:04:23. > :04:33.Steve Evans is with us in the studio. We meet the leaders are
:04:33. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:40.looking to take Brighton to the Premier League. A petition is
:04:40. > :04:50.hotting up nicely in Your Place Or Mine. Do you know any of the
:04:50. > :05:00.
:05:00. > :05:03.players? Scott Parker. Welcome to the show. Mark Butcher is here. 10
:05:03. > :05:08.to a lot of this later in the show, but your initial response to what
:05:08. > :05:12.has happened at Bradford? It is not acceptable. It will not be allowed
:05:12. > :05:22.and it will not happen again. In the meantime, our Chief Executive
:05:22. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:28.has gone about his inquiries. His actions will become clear. Starting
:05:28. > :05:33.tonight at West Ham. When Sam Allardyce took over, he made it
:05:33. > :05:39.clear that promotion was his aim. The defeat to Reading was not part
:05:39. > :05:42.of the plan. Victory does not guarantee promotion for West Ham or
:05:42. > :05:52.Reading. Three points could help decide who wins the ticket to the
:05:52. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:04.Carlton Cole!, only one in the last Carlton Cole!, only one in the last
:06:04. > :06:14.16 games. Here is a chance for Hunter! Would you believe it!. The
:06:14. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:28.and it is a penalty. Ian Hart makes it 31. What a comeback. If fast a
:06:28. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :06:35.with a header. Reading have re- established the two-goal lead. If
:06:35. > :06:38.every game lived up to the billing. It is the West Ham inability to
:06:38. > :06:48.live up to this that means it is the play-offs which could be
:06:48. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:55.This is how the table looks. West Ham making hard work of it. It was
:06:55. > :06:59.not meant to be this hard for West Ham, was it? Now, they thought the
:06:59. > :07:04.fans, would they would be cruising. Brian McDermott has done a
:07:04. > :07:13.fantastic job at Reading. They have come from nowhere. Losing in the
:07:13. > :07:18.play-off final, teams don't recover. He has sold his best players for
:07:18. > :07:21.and he is doing his best there and they wouldn't have expected and
:07:21. > :07:26.they would not have expected Southampton to be up there. But
:07:26. > :07:30.that is the Championship. Allardyce spoke about needing a
:07:30. > :07:34.rhino's skin and an elephant's skin, especially at West Ham where people
:07:35. > :07:40.are talking about his style. I think he will need the elephant's
:07:40. > :07:45.skin after this week. He will, but they did not expect Reading to go
:07:45. > :07:50.the way they went. Sam is an experienced manager. He does not
:07:50. > :07:54.get the credit for what he has done at the clubs he has been at. I
:07:54. > :07:58.think you will get them up, even if it is via the play-offs, I still
:07:58. > :08:01.think he will get them promoted. He is top class, and he needs a thick
:08:01. > :08:09.skin. West Ham fans want to get back to the Premiership and, and
:08:09. > :08:14.show they should be. He may regret the comment he made about the
:08:14. > :08:18.history, which was about getting relegated, which was not something
:08:18. > :08:23.that would endear him to the fans, but he needs to get them up. Was he
:08:23. > :08:27.doing it to get a reaction? We might have been thinking that he
:08:27. > :08:31.would not have said it. But he is trying to do that to get a reaction
:08:31. > :08:35.from the fans and the players maybe. People looking in hindsight they
:08:35. > :08:40.may say it backfires, but he has the experience to do the business
:08:40. > :08:44.and get it up. We move up to wait cheerier promotion push. 30 years
:08:44. > :08:48.since Brighton started the series - - season in the top flight but the
:08:48. > :08:53.Premiership dream is on course and sin no small part to a man he was
:08:53. > :08:57.lining up in the Spanish league. We sent Mark Wright in a lovely lilac
:08:57. > :09:00.-- yellow shirts to meet him. former Crystal Palace player,
:09:00. > :09:07.Brighton would not be my top club to come and visit, but they have a
:09:07. > :09:12.special player down here, so I thought I would come and see myself.
:09:12. > :09:17.Vicente! A highlight the way he plays. He's always enthusiastic. --
:09:17. > :09:22.I like the way he plays. He is top quality. 40 caps for Spain. It
:09:22. > :09:25.shows when he's on the pitch. player for Brighton, he's amazing.
:09:25. > :09:29.He's taken no time to adapt to the English game even if he is still
:09:29. > :09:34.learning the lingo. Handy that one of your team-mates will be a
:09:34. > :09:44.translator. What is the difference between the Spanish League and the
:09:44. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.You must have had lots of options when you went from Valencia? Why
:10:08. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:30.He makes the team are stronger. When we are attacking, he is
:10:30. > :10:35.something different. When he is on the ball, everything that happens
:10:35. > :10:39.goes through him. Do you think the team is good enough to get
:10:39. > :10:49.promotion? We are in 4th or 5th position, and we are ready to fight
:10:49. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:11:37. > :11:45.Will getting promotion help keep The situation is that sometimes you
:11:45. > :11:49.need to realise that you see how good a player is when you see what
:11:49. > :11:53.he has done, he should be playing at a higher level. We will see what
:11:53. > :11:57.happens, and we will try and play him as much as possible between now
:11:57. > :12:00.and the end of the season. He has certainly made a big difference,
:12:01. > :12:05.but I want to ask you from the manager's perspective, the job Gus
:12:05. > :12:13.Poyet has done, and the style of football is commendable as well.
:12:13. > :12:20.is a football purist. I have been lucky. He has got to wait that he
:12:20. > :12:27.wants his team to play. The players he has signed, like the young man
:12:27. > :12:30.we featured, he wants to get them to play it on the floor. Maybe not
:12:30. > :12:31.one of his better games, but one of his better games, but
:12:31. > :12:35.Vicente had a chance in this 1-1 Vicente had a chance in this 1-1
:12:35. > :12:40.draw. We see the goals. Incredible bright and have someone of his
:12:40. > :12:44.quality. Yes, and that is what happens when you have a manager of
:12:44. > :12:49.the playing pedigree Gus Poyet had. He can attract the players and he
:12:49. > :12:53.speaks the lingo as well. translator get the equaliser!
:12:53. > :12:56.has done really well. I remember when he came over, I didn't think
:12:56. > :13:06.he would adjust to the English style of play in leagues but he has
:13:06. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:10.Brighton doing well. And your team Crawley have a promotion push. It's
:13:10. > :13:15.interesting that the south-east has gone from the doldrums to being on
:13:15. > :13:19.the up. When we started, Brighton were at the with Dean Stadium and
:13:19. > :13:22.going nowhere. Then the chairman invested the money, and the pick
:13:22. > :13:26.the right manager in Gus Poyet, because you have to spend the money
:13:26. > :13:32.right. I think they are heading to the Premier League, if not now, so
:13:32. > :13:36.only the next couple of seasons. And then West Sussex, the Carter
:13:36. > :13:40.Family cleared the debt at Crawley Town, and that investment has been
:13:40. > :13:50.well used. As the Championship enters the final month, all to play
:13:50. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:08.for, so here is how the final three -- what third's splendid run. The
:14:08. > :14:10.first goal in five months for Chris Iwelumo. A great double save from
:14:10. > :14:15.the on-loan goalkeeper from Manchester United to keep their
:14:15. > :14:20.lead intact. The Hornets clinch the points when the shot was saved
:14:20. > :14:30.before Chris Iwelumo save -- struck again. Seven undefeated for the
:14:30. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:39.as Millwall said goodbye to defensive legend Barry Kitchener
:14:39. > :14:46.before producing a resolute performance to earn a valuable
:14:46. > :14:56.point. They had to ride their luck as Gunnarsson's header was
:14:56. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:06.disallowed and they remain four Crystal Palace fans will want to
:15:07. > :15:11.recall ever again. Majewski's hat- trick started with this mazy run
:15:11. > :15:21.and finish. And his second was not bad either, squeezing the ball
:15:21. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:28.inside the post. In some style as eight minutes to go, and another
:15:28. > :15:36.very cool finish. The Eagles are making themselves comfortable in
:15:36. > :15:40.We will talk about the Crawley Town fight for promotion, and sadly as
:15:40. > :15:45.we mentioned at the top of the show, it really was a fight at Bradford.
:15:45. > :15:52.Can you explain exactly how it started? I think we can all look at
:15:52. > :15:56.the footage and we can all guess and make assumptions. It was
:15:56. > :16:00.horrible. You can see me in the picture, and we walked away from it
:16:00. > :16:05.and it is not one of those way you want to get involved in the middle
:16:06. > :16:10.of that. I will defend one or two of my players, but it doesn't
:16:10. > :16:13.matter whether it is retaliation or whether you started or not, you're
:16:13. > :16:18.on a football field with an audience of families and children.
:16:18. > :16:23.It is shocking. Five players sent off, three from Bradford charge,
:16:23. > :16:29.but if you look at the charge sheet, Pablo Mills and caught Davies,
:16:29. > :16:33.automatic bans. One appeal has been dismissed and there is another ban
:16:33. > :16:39.for three games. Your problem is with seven games to go in the
:16:39. > :16:42.league you're almost missing your first-choice defence. Yes, we are.
:16:42. > :16:46.Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about it. The deadline day
:16:46. > :16:49.for signing players has been and gone. I am sure that, as I
:16:49. > :16:54.mentioned earlier, the chief executive will take appropriate
:16:54. > :16:57.action. It is fair to say the boys will be dealt with in a severe way.
:16:57. > :17:01.It is totally unacceptable. That has been made clear. I am a big
:17:01. > :17:05.believer that if you stand in front of your manager and the group and
:17:05. > :17:09.say you're sorry, you have to take it as sincere and genuine. If you
:17:09. > :17:16.say you'll take the punishment on the chin, and then they do it, then
:17:16. > :17:20.we move on. We have no alternative. What about you, Steve? You are
:17:20. > :17:25.quite excitable on the sideline. Do you think the cameras might be on
:17:25. > :17:29.you and you might have to tone it down? We have always played with a
:17:29. > :17:34.lot of passion and commitment. We cannot change that. There has to be
:17:34. > :17:39.an edge that remains. If ever happened after a challenge or a
:17:39. > :17:44.goal or a bad tackle, you can put your head on it as a manager and
:17:44. > :17:49.understand. Could you sense it was happening during the game? We had
:17:49. > :17:51.six cautions on the night and there was warned for time-wasting for the
:17:51. > :17:56.goalkeeper and three whether referees gave cautions on a night
:17:56. > :18:01.where they might not be. But there was nothing really in the last few
:18:01. > :18:05.minutes, but not for one minute did I think it would end up like the
:18:05. > :18:09.ugly scene it did. After four victories on the trot, it was a
:18:09. > :18:11.draw at the weekend against Burton Albion and at the end of the
:18:11. > :18:21.winning run, you far you should have had a penalty and that this is
:18:21. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:30.certain this is a penalty? We think the defender takes an unnatural
:18:30. > :18:33.position. Why are his hands out there? They are there to stop the
:18:33. > :18:35.ball coming across. The referee ball coming across. The referee
:18:35. > :18:39.said that it was all to hand in his opinion and we have to respect his
:18:39. > :18:45.decision. We think he got it wrong but Roger is an almost official. We
:18:45. > :18:50.have to respect his opinion. Generally this season, you were
:18:50. > :18:54.Longleat last time out, but you could now get two promotions. --
:18:54. > :19:01.You were non-League. How are you feeling about the achievements?
:19:01. > :19:06.you look back, we joined the club when we were playing to survive in
:19:06. > :19:11.the Conference. Three years later, to be challenging to be in League 1,
:19:11. > :19:15.we have some big games ahead of us. Without key players, without
:19:15. > :19:21.defenders that lead by example and defend by example. We will miss
:19:21. > :19:31.them. It is a challenge. Let us see how Crawley's regional rivals got
:19:31. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:40.Way at the moment. They thought they had the chance to take the
:19:40. > :19:46.lead against Torquay when the cloud was trapped in the box. -- MacLeod.
:19:46. > :19:51.But the penalty hit the outside of the post. Torquay's winner gave for
:19:51. > :19:55.grim watching. Harwich, on loan from Arsenal, went down injured.
:19:55. > :20:02.Danny Stevens did the rest. Barnet are third from bottom. Fortunately,
:20:02. > :20:05.this injury was not serious. 10 points from four matches for the
:20:05. > :20:10.Daggers as they head towards Football League safety. Mickey
:20:10. > :20:15.Spillane was a hero, heading home the only goal. With eight minutes
:20:15. > :20:25.to play, the spot-kick was brilliantly saved. Panic ensued but
:20:25. > :20:30.the Daggers held out. They are now five points clear of danger.
:20:30. > :20:38.Andy Hessenthaler thought that deal Gump's opener was worthy of the
:20:38. > :20:47.Premier League. Gillingham sealed the points with five minutes ago.
:20:47. > :20:52.The jails are still in touch with the play-off places. -- the jails.
:20:52. > :21:02.Terry Brown was left frustrated with his Wimbledon side's showing
:21:02. > :21:10.at Accrington. Look choice with the opener. -- Luke Joyce. Luke Moore
:21:10. > :21:13.drew them level. Many chances came and went for the Dons. The win was
:21:13. > :21:17.and went for the Dons. The win was snatched 10 minutes from time. As
:21:17. > :21:22.we saw earlier, Saturday did not go well for West Ham's players or
:21:22. > :21:27.manager. Let's see how match-day went for fans. It is the second
:21:27. > :21:34.part of Your Place Or Mine. We took three absolutely normal
:21:34. > :21:40.football fans. I and 19 and I'm mad about Wycombe Wanderers. I am 100%
:21:40. > :21:46.crazy about Wimbledon. I and 22 and a love West Ham because you never
:21:46. > :21:56.know what to expect. Last week, and E-Tap was on hosting duties. I am
:21:56. > :22:04.
:22:05. > :22:12.This week, Nick is looking to play the host with the most as he
:22:12. > :22:15.entertained his guests in the East End. # Maybe it's because I'm a
:22:15. > :22:20.Londoner. # That I love London so.
:22:20. > :22:30.Are we doing? Said down at the lovely Ken's Cafe. How we are
:22:30. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:39.doing? Fine. Are you the King forward to any specific players?
:22:39. > :22:46.Scott Parker. -- looking forward. He is dead to me now. Wimbledon
:22:46. > :22:51.players do not always dive. It depends on where they have gone.
:22:51. > :22:59.What have they go to MK Dons? are double bed. I have a tree to
:22:59. > :23:08.plant. -- double dead. -- I have a treat planned. Her lawyer? These
:23:08. > :23:14.are my guests. Hello. A nice to meet you. Can you count to 10? West
:23:14. > :23:24.Ham will not Court 10, they will score six. If you find in a bad
:23:24. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:36.bananas, don't say anything. Enable you like, a pound. A pound! The two
:23:36. > :23:45.woman can come back for another interview but the fella, too lazy.
:23:45. > :23:55.Have you got your tickets? This is all too high-tech for me. What,
:23:55. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:25.I need a wee! Not now, West Ham are I need a wee! Not now, West Ham are
:24:25. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:42.off to a flyer. Getting there! its! It's like watching Wickham.
:24:42. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:53.It's not that bad. Now it's like watching Wycombe Wanderers. Are you
:24:53. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:27.going to be in a massive mood if and watch the rugby. Rugby? Light
:25:27. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:38.be guests make of West Ham's be guests make of West Ham's
:25:38. > :25:43.performance? I think Nick did well at the hosting. That market stall
:25:43. > :25:49.experience was a gem. Not one I will repeat in a hurry. The day
:25:49. > :25:56.started well. Typical West Ham, typical East End atmosphere. But
:25:56. > :25:59.the performance let them down and it was cold. The team's performance
:25:59. > :26:04.will not get scored well but I hope they will assess my performance
:26:04. > :26:07.nicely. We will not reveal their scores. They will take a break this
:26:07. > :26:14.week for counselling before heading to their third and final
:26:14. > :26:21.destination. Talking about match-day experience,
:26:21. > :26:26.is there any -- anywhere that you get a nice reception? Not while we
:26:26. > :26:31.keep winning. There are a number of grounds we go to that appreciate
:26:31. > :26:38.when at team comes and works hard. I suppose the pinnacle is Old
:26:38. > :26:41.Trafford. You enjoyed that in the FA Cup. What about you, Mark, when
:26:41. > :26:47.you were playing did you particularly enjoy going somewhere
:26:47. > :26:51.as a travelling player? I didn't get any good receptions when I went
:26:51. > :26:55.away. Why I went to QPR, I would go back to Millwall and they would
:26:55. > :27:00.boomy terribly during the game. After that, not really. -- booed me
:27:00. > :27:10.terribly. Not wanting to belittle the Your Place Or Mine Trophy but
:27:10. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:21.Charlton have their eyes on a in six leaving orients looking
:27:21. > :27:26.nervously towards the relegation zone. Scott Wagstaff gave his side
:27:26. > :27:30.the confidence boost they needed, after seven minutes. The closest
:27:30. > :27:37.Orient came was when Ben Shore Ali's shot was blocked. He felt,
:27:38. > :27:47.unfairly. Dany N'Guessan was set up for the goal that clinched it.
:27:48. > :27:52.
:27:52. > :27:58.Charlton are guaranteed a sport in Wanderers. Although they had to
:27:58. > :28:02.come from behind to snatch a point. Michael Borthwick's beauty seems to
:28:02. > :28:07.have won the game for Stevenage but Wanderers recently discovered
:28:07. > :28:13.never-say-die attitude came to the fore. In injury time, Craig
:28:13. > :28:23.Eastmond fell in the box. Clenching a point, keeping them within
:28:23. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:34.touching distance of safety. -- Clayton Donaldson now has four in
:28:34. > :28:38.his last three. They have not yet given up on a play-off spot and if
:28:38. > :28:43.they can maintain this form, they might be in with a shout. Jonathan
:28:43. > :28:48.Douglas has not hit many better than this in his entire career.
:28:48. > :28:55.Shawn Williams' late penalty kept it tight but Bradford held on.
:28:55. > :28:56.Despite the win, Karl Robinson is still not forgiven for comparing
:28:56. > :29:01.still not forgiven for comparing Wimbledon's tactics to those of the
:29:01. > :29:05.old Wimbledon. The longest handshake in history but not
:29:05. > :29:11.particularly nice. Talking about Charlton, they haven't been doing
:29:11. > :29:17.so well but they seem to be coming back and securing their promotion.
:29:17. > :29:23.Definitely. It is a great time for them now. I am really pleased for
:29:23. > :29:29.Lee Cook. He took my advice, to come on loan. You see the property
:29:29. > :29:33.-- quality, that is the difference in games between winning or drawing.
:29:33. > :29:37.And the League 1 highlights, that division is where you hope to be
:29:37. > :29:42.next season. The question that you will get asked as Crawley manager,
:29:42. > :29:47.how far can this team go? People talk about the money. Can the team
:29:47. > :29:50.continue to progress? Every time you get promoted, there is an
:29:50. > :29:55.evolution of. Some will comfortably make the jump and some will
:29:55. > :30:00.struggle. We have had to make changes this year from last season.
:30:00. > :30:06.The answer is some of our players can play at that level and some can
:30:06. > :30:11.play hire and my opinion. -- higher in my opinion. But we have to make
:30:11. > :30:19.assessments when we get to that level. The club can certainly move
:30:19. > :30:23.forward with pride and dignity. Lots of questions on Twitter. Do
:30:23. > :30:28.you mind that people do not tend to like you? Does that bother you?
:30:28. > :30:37.They do not tend to like managers when you turn up and when. I go
:30:38. > :30:44.around the Premiership and I do not here Sir Alan get -- Sir Alex get
:30:44. > :30:49.the best response. I think I have taken some good advice recently.
:30:49. > :30:54.Taking a step back, reviewing, being more analytical. That has
:30:54. > :30:57.given us the success we have had. That has to continue and more so.
:30:57. > :31:01.It has been a pleasure to have people on the programme. All the
:31:01. > :31:05.best for the rest of the season. Before we go, a reminder that we
:31:06. > :31:11.are not here next week. You can get your football fix on the Football
:31:11. > :31:17.League Show and Late Kick Off will return on 16th April. We will leave
:31:17. > :31:20.you with another football nightmare. In case it refereeing decision this
:31:20. > :31:24.weekend has left you fuming, this reminder of Vicarage Road four
:31:24. > :31:31.years ago. It will help to put things in perspective and enable
:31:31. > :31:35.you to move on. From all this year, have a great week. Goodnight. --
:31:35. > :31:40.from all of us here. What for's from all of us here. What for's
:31:40. > :31:44.football nightmare, 20th September 2008. It was a Championship fixture.
:31:44. > :31:48.-- Watford. Boothroyd was trying to rebuild the side following
:31:48. > :31:52.relegation from the Premiership. Stuart at well was in charge of the
:31:52. > :31:57.game. At 25, we feared he might be prone to a mistake and boy, did he
:31:57. > :32:02.make a mistake. But it was not all is doing? 0-0 with 13 minutes gone,
:32:02. > :32:06.Reading had a corner. In the scramble, the assistant referee saw
:32:06. > :32:10.something that nobody else did. He flagged Stuart over- and together
:32:10. > :32:15.they awarded surely the most outrageous goal ever awarded in
:32:15. > :32:19.English football. He has given the go all! To compound matters,
:32:19. > :32:23.Boothroyd was sent off for complaining. 15 minutes in, we have
:32:23. > :32:33.no manager and no one knows why. Watford came back and scored twice,
:32:33. > :32:34.