
0:29:46 > 0:29:59for Everton. Rooney! Diafra Sakho has it, he goes down, penalty.
0:29:59 > 0:30:06Denied by Jordan Pickford, spectacular!
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Rooney! Oh my word! He was celebrating as soon as the ball left
0:30:11 > 0:30:18his boots. A header from Williams is in. A must win game in the words of
0:30:18 > 0:30:23David Unsworth and one that Everton are going to win handsomely. No
0:30:23 > 0:30:27wonder he is smiling. Not a bad time to come through the door at Goodison
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Park.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36We have to talk about that hat-trick in a moment but you were there in
0:30:36 > 0:30:40midweek watching Everton. Is big Sam the right man?Everton need an
0:30:40 > 0:30:47instant reaction.They seemed to get that.They certainly did.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Evertonians were mixed with their views on whether his style will suit
0:30:50 > 0:30:56Everton. Sam Allardyce is a man manager and get the best out of his
0:30:56 > 0:31:00players, and with a much better squad, I think he could be the right
0:31:00 > 0:31:06man.I was happy for David Unsworth. It was nice to see colour back in
0:31:06 > 0:31:12his face. The past few results, it's been difficult for them. You know
0:31:12 > 0:31:16him better than me. He loves the club and wants to do well. That put
0:31:16 > 0:31:22colour back into his cheeks.A great way to pass the batten onto some.
0:31:22 > 0:31:29Many fans are desperate for someone to replace Romelu Lukaku. Both these
0:31:29 > 0:31:33gentlemen think Rooney's goal from his own half, is better than the
0:31:33 > 0:31:40overhead kick against Manchester City. Why?
0:31:40 > 0:31:41overhead kick against Manchester City. Why?It's so much harder.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47Really has to do a downward into the ground. If you watch his right foot,
0:31:47 > 0:31:52he does not go through with their strike.Look at his body position.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56He's aiming quite far left of the goal and has had to cut across it
0:31:56 > 0:31:59whilst being on the move. Most of the goals on the halfway line,
0:31:59 > 0:32:06players run on strike by striker but he's done it all in one moment.The
0:32:06 > 0:32:15best goal of his career. I think so. I think so because I saw it live.It
0:32:15 > 0:32:18is any budding footballers out there, Gowan to try it and keep it
0:32:18 > 0:32:23as low as Rooney and you have no chance. I have scored and hit the
0:32:23 > 0:32:24bar.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28chance. I have scored and hit the bar.He remembers every single goal.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Rooney won't be in Russia for the World Cup next year. Gareth
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Southgate will fall from Tunisia for England. Panama and also Belgium and
0:32:35 > 0:32:41after the draw, Gareth Southgate spoke to Jonathan.
0:32:44 > 0:32:53England.Tunisia.In the draw yesterday, there were three options,
0:32:53 > 0:32:58where you sitting there thinking which one are we going to get?We
0:32:58 > 0:33:03all had different scenarios in our mind, but immediately I thought of
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Roberto who I know very well. I think it's a fantastic game,
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Belgium, in the past couple of years, they have as many top players
0:33:11 > 0:33:15of any country in the world. A great challenge for us. We are not ranked
0:33:15 > 0:33:19as highly of them at the moment. Tunisia and Panama we have to have a
0:33:19 > 0:33:23real clear picture of what's coming. Normally you have to get results in
0:33:23 > 0:33:28all three games to get out of the group. You have got to ride a
0:33:28 > 0:33:31roller-coaster. It's never smooth. I know that from my own playing
0:33:31 > 0:33:37experiences. The journey was emotional. The whole country lives
0:33:37 > 0:33:40through that. But hugely exciting now to know where we are going to be
0:33:40 > 0:33:48and who we are playing.Are you happy with things?I play World Cup
0:33:48 > 0:33:56bingo, Jonathan. At what point does the story, about a base camp? It's
0:33:56 > 0:33:59normally now. Normally there's an injury scare and things which come
0:33:59 > 0:34:03with it. When you look at where you are going to stay there is a lot of
0:34:03 > 0:34:08different travel, climate. We knew the area of the country we want to
0:34:08 > 0:34:13be in. We're happy with the camber we have got.Tunisia takes to write
0:34:13 > 0:34:18back to the opening game in Marseille.Yes, it was on a best
0:34:18 > 0:34:22days of my footballing life because to be playing for England in the
0:34:22 > 0:34:27World Cup is a special moment but the atmosphere in Marseille that
0:34:27 > 0:34:34day, I can vividly picture it now. Well taken and it is in.We needed
0:34:34 > 0:34:40to break the deadlock and Paul Scholes got one. A belter right near
0:34:40 > 0:34:48the end.Paul Scholes. Oh, yes!To be leading the country into that
0:34:48 > 0:34:53same fixture effectively is a hugely proud moment.I travelled to Tunisia
0:34:53 > 0:35:00with a team in 1994 pre-World Cup game and we drew 1-1. You know it's
0:35:00 > 0:35:06fine edge between being praised or not. Are you steeled if the press
0:35:06 > 0:35:10turn against you?You have to be false I had so many years in
0:35:10 > 0:35:18football. Nearly 30. It's taken me on a journey of highs and lows. I
0:35:18 > 0:35:24think if I am not tough enough, I'm not sure anybody could be. It's
0:35:24 > 0:35:27something I kind of had laboured against me in my career, from when I
0:35:27 > 0:35:31was trying to make it as a player and then a manager. I do mind that.
0:35:31 > 0:35:38It's nice to have a point to prove. Your final thoughts, your chances?
0:35:38 > 0:35:42I'm excited to be out here and be reminded of what it means for our
0:35:42 > 0:35:48country to be here. Not just at home but on the world stage. The world's
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Best players, memories of previous tournaments, and it takes you back
0:35:54 > 0:35:57to being a kid and excitement so I'm hugely proud to be here and I'm
0:35:57 > 0:36:00focused on how we progress.All the best.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Welcome to Jim's sports bar. Give us a wave is also Bees making cheese
0:36:09 > 0:36:15burger and chips. We now introduce you to our live Football Focus crowd
0:36:15 > 0:36:18in Fleetwood. CHEERING
0:36:18 > 0:36:26They are more than ready. What do you think of England's group in the
0:36:26 > 0:36:27World Cup? CHEERING
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Relatively happy.
0:36:31 > 0:36:43CHANTING. We begin to regress already.If the draw we are
0:36:43 > 0:36:48delighted to get. Two teams we expect to beat. United at this
0:36:48 > 0:36:55stage, we can believe.I have no idea what you said. Lovely. The
0:36:55 > 0:37:01thing is, if you look, since 2010, in major tournaments, England have
0:37:01 > 0:37:04failed to beat Algeria, Slovakia, USA, Costa Rica and of course
0:37:04 > 0:37:12Iceland. There's no such thing as an easy group.Not at all. This is
0:37:12 > 0:37:16World Cup football, the best in the world qualifying for this
0:37:16 > 0:37:19unbelievable tournament. England are one of the best in the world. Some
0:37:19 > 0:37:23of the best players, and it's just putting together at the right time.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27I just want them to go the extra mile this time. As fans, we deserve
0:37:27 > 0:37:31more.We couldn't have asked for a better draw for that we should get
0:37:31 > 0:37:41through the group. And who knows? Poland, Senegal, Columbia... It's
0:37:41 > 0:37:46all about confidence. You've played in the group, you've got to know the
0:37:46 > 0:37:50team, you are growing in confidence. You are showing it on the field.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54That is what happens with the people who win the tournament, they grow as
0:37:54 > 0:37:59the competition goes on.More detail on the website for you. Wales won't
0:37:59 > 0:38:04be there for the Joe Allen was there. A key injury for him. He's
0:38:04 > 0:38:11been talking to Rachel.I'm the guy who held a chicken.
0:38:15 > 0:38:25Node chicken questions, OK? -- no chicken questions. How are you
0:38:25 > 0:38:30doing? I'm good, little bit tired. At the same time, looking forward to
0:38:30 > 0:38:34our game on Saturday.Is that slightly different that you are
0:38:34 > 0:38:41playing two teams that have played such a big part in your career? Do
0:38:41 > 0:38:46you personally approach those games any differently?I can't say I do. I
0:38:46 > 0:38:50remember when I first signed with Liverpool, going back to Swansea for
0:38:50 > 0:38:53the first time, that was bizarre going back to that stadium as an
0:38:53 > 0:38:59away player. It was unusual having been there for so many years, all
0:38:59 > 0:39:03the way through as a kid, through the system, once it was done and
0:39:03 > 0:39:08dusted, I had that experience, it all becomes normal.Obviously they
0:39:08 > 0:39:11have more pressure on them sitting in a relegation battle at the
0:39:11 > 0:39:16moment. Do you think your confidence will be higher than Swansea?Yes,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20the way things have gone so far this season, there's more pressure, going
0:39:20 > 0:39:24out there putting pressure on Swansea, they are fighting for every
0:39:24 > 0:39:30point they can get. It has got the makings of a good game.You spend so
0:39:30 > 0:39:35many years the club.Do you want them to do well? Of course, they are
0:39:35 > 0:39:38my team. Was this game without the way, I want to see them climb the
0:39:38 > 0:39:42table for them as long as they don't climb above us. One below is just
0:39:42 > 0:39:49fine.They seem to be still loving youth also are you happy here?I've
0:39:49 > 0:39:54been happy since day one. The club have been great to me. I wanted to
0:39:54 > 0:39:58come here and become a regular. So far, so good, that's the way it's
0:39:58 > 0:40:03gone. Excited by the challenge now with this team. Getting higher up
0:40:03 > 0:40:10the table.Some great news Peter Crouch signing a deal.He's had a
0:40:10 > 0:40:14big impact off the bench and scored important goals for us a few times.
0:40:14 > 0:40:22It is a win- win all-round.Peter Crouch.I'm sure Wales are not going
0:40:22 > 0:40:26to be in Russia next year so tell me about that night in Cardiff full
0:40:26 > 0:40:29stop one of the worst disappointments I've had in football
0:40:29 > 0:40:34for the big dream of mine was to get to the World Cup.So I'm hoping in a
0:40:34 > 0:40:38few years' time I will get another stab at it. Yet, for the time being,
0:40:38 > 0:40:44it is hard to take.Chris Coleman, you said everyone loves playing for
0:40:44 > 0:40:48him. He does wonders for the team as we saw at the Euros. What do you
0:40:48 > 0:40:53think he will do now he's gone to Sunderland?I'm sure he was a great
0:40:53 > 0:40:58job there. If anyone can turn anyone around, he is made for it. What
0:40:58 > 0:41:01speaks volumes it is not often a manager leaves his job and a post
0:41:01 > 0:41:07where literally everyone is sad to see him go. Everyone is grateful for
0:41:07 > 0:41:15what is done and wishes in the best. -- him the best.A thoroughly nice
0:41:15 > 0:41:22man as well but it is a big month for Stoke. Swansea, West Ham, West
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Bromwich. The problem for Mark Hughes, if the worst start, 29 goals
0:41:25 > 0:41:31conceded. It's very unlike them.It is, certainly not something you
0:41:31 > 0:41:35would expect from his team's. Over the past seven games, I think they
0:41:35 > 0:41:43have only one one of. He will be concerned about it. It's big game
0:41:43 > 0:41:45against Swansea and he has to turn it around.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50against Swansea and he has to turn it around.24 shots on target for
0:41:50 > 0:41:51against Swansea and he has to turn it around.24 shots on target for
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Swansea in 14 Premier League games. That is miserable, isn't it?I think
0:41:56 > 0:42:08Swansea this season... I CHANTING.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14They seem to be all over the place. Otherwise they will find themselves
0:42:14 > 0:42:16in the Championship. It's easier said than done because the Premier
0:42:16 > 0:42:21League has gone to the next level. They look the favourites to go down
0:42:21 > 0:42:26at the moment. They are conceding goals and don't look comfortable in
0:42:26 > 0:42:31games. They looked like they are trying to avoid a big defeat.Date
0:42:31 > 0:42:37go into every game not wanting to lose.ICO taken control of the
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Fleetwood drum. Can you give as a drum roll for the next bit? We can
0:42:42 > 0:42:46show you some of the fixtures. Nine non-leaguers playing keep it going,
0:42:46 > 0:42:50to be going. -- ICO taken control.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55non-leaguers playing keep it going, to be going. -- ICO taken control.
0:42:55 > 0:43:02-- I see you have taken control. While does not continue to sing, we
0:43:02 > 0:43:04have been on a bus.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14First up, we are in Surrey preparing for the visit of League 1
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Peterborough, and Woking. They are coached by an Australian, decided by
0:43:18 > 0:43:23Mauricio Pochettino and have a familiar name in their line-up. Are
0:43:23 > 0:43:29you cousins?Yes, technically. When I started playing, obviously the
0:43:29 > 0:43:36questions started coming. We are not the closest. Every now and again we
0:43:36 > 0:43:41bump into each other.The draw comes out. It would be one of your former
0:43:41 > 0:43:46clubs, wouldn't it? You will never exactly what's going through the
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Peterborough manager's ahead because it used to play in midfield
0:43:48 > 0:43:53alongside him?Yes, when I was there as a young 19-year-old, it will be
0:43:53 > 0:44:00good to see him again and the other players, as well.You came here from
0:44:00 > 0:44:05West Ham's Academy in the summer but were schooled at Southampton.
0:44:05 > 0:44:11Mauricio Pochettino. Ronald Koeman. Yes, I saw a lot of managers work
0:44:11 > 0:44:17well, and I took a lot from them. And the people of Southampton also.
0:44:17 > 0:44:221991, 4-2 win at West Brom and narrowly went out on the fourth
0:44:22 > 0:44:26round to Everton.I knew when I got the job and a history with the FA
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Cup, you could see what it means to the people. Fans have been brilliant
0:44:29 > 0:44:33for us so it gives a chance and hopefully we can treat a little but
0:44:33 > 0:44:39of history.Half an hour down the road from Woking, a la team in
0:44:39 > 0:44:42Leatherhead who visit Wycombe Wanderers.
0:44:45 > 0:44:50They have previous form with a Leatherhead lip. I'm of a certain
0:44:50 > 0:44:56age when I remember it. The green of Leatherhead. Do you know much about
0:44:56 > 0:45:02it?We looked at the history when we took the job and we looked up and
0:45:02 > 0:45:07went, hopefully that could be as. It is as now. The fans are calling as
0:45:07 > 0:45:14legends and what an amazing feeling.
0:45:14 > 0:45:19To be top scorer, still satisfying? Yes, it does help. I have always
0:45:19 > 0:45:23scored goals in the Cup. The last round, we scored all the girls as
0:45:23 > 0:45:26well, so they are still relying on the old men to get the girls and the
0:45:26 > 0:45:33chip in.To put Leatherhead back on the map is incredible, this place
0:45:33 > 0:45:37has never seen more than ten people coming in a week so there is a lot
0:45:37 > 0:45:41of of people, over a thousand, coming to get their tickets, which
0:45:41 > 0:45:47is amazing.And so the Kent to meet the fourth longest serving manager
0:45:47 > 0:45:54in England's top five divisions. J Saunders takes National League
0:45:54 > 0:45:58Maidstone United to MK Dons, hoping to find the form in his team
0:45:58 > 0:46:03promoted three times in his 6.5 years at the club. Do you see
0:46:03 > 0:46:09yourself very much happy at this club you know so well?I love it
0:46:09 > 0:46:14here, I am a local lad. I think my ambition is to get the club act in
0:46:14 > 0:46:19the league. Our minds focused on MK Dons on Saturday and getting in the
0:46:19 > 0:46:23third round, which is the dream.Do you allow yourself to dream that the
0:46:23 > 0:46:27fourth longest serving manager might be facing the longest serving
0:46:27 > 0:46:33manager in the third round? The Bees things swim around your head?As an
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Arsenal supporter, yes! That would be the dream for me, and I get
0:46:36 > 0:46:41pressure from the kids at home, from my son, to get through and have that
0:46:41 > 0:46:47possibility, so that would be the big dream.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Great access, as ever. We have plenty of shows this afternoon to
0:46:50 > 0:46:57keep you across this. You can see the action from here. Eight Premier
0:46:57 > 0:46:58League games for you.
0:47:11 > 0:47:16With so much FA Cup coverage and Hereford here today, if you are
0:47:16 > 0:47:22playing FA Cup bingo, we have got to the stage where we are going to
0:47:22 > 0:47:29mention the R word, back to 1972, FA Cup replay at Hereford, Newcastle in
0:47:29 > 0:47:31the lead, this is Mr Jonathan Watson.
0:47:34 > 0:47:42Not giving this up by any means. Bradford. Judah has gone down.
0:47:42 > 0:47:52Bradford has got it again. What a goal! And the crowd, the crowd are
0:47:52 > 0:48:01invading the pitch, and that will take time to clear the field. They
0:48:01 > 0:48:04are correct. We will hear from the manor commentating on a game in a
0:48:04 > 0:48:04moment.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12Steve, you started watching Hereford in the late 1970s, does everybody
0:48:12 > 0:48:16still talk about the Radford goal and the George winner?Yes, all the
0:48:16 > 0:48:21time. You always remember the Ronnie Radford goal, but that was not the
0:48:21 > 0:48:26winner, ' it to 1-1 and we scored again afterwards. Which was great.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30And how long have you been watching this new embodiment of Hereford,
0:48:30 > 0:48:39Hereford FC?Since I was a kid. Just follow the dad so I have been a
0:48:39 > 0:48:46supporter all my life really.And the cry club is reformed, Hereford
0:48:46 > 0:48:51FC, not Hereford United, to find yourself in the second round of the
0:48:51 > 0:48:54FA Cup.It is absolutely brilliant when you consider the new club has
0:48:54 > 0:48:58only been going a couple of seasons and they have had promotions in both
0:48:58 > 0:49:01years and now the second round of the FA Cup, it is probably more than
0:49:01 > 0:49:06we could have dreamt of.1,000 Hereford fans here. I'm sure we will
0:49:06 > 0:49:11get a of applause from the Fleetwood supporters as well. I sort of like
0:49:11 > 0:49:16you! The football family is strong. Enjoy the game. We talked about the
0:49:16 > 0:49:22game from 1972 and we can introduce you to the man from the day, the
0:49:22 > 0:49:26commentator, John Munson, at Vicarage Road for the visit of
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Spurs. I am sure you remember those memories from the early 1970s.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35I have never been allowed to forget it, every time I see Ronnie Radford,
0:49:35 > 0:49:40he says, he changed my life. And I say, you changed mine. If that goal
0:49:40 > 0:49:45had not gone in, goodness knows what would have happened to me. I do
0:49:45 > 0:49:47enjoy meeting goal-scorers and I have Mr Luther Blissett here, in
0:49:47 > 0:49:57Watford icon. I am going to take you back to January 1979, a League Cup
0:49:57 > 0:50:02tie, a replay, extra time is ready, Watford versus Stoke, Graham Taylor
0:50:02 > 0:50:07shouting on the pitch and this is what he said.
0:50:15 > 0:50:21This is you buying obviously in a team with John Barnes, this is
0:50:21 > 0:50:30Graham Taylor on the pitch now. -- playing. For years, you don't get
0:50:30 > 0:50:36clamp at this club. Finally, he admitted he was having a go at
0:50:36 > 0:50:41Luther Blissett, do you remember it? Yes, I slid off the pitch and I
0:50:41 > 0:50:47could not move but the moment I shouted, De she shouted, I soon got
0:50:47 > 0:50:53up.We waste talk about Graham with great respect and his autobiography
0:50:53 > 0:50:57which another writer finished after he passed away landed on my doorstep
0:50:57 > 0:51:01this morning, it will be a good lead? It will be fantastic. When you
0:51:01 > 0:51:05look back on that time, everybody knows what he achieved and laid the
0:51:05 > 0:51:08foundations for the club in many ways. I want to talk about the
0:51:08 > 0:51:15modern Watford. Marco Silva, how important is it he stayed?It is
0:51:15 > 0:51:19fantastic for everybody and it was unfortunate we gave away the fourth
0:51:19 > 0:51:22goal the other night because it looked like it would be a great
0:51:22 > 0:51:26comeback, after 3-0 down, and you get a draw and you win it. His
0:51:26 > 0:51:31influence has been fantastic on the players. And the entire place and
0:51:31 > 0:51:35supporters, they say to me, is he staying? I say, fingers crossed he
0:51:35 > 0:51:39does. It looks like now we will have him until the end of the season at
0:51:39 > 0:51:45least.Well, you do change manager most years! What has he changed what
0:51:45 > 0:51:48influence has he brought to the club?He has given the players
0:51:48 > 0:51:51confidence to play and do the things they are good at. We have been far
0:51:51 > 0:51:54more relaxed this season with the ball and we give the opposition
0:51:54 > 0:51:59problems because a take people on and look to get crosses in and shots
0:51:59 > 0:52:03in and bodies in the box, so fantastic the way we are playing.
0:52:03 > 0:52:09You are talking a good game.I always talk a good game!I can't
0:52:09 > 0:52:14play at! We expect Bolton John here today, so we have all the great
0:52:14 > 0:52:19stars of Watford. Nice to see you. -- we are expecting Sir Elton John.
0:52:19 > 0:52:28I have another presentation for you and quite right.Extra large, so I
0:52:28 > 0:52:33can wear it in my pub tonight with a lot of Watford supporters!You have
0:52:33 > 0:52:38been amazing to all of us in your career, thank you to all you have
0:52:38 > 0:52:42done.Great stuff, we will rejoin Dan and Fleetwood.
0:52:42 > 0:52:47Put it over the coach, it would look magnificent! Fleetwood players will
0:52:47 > 0:52:51get here later. There is a training ground not far away. It is with a
0:52:51 > 0:52:55bit of a difference, fans can go and watch the team train. We have been
0:52:55 > 0:52:57there this week.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09Just explain the structure that this club has compared to others.There
0:53:09 > 0:53:16is something in place that a club like Wigtown is capable of competing
0:53:16 > 0:53:24big towns, London, Manchester. There is a Sporting Director and CEO and I
0:53:24 > 0:53:28have not experienced that in clubs in England.What about you and the
0:53:28 > 0:53:33fans and the guys that come here just for a Cup of tea?In other
0:53:33 > 0:53:35countries, that is normal, supporters can watch training and
0:53:35 > 0:53:40they can meet their idols. In England, in a lot of clubs, it is
0:53:40 > 0:53:45very isolated. People don't have any access. But our chairman thinks
0:53:45 > 0:53:50different. It is a very open club and that is it little bit different
0:53:50 > 0:53:56to many others. I'm driving every day back and forward three hours and
0:53:56 > 0:54:03everyday, and, in with a smile to my working place. It is so much nicer
0:54:03 > 0:54:06coming in a training ground with the facilities in place and work here
0:54:06 > 0:54:11with the stuff around you. With the players around you. And also, with
0:54:11 > 0:54:14the relationship in place between me and the chairman and the Sporting
0:54:14 > 0:54:23Director.You have been here a long time, you are in the Guinness Book
0:54:23 > 0:54:27of World Records, why is that?I am in the record for seven different
0:54:27 > 0:54:30divisions with the same club and nobody has ever gone through the
0:54:30 > 0:54:35divisions with the same club.People talk about the weight this club has
0:54:35 > 0:54:41grown. How does it compare to the one you joined?We have got our own
0:54:41 > 0:54:45training ground, a beautiful place, we used to train on the local park
0:54:45 > 0:54:50behind the stadium, 12 seasons I think it was. We have gone on a
0:54:50 > 0:54:54journey together which has been very good for my career and for the club.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58How important is the FA Cup to a team like Fleetwood?Very important.
0:54:58 > 0:55:04You had to be true qualifying rounds and the dream is to play a local
0:55:04 > 0:55:07league team and when you start in the first round, the first thing on
0:55:07 > 0:55:11your mind can get to the third round. Since I have been here, we
0:55:11 > 0:55:16never had a Premier League team so I would like to get Manchester City
0:55:16 > 0:55:21away, time is running out in my career, I am a Manchester City fan.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24But I don't know if that would be a great experience, it is a nightmare
0:55:24 > 0:55:29the way they are playing.You like the FA Cup? I love it as a player
0:55:29 > 0:55:33and as a coach. You know what a nice experience we had together at Wigan
0:55:33 > 0:55:37when we came to the semifinal and we lost on penalties. We can match
0:55:37 > 0:55:41ourselves against the best probably against pubs above us. But for doing
0:55:41 > 0:55:47that, we need to first beat Hereford -- clubs.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51It is quite a setup, we joined now by the man who has put his money
0:55:51 > 0:55:57their mouth is, millions, the chairman and Fleetwood. Bands in
0:55:57 > 0:56:02force today and it feels like a community club.Very much so, we
0:56:02 > 0:56:06proud ourselves on being a local community club. We are proud to be
0:56:06 > 0:56:11the largest employer locally and I think it is our obligation to not
0:56:11 > 0:56:16just create that feel-good factor, but to help put food on the table.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19We were talking earlier about the ambition, where'd you want this club
0:56:19 > 0:56:25to be ten years down the line?We were only one game, if results had
0:56:25 > 0:56:29gone for us on the last day of last season, we would have been promoted
0:56:29 > 0:56:32automatically to the Championship. People talk about the gates and they
0:56:32 > 0:56:39say the town is not big enough, I disagree. I am the eternal optimist!
0:56:39 > 0:56:42I have been told throughout this journey of climbing the league that
0:56:42 > 0:56:46we cannot go any further. I really truly do believe we can go further,
0:56:46 > 0:56:50I think we can make the Championship and we will work hard to do so.It
0:56:50 > 0:56:56will be an extra boost if Jamie Vardy was to be sold. Be honest! He
0:56:56 > 0:57:00was a great player here, if you went to Arsenal for 40 million, how much
0:57:00 > 0:57:05would you have got at the word?I cannot say but it is fair to say I
0:57:05 > 0:57:11watched with great interest!Google Alert Mr Mark absolutely. Is it not
0:57:11 > 0:57:15great that success has followed through.Absolutely, we knew he was
0:57:15 > 0:57:19a special player and it was almost like cheating when we had him back
0:57:19 > 0:57:22in the non-league. To see him do what he has done has been fantastic
0:57:22 > 0:57:26and we are proud to have been associated with his success.All the
0:57:26 > 0:57:30best in the FA Cup today, so many Hereford fans mixing with the
0:57:30 > 0:57:34Fleetwood fans and it should be a great occasion.I couldn't agree
0:57:34 > 0:57:37more, great atmosphere already and I am sure it is going to be a very
0:57:37 > 0:57:43special day.Thank you. Do you want to finish off with the drama? Thank
0:57:43 > 0:57:48you to everyone at Fleetwood! A big thank you to the club for having
0:57:48 > 0:57:52those, such a warm welcome, enjoy the FA Cup, whatever you are
0:57:52 > 0:57:59watching this weekend, and we will leave you with the predictions now
0:57:59 > 0:58:04of the comedian Nish Kumar. You are enjoying that too much!
0:58:07 > 0:58:14I am in Manchester United fan and I grew up in the traditional Mancunian
0:58:14 > 0:58:19suburb of Croydon! My biggest memories of United, Eric Cantona.
0:58:19 > 0:58:25Both his goals and his Martial arts skills. The season so far, a strong
0:58:25 > 0:58:30start, a bit of a stumble. Really glad Pogba is back, really glad. And
0:58:30 > 0:58:40also delighted to see in the same team Marciano, that is the key. I
0:58:40 > 0:58:45would love to say this is going to be a real open blockbuster of a
0:58:45 > 0:58:49game, but Jose is going to park the bus and the tanks in front of it and
0:58:49 > 0:58:57this is going to be a very dry 0-0, I think. The phrase cricket score
0:58:57 > 0:59:04springs to mind. I think it is going to be, I am going to say 5-1 in the